NAWE is a professional organization dedicated to addressing women's issues in higher education, with particular emphasis on the advancement of women educators and students. Enter's appointment as committee chair is for an indefinite time, while her appointment on the editorial board is for four years.
Enter works in Los Alamos' Environmental Science and Waste Technology Group and is a former member of the Laboratory's Women's Diversity Working Group. The five-year Laboratory geologist also mentors female students in her division (Chemical Science and Technology Division), in addition to her assigned duties as CST student advisor. She also currently is a member of the Integrated Safety Management Grass Roots Safety Mentoring Group, which is involved in developing policies and procedures for integrating ISM Labwide.
In addition, she is involved in the Summer Engineering Program in Environmental Education, a program run by the Waste-management Education and Research Consortium and designed to encourage students to pursue careers in environmental science fields. Los Alamos is one of several organizations that participates in the program.
Enter holds bachelor's degrees in marine science and geology from the University of Miami in Florida. She also holds a master's degree in geology and an educational doctorate in science education from the University of Georgia.
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