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<i>The views expressed on this site are not necessarily the views of the CSWA, the AAS, its Board of Trustees, or its membership.</i>Amanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger1936125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-74460494540704572302024-03-15T21:53:00.001-04:002024-03-16T10:34:04.084-04:00AASWomen Newsletter for March 15, 2024<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/screen/ann23015a.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1280" src="https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/screen/ann23015a.jpg"><br />Francesca Primas, Full Astronomer at ESO.<br />Item 4, credit: ESO</a></div><div id="240315-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of March 15, 2024<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
</p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item240315-1">1. Cross-post: They were astronomers</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-2">2. Call for SGMA Committee Members</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-3">3. NA-ROAD Women and Girls in Astronomy Program</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-4">4. Francesca Primas recognised for promoting gender equity</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-5">5. ASTRON Director Jessica Dempsey: 'The time when we didn't want women in science is over'</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-6">6. Dr. Patricia (Trish) Henning: Leading the Way in Radio Astronomy</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-7">7. Discover the pioneering woman scientist who mapped the moon</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-8">8. Interviews with women at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-9">9. Canadian Physics Counts: An exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-10">10. Indigenous women find their stride in physics</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-11">11. Why retaining women in science is a major challenge</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-12">12. There is no cookie cutter female scientist</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-13">13. Hundreds of Upcoming Women Scientists Call for More Inclusivity in STEM</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-14">14. Job Opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-15">15. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-16">16. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240315-17">17. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<a name='more'></a></p><p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-1">1. Cross-post: They were astronomers</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>By Katie Palmieri for Physics Today</p><p>In astronomy, there was a strong demand for educated women, who were hired as human computers at facilities such as the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London; the Harvard College Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Mount Wilson Observatory near Pasadena, California. But their work was routine and required only a basic knowledge of mathematics, not advanced astronomical or astrophysical training. Those observatories hired women because they provided cheap and reliable labor. At Greenwich, for example, calculations had previously been carried out by boys. And at Dudley Observatory in Albany, New York, women without college degrees were preferred precisely because they were cheaper.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/03/cross-post-they-were-astronomers.html">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/03/cross-post-they-were-astronomers.html</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-2">2. Call for SGMA Committee Members</div>
From: Yuxi Lu for the American Astronomical Society</p><p></p><p>The AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) works to promote equality for sexual-orientation and gender minorities (SGMs) within our profession, including those identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, queer, or asexual.</p><p>We welcome applications to join the SGMA committee for a three-year term starting in June 2024. This year, we expect to have at least three openings on the SGMA committee. Please feel free to forward this message to others who may be interested. The deadline to apply is 31 March 2024 at 11:59 pm ET.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/posts/news/2024/03/call-sgma-committee-members">https://aas.org/posts/news/2024/03/call-sgma-committee-members</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-3">3. NA-ROAD Women and Girls in Astronomy Program</div>
From: Karla Sofia Garcia</p><p></p><p>Dear Friends of NA-ROAD,</p><p>It is with great pleasure that I can present the Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP) for a second year in a row, which will be launching its 2024 cycle with the WGAP Call for Projects. </p><p>Launched in 2023, the Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP) strives to inspire and support women, girls, and underrepresented genders in the field of astronomy. Implemented by the North American Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (NA-ROAD) and the International Astronomical Union Office of Astronomy for Outreach, the program will target aspiring astronomers and current professionals alike, establishing a network to uplift, educate, connect with, and provide opportunities to women and girls. Our goal is to make a significant impact in communities with limited or no access to astronomy by funding development projects and creating a diverse network of professionals. </p><p>Last year we supported 10 WGAP projects across North America and concluded the 2023 cycle by presenting five of the selected projects at the 243rd American Astronomical Society meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year, our initiative will select ten unique astronomy for development projects and award them with $2,000 USD mini-grants. We will be accepting project proposals until Sunday, March 31st at 11:59 EDT. The full details can be found on the website. The posters and Google Forms are available in Spanish and French as well, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you would like to have a copy of those versions. </p><p>We would appreciate your support in spreading the word about the Call for Projects, which can help us reach a wider audience and attract a variety of projects. We will be supporting projects that take place in Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Greenland and we would love to connect with those in your networks who can benefit from this opportunity.</p><p>Read more, including the poster and Google form, at</p><p><a href="https://naroad.astro4dev.org/na-road-projects/women-and-girls-astronomy-program/">https://naroad.astro4dev.org/na-road-projects/women-and-girls-astronomy-program/</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-4">4. Francesca Primas recognised for promoting gender equity</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By European Southern Observatory</p><p>Francesca Primas, Full Astronomer at ESO, has been honoured with the inaugural Nancy Grace Roman Award by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP). Primas is the first person to receive this award, which was introduced this year to recognise an “individual or group for significant contributions to promoting gender equity and inclusion in astronomy and related fields”.</p><p>Primas is a renowned astrophysicist researching the chemical evolution of the Milky Way and its satellite galaxies. She’s also a trailblazer in promoting gender equity in astronomy in general and at ESO specifically. </p><p>Some 15 years ago, she conducted a study on the status of women at ESO to evaluate the gender distribution across the organisation. The results were disappointing, with the study finding only 18% of staff members identified as female, but served as the basis for discussion and future action to promote diversity, equity and inclusion at ESO. Primas spearheaded much of this work, including co-founding ESO’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Since then, the percentage of staff identifying as female has grown to over 26%, with ESO aiming to increase this further. </p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.eso.org/public/czechrepublic/announcements/ann23015/">https://www.eso.org/public/czechrepublic/announcements/ann23015/</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-5">5. ASTRON Director Jessica Dempsey: 'The time when we didn't want women in science is over'</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Faye Welch</p><p>Women in senior positions in science are rare. Jessica Dempsey, Director of ASTRON, knows this better than anyone. She wants to turn this tide, so she is appealing to interested women parties today, on International Women's Day, to come and work for her.</p><p>Since taking over as president of the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, Australian Jessica Dempsey has had a clear goal in mind: to make science more attractive to women. “As a woman at the top of radio astronomy, you look around and realize you are the only one,” she said in 2022 upon her appointment. “This is a tough place to be and there has to be room for improvement.”</p><p>She has now been at the helm for nearly two years, and says she is going completely against the grain. “We have succeeded in giving women equal expertise in other fields, but this is lagging behind in science. More specifically in the technological branch of science. We have to change that. The time is over when we did not want women represented.”</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://commentaryboxsports.com/astron-director-jessica-dempsey-the-time-when-we-didnt-want-women-in-science-is-over/">https://commentaryboxsports.com/astron-director-jessica-dempsey-the-time-when-we-didnt-want-women-in-science-is-over/</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-6">6. Dr. Patricia (Trish) Henning: Leading the Way in Radio Astronomy</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By National Radio Astronomy Observatory</p><p>This International Women’s Day, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) celebrates the selection of Dr. Patricia (Trish) Henning as the next Associate Director for New Mexico Operations. In this position, she will lead the operations of the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), the continent-wide Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), and the Domenici Science Operations Center in Socorro. She formerly served as NRAO’s Assistant Director for New Mexico Operations and Assistant Director for Science Support and Research.</p><p>Dr. Henning’s journey to the forefront of radio astronomy began with a passion for unraveling the mysteries of the Universe. After earning her Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Maryland, she received a postdoctoral appointment at the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, where she honed her expertise in the field. In 1993, Dr. Henning joined the University of New Mexico (UNM), where she was a professor of physics and astronomy, and held various leadership roles while continuing her groundbreaking research with radio telescopes.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://public.nrao.edu/news/dr-patricia-trish-henning-leading-the-way-in-radio-astronomy/">https://public.nrao.edu/news/dr-patricia-trish-henning-leading-the-way-in-radio-astronomy/</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-7">7. Discover the pioneering woman scientist who mapped the moon</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>Mary Blagg, astronomer from the early 20th century, published her first paper in the British Astronomical Association Journal in 1906, and her masterwork on mapping lunar craters was published in 1913. She was one of the first women to become a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. The Cheadle Moon project is commmorating 80 years since her death.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/stories/discover-pioneering-woman-scientist-who-mapped-moon">https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/stories/discover-pioneering-woman-scientist-who-mapped-moon</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-8">8. Interviews with women at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Astrogeology Science Center</p><p>Women's Day is internationally celebrated on March 8. This is an important day to remember how far women have come in traditionally male-dominated fields. Doors are opened in many places, where there once were only walls. </p><p>At Astrogeology, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist or to be able to train astronauts to contribute to the exploration of the Solar System. We are proud of all the work we undertake together in this Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field. Here are a few words some of the women here have said about working at Astrogeology.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center/news/international-womens-day-we-aim-inspire-women-and-girls">https://www.usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center/news/international-womens-day-we-aim-inspire-women-and-girls</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-9">9. Canadian Physics Counts: An exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Eden J. Hennessey, Anastasia Smolina, et al.</p><p>There has never been a comprehensive survey of the physics community in Canada.</p><p>Together with the Canadian Association of Physicists and the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS), in November 2020 we organized the largest-ever survey of the Canadian physics community. The objective was to answer three main questions: who are the physicists in Canada, what do they do, and what are their experiences in the physics community?</p><p>We received over three-thousand responses, giving us the statistical power to investigate research questions that have never been studied before. Our team of physicists and social scientists with expertise in equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives are working on a thorough analysis, and aim to publish our findings in two publications focused on demographics and experiences respectively.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04679">https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04679</a></p><p><a href="https://www.canphyscounts.ca/">https://www.canphyscounts.ca/</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-10">10. Indigenous women find their stride in physics</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Los Alamos National Laboratory</p><p>Elaina Saltclah, from the Red Mesa, Arizona area, near the Four Corners, first introduces herself in her native Navajo language, including the names of her clans. A Fort Lewis College student majoring in physics, with a minor in mathematics, and a young mother, Saltclah speaks with a self-assured smile, her confidence bolstered through participation in a novel program connecting students like her with a future in the daunting world of physics research.</p><p>“What made me interested in physics is simple curiosity into something ordinary, like the stars, or gravity,” Saltclah explained. “That fundamental curiosity about why things are the way they are is what drove me to the field.”</p><p>Our everyday experience of the stars or gravity belies the complex physics that underpins the mysteries of such phenomena and how they behave. And Saltclah, within the unique physics education partnership between Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and Los Alamos National Laboratory that has her traveling to work on advanced experiments and conduct research with Los Alamos physicists, is now deep into studying those mysteries, such as the nature of quark-gluon plasma, which formed the universe in its first microseconds after the Big Bang.