Issue of December 13, 2024
eds: Jeremy Bailin, 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. Space for Students - Part 3
2. IAU Mentoring Session on MOTHERS IN ASTRONOMY
3. Europa ICONS internship
4. Nature’s 10
5. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The Woman Who Unraveled the Stars
6. Great Women of Science: Dr. Grace Hopper, The Trail-Blazing Mathematician and Admiral
7. Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and ‘raised hell’
8. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
10. 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.
In our popular Career Profile series, the AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy has compiled dozens of interviews highlighting the diversity of career trajectories available to astronomers, planetary scientists, and those in related fields.
In a twist on this series, we video-interviewed students in astronomy and astrophysics to highlight their personal and academic career paths. The purpose of this series is three-fold. It aims not only to give a voice and exposure to those who are up and coming in the field but also to give feedback to the Astronomical community at large about the experiences of students who identify as women. The hope is that these interviews will not only share advice and lessons learned but will shed light on how to encourage and inspire more women, from various backgrounds and skill sets, to follow space trajectories, and reach towards the stars.
Below is our interview with Chelsea Whitford, a non-traditional adult student currently taking classes at the community college level in preparation for a future astronomy and/or astrophysics degree.
Read more and watch the video at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/12/space-for-students-part-3.html
After receiving interests from several colleagues, we are excited to launch the regular IAU Women in Astronomy Working Group (WiA WG) Mentoring Program! The first session will focus on 'MOTHERS IN ASTRONOMY'. The goal is to address the unique challenges faced by mothers in the field of astronomy and explore the best solutions and strategies for overcoming them. We look forward to building up a productive and supportive network!
The IAU WiA WG is happy to announce our upcoming event -
IAU Mentoring Session on MOTHERS IN ASTRONOMY
Date: 20 Dec, 2024
Time: 12:30 - 14:30 CET
Registration Deadline- 17 Dec, 2024
Register at
https://forms.gle/xFxm7vATWrp4mF2Z8
Dear colleague-
I am writing to alert you to the existence of a new NASA internship: Europa ICONS (Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists) so that you can share this opportunity with your networks. The goal of the internship is to make the Europa science community more representative of the US population as a whole, such that these scientists (and engineers) can lead the extended mission for the Europa Clipper mission.
I am particularly interested in reaching groups that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields from non-R1 institutions, but expanding the applicant pool in general would be very much appreciated. While this is a planetary science mission, we are looking for motivated students in all STEM fields.
It is a lucrative position; NASA will pay $12,000 for the whole summer as well as relocation and housing costs and for a trip to the Applied Physics Lab in Maryland in July. We will select multiple students for this internship (the total number will depend on the number of projects that are proposed). Students selected for this internship will be paired with Europa Clipper science team members and will be hosted at their institutions. Virtual positions may be possible. Applications are due February 28, 2025
Read more at
https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/europa-clipper-icons-internships/
The journal Nature identified ten people who helped shape science in 2024. Astronomer Dr. Wendy Freedman, University of Chicago, is one of them.
Read more at
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-024-03890-5/index.html
By Akshita Singh
A young woman sat in the dimly lit corridors of the Harvard College Observatory, delving into the mysteries of the cosmos. It was the 1920s and, surrounded by celestial spectrograms, Cecilia Payne was on the verge of a cosmic discovery that would redefine our understanding of not only stars but also the entire universe. In an era when women were often relegated to the sidelines of scientific inquiry, Payne (later Payne-Gaposchkin) would not only rise to prominence but would pave the way for future astronomers and astrophysicists.
Read more at
By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer
Not long ago, people thought computers couldn’t communicate in English! Dr. Grace Hopper put that notion to rest. She also wrote the first computer manual. Trained in mathematics and mathematical physics, she was a computer scientist long before the profession existed, changing the paradigm of programming and setting the stage for large-language AI models. On the way, she became a Rear Admiral, widely recognized for her leadership abilities, wit, and wisdom.
Read more at
By Caitlin Milera
Thirteen years before any other woman joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics – or the NACA, NASA’s predecessor – in a technical role, a young lab assistant named Pearl Young was making waves in the agency. Her legacy as an outspoken and persistent advocate for herself and her team would pave the way for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for decades to come.
Read more at
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