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title: "News: Celebrating the International Day of Women & Girls in Science - Optimax Systems, Inc"
description: Jennifer Michels, Optimax Engineer, is featured in Zemax, LLC's latest blog post celebrating International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
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[carriefalzone](https://www.optimaxsi.com/news/author/carriefalzone)Feb 23, 2021< 1 min read

# Celebrating the International Day of Women & Girls in Science

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Jen Michels, Optimax Engineer, is featured in Zemax's latest blog post celebrating International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

“I have always found myself wanting to understand how things work – from house framing, to interferometers, to the human brain. Using scientific principles and math to figure things out brings me a sense of accomplishment and purpose.”

#### [carriefalzone](https://www.optimaxsi.com/news/author/carriefalzone)

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