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/connections/2024-march/indigenous-women-physics/">https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/connections/2024-march/indigenous-women-physics/</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-11">11. Why retaining women in science is a major challenge</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Vanita Srivastava </p><p>Science, technology and innovation have the potential to bring about a radical change in the lives of the people. They play a pivotal role in the growth of a nation. For women and girls, this has brought a new ecosystem of freedom and employment opportunities.</p><p>However, the number of women in science continues to be low. The situation for women in science may have improved over the years but the progress has been slow. Women in science still face discrimination but it is in a more subtle way.</p><p>Disparities in funds, limited promotion avenues, few leadership roles and lack of mentorship have resulted in low retention of women in the field of science.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/science/international-womens-day-retaining-women-in-science-sexual-harassment-lack-of-motivation-challenges-19228071.htm">https://www.cnbctv18.com/science/international-womens-day-retaining-women-in-science-sexual-harassment-lack-of-motivation-challenges-19228071.htm</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-12">12. There is no cookie cutter female scientist</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Julie Gould</p><p>In her role as Vice Rector for research partnerships and collaboration at the University of the Valley in Guatemala City, Monica Stein works to strengthen science and technology ecosystems in the Central American country and across the wider region.</p><p>To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, Stein outlines the steps needed to attract girls into science careers. Access to higher education needs to widen, she argues, alongside more robust legal and regulatory frameworks to make research careers more diverse.</p><p>“We need to inspire other women, we need to mentor other women, we need to be available for conversations,” she says. “We need to tell them it’s okay to say no to a project, because you’re pregnant, just giving birth, or your child is young, which is something that is so common here in Guatemala.”</p><p>This episode is the first episode in a six-part Working Scientist podcast series about Latin American women in science.</p><p>Listen to the interview or read the transcript at</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00703-7">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00703-7</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-13">13. Hundreds of Upcoming Women Scientists Call for More Inclusivity in STEM</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By International Atomic Energy Association</p><p>To mark International Women's Day 2024, over 400 fellows from the IAEA's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship and the Lise Meitner Programmes came together in Vienna, to voice their shared vision for a more inclusive future in nuclear science and technology, as part of a two-day training and networking event. Read their full statement at</p><p><a href="https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/international-womens-day-hundreds-of-upcoming-women-scientists-call-for-more-inclusivity-in-stem">https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/international-womens-day-hundreds-of-upcoming-women-scientists-call-for-more-inclusivity-in-stem</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-14">14. Job Opportunities</div>
</p><p>For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</a></p><p>- Visiting Assistant Professor/Instuctor of Physics, Emory University, Oxford, GA
<br /> <a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/141291">https://apply.interfolio.com/141291</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-15">15. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-16">16. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240315-17">17. Access to Past Issues</div>
</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN</a></p><p><a href="#240315-top">Back to top.</a></p></p>Jeremy Bailinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627486447365594193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-81008334163126479912024-03-14T15:00:00.007-04:002024-03-16T11:00:51.589-04:00Cross-post: They were astronomers<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Kristine Palmieri for <i>Physics Today<br /><br /></i></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys2XAYAiYkA3Nl05MQwPmWJEOiQrjxlplaqYkCk4keXR1s24kOTwzcx2P3B9ttF3GVgnrCiT-ni6O5CkPn4UZA7fcXH5HZIsajeKlXmp91nuz-TpGkp_YSSJuTNWK6LWUJ4-aMf_yhJXQTevl4i0BlHr8YVVFzT7WSP4A1JDhPyLQVuP7yEBicPGTFiMf/s520/120723.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="women astronomers @ Yerkes" border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="520" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys2XAYAiYkA3Nl05MQwPmWJEOiQrjxlplaqYkCk4keXR1s24kOTwzcx2P3B9ttF3GVgnrCiT-ni6O5CkPn4UZA7fcXH5HZIsajeKlXmp91nuz-TpGkp_YSSJuTNWK6LWUJ4-aMf_yhJXQTevl4i0BlHr8YVVFzT7WSP4A1JDhPyLQVuP7yEBicPGTFiMf/w400-h253/120723.png" title="women astronomers @ Yerkes" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the female employees, graduate students, and volunteer researchers at <br />Yerkes Observatory in the summer of 1916. Names and image credit in the link below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In astronomy, there was a strong demand for educated women, who were hired as human computers at facilities such as the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London; the Harvard College Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Mount Wilson Observatory near Pasadena, California (5). But their work was routine and required only a basic knowledge of mathematics, not advanced astronomical or astrophysical training. Those observatories hired women because they provided cheap and reliable labor. At Greenwich, for example, calculations had previously been carried out by boys (6). And at Dudley Observatory in Albany, New York, women without college degrees were preferred precisely because they were cheaper (7).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At Yerkes Observatory, however, a different system emerged. Because it was attached to the University of Chicago, which was coed from its foundation in 1890, women astronomers at Yerkes always had the opportunity to obtain advanced degrees. Emily Dobbin became the first woman to earn an MS in astronomy from the university in 1903. Her thesis, “The orbit of the fifth satellite of Jupiter,” was published in the Astronomical Journal the following year (8).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yerkes was also unique because its location in the southern Wisconsin village of Williams Bay made it accessible. Not only was the municipality the last stop on a train line that connected the town with Chicago, but the observatory’s proximity to the community also enabled women to find respectable accommodations nearby. That was unusual. <br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/76/11/42/2918346/They-were-astronomersUnlike-at-most-other"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/76/11/42/2918346/They-were-astronomersUnlike-at-most-other</span></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>See also</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><a href="https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/42832/Photo-essay-The-untold-history-of-women-at-Yerkes?searchresult=1" target="_blank">Photo essay: The untold history of women at Yerkes Observatory</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>References</b> (from original story)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. P. E. Mack, J. <i>Hist. Astron</i>. 21, 65 (1990), <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/002182869002100108">https://doi.org/10.1177/002182869002100108</a>; M. T. Brück, Q. J. R. Astron. Soc. 36, 83 (1995); E.-J. Ahn, Hist. Stud. Nat. Sci. 52, 555 (2022). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2022.52.5.555">https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2022.52.5.555</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Ref. 5, M. T. Brück, p. 85.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. J. Lankford, American Astronomy: Community, Careers, and Power, 1859–1940, U. Chicago Press (1997), p. 339. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. E. E. Dobbin, <i>Astron. J</i>. 24, 83 (1904). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1086/103567">https://doi.org/10.1086/103567</a></span>.</div>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-3641403218520882522024-03-08T15:00:00.027-05:002024-03-08T15:00:00.357-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for March 8, 2024<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Issue of March 8, 2024<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">[In celebration of International Women's Day, we thank the women in our lives for all they do. --eds.]<br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HF4a7DLPaDW0tYIDO1LarsYVmPrlZHNAWgI-IbaaBrtiG-B9rAyydPXO3NBdMeZcolx4iZyj6NFQptMAlfZ70kA48hYSbuLKdS9MJUx0ekCSZ5qtF-Z0hxkYx-tWFbl62__fpZVjMccZDvYOgGzrSbHdBwHqKCpWeknQfo7QVA2UNK17VtZbpZrX0nPU/s1011/RPS.WHM.030724.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ruby Payne-Scott" border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="944" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HF4a7DLPaDW0tYIDO1LarsYVmPrlZHNAWgI-IbaaBrtiG-B9rAyydPXO3NBdMeZcolx4iZyj6NFQptMAlfZ70kA48hYSbuLKdS9MJUx0ekCSZ5qtF-Z0hxkYx-tWFbl62__fpZVjMccZDvYOgGzrSbHdBwHqKCpWeknQfo7QVA2UNK17VtZbpZrX0nPU/w187-h200/RPS.WHM.030724.jpg" title="Ruby Payne-Scott" width="187" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruby Payne-Scott <br />(Image Credit: Hall Family) </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week's issues:</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Cross-post: The Forgotten Star of Radio Astronomy</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />2. Unveiling Gender Imbalance, Efforts, and Consequences in Astronomy <br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Women and Girls in Astronomy Program: 2024 Call for Proposals<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Women of NASA Langley Research Center<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Simone Daro Gossner<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Nature publishes too few papers from women researchers — that must change<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Save the Date for the October 15-16 2024 Public Summit on Preventing Sexual Harassment! <br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Call for Presentations for Public Summit on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Cross-post: The Forgotten Star of Radio Astronomy<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Australian physicist Ruby Payne-Scott helped lay the groundwork for a whole new kind of astronomy: radio astronomy. By scanning the skies for radio waves instead of the light waves that we can see with our eyes, Payne-Scott and her colleagues opened a new window into the universe and transformed the way we explore it. But to keep her job as a woman working for the Australian government in the 1940s, Payne-Scott had to keep a pretty big secret.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/03/cross-post-forgotten-star-of-radio.html">https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/03/cross-post-forgotten-star-of-radio.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Unveiling Gender Imbalance, Efforts, and Consequences in Astronomy <br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: John Leibacher <jleibacher_at_nso.edu></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In celebration of International Women's Day, the IAU Women in Astronomy (WiA) Working Group (WG) is excited to organize the event: "Unveiling Gender Imbalance, Efforts, and Consequences in Astronomy." This initiative aims to acknowledge both permanent and contractual researchers who have made exceptional contributions to advancing gender equality in Astronomy, encompassing achievements in research, mentorship, and advocacy. Our objective is to honor individuals who consistently foster a supportive environment for every member of our community.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The event will take place online via Zoom on 8th March 2024, from 13:30 to 15:30 CET and it will be recorded.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Information about the session can be found at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://forms.gle/KpsVLVJeFm5YFTUq6">https://forms.gle/KpsVLVJeFm5YFTUq6</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn more about the special WiA WG session and view the recording at </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/iau-women-in-astronomy/home">https://sites.google.com/view/iau-women-in-astronomy/home</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Women and Girls in Astronomy Program: 2024 Call for Proposals<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yasmin Catricheo <YCatricheo_at_aui.edu></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP) inspires and supports women, girls, and underrepresented genders in the field of astronomy. The program, implemented by the NA-ROAD, targets aspiring astronomers and current professionals alike to establish a network to uplift, educate, connect with, and promote astronomy for development in women and girls.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Program is looking to fund 10 projects that use astronomy for development activities to promote, support, and uplift women and girls in the field. Qualifying projects must align with at least one of the NA-ROAD’s five Strategic Goals 1 through 5, and take place in Canada, United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, or Greenland. Projects are encouraged to approach astronomy from a unique lens, including, but not limited to, scientific, social, technical, cultural, and artistic perspectives.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn more and apply at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://naroad.astro4dev.org/na-road-projects/women-and-girls-astronomy-program/">https://naroad.astro4dev.org/na-road-projects/women-and-girls-astronomy-program/</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Women of NASA Langley Research Center<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Monika Luabeya</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In honor of Women’s History Month and those who paved the way for them, hundreds of female staff – from artists to administrative support, educators to engineers, and scientists to safety officers – gathered in front of the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Feb. 6, 2024.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See the picture and read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/women-of-nasa-langley-research-center/">https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/women-of-nasa-langley-research-center/</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Simone Daro Gossner <br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Sethanne Howard <sethanneh_at_msn.com></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since I was Chief of the Nautical Almanac Office, Gossner is an important part of my history.