Issue of October 01, 2021
eds: Heather Flewelling, Nicolle Zellner, Maria Patterson, Jeremy Bailin, and Alessandra Aloisi
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Crosspost: Shandera appointed director of Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos
2. Astronomers for Planet Earth: Jessica Merritt Agnos
4. IAU Women in Astronomy Working Group Updates
7. Australia's chief scientist urges for diversity in STEM to help fill the country's skills shortage
8. The need to recognize and reward academic service
9. Ada Twist, Scientist review: Brilliant children's TV for the curious
10. Women who have received major physics prizes share their thoughts
12. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
13. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to 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: Shandera appointed director of Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos
From: Bryne Hadnott via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
By Penn State News
The Internal Advisory Board of the Penn State Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos (IGC) has selected Sarah Shandera, associate professor of physics, as the IGC’s new director.
The ICG is a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to the study of the most-fundamental structure and constituents of the universe. It is comprised of the Center for Fundamental Theory, the Center for Theoretical and Observational Cosmology, and the Center for Multimessenger Astrophysics. The mission of the IGC is to foster the highest-quality education and research in cosmology, general relativity, gravitational-wave astronomy, particle astrophysics, quantum gravity, and string theory, focusing on the highest-energy phenomena and fundamental issues in the science of the cosmos. As director of the IGC, Shandera will work with its members to communicate the IGC’s shared scientific vision while supporting its three centers. Shandera also holds a vision for the ICG that fosters bridging the growing quantum information science and technology community at Penn State.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2021/09/crosspost-shandera-appointed-director.html
Back to top.2. Astronomers for Planet Earth: Jessica Merritt Agnos
From: Bryne Hadnott via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
This feature is part of our ongoing series about the amazing women at Astronomers for Planet Earth (A4E), a global network of astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts dedicated to offering their unique perspective to the fight for climate justice. For this post, we'll hear from Gabriele Betancourt-Martinez, a postdoc at the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2021/09/astronomers-for-planet-earth-gabriele.html
Back to top.3. Proposed New Language on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility for NASA Announcements of Opportunity
From: Pat Knezek [patricia.m.knezek_at_nasa.gov]
Inclusion is a NASA core value. The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is committed to a culture of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) where all employees feel welcome, valued, respected, and engaged. NASA expects that IDEA will be reflected in the composition of all Announcement of Opportunity (AO) proposal teams. SMD also expects that all AO mission projects will clearly define the principles by which team members can operate in an inclusive and equitable environment.
To meet NASA’s expectations regarding the reflection of IDEA values in the composition of proposed mission teams, SMD plans to add language to future Announcements of Opportunity (AO) and amend the currently open Stand-Alone Mission of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3). Proposers will be required to describe in their proposal how the processes used 1) to assemble the proposed team and 2) to execute the proposed project aligned with SMD’s IDEA values, including the NASA Policy Statement on Diversity and Inclusion at
https://www.nasa.gov/offices/odeo/policy-and-publications
This announces a Request for Information (RFI) via NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) that seeks comment/response from the public on the draft language that NASA intends to add to SMD’s Standard AO Template, all future stand-alone SMD AOs, and the SALMON-3 AO. The full text of SMD’s IDEA RFI, including the proposed new AO language and response instructions can be found below. RFI responses must be submitted via NSPIRES and are due on November 3, 2021.
Read more at
Back to top.4. IAU Women in Astronomy Working Group Updates
From: Rick Fienberg [rick.fienberg_at_aas.org]
By Mamta Pommier and Priya Hasan
The IAU Women in Astronomy Working Group (WiA WG) has recently come up with a new organizing committee and has proposed new programs for the next triennium. You will find the details of these programs and activities on our External website link:
https://sites.google.com/view/iau-women-in-astronomy/home
We are also happy to announce the:
1-first edition of our International Astronomical Union Women in Astronomy (WiA) newsletter. You can read the newsletter at
2-first virtual Seminar series on Women in Astronomy, Oct 12th, 2021
https://sites.google.com/view/iau-women-in-astronomy/home/upcoming-events-and-seminars
3-first Training Program series on Essential Skills for Astronomy Research, Nov 8-12th, 2021
https://sites.google.com/view/iau-women-in-astronomy/home/upcoming-events-and-seminars
Read more at
https://sites.google.com/view/iau-women-in-astronomy/home
Back to top.5. SETI Institute, Unistellar & The Planetary Society Events to Inspire Girls to Discover Space During World Space Week
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
The theme for this year's World Space Week, October 4-10, 2021, is "Celebrating Women in Space". Several events hosted and sponsored by the SETI Institute, The Planetary Society, and Unistellar include virtual tours of the sky, lectures from female space scientists, and an asteroid art contest.
Read more at
https://unistellaroptics.com/world-space-week
Back to top.6. Un Cafecito With a Woman in STEM: Sandra Cauffman, Deputy Director of Earth Science Division at NASA SMD
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
By SWE Blog
"“Un Cafecito with a Woman in STEM” is a sub-series of SWE’s Diverse podcast. In this Diverse episode, Marissa Doyen, Hispanic Heritage Month Lead within SWE’s Latinos Affinity Group, speaks with Sandra Cauffman, the Deputy Director of Earth Science Division in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA. They discuss what she has accomplished as a Latina in a white, male dominated field as well as the challenges — and opportunities — for women in science."
Read more and listen to the podcast at
https://alltogether.swe.org/2021/09/podcast-un-cafecito-with-a-woman-in-stem-sandra-cauffman
Back to top.7. Australia's chief scientist urges for diversity in STEM to help fill the country's skills shortage
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
By Aimee Chanthadavong
"Australia's chief scientist Cathy Foley has highlighted that an important part of solving the country's skills shortage in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) sectors is embracing a diverse workforce.
In delivering the 2021 Institute of Public Administration Australia ACT Helen Williams Oration, Foley concerningly drew attention to how women still only made up 9% of tertiary students studying for STEM-related qualifications. She believes one solution to this would be to improve the visibility of science careers.
"Students, teachers, and parents need to be able to see the end goal -- and know what it looks like to have a job in STEM," she said on Wednesday."
Read more at
Back to top.8. The need to recognize and reward academic service
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
Women perform a disproportionate amount of service work. In this article, Andrea Armani and colleagues suggest that we "must ensure that the efforts required by these activities are properly recognized through rebalancing the academic workload, such that service is not provided at the expense of career progression."
Read more at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-021-00383-z
Back to top.9. Ada Twist, Scientist review: Brilliant children's TV for the curious
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
From Gregory Wakeman
"Based on Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts’s bestselling picture book series, the creatives behind Ada Twist, Scientist always knew that their Netflix adaptation would have a lot to live up to. Thankfully, a brilliant team has been amassed to bring the animated show to life."
Read more at
Back to top.10. Women who have received major physics prizes share their thoughts
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
APS Physics profiles and interviews five women who have received major physics prizes, including astrophysicists Andrea Ghez, Samaya Nissanke, and Tien-Tien Yu.
Read more at
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v14/134
Back to top.11. 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 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Astronomy, Boston University, Boston MA https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19408
- LSSTC Catalyst Fellowships, LSST Corporation https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/473b23fc
Back to top.12. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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Back to top.13. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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