Amy Heintz's guest appearances

Amy Heintz

Women Of Influence

Cameron Mitchell

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Michael Stevens

Sherrod Brown

Greg Lehman

Stephan Harman

David Harrison

John Barker

Bob Evans

Claire Coder

Adam Benner

Michael Morgan

Brian Higgins

Dave Kaufman

John Brooks

OwlTail

Growing up, Amy Heintz wasn't totally sure what she wanted to do with her life. A lover of learning, she knew she wanted to go to college, and she knew she wanted to be "smart." But with the limited worldview of a child, she had an unusual role model for what that might mean. "As a child of the 80s, I really knew everything I knew from sitcoms," Heintz said during a recent taping of our Women of Influence podcast. "And probably what I looked at the most was Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties.With the iconic Michael J. Fox character in mind, Heintz went to college at the University of Michigan (you'll have to listen to the episode for her surprising take on Ohio State football fans) and tried out a few different areas of study before falling in love with chemistry. Today, she serves as a technical fellow at Battelle, a position in which she sets the technical direction for material sciences work at the Columbus-based research giant. Check out our full interview to hear more from Heintz about how she's handled working in a male-dominated industry, why she opted for a job at Battelle over seeking out a professorial gig in the world of academia and more.

Growing up, Amy Heintz wasn't totally sure what she wanted to do with her life. A lover of learning, she knew she wanted to go to college, and she knew she wanted to be "smart." But with the limited worldview of a child, she had an unusual role model for what that might mean. "As a child of the 80s, I really knew everything I knew from sitcoms," Heintz said during a recent taping of our Women of Influence podcast. "And probably what I looked at the most was Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties.With the iconic Michael J. Fox character in mind, Heintz went to college at the University of Michigan (you'll have to listen to the episode for her surprising take on Ohio State football fans) and tried out a few different areas of study before falling in love with chemistry. Today, she serves as a technical fellow at Battelle, a position in which she sets the technical direction for material sciences work at the Columbus-based research giant. Check out our full interview to hear more from Heintz about how she's handled working in a male-dominated industry, why she opted for a job at Battelle over seeking out a professorial gig in the world of academia and more.

26. Battelle Technical Fellow Amy Heintz

About five years ago, several of Amy Heintz's friends and colleagues at Battelle started moving into management positions. But that's not what Heintz wanted to do. The chemist and materials scientist had her sights set on a pair of recognitions within the company: Inventor of the Year and Distinguished Inventor, the latter of which requires 14 U.S. patents. So she eschewed the management path, stayed the course on the technical side, earning the Inventor of the Year recognition in 2016 and ultimately crossing that 14 patent-threshold. Then she decided she wanted to do more. In 2018 she was named Battelle's first technical fellow, a position she herself had proposed. (The company has since added a second fellow and Heintz expects there will be more.) In her role, she sets the technical direction for the $5 billion research nonprofit's material science work, and is fulfilling her desire to "do something bigger." Heintz talked about her career path during a recent taping of our Women of Influence podcast while sharing her best advice for other women in their careers. It's important to know when the time is right for a new position or a potential promotion, she said, or when you'd be better served by staying where you are.

About five years ago, several of Amy Heintz's friends and colleagues at Battelle started moving into management positions. But that's not what Heintz wanted to do. The chemist and materials scientist had her sights set on a pair of recognitions within the company: Inventor of the Year and Distinguished Inventor, the latter of which requires 14 U.S. patents. So she eschewed the management path, stayed the course on the technical side, earning the Inventor of the Year recognition in 2016 and ultimately crossing that 14 patent-threshold. Then she decided she wanted to do more. In 2018 she was named Battelle's first technical fellow, a position she herself had proposed. (The company has since added a second fellow and Heintz expects there will be more.) In her role, she sets the technical direction for the $5 billion research nonprofit's material science work, and is fulfilling her desire to "do something bigger." Heintz talked about her career path during a recent taping of our Women of Influence podcast while sharing her best advice for other women in their careers. It's important to know when the time is right for a new position or a potential promotion, she said, or when you'd be better served by staying where you are.

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