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Simone Daro Gossner (1920–2002) was a Belgian-American astronomer who specialized in eclipses at the Nautical Almanac Office of the United States Naval Observatory. She received her education in Brussels. During World War II, when the universities in Brussels were closed due to the German occupation, she became an underground teacher. In 1946, she was brought to Radcliffe College in the United States through a program by the American Association of University Women, which aimed to provide educational opportunities for young women affected by the war.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Daro_Gossner">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Daro_Gossner</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Nature publishes too few papers from women researchers — that must change<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By The Editors</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This journal will double down on efforts to diversify the pool of corresponding authors and referees.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">During the period analysed, some 10% of corresponding authors preferred not to disclose their gender. Of the remainder, just 17% identified as women — barely an increase on the 16% we found in 2018, albeit using a less precise methodology. By comparison, women made up 31.7% of all researchers globally in 2021, according to figures from the United Nations science, education and cultural organization UNESCO (see go.nature.com/3wgdasb).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00640-5">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00640-5</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Save the Date for the October 15-16 2024 Public Summit on Preventing Sexual Harassment! <br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: John Leibacher <jleibacher_at_nso.edu></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 2024 Public Summit will take place on October 15-16, 2024 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, with the option of attending virtually or in-person. The Public Summit of the National Academies’ Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education is an open forum for those in the higher education ecosystem to collaboratively identify, discuss, and elevate innovative and promising approaches and new research on addressing and preventing sexual harassment. This annual event brings together a diverse group, including members and partner network organizations of the Action Collaborative, the broader higher education community, sexual harassment researchers and response practitioners, grassroots and nonprofit organizations, public and private foundations, and federal and state policymakers.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/42244_10-2024_action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education-2024-public-summit">https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/42244_10-2024_action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education-2024-public-summit</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Call for Presentations for Public Summit on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: John Leibacher <jleibacher_at_nso.edu></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education invites submissions for presentations, posters, and sessions on practices to address and prevent sexual harassment in higher education and research that can help inform such practices. Individuals across higher education and those that want to contribute to the discussion around preventing sexual harassment in higher education are encouraged to submit about their work, ideas, and research so it can be included at the Action Collaborative’s Annual Public Summit. The submission deadline is Friday, June 7, 2024.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For more information, please see</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/42244_10-2024_action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education-2024-public-summit">https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/42244_10-2024_action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education-2024-public-summit</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe</a>/ and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> , in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. Access to Past Issues</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN</a> </span></p>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-65119405663696945682024-03-07T15:00:00.025-05:002024-03-07T15:00:00.139-05:00Cross-post: The Forgotten Star of Radio Astronomy<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Samia Bouzid, Carol Sutton Lewis & the <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/the-lost-women-of-science-initiative/" target="_blank">Lost Women of Science Initiative</a><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbFg4iyce4xD526D84lnis23GWeAngXvapZodN0XWGRE74bzDcI0Gpo2b-5qZ2OBjZgbaS7M0Sht1ZuwSyhOYShMjH6c-2hHECV-oSp5mmAJRCsTEB8I48ijbOMJ-3wqxbIjZ_ShBtFKByXB3oK0i2b4Cjj3R57kY-iqzQgBd6Y_hgnw9xNf9SQ2ImvoK/s1011/RPS.WHM.030724.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ruby Payne Scott" border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbFg4iyce4xD526D84lnis23GWeAngXvapZodN0XWGRE74bzDcI0Gpo2b-5qZ2OBjZgbaS7M0Sht1ZuwSyhOYShMjH6c-2hHECV-oSp5mmAJRCsTEB8I48ijbOMJ-3wqxbIjZ_ShBtFKByXB3oK0i2b4Cjj3R57kY-iqzQgBd6Y_hgnw9xNf9SQ2ImvoK/w299-h320/RPS.WHM.030724.jpg" title="Ruby Payne Scott" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruby Payne-Scott (1912-1981)<br />Image Credit: Hall family collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Australian physicist Ruby Payne-Scott helped lay the groundwork for a whole new kind of astronomy: radio astronomy. By scanning the skies for radio waves instead of the light waves that we can see with our eyes, Payne-Scott and her colleagues opened a new window into the universe and transformed the way we explore it. But to keep her job as a woman working for the Australian government in the 1940s, Payne-Scott had to keep a pretty big secret.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Read more and listen to the podcast at</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-forgotten-star-of-radio-astronomy/" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-forgotten-star-of-radio-astronomy/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Learn more about Ruby's contributions at</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://csiropedia.csiro.au/radar-and-the-birth-of-radio-astronomy-in-australia-at-collaroy-plateau/" target="_blank">https://csiropedia.csiro.au/radar-and-the-birth-of-radio-astronomy-in-australia-at-collaroy-plateau/</a></p>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-36199096634908093432024-03-01T15:00:00.003-05:002024-03-01T15:00:00.150-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for March 01, 2024<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://iau.org/static/archives/images/screen/iauwia-logo.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="1280" src="https://iau.org/static/archives/images/screen/iauwia-logo.jpg"><br />Women in Astronomy</a></div><div id="240301-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of March 1, 2024<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
</p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item240301-1">1. Crosspost: DEIA Activism in Astronomy</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-2">2. IAU Women and Girls in Astronomy Program</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-3">3. Space Weapons</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-4">4. Men Forget About Female Researchers, Says Study On Gender Citation Gap</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-5">5. IAU WG: Women in Astronomy</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-6">6. STEM Calendar - Leap Day</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-7">7. March 8 - International Women's Day</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-8">8. Opportunity for Early Career Researchers</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-9">9. Astromycology in Space Exploration</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-10">10. 2024 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due March 27, 2024</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-11">11. Indigenous women find their stride in physics</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-12">12. Women in Physics: an interview with Lyndsay Fletcher</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-13">13. The new Dr Renu Sharma scholarship to help more women, First Nations people to reach for the stars</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-14">14. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-15">15. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240301-16">16. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<a name='more'></a></p><p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-1">1. Crosspost: DEIA Activism in Astronomy</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>By: Jörg Matthais Determann </p><p>Since the first half of the twentieth century, an increasing number of astronomers have pursued parallel careers
as both academics and activists. Besides publishing peer-reviewed papers, they have promoted a variety of underrepresented groups within their discipline. </p><p>Read more at: </p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/deia-activism-in-astronomy.html">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/deia-activism-in-astronomy.html</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-2">2. IAU Women and Girls in Astronomy Program</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: WGAP Heising-Simons Foundation</p><p>The Women and Girls in Astronomy Program is looking to fund ten projects that use astronomy for development activities to promote, support, and uplift women and girls in the field. Qualifying projects must align with at least one of the NA-ROAD’s five Strategic Goals 1 through 5, and take place in Canada, United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, or Greenland. Projects are encouraged to approach astronomy from a unique lens, including, but not limited to, scientific, social, technical, cultural, and artistic perspectives. 2024 chosen projects will be awarded with $2,000 USD mini-grants and project leaders will join the WGAP network as WGAP Fellows. This network is composed of industry and academic professionals who are willing to support women and girls in astronomy, while facilitating connections between women and girls in astronomy. </p><p>The deadline for project proposals is March 15th, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT </p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://naroad.astro4dev.org/na-road-projects/women-and-girls-astronomy-program/">https://naroad.astro4dev.org/na-road-projects/women-and-girls-astronomy-program/</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-3">3. Space Weapons</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay</p><p>The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Planetary Science Institute. On February 26 they learned that Russia might be planning nuclear weapons to take out satellites in space. What is the current and future possibility of weapons in space and what are the treaties designed to prevent them?</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/category/podcast/">https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/category/podcast/</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-4">4. Men Forget About Female Researchers, Says Study On Gender Citation Gap</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]</p><p></p><p>By: Kim Elsesser</p><p>In the field of psychology, studies have shown a citation gap, where the research contributions of men are referenced more often than those of women. A new study offers a potential explanation for the discrepancy—male researchers forget about women’s contributions.</p><p>Despite representing two-thirds of psychology faculty members, women's academic contributions are cited less often than men's—with papers featuring women as first or last authors receiving around 30% fewer citations than those with men as first or last authors.</p><p>The new study, “I Forgot That You Existed: Role of Memory Accessibility in the Gender Citation Gap,” published in American Psychologist suggests that male professors' publications might receive more citations because men more readily recall their male colleagues' work.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2024/02/26/men-forget-about-female-researchers-says-study-on-gender-citation-gap/?sh=2f30da56152c">https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2024/02/26/men-forget-about-female-researchers-says-study-on-gender-citation-gap/?sh=2f30da56152c</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-5">5. IAU WG: Women in Astronomy</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: Daniela Lazzaro (IAU)</p><p>Back in 2003, at its XXV General Assembly in Sydney (Australia), the IAU recognised and supported the needs and endeavours of women astronomers through the establishment of an Executive Committee (EC) Working Group (WG). Its mandate is to collect information, propose measures, and initiate actions in support of, or to advance equality of opportunity for achievement between women and men in astronomy, in the IAU and in the world at large. It acts as a federation of national Women in Astronomy organisations, creating links and facilitating information exchanges worldwide. </p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/122/womeninastronomy/">https://iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/122/womeninastronomy/</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-6">6. STEM Calendar - Leap Day</div>
</p><p>By: JPL Education</p><p>Leap Day is February 29, 2024. See the STEM activity on Leap Day Math at JPL.</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nisenet.org/seasons#WINTER">https://www.nisenet.org/seasons#WINTER</a> and </p><p><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/leap-day-math/">https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/leap-day-math/</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-7">7. March 8 - International Women's Day</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: Ideas for all seasons. </p><p>March is Women's History Month. The March link for Winter at the site has a lot of women's STEM history information.</p><p>Read more at: </p><p><a href="https://www.nisenet.org/seasons#WINTER">https://www.nisenet.org/seasons#WINTER</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-8">8. Opportunity for Early Career Researchers</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]</p><p></p><p>By: Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht [TWolbrecht@aui.edu]</p><p>I am reaching out to share an exciting opportunity that I hope you will share with others. Do you know an early career researcher (ECR) looking to connect with other researchers and practitionersin the areas of astronomy education, engagement, communication and culture? Please share this opportunity with them!</p><p>ASTRO ACCEL is a three-year NSF-funded project to develop a sustained global network of collaborators working within and across domains to accelerate research and research to practice. The ASTRO ACCEL initiative is looking to recruit a cohort of 8 early career researchers who will work collaboratively with the program for 2 years. As part of the cohort, they will:
