Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta

IWF Game Changers

The IWF game-changer featured this month has worked in science and space for nearly 30 years. Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta is a member of IWF France and the Chief Diversity Officer for the European Space Agency. She proposes initiatives that enhance ESA’s diversity, striving to ensure that inclusiveness is part of the its practices. Here, she talks about learning chemical compounds as a child and why she believes studying science gives you super powers.