Friday, April 14, 2017

AASWomen Newsletter for April 14, 2017

AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of April 14, 2017
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Christina Thomas, and Maria Patterson

This week's issues:

1. Career Profile: Astronomer to Assistant Professor/Head, Astronomy Lab/Curator, Meteorites  
2. Nominate a Worthy Scientist for a Prize from the AAS    
3. Tackling Sexual Harassment in Science: A Long Road Ahead
4. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
5. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
6. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter

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1. Career Profile: Astronomer to Assistant Professor/Head, Astronomy Lab/Curator, Meteorites
From: Christina Richey via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com

Below is our interview with Rachel L. Smith, an astronomer who is Head of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab, and Curator of Meteorites at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Appalachian State University. 

For access to all our Career Profile Project interviews, please visit http://aas.org/jobs/career-profiles. New Career Profiles are posted approximately every month.

Read more about Dr.  Smith’s background and career at


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2. Nominate a Worthy Scientist for a Prize from the AAS
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]

It’s time to nominate our deserving colleagues, students, advisors, and/or mentors! The AAS is now accepting nominations for many of its awards, including the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy for outstanding research and promise for future research by a postdoctoral woman researcher. Deadlines for nominations are June 30, 2017.

Find out the best way to write a nomination letter at


or watch the video at


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3. Tackling Sexual Harassment in Science: A Long Road Ahead
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]

At a meeting of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, our colleagues met for an all-day workshop to discuss how well training sessions “meant to curb inappropriate behavior” really worked.

Read the findings at


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4. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter

To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_aas.org 

All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address. 

When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting. 

Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.

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5. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter

Join AAS Women List by email: 

Send email to aaswlist+subscribe_at_aas.org from the address you want to have subscribed. You can leave the subject and message blank if you like. 

Be sure to follow the instructions in the confirmation email. (Just reply back to the email list) 

To unsubscribe by email: 

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To join or leave AASWomen via web, or change your membership settings: 


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6. Access to Past Issues

  
Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.

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