• Engage with other ECRs, senior researchers, and practitioners to evolve international research collaborations;
• Expand their own professional network;
• Engage in professional development activities to support advancement in their career (virtual and in-person);
• Participate in research on network development and implementation, and explore needs specific to ECRs;
• Have opportunities to contribute as time permits and is appropriate to a white paper on ECR needs and other research publications;
• Receive travel support to attend and participate in two international summits. The first Summit will take place in Cape Town, South Africa August 4-5, 2024 ahead of the International Astronomical Union’s General Assembly Meeting.The second Summit location and date is YTBD.</p><p>If you are anyone in your network or in your contacts might be interested, please send share this link: bit.ly/ECRnet </p><p>Please send out this application link ASAP because the application is due by March 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM (23:59) their local time. </p><p>Please send any questions you might have to Dr. Anica Miller Rushing at amillerrushing@aui.edu.</p><p>Read more at: <a href="http://bit.ly/ECRnet">http://bit.ly/ECRnet</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-9">9. Astromycology in Space Exploration</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: ASP Live Stream</p><p>On February 28 Dr. Marta Filipa Simões discussed how fungal ecology and biodiversity can behave in outer space and how biotechnology plays a pivotal role in addressing the pressing needs of humanity while safeguarding the delicate balance of our planet and our exploration of outerspace locations. Watch all Live Stream recordings on the Night Sky Network YouTube Channel.</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://astrosociety.org/get-involved/events/event-calendar.html/event/2024/02/28/free-live-nsn-webinar-series-astromycology-in-space-exploration-with-dr-marta-filipa-sim-es-/470787">https://astrosociety.org/get-involved/events/event-calendar.html/event/2024/02/28/free-live-nsn-webinar-series-astromycology-in-space-exploration-with-dr-marta-filipa-sim-es-/470787</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-10">10. 2024 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due March 27, 2024</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]</p><p></p><p>By: Joyce Armijo</p><p>I’d like to call your attention to the deadline of March 27, 2024, for application to the 36th annual NASA PlanetaryScience Summer School (PSSS) experience at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena CA. We would appreciate your help in getting the word out to help us gather a qualified pool of candidates. Please post the announcement and distribute the attached to yourcontacts who may have an interest, or who can suggest other qualified candidates to apply. </p><p>Read more at: </p><p><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/nasa-science-mission-design-schools/">https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/nasa-science-mission-design-schools/</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-11">11. Indigenous women find their stride in physics</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: Elainaa Saltclah</p><p>Elaina Saltclah, from the Red Mesa, Arizona area, near the Four Corners, first introduces herself in her native Navajo language, including the names of her clans. A Fort Lewis College student majoring in physics, with a minor in mathematics, and a young mother, Saltclah speaks with a self-assured smile, her confidence bolstered through participation in a novel program connecting students like her with a future in the daunting world of physics research.</p><p>“What made me interested in physics is simple curiosity into something ordinary, like the stars, or gravity,” Saltclah explained. “That fundamental curiosity about why things are the way they are is what drove me to the field.”</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://discover.lanl.gov/news/0215-flc-ntu/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=los+alamos+national+laboratory&utm_term=61cc4985-b45e-44e2-98ba-5dabb481ba4d&utm_content=article">https://discover.lanl.gov/news/0215-flc-ntu/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=los+alamos+national+laboratory&utm_term=61cc4985-b45e-44e2-98ba-5dabb481ba4d&utm_content=article</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-12">12. Women in Physics: an interview with Lyndsay Fletcher</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]</p><p></p><p>By: the editors of Communications Physics</p><p>Lyndsay Fletcher is a Professor of Astrophysics, specialising in solar physics, in the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow and the Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics, University of Oslo.</p><p>Her research is in solar flares using multi-wavelength imaging and spectroscopic observations from ground- and space-based observatories to study the magnetic field, energy transport, and energy dissipation in the solar atmosphere. Lyndsay is engaged in public understanding of science, giving frequent talks to amateur astronomy societies, schools and other groups. She has campaigned for diversity in physics and supports the Institute of Physics Juno Project. For her extensive work in promoting diversity in science, in 2017 Lyndsay received the Herald Scotland ‘Diversity Hero of the Year’ and the Suffrage Science award in the engineering and physical sciences category.</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-024-01561-5">https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-024-01561-5</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-13">13. The new Dr Renu Sharma scholarship to help more women, First Nations people to reach for the stars</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin@ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By: ICRAR</p><p>Dr Renu Sharma, the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Translation and Impact at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), was recently honoured with a scholarship in her name. This initiative acknowledges her dedicated work promoting inclusivity and equality in Australian science.</p><p>ICRAR is thrilled to announce a new scholarship for women, Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islanders studying astronomy and astrophysics at The University of Western Australia (UWA).</p><p>The scholarship is open to domestic students who have applied for a place to commence a Master of Physics degree course with a specialisation in Astronomy and Astrophysics. </p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://www.icrar.org/renu-sharma-scholarship/">https://www.icrar.org/renu-sharma-scholarship/</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-14">14. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-15">15. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240301-16">16. Access to Past Issues</div>
</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN</a></p><p><a href="#240301-top">Back to top.</a></p></p>starladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505248511281920208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-6555721290265068352024-02-29T15:00:00.043-05:002024-02-29T15:00:00.132-05:00DEIA Activism in Astronomy<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-46113-2" target="_blank">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Astronomy: A Modern History</a></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">by Jörg Matthias Determann<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-46113-2" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="book cover" border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="827" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNF2I-Lh38MYrnjyUFQ0YCTHP4FNpoWYmztVH6NBBrp-lXuf2SDh4ueRie0ca6Gh-X-CP4jwqa5MrKKmYG2Ru9JFpufEVwMPyj35HcqOzyL9PjFjpy1GJ110vVmqndbImlFUjT6hcW9YArTu6d54MvlEtfZ8Eu_c2gpeSmQyigFgVqawIVLLJDHdU0-_q/w212-h320/022924.post.png" title="book cover" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Brief Summary:</b> Since the first half of the twentieth century, an increasing number of astronomers have pursued parallel careers as both academics and activists. Besides publishing peer-reviewed papers, they have promoted a great variety of underrepresented groups within their discipline. Through conferences, newsletters and social media, they have sought to advance the interests of women, members of racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, and disabled people. While these activists have differed in the identities they focus on, they have come to share a conviction that diversity and inclusion are crucial for scientific excellence as well as social justice. This book covers the biographies and institutional contexts of key agents in the diversification of modern astronomy. Central to discussions about who has privileged access to the tools of astronomical inquiry, including powerful telescopes and extensive databases, they have also significantly shaped views of our universe.</span></div></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">The editors of the </span><a href="https://womeninastraonomy.blogspot.com" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Women in Astronomy blog</a><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"> virtually sat down with author </span><a href="https://vcu.academia.edu/Determann" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Jörg Matthias Determann</a><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"> to learn more about his scholarly work.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What was your motivation for writing this book?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to write a history of the broader movement for diversity, equity, and inclusion in astronomy. We have some excellent accounts of individual astronomers who advanced women and other marginalized groups in the discipline, including Vera Rubin, the subject of an outstanding </span><a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674919198" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">biography</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton. However, we do not know as much about how activists organized and networked. In addition to the lives of specific astrophysicists, I wanted to cover the history of groups, committees and conferences. Since the 1990s, much of this networking has taken place in online spaces, facilitated by listservs, blogs and social media. Yet, many of these digital sources are at risk of disappearing or becoming inaccessible over time. Who knows about the future of X (formerly Twitter) as a platform for activism, for example? I wanted to preserve key developments and debates, before valuable information gets lost.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why did you make the choices you did? For example, how did you decide whom to interview or whose story to record and tell?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was especially interested in interviewing astronomers with a long history and memory of diversity activism and service. Examples include Meg Urry of Yale University and Gibor Basri of the University of California, Berkeley. People like them could look back over decades and trace important changes in the profession. I was also trying to complement the older with younger voices, like that of Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, in order to uncover similarities and differences among different generations of activists. Some of my interviewees emerged organically, through recommendations by others. For instance, Prescod-Weinstein suggested that I contact Ashley Walker and Charee Peters. On the other hand, some astrophysicists on my list declined or never responded to my requests for interviews for various reasons.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tell us about the geographical distribution of the people and topics you write about.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To a certain extent, the geographical distribution of my book’s protagonists reflects that of astrophysicists in general. You will find many people who have worked in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and Australia. These countries have all had high numbers of astronomers per capita (that is, relative to the size of their populations). However, I have been limited in the languages I and my research assistants can speak. I wish I could have interviewed more astronomers in Japan or Korea, for example, and read more about them.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What do you hope people will take away from this book?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope that readers will take away that there are many ways to bring about revolutions in science other than publishing research papers. In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, astronomers contributed to a social revolution that is perhaps of a magnitude similar to that of the Copernican Revolution. Like Nicolaus Copernicus promoted a new view of the natural world, his modern successors championed a different view of the social world, one with concepts like diversity, equity, inclusion and access at the center. Just as the Copernican paradigm shift went through different phases and involved different generations stretching over more than a hundred years, so does the diversity and access revolution. As regular readers of this blog know, this social revolution in science is still ongoing and unfinished. However, just as the centrality of the Sun had become widely accepted by the time of Isaac Newton, nowadays few would argue against the notion that “the sky is for everyone,” to quote the title of a recent </span><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691207100/the-sky-is-for-everyone" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">book</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by Virginia Trimble and David A. Weintraub. Thanks to the work of numerous “astro-activists,” we have generally accepted the idea that people of all identities and backgrounds should be able to participate in the study of the universe. This is evident not only in the increasing number of women in academic leadership roles, but also in funding mandates for open access and public outreach as part of major research projects.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Is there anything else you would like to add?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I invite readers of this interview and of my book to <a href="https://vcu.academia.edu/Determann" target="_blank">get in touch with me</a>. Historians of science like myself have only begun to write the history of the movement for diversity, equity, and inclusion in astronomy. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or corrections, especially from people who have engaged in, or observed, activism and accessibility work. Please help me and other historians better understand what you have lived through and what you care about. Please also consider sharing any material you may have. Unfortunately, many of the sources on which I have drawn (including webpages, blog posts, newsletter items, emails, social media posts, et cetera) are not preserved in archives or databases like NASA’s Astrophysics Data System (ADS). However, this material is still very valuable for understanding the past and for shaping the future development of astronomy as a discipline and as a global community.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eds note: In the near future, we will have a more in-depth interview with the author, in a forthcoming “Career Profile” post. Stay tuned!</span></div></div>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-78865679124018539282024-02-23T22:28:00.001-05:002024-02-23T22:28:05.134-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for February 23, 2024<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQFYYeNLOM2-aO7jRUqwHaOuApc4QsTeN9qdePJEBGF7sKg45Ufgu_yvyWClfAce6i3H2hZr7GAWiI6Tt1f7hOG4AEHcCnZl2rCSho-zXrohDu-M_aAz-_yVJN6-LsK72PD2jR6OolkFfARjmc3j9YDf6x64AXJnEpooA8JE2f6OEzuhijXK2foMiLhY/s400/FAF4.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQFYYeNLOM2-aO7jRUqwHaOuApc4QsTeN9qdePJEBGF7sKg45Ufgu_yvyWClfAce6i3H2hZr7GAWiI6Tt1f7hOG4AEHcCnZl2rCSho-zXrohDu-M_aAz-_yVJN6-LsK72PD2jR6OolkFfARjmc3j9YDf6x64AXJnEpooA8JE2f6OEzuhijXK2foMiLhY/s320/FAF4.jpg"/><br />Item 2: Gladys West</a></div><div id="240223-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of February 23, 2024<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
