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Spotlight: Hear from Women Shaping Metrology Today

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the BIPM is shining a light on some incredible women working in international metrology today.

From redefining the second and enabling space navigation, to supporting climate monitoring, personalized medicine and scientific literacy — watch this selection of speeches and presentations from BIPM's "Women Shaping Metrology" YouTube playlist to see some of the faces driving measurement science and to learn about the exciting initiatives they are championing in 2026. 

Featured videos

The Moon and Beyond: Measurements to Navigate the Solar System
Ms Cheryl Gramling

Personalized medicine for improved patient care
Dr Renée Ruhaak

The interplay between quantum, metrology and technology
Ms Barbara Goldstein

Development of a Global GHG Monitoring System
Dr Oksana Tarasova

The CCTF Roadmap to the Redefinition of the Second
Dr Marina Gertsvolf

Metrology as a driver for the industrial revolution
Dr Nathalie von Siemens

The ‘light fingerprint’ of rubidium for precise atomic clocks
Ms Dorothy Mringie

Enabling Recycling of Technology-Critical Elements from E-Waste through Metrology
Dr Sarah Hill

Collaborative Metrology Efforts for Sustainable Energy Solutions in the Asia Pacific
Dr Oijai Ongrai

Opportunities to Improve SI Education and Scientific Literacy
Ms Elizabeth Benham

Standardisation of Measurements of Neurodegenerative Disease Biomarkers
Dr Chiara Giangrande

Towards an easier realisation of the ohm with the quantum anomalous Hall effect
Dr Martina Marzano

The Role of Metrology in Meteorology
Dr Oksana Tarasova

Why we Need to Redefine the Second and Time on the Moon
Dr Pascale Defraigne

Overcoming Challenges on the Road to Redefining the Second
Dr Marina Gertsvolf

Access the full YouTube playlist here, and be sure to share it with your colleagues to raise awreness for these important areas of work.