This year, the AAS Oral History Project invites everyone to tell their story within astronomy by scheduling an oral interview at the conference. There are no requirements to fulfill to be interviewed. Everyone in the astronomy community is welcome, from undergraduates to emeritus, researchers, technicians, and family members. Add your story to the astronomy community.
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Schedule your oral history interview at AAS 248 https://tinyurl.com/oralhistaas248
Make your story part of our collective history at AAS 248!
Registration for AAS 248 is still open through June 12 at AAS.org.
Full information on the Oral History Inteviews Splinter Session is included below.
Daily: Monday-Wednesday | 9:00 AM PT - 5:00 PM PT
Session Title
Oral History Interviews
Oral History Interviews
Session Type
Splinter
Splinter
Building/Room
Pasadena Convention Center - Conference Center, 215
Pasadena Convention Center - Conference Center, 215
Summary
Everyone has a story to tell, and we want to hear yours. The AAS Oral History Project, operated by the Historical Astronomy Division (HAD), invites you to participate in preserving the human side of astronomical science during this meeting, especially as our community is experiencing dramatic shifts in policy and funding.
Everyone has a story to tell, and we want to hear yours. The AAS Oral History Project, operated by the Historical Astronomy Division (HAD), invites you to participate in preserving the human side of astronomical science during this meeting, especially as our community is experiencing dramatic shifts in policy and funding.
Since 2015, our project has been collecting the personal narratives that reveal the climates and communities that shape our science. Partially funded by the American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library and the AAS, this initiative builds on a successful 2013 pilot. Jarita Holbrook is the principal investigator.
Your interview will last 1.5 to 2 hours and cover your educational journey, career strategies, work-life balance, collaborations, leadership experiences, and mentoring relationships. We explore both personal milestones and current community issues, including diversity, tenure challenges, collaborative research recognition, project cancelations, and professional uncertainties. Interviews conclude with your advice for the next generation of scientists.
Our project is uniquely inclusive—everyone in the astronomical science community is welcome, from undergraduates to emeritus faculty, technicians to researchers, family members to STEM support staff.
Your experiences will inform future scientists and help preserve the cultural context of how we conduct science. These stories become part of the historical record, with several interviews already archived in the AIP collection, ensuring that future generations understand not just what changed in our field, but what it felt like to experience those changes.
Please consider dedicating time from your busy conference schedule to contribute your voice to this important historical record. Your story matters.
Schedule your interview: https://tinyurl.com/oralhistaas248
Questions: Contact: wgpah-chair@aas.org
We look forward to hearing your story
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