</p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item240223-1">1. Celebrating Black in STEM - Part 2</a><br />
<a href="#item240223-2">2. Gladys West</a><br />
<a href="#item240223-3">3. Applications Open for Gruber Fellowship 2024: Deadline Approaching March 1st</a><br />
<a href="#item240223-4">4. This Astrophysicist Makes Stellar Nurseries That Fit in the Palm of Your Hand</a><br />
<a href="#item240223-5">5. 2024 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due March 27, 2024</a><br />
<a href="#item240223-6">6. Job Opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item240223-7">7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240223-8">8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240223-9">9. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<a name='more'></a></p><p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-1">1. Celebrating Black in STEM - Part 2</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>In honor of Black History Month, Science Buddies has highlighted 38 African American scientists and engineers who made important contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). </p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/celebrating-black-in-stem-part-2.html">https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/celebrating-black-in-stem-part-2.html</a></p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-2">2. Gladys West</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>Dr. Gladys West [Born October 27, 1930 (age 93)] is one of STEM's hidden trailblazers. She helped develop technology that contributed to the creation of the Global Positioning System, or GPS, which revolutionized modern society. In 1956, West was hired to work at the Naval Proving Ground in Dahlgren, Virginia, (now the Naval Surface Warfare Center). Here, she was the second black woman ever hired and one of only four black employees.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_West">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_West</a></p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-3">3. Applications Open for Gruber Fellowship 2024: Deadline Approaching March 1st</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>The International Astronomical Union (IAU) invites applications for the Gruber Fellowship 2024, a prestigious programme with the Gruber Foundation (GF) that supports young astronomers in the early stages of their research careers and promotes the science of cosmology and other branches of astronomy. The application deadline is 1 March 2024, and the IAU encourages all its members to draw the attention of their eligible colleagues to this excellent opportunity.</p><p>The Fellowship will be awarded to a highly promising, early-career astrophysicist working in any field of astrophysics, be it theoretical, observational or experimental. As an organisation that shares this goal, the IAU collaborates with the GF in selecting recipients. The GF provides funding of US$75 000 for fellowships every year, which is intended as a research grant to cover travel, subsistence and research expenses in support of a postdoctoral appointment at a host institution starting no later than 1 October of the award year. It may be combined with any other fellowship or award.</p><p>Important Deadlines</p><p>- 1 March 2024: deadline for applications;<br />
- Week of 27 April: IAU Executive Committee to approve the winners selected by the Selection Committee (<a href="https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/jury/">https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/jury/</a>);<br />
- 30 May 2024: public announcement of the winners.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23045/">https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23045/</a></p><p>The Gruber Foundation (GF) Fellowship Programme Overview
<a href="https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/">https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/</a></p><p>The Gruber Foundation (GF) Fellowship Programme Application Procedure
<a href="https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/procedure/">https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/procedure/</a></p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-4">4. This Astrophysicist Makes Stellar Nurseries That Fit in the Palm of Your Hand</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Tulika Bose, Jason Drakeford, and Kelso Harper</p><p>How artist and astrophysicist Nia Imara makes 3-D prints of the birth of stars</p><p>Nia Imara: My being an artist very much affects my view of the world. And it bleeds into everything, including my science. For me, science is about the search from the outside in. Whereas art is the search from the inside out. One of the connections between art and science is storytelling. One of the outstanding mysteries of star formation is how stellar nurseries are born and how they evolve. I’m Dr. Nia Imara.</p><p>Read more and watch the video at</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/this-astrophysicist-makes-stellar-nurseries-that-fit-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/this-astrophysicist-makes-stellar-nurseries-that-fit-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/</a></p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-5">5. 2024 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due March 27, 2024</div>
From: Joyce Armijo [joyce.e.armijo_at_jpl.nasa.gov]</p><p></p><p>Dear Colleague,</p><p>I’d like to call your attention to the deadline of March 27, 2024, for application to the 36th annual NASA Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS) experience at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena CA. </p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools">https://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools</a></p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-6">6. Job Opportunities</div>
</p><p>For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</a></p><p>- Instructional Faculty FT - Physics and Astronomy, Montgomery College.
<br /><a href="https://mc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/Maryland---Montgomery-County/Instructional-Faculty-FT---Physics-and--Astronomy_R4637-1">https://mc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/Maryland---Montgomery-County/Instructional-Faculty-FT---Physics-and--Astronomy_R4637-1</a></p><p>- Instructional Faculty FT - Geosciences, Montgomery College.
<br /><a href="https://mc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/Maryland---Montgomery-County/Instructional-Faculty-FT---Geosciences_R4630-1">https://mc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/Maryland---Montgomery-County/Instructional-Faculty-FT---Geosciences_R4630-1</a></p><p>- Tenure-track assistant professor of physics, Nicholls State University Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences.
<br /><a href="https://jobs.nicholls.edu/postings/7013">https://jobs.nicholls.edu/postings/7013</a></p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-7">7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-8">8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240223-9">9. Access to Past Issues</div>
</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN</a></p><p><a href="#240223-top">Back to top.</a></p></p>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155503480263311941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-61187185423706028522024-02-22T15:00:00.000-05:002024-02-22T15:00:00.130-05:00Celebrating Black in STEM - Part 2<div style="text-align: justify;">In honor of Black History Month, <a href="https://www.sciencebuddies.org/" target="_blank">Science Buddies</a> has highlighted 38 African American scientists and engineers who made important contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZ21KanNgRh0cQgUWaWeYgvhDLZ4VE_PmkckANAi8pH9XbyUp10Bps-_sFychSkd3vbi5oOaKBr6VxvdXp7KJzZd-5UGDD5DKvekw0AbmE0GLd9SGdM8D_WRfpXXilCICnYzCoiicyRyKCYBZgfX1mCAz6W3cgZj6pX9kE6Iea6-389UQqiqHB57gdroy/s705/020924.image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZ21KanNgRh0cQgUWaWeYgvhDLZ4VE_PmkckANAi8pH9XbyUp10Bps-_sFychSkd3vbi5oOaKBr6VxvdXp7KJzZd-5UGDD5DKvekw0AbmE0GLd9SGdM8D_WRfpXXilCICnYzCoiicyRyKCYBZgfX1mCAz6W3cgZj6pX9kE6Iea6-389UQqiqHB57gdroy/s320/020924.image.png" width="318" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For each of them, author Amy Cohen has included a short biographical highlight, links to hands-on science projects related to the scientist's area of study, links to relevant science career profiles, and a link to a biography for further reading.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There is also a <a href="https://www.sciencebuddies.org/cdn/Files/16731/4/ScienceBuddies-worksheet-careers-blackhistorymonth.pdf?from=Blog" target="_blank">career worksheet</a> that can guide student exploration and reflection about STEM careers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/black-history-month-scientists"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/black-history-month-scientists</span></a></div>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-15086827877216368402024-02-16T16:00:00.001-05:002024-02-16T16:00:00.352-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for February 16, 2024<p><div id="240216-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of February 16, 2024<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
</p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item240216-1">1. Cross-post: Meet the scientist protecting women of color from the wrong side of AI</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-2">2. Equity v. Equality in the AAS Job Register</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-3">3. International organizations statements for International Daw of Women and Girls in Science</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-4">4. International Day of Women and Girls in Science: inspiring stories from Physics World</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-5">5. A Dialogue about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-6">6. Still just a minority of scientists in movies are women</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-7">7. IWD 2024: Global Empowerment Virtual Summit</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-8">8. 2024 SEA Change Awards Ceremony at AAAS Annual Meeting</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-9">9. Job Opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-10">10. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-11">11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240216-12">12. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<a name='more'></a></p><p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-1">1. Cross-post: Meet the scientist protecting women of color from the wrong side of AI</div>
From: Daniela Pierre-Bravo for msnbc.com, via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>At 34, computer scientist and poet, Dr. Joy Buolamwini, has already made her mark as a pioneer in the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence.</p><p>She’s advised President Biden and Big Tech on the benefits and dangers of AI, was named one of Time’s "100 Most Influential people in AI," has worked on documentaries about the subject, and she recently released a book about her personal journey in the space: “Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines.”</p><p>Her research as an AI scientist came into focus during her time as a graduate student at MIT: addressing the downfalls in machine learning (the building blocks of AI systems).</p><p>At the time, Dr. Buolamwini was working on a face detection technology for an art installation she was building. She noticed the software program was having trouble detecting her skin color. It wasn’t until she decided to place a white mask on her face that it finally started to work properly.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/cross-post-meet-scientist-protecting.html">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/cross-post-meet-scientist-protecting.html</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-2">2. Equity v. Equality in the AAS Job Register</div>
From: AAS Code of Ethics Committee and President of the AAS</p><p></p><p>The AAS Code of Ethics Committee has been contacted regarding ads on the AAS Job Register that are restricted to "women only" in countries outside of the United States. This raises the question of whether these ads abide by the AAS Code of Ethics, which states that members "should promote equality of opportunity." The Code of Ethics Committee discussed these cases at length and recommended to the AAS President and the Ethics Working Group that the code should be updated to focus on equity as a means to pursue equality when marginalized groups are considered. We concluded that the job ads in question are ethical, and here we explain our thinking on this topic.</p><p>The Code of Ethics Committee specifically considered two framing questions: Are these ads legal? Are these ads ethical? The answer to the first question is conclusively “yes” according to US Federal laws. The answer to the second question is more nuanced. From the perspective of the Code of Ethics Committee, the long-term goal is for gender (and other demographic characteristics) to not directly influence or constrain one’s career trajectory and opportunities. The data show that that is not currently the case in the US, and the imbalance is even more pronounced in many other countries. As an example, this article explains the motivation, strategies, and legality of affirmative action faculty hiring in Australia. </p><p>In reviewing the cases brought to our attention, the Code of Ethics Committee concluded that the job ads in question, while restricting the hiring pool to certain identity groups, do so with the goal of creating the conditions of equal opportunity that do not presently exist, and are therefore consistent with the AAS Code of Ethics objective of “promoting equality of opportunity.” Moreover, the underlying hiring policies in question are deemed legal in the country where the hiring is being undertaken. </p><p>Given that affirmative action in education and hiring remains an area of active discussion and continues to evolve, we welcome feedback from Society membership on this and related topics.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/posts/news/2024/02/equity-v-equality-aas-job-register">https://aas.org/posts/news/2024/02/equity-v-equality-aas-job-register</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-3">3. International organizations statements for International Daw of Women and Girls in Science</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>February 11 was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. International umbrella organizations marked the day with statements noting both progress and challenges.