Issue of May 12, 2023
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. AAS Ethics Policies, Procedures, and the Path Forward
2. Crosspost: Woman On A Mission: How This Fil-Am Engineer Rose Through The Ranks At NASA
3. Three Hawaii girls impress at NASA
4. AAS Members Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
5. AAS Resolution in Support of LGBTQIA+ Individuals in Astronomy
6. Volunteer on an AAS Committee or Working Group
7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
9. 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.
By Kelsey Johnson, AAS President
"Over recent weeks, the Code of Ethics Committee, the Ethics Working Group, the Publications Committee, and AAS Leadership have heard from numerous community members on issues affecting our community and the role of the AAS in setting ethical guidelines and issuing sanctions. The reports we have received are being taken extremely seriously, and the related committees have had several meetings and are trying to find the best path forward — these committees are working as quickly as they can to mitigate the real harm that is being done. Simultaneously, over the coming weeks, these committees have planned a series of letters to the community on different aspects of the current ethics landscape, including authorship and citation, the purview and scope of the AAS in issuing sanctions, and the use of social media for making allegations of professional misconduct, bullying, and slander."
Read more at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/05/aas-ethics-policies-procedures-and-path-forward
By Christina M. Oriel, for Asian Journal
"I REALLY wasn’t interested in space," confesses Josephine Santiago-Bond... The Filipina-American engineer never anticipated that her experiences would culminate in a career revolving around missions and exploration in outer space. It was 15 years ago when Santiago-Bond first landed an internship at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/05/crosspost-woman-on-mission-how-this-fil.html
By Lia Kamanā
First stop Houston, Texas. Next stop, the moon. That's the potential for an idea brought to life by three Hawaii teens. Anja Henriques, Mikaella Casino, and Lynelle Yadao-Ellazar captured the interests of NASA with their lunar habitat chair.
Read more at
Among those elected this year to the National Academy of Sciences are AAS members Glennys Farrar, Christine Jones Forman, and Françoise Combes. Planetary scientist Emily Brodsky was also elected.
Read more at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/05/aas-members-elected-national-academy-sciences
On 10 May 2023, the AAS adopted an official resolution in acknowledgment and support of LGBTQIA+ astronomers.
Read more at
https://aas.org/about/governance/society-resolutions#LGBTQIA
By Diane Frendak
"The American Astronomical Society relies on the active engagement of its members to fulfill its mission to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe as a diverse and inclusive astronomical community. Volunteers contribute their expertise, energy, and time to shape the meetings, programs, publications, initiatives, and advocacy efforts that propel the Society forward."
Read more at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/05/volunteer-aas-committee-or-working-group
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