Issue of November 1, 2024
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, Hannah Jang-Condell, and Ferah Munshi
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Tips for Writing
2. Call for NSF GFRP Reviewers for Astronomy
3. You can count female physics Nobel laureates on one hand
4. Education Workshops
5. Astronomers Turned Data Scientists
6. Martian Cloud Spotting
7. Apply to Write for Astrobites 2024!
8. Particle physicist Rohini Godbole passes away
9. Cosmic conversagion: Celebrating Wpmen in Astronomy
10. A Civil Servant position (permanent) is to be offered by the Heliophysicsand Planetary Science Branch at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
11. December 1st at 11:59pm CET (UTC + 1h) is the deadline for submitting proposals for IAU Symposia to be held during 2026.
12. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
13. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
14. 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.
Nature recently published some tips and advice for honing skills in the thing we do nearly every day: write. Check out the links in the blog to learn how to write more successful grant proposals, more compelling letters of recommendation, better manuscripts (and manuscript reviews), and inspiring personal statements. Got anything to add? Share it in the comments.
Read more at:
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/10/tips-for-writing.html
By: National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) welcomes scientists and engineers to evaluate the current competition’s applications each year during the annual Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) review process. Serving as a GRFP reviewer is an excellent opportunity to apply your research and career expertise to help identify future science and engineering leaders and gain valuable perspectives to share with faculty and students at your institution.
GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science or engineering at accredited US institutions. NSF actively encourages the submission of applications from the full spectrum of diverse talent that society has to offer, including underrepresented and underserved communities.
This year, a special astronomy review panel has been scheduled for 22 January 2025 (to avoid conflict with the AAS 245 meeting). NSF seeks GRFP panels composed of researchers and educators from a wide range of institutions, geographic locations, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds. Please consider the opportunity to serve as an NSF GRFP reviewer for astronomy.
Register to be considered as a reviewer at
By Filomena Nunes
Out of 225 people awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, only five have been women. This is a very small number, and certainly smaller than 50% – the percent of women in the human population.
Despite several studies exposing the barriers for women in science and the many efforts to increase their representation, physics continues to be a male-dominated field. Only 1 in 5 physicists are women, a number that has not moved since 2010.
The three woman physicists receiving Nobel Prize honors in the 21st century are Donna Strickland, who won in 2018, Andrea Ghez, who won in 2020, and Anne L’Huillier, who won in 2023. All three made important contributions to science.
What are some common threads in their lives?
Read more at
By: AAS
The American Astronomical Society and the American Physical Society (APS) are co-hosting two valuable online workshops for educators in the astronomy and physics communities this fall. Please consider joining either or both of these! These workshops are supported by a Venture Grant from the American Institute of Physics and are part of a two-year series of online workshops for educators taking place in 2024–2025. Look forward to additional workshops offered in spring 2025!
Read more at:
https://apsphysics.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdOmqqTkqEtYQRubeXlJJjgnyHoHGn1Vq#/registration and https://apsphysics.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlcOihrTIiHdZvvqF6QhHjExkdq-SfqnR1#/registration
By: AstroData
We are thrilled to announce the 7th annual Astronomers Turned Data Scientists (ATDS) Splinter Meeting, which will be held parallel with the 245th AAS 2025 Winter meeting (https://aas.org/meetings/aas245). Hosted in National Harbor, MD, this meeting, sponsored by the AAS Committee on Employment and the American Institute of Physics, is scheduled for Monday, January 13, 2025.
Read more at:
https://forms.gle/k1sdGcuA1nHu67fT9
By: Zooniverse
Get ready to explore the skies of Mars: we're thrilled to launch Cloudspotting on Mars: Shapes!
In this fun new project, you’ll help us identify and map different types of Martian clouds using data from NASA’s MAVEN mission. Dive into the Red Planet's atmosphere, spot icy clouds, and help scientists unlock the mysteries of Martian weather patterns!
Read more at:
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/matteocrismani/cloudspotting-on-mars-shapes
By: AstroBites
Are you enthusiastic about science communication? Interested in developing your writing skills? Excited about joining a collaboration of over 100 astronomy grad students from around the world? Come join us!
Read more At
The obituary can be found at the link below.
Read more at:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-024-00176-7
By: STScI/NASA
In November, our Cosmic Conversation celebrates the innovative "Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA" initiative, focusing specifically on one of their latest recipes within their Program Cookbook: Celebrating Women in STEM (Recipe 3). Participants will learn how to use this engaging and resource-rich recipe to inspire and empower women and girls in their communities through astronomy and STEM.
Read nmore at:
By: Mitzi Adams
An exciting Civil Servant position (permanent) is to be offered by the Heliophysicsand Planetary Science Branch at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The selected scientist will conduct research and develop applications to straddle the disciplines of heliophysics and planetary science, joining more than30 other federal employees, academic staff, and contractors supporting solar physics, space-weather, and planetary science efforts within the Branch, which is part of the Science and Technology Office at MSFC. MSFC has significant strengths in suborbitalmissions for heliophysics, advanced propulsion development (including solar sails), in-house development of scientific camera systems, and numerous calibration and testing facilities. The incumbent will have the opportunity to gain experience in tests andoperations in the Low Energy Electron and Ion Facility (LEEIF), which is utilized for the development, test, and calibration of charged-particle instruments. In addition, that scientist will have a leading and significant role in operations of and improvementsto the Dusty Plasma Lab.
This Research Astrophysicist position will be offered to researchers and technicalauthorities with experience in spectroscopy and fields with emphasis on the development of experimental and analytical techniques, theories, and observations that can be used to improve our understanding of planetary environments and dust. The selected candidatewill participate as a Principal and/or Co-Investigator for future investigations in the space-weather effects on planetary environments, with responsibility for leading and directing the work of multidisciplinary teams of scientists. The candidate will haveopportunities to lead the development of research proposals for new activities, execute funded projects, and share accomplishments through conference participation and appropriate peer-reviewed literature.
Formal announcement of the position is expected to appear on USAJobs (www.usajobs.gov)on or about November 14 or 15, 2024 (this could change) under the category of Research Astrophysicist, AST Fields and Particles (Direct Hire), GS-1330-14/15. Grade level will be dependent on the qualifications of the candidate. Locate the announcement onUSAJobs by searching with keyword NASA and location of Huntsville, Alabama. Applications are only accepted through the USAJobs portal. Candidates are encouraged to create a USAJobs profile well in advance to populate their resume and they may also subscribeto USAJobs email alerts. Informal inquiries can be directed to Dr. Adam Kobelski, adam.kobelski@nasa.gov, 256-961-7610.
Read mores after November 15:
www.usajobs.gov
by: IAU General Secretary
We received 17 submissions in response to the September 15 deadline for Letters of Intent – all LoIs are posted at https://iau.org/science/meetings/proposals/loi/2026/. Submission of an LoI is encouraged but not required: full proposals will be accepted even in the absence of an LoI, although before submitting a proposal I strongly advise you to consult your proposed Coordinating Division (and any supporting Divisions) for advice and to avoid possible duplications.
As a reminder, in 2026 the IAU will sponsor eight in-person Symposia, and one fully on-line Symposium. For full instructions on how to prepare a proposal, please consult the Rules and Guidelines for IAU Scientific Meetings available at
Read more at:
https://www.iau.org/science/meetings/rules https://iau.org/science/meetings/past/symposia/ and https://iau.org/science/meetings/future/symposia/
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