</p><p>Read the United Nations statement at</p><p><a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2024/02/un-women-statement-for-the-international-day-for-women-and-girls-in-science">https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2024/02/un-women-statement-for-the-international-day-for-women-and-girls-in-science</a></p><p>Read the European Commission statement at</p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_24_732">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_24_732</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-4">4. International Day of Women and Girls in Science: inspiring stories from Physics World</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Katherine Skipper</p><p>Sunday 11 February 2024 is the ninth International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Established in 2015 by the United Nations, the event aims to promote women’s and girls’ participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects and to highlight gender disparities in these fields.</p><p>We know that women make up a disproportionate minority of physicists, and they continue to face both outright and implicit biases in their work. That’s why this year’s International Day was marked by an assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, featuring panel discussions and an exhibition for female youth that showcased careers in science. It will also see organizations including governments and universities promoting opportunities for female scientists.</p><p>Physics World has also done a lot in recent years to cover the work of female physicists and report on efforts to achieve gender equality in physics. In case you missed it, here’s a round-up of highlights over the last year. You can also read our online collection of articles on women in physics.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://physicsworld.com/a/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-inspiring-stories-from-physics-world/">https://physicsworld.com/a/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-inspiring-stories-from-physics-world/</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-5">5. A Dialogue about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>The Black Women's History Committee of the National Women's History Alliance will present "A Dialogue about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging", a live Zoom dialogue and Q&A, on Saturday February 24, 2024, featuring Reverend Vivica Keyes and Timshel Tarbet. The event is free and open to the public, but requires registration.</p><p>Read more and register at</p><p><a href="https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/bwhcwebinar/">https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/bwhcwebinar/</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-6">6. Still just a minority of scientists in movies are women</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Moonshot.news</p><p>More women are needed in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Women make up almost half (49.3%) of total employment but just 29.2% of all STEM workers. TV and films can show role models stimulating girls to go for STEM studies. However, a new survey shows that on-screen, men in STEM still outnumber women in STEM: 38% are women, just up 1% from a study reported in 2017, Geena Davis Institute On Gender in Media says in a report. </p><p>“Write STEM characters and careers in ways that appeal to young girls and women by highlighting collaboration and the ways STEM is important to society” the report recommends. </p><p>“A powerful way to attract girls and young women to STEM careers is by showing that these fields align with values of girls and young women.”</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://moonshot.news/news/diversity-inclusion/still-just-a-minority-of-scientists-in-movies-are-women/">https://moonshot.news/news/diversity-inclusion/still-just-a-minority-of-scientists-in-movies-are-women/</a></p><p>Read the report at</p><p><a href="https://seejane.org/research-informs-empowers/portray-her-2-0-an-analysis-of-15-years-of-women-in-stem-on-screen-2007-2022/">https://seejane.org/research-informs-empowers/portray-her-2-0-an-analysis-of-15-years-of-women-in-stem-on-screen-2007-2022/</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-7">7. IWD 2024: Global Empowerment Virtual Summit</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By Global Empowerment Virtual Summit</p><p>Please join us and wonderful experts and speakers at the International Women's Day 2024: Global Empowerment Virtual Summit -- Together We Thrive. This summit is interactive and free.</p><p>This will be the 113th anniversary of International Women’s Day and we have 10 days set apart to celebrate with you: March 1st - March 10th, with March 8th being the official International Women’s Day.</p><p>We would love to see you and spend some time together honoring women and celebrating together from March 1 - 10th, from 10AM - 12 PM PST, daily.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.internationalwomensday.org/iwd2024/">https://www.internationalwomensday.org/iwd2024/</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-8">8. 2024 SEA Change Awards Ceremony at AAAS Annual Meeting</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By American Association for the Advancement of Science</p><p>We are pleased to invite you to view the livestream of the SEA Change Awards Ceremony at the AAAS Annual Meeting, celebrating the strengthening of the scientific endeavor by removing barriers that are preventing the advancement and success of all in our institutions of higher education. This event is sponsored by CURE and will take place in Denver, CO, on Friday, February 16, 2024 6:30 pm – 8:30pm MT. </p><p>The SEA Change Awards Ceremony offers us the opportunity to celebrate together as we honor recipients of SEA Change Awards and their work towards institutional and disciplinary transformation. SEA Change Bronze Awards recognize institutions and the disciplinary ecosystems within them for efforts to identify, assess, and remove structural and systemic barriers to the inclusion and success of all interested individuals. The Bronze Award hinges on awareness, growth, and action towards enhancing excellence in STEMM learning and work.</p><p>Watch the livestream at</p><p><a href="https://aaas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DxXzrxLBTxOEAxyV_Dax0Q#/registration">https://aaas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DxXzrxLBTxOEAxyV_Dax0Q#/registration</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-9">9. Job Opportunities</div>
</p><p>For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</a></p><p>- Interdisciplinary Postdoc for Star-Planet Chemical Interplay, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
<br /><a href="https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/b4d744ca">https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/b4d744ca</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-10">10. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-11">11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240216-12">12. Access to Past Issues</div>
</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN</a></p><p><a href="#240216-top">Back to top.</a></p></p>Jeremy Bailinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627486447365594193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-57307753339487906352024-02-15T15:00:00.001-05:002024-02-15T15:00:00.257-05:00Cross-post: Meet the scientist protecting women of color from the wrong side of AI<p style="text-align: center;">[Eds. note: February 11 was the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-day" target="_blank">International Day of Women and Girls in Science</a>.]</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYpcPR7g2c_HXjYgvcmLBqyQ-6XbS9NsTsdjDnZvjnXpEaQecXX_j1Akg-2eiiubQcgiLJifme5yxp-bFTtTYkw6yAuuJSS5PJid9FRI18Xe4Jb-vED6K_MA7mKBpQeloeA2DPPeRau2FjVZpFbDO2FW5bbELiTGQLwEukhFWHamv57mofuNBZwrl3FkB/s1193/020824.post_AI.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1193" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYpcPR7g2c_HXjYgvcmLBqyQ-6XbS9NsTsdjDnZvjnXpEaQecXX_j1Akg-2eiiubQcgiLJifme5yxp-bFTtTYkw6yAuuJSS5PJid9FRI18Xe4Jb-vED6K_MA7mKBpQeloeA2DPPeRau2FjVZpFbDO2FW5bbELiTGQLwEukhFWHamv57mofuNBZwrl3FkB/s320/020824.post_AI.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dr. Joy Buolamwini during 2023 Massachusetts Conference For Women in Boston, on Dec. 14, 2023. <br />(Image Credit: Marla Aufmuth / Getty Images file)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Daniela Pierre-Bravo, for msnbc.com</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">At 34, computer scientist and poet, Dr. Joy Buolamwini, has already made her mark as a pioneer in the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">She’s advised President Biden and Big Tech on the benefits and dangers of AI, was named one of <a href="https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/6310661/joy-buolamwini-ai/" target="_blank">Time’s "100 Most Influential people in AI,"</a> has worked on documentaries about the subject, and she recently released a book about her personal journey in the space: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670356/unmasking-ai-by-joy-buolamwini/" target="_blank">“Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines.”</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670356/unmasking-ai-by-joy-buolamwini/" target="_blank"><br /></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her research as an AI scientist came into focus during her time as a graduate student at MIT: addressing the downfalls in machine learning (the building blocks of AI systems).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the time, Dr. Buolamwini was working on a face detection technology for an art installation she was building. She noticed the software program was having trouble detecting her skin color. It wasn’t until she decided to place a white mask on her face that it finally started to work properly.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/business-culture/meet-scientist-protecting-women-color-wrong-side-ai-rcna137489">https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/business-culture/meet-scientist-protecting-women-color-wrong-side-ai-rcna137489</a></div>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-18514078374077500622024-02-09T15:00:00.084-05:002024-02-09T15:00:00.133-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for February 9, 2024<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Issue of February 9, 2024<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_97887cGcnIYW4erUOfnaskQjHTftxsbit8FMTSD4XEgBjK4RPqkZYkZxNt0GwHdo3l1azYFF2kwJrtUhqLbhyzEMeAf4S3N5K19E4cyEmUaISJIsyODUuVwJ1FGcjD-onGlsReVwNNFEWTsWqa9z5oq4EMzf5PV65M2hnbq050KbUSpigjjyKt8Y8hS/s700/reaching.for.the.stars.pixy.org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="541" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_97887cGcnIYW4erUOfnaskQjHTftxsbit8FMTSD4XEgBjK4RPqkZYkZxNt0GwHdo3l1azYFF2kwJrtUhqLbhyzEMeAf4S3N5K19E4cyEmUaISJIsyODUuVwJ1FGcjD-onGlsReVwNNFEWTsWqa9z5oq4EMzf5PV65M2hnbq050KbUSpigjjyKt8Y8hS/w246-h320/reaching.for.the.stars.pixy.org.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week's issues:<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Celebrating Black in STEM – Part 1<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. AAS Announces Honors<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Help Protect Funding for Astronomical Sciences<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Herschel Medal Awarded to Roberta Humphreys<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Other Astronomy Prizes Awarded <br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Passion, curiosity and perseverance: my mission to capture women in science on camera<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Soapbox Science’s 2024 speaker call is NOW OPEN! <br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Celebrating Black in STEM<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since 1976, every American president has officially designated February as Black History Month, a celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time to acknowledge and recognize their central role in American history. The annual event grew out of "Negro History Week", initiated by historian and civil rights leader Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Organizations that support scientists in astronomy and physics have provided resources, guidance, and advice for advancing the careers of Black astronomers and physicists. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/celebrating-black-in-stem-part-1.html" target="_blank">https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/celebrating-black-in-stem-part-1.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. AAS Announces Honors<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The AAS announced the winners of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award poster competition. Undergraduate and graduate students were recognized. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more and see the list at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/01/congratulations-aas-243-chambliss-student-award-winners" target="_blank">https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/01/congratulations-aas-243-chambliss-student-award-winners</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The AAS has also announced its newest class of AAS Fellows.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more and see the list at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://aas.org/press/aas-names-21-new-fellows-2024" target="_blank">https://aas.org/press/aas-names-21-new-fellows-2024</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Help Protect Funding for Astronomical Sciences<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Call your congresspeople now to ask for support to fund NASA, NSF, and Department of Energy’s Office of Science to protect these agencies from severe budget cuts and let them know how important federal funding is for the astronomical sciences in the United States. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Right now, Congress is negotiating federal spending levels for Fiscal Year 2024. This is a critical moment to ensure that the agencies we support get the highest level of funding they need to make progress on the priorities in the astronomical decadal surveys. A decrease in federal spending would delay missions, create workforce shortages in critical science and technologies, and impede efforts to include researchers, students, and other STEM workers of the future from all backgrounds.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more and access a submission form at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://aas.org/advocacy/get-involved/action-alerts" target="_blank">https://aas.org/advocacy/get-involved/action-alerts</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Herschel Medal Awarded to Roberta Humphreys<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Roberta Humphreys, Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota and a member of the 1972 AAS Steering Committee of the Working Group on the Status of Women in Astronomy, has been awarded the 2024 Herschel Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society, for “her discovery of the empirical upper luminosity boundary for the most massive stars in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram”.