Women In Astronomy: AASWomen Newsletter for November 13, 2020

AAS Committee on the Status of Women AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of November 13, 2020
eds: Heather Flewelling, Nicolle Zellner, Maria Patterson, Alessandra Aloisi, and Jeremy Bailin

Jedidah C. Isler (credit: AAS). From item 2.

[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. Be well! --eds.]

This week's issues:

1. A Strategic Plan for the 2020s

2. AAS Member to Serve on Biden-Harris NASA Review Team

3. Women in Physics Group Grants

4. Celebrating Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee rocket scientist

5. A Cluster of Enigmas: AR mural based on Jackie Faherty's work on brown dwarfs

6. Maggie Aderin-Pocock wins the William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal

7. Meet the First Nations women of Australian astronomy

8. A letter to my daughters about career choices

9. Interview with Linda Dao, space medicine specialist

10. Job Opportunities

11. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter

12. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter

13. Access to Past Issues

An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.

1. A Strategic Plan for the 2020s
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com

By Pat Knezek and Nicolle Zellner

During 2018, the Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA) consulted with our communities about areas of key importance. This has been synthesized into a new strategic plan for the CSWA. The strategic plan has four focus areas: Harassment and Bullying; Creating Inclusive Environments; Professional Development, Hiring, and Retention; and Professional Ethics, and we have identified specific objectives in each of them and active projects for many of them. You will be hearing more about these projects soon, and the CSWA will be seeking volunteers from the community to participate!

2. AAS Member to Serve on Biden-Harris NASA Review Team
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]

By Richard Fienberg (AAS)

President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris have begun assembling 39 agency review teams to understand the operations of each federal agency and ensure a smooth transition to the Biden-Harris administration. Among the eight people named to the NASA review team is AAS member Jedidah C. Isler, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

3. Women in Physics Group Grants
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

The American Physical Society is accepting proposals for Women in Physics (WiP) Group Grants to help create new WiP groups at colleges and universities in the US, or to expand or improve the sustainability of existing groups. The deadline is November 18, 2020.

4. Celebrating Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee rocket scientist
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]

By A Mighty Girl Staff

Mary Golda Ross was part of the legendary Lockheed Skunk Works team at the cutting edge of interplanetary space travel beginning in the 1950s. Ross, who was a member of the Cherokee Nation, was the first Native American aerospace engineer, and the only female engineer in the Advanced Development Projects division.

5. A Cluster of Enigmas: AR mural based on Jackie Faherty's work on brown dwarfs
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By Daniel Terdiman

A Cluster of Enigmas is the first of a series of augmented reality murals by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya that will highlight research by "badass ladies in STEM". It is inspired by research on brown dwarfs by Jackie Faherty of the American Museum of Natural History, and is going up in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

6. Maggie Aderin-Pocock wins the William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist, science communicator, and co-presenter of the British astronomy television program The Sky at Night, has received the William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize "for exceptional services to science education and physics communication, including her inspirational work with thousands of school students as well as expert opinion on radio and television", making her the first Black woman to receive an Institute of Physics Awards Gold Medal.

7. Meet the First Nations women of Australian astronomy
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By Jessie Tu

"As the oldest astronomers in the world, First Nations Australians have fashioned ways of observing the night sky that inform how they navigate the world, their lives and the relationship they have to each other.

Despite First Nations people in Australia belonging to the longest continuous culture on Earth and holding this incredible wealth of knowledge, our school curriculums do not illuminate young people about the breadth of Indigenous knowledge and its deep implications.

But a number of new courses, as well as a number of Indigenous women, are aiming to change that."

8. A letter to my daughters about career choices
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]

By Chemjobber

"My two eldest daughters recently turned 10 and 12. Between their birthdays and the election of the first woman of color as vice president of the US, my thoughts have turned to their future and, in particular, their educational and career choices. A common question I get from friends and relatives is, “Would you recommend chemistry to your kids?” This letter is my answer to that question."

9. Interview with Linda Dao, space medicine specialist
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By Sonia Mendes

Linda Dao is a project officer in operational space medicine at the Canadian Space Agency. She discusses her current projects, inspirations, and future goals.

10. 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

- Postdoctoral scholar (renewable energy), UC San Diego https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF02580 - Research Scientist (Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy), Georgia State https://gsu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=20000594

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