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
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6. Access to Past Issues
Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.
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