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-01/Herschel%20Medal%20%28A%29%20-%20Professor%20Emerita%20Roberta%20Humphreys.pdf" target="_blank">https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-01/Herschel%20Medal%20%28A%29%20-%20Professor%20Emerita%20Roberta%20Humphreys.pdf</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Other Astronomy Prizes Awarded<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Marcia Rieke (University of Arizona) has received the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, for her “groundbreaking contributions to astronomical research at [infrared] wavelengths”.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://astrosociety.org/who-we-are/awards/catherine-wolfe-bruce-gold-medal.html" target="_blank">https://astrosociety.org/who-we-are/awards/catherine-wolfe-bruce-gold-medal.html</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Conny Aerts (KU Leuven, Belgium) and her colleagues were awarded the the Crafoord Prize in Astronomy, “for developing the methods of asteroseismology and their application to the study of the interior of the Sun and of other stars”.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.kva.se/en/news/this-years-crafoord-laureates-can-see-inside-stars-and-describe-geometric-shapes/?" target="_blank">https://www.kva.se/en/news/this-years-crafoord-laureates-can-see-inside-stars-and-describe-geometric-shapes/?</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Passion, curiosity and perseverance: my mission to capture women in science on camera<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Josie Glausiusz</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Genetics researcher Elisabetta Citterio explains why she felt compelled to photograph 57 women who work in STEM fields.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00297-0" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00297-0</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Soapbox Science’s 2024 speaker call is NOW OPEN!<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you a woman, non-binary or genderqueer person who works in science and who is passionate about your research? Are you eager to talk to the general public about your work in a fun, informal setting? If so, then Soapbox Science needs YOU! We are looking for scientists in all areas of STEMM, from PhD students to Professors, and from entry-level researchers to entrepreneurs, to take part in this grassroots science outreach project.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn more, including how to apply, at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://soapboxscience.org/apply-to-speak-at-soapbox-science-2024/" target="_blank">http://soapboxscience.org/apply-to-speak-at-soapbox-science-2024/</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/" target="_blank">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/" target="_blank">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> , in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Access to Past Issues</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN" target="_blank">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN</a> </span></p>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-81166130963014857812024-02-08T15:00:00.011-05:002024-02-08T15:00:00.139-05:00Celebrating Black in STEM - Part 1<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2szszpJQEJnv3tnYwV5OPhgCGLXj0OTY6S4RZ83g-mflvwb1baUWTohrk9L9JNuYK-QdEMoxbs-GTB9pB55IAq9-wG7NydVHUx89vUZb0qxRt_af3hqwATCQkvUR5P1jdkRJTYczATdrDMRZpTYLsuzSJTdt8zDHepyJFHRbkBKh7LE4PwOoKQmQ13lfH/s1321/020824.post.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="women of color at NASA" border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1321" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2szszpJQEJnv3tnYwV5OPhgCGLXj0OTY6S4RZ83g-mflvwb1baUWTohrk9L9JNuYK-QdEMoxbs-GTB9pB55IAq9-wG7NydVHUx89vUZb0qxRt_af3hqwATCQkvUR5P1jdkRJTYczATdrDMRZpTYLsuzSJTdt8zDHepyJFHRbkBKh7LE4PwOoKQmQ13lfH/w320-h246/020824.post.png" title="women of color at NASA" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NASA Pioneers and Innovators (Image Credit: NASA)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Since 1976, every American president has officially designated February as Black History Month, a celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time to acknowledge and recognize their central role in American history. The annual event grew out of "Negro History Week", initiated by historian and civil rights leader <a href="https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/carter-g-woodson" target="_blank">Carter G. Woodson</a> and other prominent African Americans. Around the world other countries also devote a month to celebrating Black history. <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month#origins-of-black-history-month" target="_blank">Read more about the month's history here</a>.</div><p>Organizations that support scientists in astronomy and physics have provided resources, guidance, and advice for advancing the careers of Black astronomers and physicists. Below is a partial list. </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.blackinastro.com/" target="_blank">Black in Astro</a></li><li><a href="https://aas.org/comms/csma" target="_blank">Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy</a> (AAS)</li><ul><li><a href="https://astronomyincolor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Astronomy in Color</a></li></ul><li><a href="https://www.fraknoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Fraknoi-Black-Lives-in-Astronomy.pdf" target="_blank">Black Lives in Astronomy</a> (Andrew Fraknoi)</li><li><a href="https://ww2.aip.org/black-history-month" target="_blank">Celebrating Black History</a>, including curated physics resources and news (AIP)</li><li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nsbp.org_&d=DwMGaQ&c=t1KneP5CA95qj21Jnj2QJw&r=xyOk-E6qtRm3boZ_zLnRpFksf4SqtgbvsUNhUi7ITVY&m=4XZYbY7Zd9HjzzFnDqYf_rmTXcE5SeXz9gR1IoVPsftnBE2CaeJDQhgQ9RBiIIEi&s=3GSJUbTQEmol_oXWKOsq6y-xIVT1WHG1ojuVjQ90Fjo&e=" target="_blank">National Society of Black Physicists</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/women_of_color.pdf" target="_blank">Women of Color: Pioneers and Innovators</a> (NASA)</li><li><a href="https://www.bestcolleges.com/resource/black-students-in-stem/" target="_blank">Resource Guide for Black and African American Students in STEM</a> (bestcolleges.com)</li><li><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/broadening-participation/supporting-black-americans-stem" target="_blank">Supporting Black/African Americans in STEM</a> (NSF)</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Do you recommend others? Please add them in the comments section.</div><p></p>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-60107017619272705332024-02-02T15:00:00.017-05:002024-02-08T10:04:06.262-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for February 2, 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/14225355_10153673834656607_7337998372338367336_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c2f564&_nc_ohc=PEzi2BRe27cAX8O4QNZ&_nc_oc=AQlZLmFw03b7S5SmKrXmwEymp6dTiKeeGoApXOBSYwXQUDsOEADGqXIMWo0UOIFfugo&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=00_AfDd4KXeXEeln0ieCtvCSeHw3511DoEDlg116D11aoGvzg&oe=65DC41C3" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="766" src="https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/14225355_10153673834656607_7337998372338367336_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c2f564&_nc_ohc=PEzi2BRe27cAX8O4QNZ&_nc_oc=AQlZLmFw03b7S5SmKrXmwEymp6dTiKeeGoApXOBSYwXQUDsOEADGqXIMWo0UOIFfugo&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=00_AfDd4KXeXEeln0ieCtvCSeHw3511DoEDlg116D11aoGvzg&oe=65DC41C3" width="320" /><br />Grace Hopper in 1947</a></div><div id="240202-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of February 2, 2024<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
<p></p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item240202-1">1. Crosspost: How networking can bolster diversity in physics</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-2">2. Ground Hog's Day</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-3">3. The Woman Who Completed the Brooklyn Bridge</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-4">4. Academia needs radical change — mothers are ready to pave the way</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-5">5. Margaret Mayall</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-6">6. Grace Hopper</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-7">7. Women and Girls in Astronomy 2024 celebration!</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-8">8. 2024 Annual ASP Awards Nominations open through March 15</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-9">9. Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2024 Conference</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-10">10. Job Opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-11">11. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-12">12. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240202-13">13. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.</p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-1">1. Crosspost: How networking can bolster diversity in physics</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com<p></p><p></p><p>By: Claire Malone for Physics World</p><p>Physicists sho want to see the world's great challenges don't just need deep technical expertise, but also
excellent networking skills... getting the most out of networking is all a question of practice - and providing those opposrtunities is key to increasing diversity in physics.</p><p>Read more at: </p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/crosspost-how-networking-can-bolster.html">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/02/crosspost-how-networking-can-bolster.html</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-2">2. Ground Hog's Day</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]<p></p><p></p><p>By: Sethanne Noward</p><p>February 2 each year is a small holiday in the US: Ground Hog's Day. The day also has astronomical significance. February 2 is the first cross quarter day of the year: half way between a solstice and an equinox. The other cross quarter days are May 1; August 1: and November 1. Cross quarter days are real astronomical events celebrated for millenia as special days. Each marks an ancient holiday thus making eight total astronomical holidays a year. Each one usually has been adopted by countries as relevant to their religion or calendar. Feb. 2 has several identities attached to it. </p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day</a> and </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_days#:~:text=The%20cross%2Dquarter%20days%20are">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_days#:~:text=The%20cross%2Dquarter%20days%20are</a>,All%20Hallows%20(1%20November).</p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-3">3. The Woman Who Completed the Brooklyn Bridge</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]<p></p><p></p><p>By: A Mighty Girl</p><p>When the Brooklyn Bridge was completed after fourteen years of construction, Emily Warren Roebling was the first to cross it by carriage, carrying a live rooster as a sign of victory. Early in its construction, Roebling's husband, the chief engineer incharge of the bridge’s construction, became severely debilitated and bedridden due to decompression sickness. Emily Roebling stepped in to become the first female field engineer in history and supervised the bridge's construction for over ten years until its successful completion. To read the incredible story of the "woman who saved the Brooklyn Bridge, visit <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.15364">https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.15364</a></p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25975">https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25975</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-4">4. Academia needs radical change — mothers are ready to pave the way</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]<p></p><p></p><p>By: Fernanda Staniscuaski </p><p>"In December, an academic incident made headlines in Brazil. An ad hoc reviewer for the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), one of the country’s main federal funding agencies, told social scientist Maria Carlotto that her pregnancies had held back her career. Carlotto tweeted about the comment, sparking general outrage and broader discussion of the rigid mindset concerning career progression in academia. Such outdated views have serious consequences: for more than 20 years, women have received only 35% of CNPq’s prestigious research productivity scholarships, and Black and Indigenous women are completely absent from the top ranks of CNPq fellowships.</p><p> Worldwide, mothers are too often pushed out of academia. But we are stepping up to push for a revolution in academia. Individuals and groups affected by the hostile academic environment should unite.”</p><p>Read more at (a subscription may be needed):</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00239-w">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00239-w</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-5">5. Margaret Mayall</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]<p></p><p></p><p>By: Dorrit Hoffleit </p><p>27 January is the anniversary of the birth, at Iron Hill, Maryland on 27 Jan 1902, of the American astronomer Margaret Walton Mayall. Born Margaret Lyle Walton, she graduated from Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1928, and worked as an astronomer at Harvard College Observatory (pictured) from 1924 to 1954. She was also the director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) from 1949 to 1973, and it was here that she met fellow AAVSO member Robert Newton Mayall whom she married in September 1927. In 1958 Margaret Walton Mayall received the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy (presented annually by the American Astronomical Society to a woman resident of North America for distinguished contributions to astronomy), although she is possibly best remembered for her revising of Thomas William Webb’s ‘Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes’ (which originally appeared in 1859) prior to its republication by Dover Publications in 1962. The minor planet 3342 Fivesparks, discovered on 27 Jan 1982 from Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard, and which refers to the Mayall’s residence at 5 Sparks Street (hence Fivesparks) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was named in honour of Margaret Walton Mayall and her husband Robert Newall Mayall.</p><p>Read more at: <a href="https://baas.aas.org/pub/margaret-walton-mayall-1902-1995/release/1">https://baas.aas.org/pub/margaret-walton-mayall-1902-1995/release/1</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-6">6. Grace Hopper</div>
