Issue of September 03, 2021
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:
2. Astronomers for Planet Earth: Dr. Adrienne M. Cool
3. Maria Mitchell Women of Science Symposium Postponed
4. ExoExplorers Announcement of Opportunities
5. Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM 2 D Scholar Award
6. Women in science face authorship disputes more often than men
7. Scientists with children suffer a 'parenting penalty' in their research
11. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
12. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
13. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter
An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.
1. Crosspost: 'She astonishes me': How an astrophysicist is helping the Oakland A’s fine-tune their pitches
From: Bryne Hadnott via http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
By Shayna Rubin for The Mercury News
"Samantha Schultz called her mom from college in the middle of a meltdown, frustrated with the complicated math she needed to master for her degree in astrophysics from St. Mary's College.
Her post-graduate plan had been to get her Ph.D. in particle physics. That wasn't her plan anymore. Through tears over the phone, Schultz told her mother the new one: to work in baseball."
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2021/09/crosspost-she-astonishes-me-how.html
Back to top.2. Astronomers for Planet Earth: Dr. Adrienne M. Cool
From: Bryne Hadnott via http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
This is the seminal post for a series of features on the incredible women from Astronomers for Planet Earth (A4E), a global network of astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts dedicated to offering their unique perspective to the fight for global climate justice. To kick things off, we'll hear from Dr. Adrienne Cool, a faculty member at San Francisco State University's Physics and Astronomy Department.
If you're interested in supporting the effort to combat climate change, join A4E's amazing community here: https://astronomersforplanet.earth/join-us-1 Really, really interested? Read the white paper, Astronomers for Planet Earth: Engaging with the Public to Forge a Sustainable Future, to learn more about what you (yes, you!) can do right now to tackle the climate crisis.
Dr. Adrienne Cool is an observational astronomer at SFSU and the director of the SFSU Observatory and Planetarium.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2021/08/astronomers-for-planet-earth-dr.html
Back to top.3. Maria Mitchell Women of Science Symposium Postponed
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
"The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association has decided to postpone the Maria Mitchell Women of Science Symposium (MMWSS) slated for September 23-25, 2021. Given the rise in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, as well as the U.S., the MMA felt this was the best thing to do since its panelists, speakers, and attendees are coming from all over the country for this important and unique three-day meeting. While the MMA is sad after all of the hard work in preparing, it knows this is the right decision. The MMA will be hosting the MMWSS in the fall of 2022."
Read more at
https://www.mariamitchell.org/maria-mitchell-women-of-science-symposium-postponed
Back to top.4. ExoExplorers Announcement of Opportunities
From: Marie Ygouf [marie.ygouf_at_jpl.nasa.gov]
The Exoplanet Explorers (ExoExplorers) Seminar Series is soliciting both US and International "ExoGuides" and "ExoExplorers" for our 2nd cohort which will run January-June 2022.
(1) Call for ExoGuide nominations: due September 10th
As an ExoGuide, we ask that you present one hour-long seminar directly to the cohort that speaks to your experiences as a scientist, and that you participate in one hour-long informal discussion with the cohort. ExoGuides should be faculty, staff, or equivalent career stage. We welcome both exoplanet and exoplanet-adjacent scientists (e.g., disks, stars) from any institution (US and international).
Nominations should be submitted via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgGx0_h12039IhmzlGE1qLHC9Vo4k2AwjJWzHCxEjzFIQeXw/viewform
Additional details for the ExoGuides call can be found here:https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/exoexplorers/exoexplorers-exoguide-call
(2) Call for ExoExplorer applications: due September 23rd
The ExoExplorers program, sponsored by NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program Office and the ExoPAG Executive Committee, will focus on the professional development of ~12 graduate student and/or postdoc researchers ("ExoExplorers") at US and international institutions by raising their visibility in the exoplanet community via a series of open webinars, helping them build internal and external research networks, and providing them with an opportunity to learn from the experiences of senior exoplanet astronomers, or “ExoGuides.”
Members of this cohort, which will run from January 2022 to June 2022, will each present a seminar on their research to the larger exoplanet community. Each of the ExoExplorers will receive $1,000 for the purchase of one presentation of their research results, presented as a part of the Science Series.
Additional details and the application for the ExoExplorers call can be found here: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/exoexplorers/exoexplorers-welcome
Back to top.5. Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM 2 D Scholar Award
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
Johnson & Johnson is accepting applications for its 2022 Women in STEM 2 D (WiSTEM 2 D) Scholars Award. The award, which aims to support assistant or associate academic professors in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design, provides recipients with three years of mentorship from leaders at Johnson & Johnson and $50,000 for each year of the award. The deadline for applications is September 27, 2021.
Learn more and apply at
https://www.jnj.com/wistem2d-university-scholars
Back to top.6. Women in science face authorship disputes more often than men
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu] and Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
New research that surveyed over 5000 researchers in a wide variety of scientific fields suggests that women are more likely than men to be involved in disagreements about authorship of scientific papers. The largest difference was in natural sciences and engineering, where women were 50% more likely than men to report having had a disagreement over who should be included as authors of a paper.
Read more at
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20210901a/full
Read the original study at
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abe4639
The article above references CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) - a concrete tool that divides contributions into 14 areas and allows authors of a paper to clearly identify who has done what to determine a more objective author list.
Find the tool at
Back to top.7. Scientists with children suffer a 'parenting penalty' in their research
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
"Academics with children become less productive and do work of lower impact as their childcare responsibilities increase. That's the finding of a survey of 11,226 researchers around the world, which revealed the same trend for both male and female "lead" parents. But because women academics are much more likely to be the primary care providers - even when reporting equal sharing of parenting - it means that they suffer more scientifically when having children." Read more at
Back to top.8. Diversity in science workforce an 'economic imperative'
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
"A cross-party group of UK parliamentarians is urging the government to increase the diversity of the nation's workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Among other recommendations, a report issued by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths calls on the government’s Office for Science and Technology Strategy to review all departments involved with the STEM workforce to ensure that they are committed to diversity. Departments subject to review would include those responsible for education, research and development investments, and professional qualifications standards."
Read more at
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02399-5 Read the final report at https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=5bdc1a70-9dc9-42a8-b1b9-721dc3939ec7
Back to top.9. The Grass May Be Greener for Women in Industry
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
By Colleen Flaherty
"A new study finds the gender pay gap is wider -- 1.5 times wider -- in academic science than industry, despite academe’s progressive ideals and reputation. For the entire period studied, 1995 to 2017, women with science and engineering Ph.D.s earned 5.3 percent less than men in academe, compared to 3.5 percent less than men in industry."
Read more at
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/09/02/grass-may-be-greener-women-industry
Read the original study at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-021-01008-0
Back to top.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
- Tenure-track faculty position in Planetary Science, Brown University, Providence, RI https://apply.interfolio.com/90367
- Postdoctoral Research Positions, Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC), Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA https://pweb.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/fellowships-visiting-scientist-positions/itc-fellowship
- Tenure-track assistant professor in observational exoplanet astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/3dcdef21
- STScI Postdoctoral Fellowships, Baltimore, MD https://stsci.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/63029
- Exoplanet Science & Giacconi Fellowships, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD https://stsci.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/63039
- CIERA Postdoctoral Fellowships, Astronomy and Astrophysics Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/d39d4080
- Postdoctoral Associate Positions in Observational Astronomy & Astrophysics, CIERA at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/9725f3fe
- Postdoctoral Associate Positions in Theoretical Astronomy & Astrophysics, CIERA at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/ffec667a
Back to top.11. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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Back to top.12. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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