Andrea Ghez, Nobel Laureate in Physics (from item 1)Issue of October 09, 2020
eds: Heather Flewelling, Nicolle Zellner, Maria Patterson, Alessandra Aloisi, and Jeremy Bailin
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. Be well! --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Andrea Ghez wins Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of Milky Way's supermassive black hole
3. Do women in science form more diverse research networks than men ?
4. DPS Professional Culture and Climate subcommittee seeking volunteers
5. May Every Woman Find Her Marty Ginsburg
9. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
1. Andrea Ghez wins Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of Milky Way's supermassive black hole
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu] and Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Andrea Ghez, alongside Reinhard Genzel and Roger Penrose, "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy". Ghez becomes only the fourth woman to win the physics Nobel.
Read more at
https://publishing.aip.org/about/news/2020-nobel-prizes-honor-three-women-in-science
https://news.mit.edu/2020/andrea-ghez-shares-2020-nobel-prize-physics-1006
Back to top.2. Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier win Nobel Price in Chemistry, become the first all-woman team to receive a science Nobel
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu] and Heather Flewelling [flewelling.heather_at_gmail.com]
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier for the development of CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary technique that allows precise DNA editing. This marks the first time ever that an all-women team was won a Nobel Prize in science.
Read more at
https://www.sciencealert.com/two-women-make-history-in-a-nobel-prize-for-development-of-crispr
https://apnews.com/article/nobel-prizes-chemistry-archive-3227341e3086af0cfee34a695416eeb9
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/opinion/nobel-prize-chemistry-2020-doudna-charpentier.html
Back to top.3. Do women in science form more diverse research networks than men ?
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
A study of 897 responses to a questionnaire administered to biomedical scientists in Spain shows that women form more diverse networks and brokerage triads than men. The authors suggest "the need for analyses of gender and networks that go beyond a gender-to-gender approach."
Read the summary at
https://www.imt-bs.eu/do-women-in-science-form-more-diverse-research-networks-than-men
Read the journal article at
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238229
Back to top.4. DPS Professional Culture and Climate subcommittee seeking volunteers
From: Serina Diniega [Serina.Diniega_at_jpl.nasa.gov]
Volunteer to be part of the DPS Professional Culture and Climate subcommittee (PCCS). The aim of the committee is to understand barriers faced by underrepresented communities in planetary science and communicate them to the DPS leadership and broader community..PCCS efforts will be described at the 2020 DPS Members meeting (Oct 28, 1-2pm EDT) and with the PCCS Plenary speaker (Oct 30, 12:45-1:40pm EDT).
To express interest in becoming a PCCS member, please send an email to dpspccs@gmail.com by the end of the DPS meeting (Oct 30), including (1) why you are interested, (2) a brief description of any EDIA work you've already done, and (3) a brief statement on what you might hope to accomplish with the PCCS. Comments about past or potential future work by PCCS are also welcomed, as always.
For more information, see
https://dps.aas.org/leadership/climate
Back to top.5. May Every Woman Find Her Marty Ginsburg
From: Heather Flewelling [flewelling.heather_at_gmail.com]
By Michelle Ruiz
"My maternal grandmother was born in 1932 in Queens, one year before Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Brooklyn. She was married in 1955 and, like many Irish-Catholic families then, she and my grandfather went on to have many children—seven, in their case. He worked in construction and she did not work outside the home, but she volunteered at church and at the polls, and eagerly took an office job after her sixth child entered grade school, happy for the slice of independence. According to family lore, she was crushed to leave her position when she found out she was pregnant again."
Read more at
https://www.vogue.com/article/may-every-woman-find-her-marty-ginsburg-rbg
Back to top.6. New Professional Development Program for PostDocs and Graduate Students: Exoplanet Explorers Science Series
From: Marie Ygouf [marie.ygouf_at_jpl.nasa.gov]
NASA's ExoPAG invites postdocs and graduate students currently at US institutions to apply for a new professional development program: Exoplanet Explorers (ExoExplorers) Science Series. We are seeking applicants that strive for excellence in their exoplanet research and also for increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the exoplanet science community. The application deadline is November 5.
Read more at
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/exoexplorers
Back to top.7. NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee session on improving the participation of BIPOC in the workforce
From: Pat Knezek [patricia.m.knezek_at_nasa.gov]
The NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee will be holding a special session on Wednesday, October 21 on ways to improve the fuller participation of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in the workforce at NASA and all of its partners and participants. This session will be from 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. This event is open to the public and, the event address for attendees is
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb739cd4ce1f20ff24be91839cbc1d217
The event number is 199 599 3836, and the event password is bKsf3Unn$57. The public may submit and upvote comments/questions ahead of the meeting through the website
https://arc.cnf.io/sessions/h259/#!/dashboard
that will be opened for input on October 5, 2020. More information about this even can be found at:
https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/apac
in the file “APAC Day 3: Intent and Purpose – Chick Woodward.”
Back to top.8. Job Opportunities
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:
https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease
- Future Faculty in the Physical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship, Princeton University
https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/position/17561
- Faculty Position in Astrophysics, MIT
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17060
- Allan I. Carswell Chair for the Public Understanding of Astronomy, York University
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16834
- Open rank faculty position, York University
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16998
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