Issue of May 08, 2020
eds: JoEllen McBride, Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Maria Patterson, Alessandra Aloisi, and Jeremy Bailin
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
Logo of the app from item 3This week's issues:
1. AAS Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences
2. Belinda Wilkes to Step Down as Director of the Chandra X-Ray Center
3. AR enhanced smartphone app for women in STEM stories
4. Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Highlighting Asian American Engineers Pt. 1
5. Scientist Mothers Face Extra Challenges in the Face of COVID-19
6. 5 tips for working from home as a woman in STEM
7. Netherlands science university accused of bias over drive to hire female staff
8. Nominations for AAS Honors, Prizes, and Awards for 2021 Are Now Open
9. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
11. Access to Past Issues of the AASWOMEN newsletter
1. AAS Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com] and Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced the election of its new members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Seven former or current members of the AAS are among them. Congratulations to the new inductees, in particular Daniela Calzetti (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Katherine Freese (University of Texas, Austin), and Suzanne Staggs (Princeton University).
Read the AAS press release at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2020/04/aas-members-elected-national-academy-sciences
Back to top.2. Belinda Wilkes to Step Down as Director of the Chandra X-Ray Center
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com] and Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
By Megan Watzke and Peter Edmonds
“Belinda Wilkes, who has served as Director of the Chandra X-ray Center (CXC) since 2014, will leave her position later this year. During Wilkes’s tenure, Chandra has served as NASA’s flagship for X-ray astronomy and delivered remarkable discoveries about the universe.”
Read more at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2020/04/belinda-wilkes-step-down-director-chandra-x-ray-center
Back to top.3. AR enhanced smartphone app for women in STEM stories
From: Kimberly Arcand [kkowal_at_cfa.harvard.edu]
Students, families, and teachers on the lookout for fun and interactive educational experiences now have the opportunity to listen to the stars, explore Mars, and visit the Crab Nebula through their smartphones or tablets.
This augmented reality (AR) app features Q&A sessions with women scientists and allows users to take a look at the innovative instruments that enable them to do their work, from Chandra itself to the Mars 2020 Rover. The free app is accessible on both iOS/Apple and Android devices, and is available at the following link: https://chandra.si.edu/women/ar
Young female aspiring scientists can be immersed in the experience of encountering role models, and science enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy learning about the accomplishments, career paths, and discoveries made by women who have played a key role in the modern history of science.
Women featured in the content of this app include astronaut Cady Coleman, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, NASA instrument engineer Christina Hernandez, computer scientist and astronomer Wanda Diaz, and geologist and director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Ellen Stofan.
The focus on women in science extended behind the scenes, as the app was created by an all-female team of scientists, designers, and digital media experts. The project was led by Kimberly Arcand, Chandra's visualization scientist & emerging technology lead.
Read the press release at
https://chandra.si.edu/women/ar/pr.html
Download the app at
https://chandra.si.edu/women/ar
Back to top.4. Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Highlighting Asian American Engineers Pt. 1
From: Maria Patterson [maria.t.patterson_at_gmail.com]
With the celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month in May, the Society of Women Engineers is highlighting Asian American women engineers in a series of interview blog posts.
Read more at
https://alltogether.swe.org/2020/04/celebrating-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month
Back to top.5. Scientist Mothers Face Extra Challenges in the Face of COVID-19
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By 500 Women Scientists
"The pandemic is amplifying nearly every disadvantage that women in STEM already face. But institutions and the scientific community can help."
Read more at
Back to top.6. 5 tips for working from home as a woman in STEM
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Mande Holford
“I’m at home – not at the bench doing experiments, not in my office speaking with colleagues and not in the field on an expedition surveying and collecting venomous snails. Instead, I’m cooking, feeding, cleaning, dressing and trying to homeschool my two children. … While it won’t be easy and requires a lot of self-care, we can identify the stressors and articulate our pain points with the goal of removing the cactus spines altogether. Here’s how.”
Read more at
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/covid-19-women-in-stem-childcare
Back to top.7. Netherlands science university accused of bias over drive to hire female staff
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
Eindhoven University of Technology "is being investigated over claims of gender discrimination after it increased its cohort of female academics by 25%". It did so by advertising and filling positions exclusively with women.
The university's rector, Frank Baaijens, said, "“We feel that we can become a better university if we have a better representation of scientists in the university." Still, the institute is being asked by the Dutch Institute for Human Rights to justify its policy.
Read more at
Back to top.8. Nominations for AAS Honors, Prizes, and Awards for 2021 Are Now Open
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com] and Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
The 2021 AAS prize cycle is under way. Please nominate a deserving colleague or yourself for an AAS honor, prize, or award. This year the AAS has introduced an entirely new nomination system. Nominations for AAS Fellows and all Society awards and prizes with a 30 June 2020 deadline must be submitted online using the new portal on the OpenWater Awards website.
Read more about the new portal at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2020/05/nominations-aas-honors-prizes-and-awards-2021-are-now-open
Submit nominations at
https://aas.secure-platform.com/a/organizations/main/home
Back to top.9. 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.
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Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.
Back to top.10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
Join AAS Women List by email:
Send an email to aaswomen_at_aas.org. A list moderator will add your email to the list. They will reply to your message to confirm that they have added you.
Join AAS Women List through the online portal:
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Back to top.11. Access to Past Issues
https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN
Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.
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