<p></p><p>By: The Harvard Gazette</p><p>On this day (Jan 27) in 1947, computing pioneer Grace Hopper reported the world's first computer bug: a moth inside the Harvard Mark II. The moth that had gotten smashed in one of the electromechanical relays. It was retrieved and pasted into the log book with Scotch tape. “Panel F (moth) in relay,” the entry noted. “First actual case of bug being found.” From then on, they referred to ferreting out glitches as “debugging the machine.”</p><p>In the photo from the Harvard Archives, Hopper is at work on that computer's predecessor, the Mark I. She was equally able to translate the highly technical processes of the computer into a language that her managers could understand, and so was assigned to write what would become the world's first programming manual, a 500-page book that was both a history of the Mark I and a guide to programming it.</p><p>Read more about Grace Hopper: <a href="http://hvrd.me/Ibqx3043BRD">http://hvrd.me/Ibqx3043BRD</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-7">7. Women and Girls in Astronomy 2024 celebration!</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]<p></p><p></p><p>By: IAU Women and Girls in Astronomy</p><p>"Join the Women and Girls in Astronomy 2024 celebration! From 11 February to 8 March, we will be featuring profiles of astronomers throughout history, highlighting events dedicated to Women and Girls in Astronomy, sharing activities and best practices in gender-inclusive astronomy outreach and more!</p><p>Follow the link for more ideas on how to celebrate:" </p><p>Read more at: <a href="https://www.iau.org/public/women-and-girls-in-astronomy/">https://www.iau.org/public/women-and-girls-in-astronomy/</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-8">8. 2024 Annual ASP Awards Nominations open through March 15</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]<p></p><p></p><p>By: ASP staff</p><p>The ASP recognizes individual achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach each year. Recipients of our awards have included luminaries such as Edwin Hubble, Vera Rubin, Isaac Asimov, Margaret Burbidge, Carl Sagan, and most recently, Katherine Johnson.</p><p>The Awards nominations are now accepted annually from early January through March 15. The nomination and distribution schedule can be found on each individual Awards page. We recommend reading the Guidelines for each Award in advance of the submission deadline. Most of the awards are open for nominations from the public unless specified. Announcements are made early Summer of each year. A celebration Awards Gala is held in November in the Bay Area, California.</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://astrosociety.org/who-we-are/awards/about-the-asp-awards.html">https://astrosociety.org/who-we-are/awards/about-the-asp-awards.html</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-9">9. Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2024 Conference</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]<p></p><p></p><p>By: IAU</p><p>Registration and abstract submission are open for the Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2024 (CAP 2024) conference. It will take place from 24 to 28 June 2024 in Cité de l'espace, Toulouse, France, and online, organised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Commission C2 and the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach.</p><p>The CAP conference is the largest communication conference devoted to astronomy. Whether you are a researcher or practitioner, we invite you to submit abstracts under the theme of 'Communicating Astronomy in a Hybrid World'. In addition to oral presentations, posters, and workshops, we also invite abstracts for cool demonstrations, planetarium shows, innovative networking events, and thought-provoking panel discussions. The SOC offers English language editing support to applicants who may need it.</p><p>A limited number of grants and fee waivers are available.</p><p>Deadline for abstracts: Feb 15</p><p>Read more at: <a href="https://www.iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23046/">https://www.iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23046/</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-10">10. Job Opportunities</div>
<p></p><p>For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</a></p><p>- Deputy Director IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, Cape Town, South Africa
<br /> <a href="https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23044/">https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23044/</a></p><p>- Upcoming Heliophysics/Planetary Science Civil Servant Position at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
<br /> <a href="https://www.usajobs.gov">https://www.usajobs.gov</a></p><p>- Postdoctoral research associate to work with Dr. Catherine Elder at JPL
<br /> <a href="https://citjpl.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/JPL-Campus/Postdoc--Understanding-lunar-surface-processes-using-LRO-Diviner_R4872">https://citjpl.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/JPL-Campus/Postdoc--Understanding-lunar-surface-processes-using-LRO-Diviner_R4872</a> </p><p>- Director of Development Yerkes Observatory/ Yerkes Future Foundation
<br /> <a href="https://www.campbellcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/YFF-PG-01.2024-2.pdf?_gl=1">https://www.campbellcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/YFF-PG-01.2024-2.pdf?_gl=1</a></p><p>- Astronomy instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College
<br /> <a href="https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/santarosajc/faculty/jobs/4347576/astronomy-tenure-track-instructor">https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/santarosajc/faculty/jobs/4347576/astronomy-tenure-track-instructor</a> </p><p>- tenure-track position at Chabot College, a community college in Hayward, CA
<br /> <a href="https://clpccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/2903">https://clpccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/2903</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-11">11. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
<p></p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-12">12. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
<p></p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p><p></p><hr /><div id="item240202-13">13. Access to Past Issues</div>
<p></p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN</a></p><p><a href="#240202-top">Back to top.</a></p>starladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505248511281920208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-68622256528034685132024-02-01T15:00:00.008-05:002024-02-01T15:00:00.144-05:00Crosspost: How networking can bolster diversity in physics<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Claire Malone for <a href="Claire Malone Physicists who want to solve the world’s great challenges don’t just need deep technical expertise, but also excellent networking skills. Claire Malone explains that getting the most out of networking is all a question of practice – and providing those opportunities is key to increasing diversity in physics" target="_blank">Physics World</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwIX9SDfjaRaC_suYtTXBkKGqBhQbzG2eqThRDcDfW2uBAv0xbXge5StiR49DN7q0M9CsNn6ojCdTY26Qgl1ZEItaq0IEsdlF5XPIh4X1UbhbPRcxCYrK729k0dOePgiiE1TZxX65_WaSfSXlOBdQxwnWQ9wDms7FpLamozxN4TYk4TC-MZ0X9KblSkx0/s1200/networking.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="networking" border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1200" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwIX9SDfjaRaC_suYtTXBkKGqBhQbzG2eqThRDcDfW2uBAv0xbXge5StiR49DN7q0M9CsNn6ojCdTY26Qgl1ZEItaq0IEsdlF5XPIh4X1UbhbPRcxCYrK729k0dOePgiiE1TZxX65_WaSfSXlOBdQxwnWQ9wDms7FpLamozxN4TYk4TC-MZ0X9KblSkx0/w320-h224/networking.jpg" title="networking" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Image credit: Shutterstock/melitas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Physicists who want to solve the world’s great challenges don’t just need deep technical expertise, but also excellent networking skills. ... getting the most out of networking is all a question of practice – and providing those opportunities is key to increasing diversity in physics.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whether it’s providing clean water around the world or designing space craft to monitor the impact of climate change, today’s young people are keen to find solutions to the many challenges society is facing. That effort needs many different approaches, but studying physics undoubtedly increases the arsenal of tools a young person can use towards these aims.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, what is often not taught in the physics classroom is that soft skills – such as networking and communicating your work – can be just as important for your career as getting your head around nuclear fusion or quantum mechanics. Not only that, but practising these skills is helpful for giving young people confidence in all areas of life – and in turn, promotes diversity in physics.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more, including five tips for networking, at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://physicsworld.com/a/how-networking-can-bolster-diversity-in-physics/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://physicsworld.com/a/how-networking-can-bolster-diversity-in-physics/</span></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A peer-reviewed study by Wicker et al. on the "web of support" can be found at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907272"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907272</span></a></p><p><br /></p>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-14357230573544158862024-01-26T15:00:00.046-05:002024-01-26T15:00:00.135-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for January 26, 2024<p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">AAS Committee on
the Status of Women <br />Issue of January 26, 2024<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle
Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">[We hope you all are taking care of
yourselves and each other. --eds.]</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week's issues:</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YgoD8P8QsLh58Ja_zuUUJeRUiw2dPh92XSEqh02wg0ccxxYODk2kWhieANEC3ebGpGXnLVbU7CUy1hKBg-UdxTXdrU7MTNtyefDOuF-Cc-OArVIOx3er1nR2ZXeBF4CRe2Psir0Ra8QzBlnlmi0iYcukMA7jXrR5WfSIXFnN111D2krELQp1VZ8Fd1hh/s1280/012624.Rubio.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rubio" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YgoD8P8QsLh58Ja_zuUUJeRUiw2dPh92XSEqh02wg0ccxxYODk2kWhieANEC3ebGpGXnLVbU7CUy1hKBg-UdxTXdrU7MTNtyefDOuF-Cc-OArVIOx3er1nR2ZXeBF4CRe2Psir0Ra8QzBlnlmi0iYcukMA7jXrR5WfSIXFnN111D2krELQp1VZ8Fd1hh/w213-h320/012624.Rubio.jpeg" title="Rubio" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linsy Abigail Martizez Rubio</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Meet Central American-Caribbean
Astronomy Bridge Program Fellows - Part 7<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">2.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gender equity: toward redefining
values<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Black women in academia face
unique challenges on the job<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. The Lost Women of Science
Initiative Announces New Grants and Projects for 2024<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">N3 Internship Application is Now
Open!<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Job Opportunities<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">7.
How to Submit to the </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">AASWomen</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Newsletter<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">8.
How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">AASWomen</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Newsletter<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Access to Past Issues of the </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">AASWomen</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Newsletter</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/ at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk67591804"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></a></p><a name='more'></a><a name="_Hlk67591804"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">1.
Meet Central American-Caribbean Astronomy Bridge Program Fellows - Part 7</span><p></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">From:
Linsy Abigail Martinez Rubio via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</span><p></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When
I was just a child, I didn't have a clear idea of what I wanted to dedicate
myself to. However, as I grew up and became passionate about science, I became
truly convinced that this is what I want to do to do science, to be able to
confront the unknown and seek answers to it, which I find absolutely amazing.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In
addition to doing science, I also want other people, or more precisely, more
women in my country, to be attracted to it and to see the vast world of study
and the fantastic opportunities that exist in physics. I want them to see that we
can also do science.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read
more at</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/01/meet-central-american-caribbean.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/01/meet-central-american-caribbean.html</span></a></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">2.
‘However hard I tried to be a scientist, the press were always going to feature
me as a young woman’: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From:
Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By
Anouk Waller-Sargent for Varsity</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When
Bell Burnell came to Cambridge following her undergraduate degree at the
University of Glasgow, it was one of only two places in the UK that offered the
Astrophysics course she embarked on. “I’d been told by other students not to
apply to a place called Jodrell Bank, for they’d never take a woman. I applied
anyway, and they never responded. So I thought, this is them not taking a
woman.” Bell Burnell reflects how she was plagued by imposter syndrome
throughout her academic life, but particularly as a postgraduate student at
Cambridge: “I thought I’d never get in. I put an application into Cambridge
just in case and hugely to my surprise, and somewhat to my alarm, got it.”</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read
more at</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.varsity.co.uk/science/26663"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.varsity.co.uk/science/26663</span></a></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3.
Gender equity: toward redefining values<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From:
Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By
Chrystal A. Starbird et al.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Women
and gender minorities make defining contributions to science. Despite increased
representation of women across the scientific career ladder, institutions
routinely fail to support their career advancement or value their input. For an
equitable and intersectional future faculty, definitions of excellence must
evolve to better value women’s contributions.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read
more at</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-023-01302-w"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-023-01302-w</span></a></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">[Eds.
note: Access may require a subscription.]</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3.
Black women in academia face unique challenges on the job<br /></span><a name="_Hlk157068144"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</span></a></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By
Ayesha Rascoe for NPR</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
past few weeks have been full of controversy and tragedy for Black women in
academia. Claudine Gay, the first Black woman to head Harvard University,
stepped down after a donor-led campaign pushed for her ouster over plagiarism
accusations and her response to antisemitism on campus. And earlier this month,
a former administrator at Lincoln University, a historically Black college,
died by suicide. Antoinette Candia-Bailey had reportedly complained of bullying
at the institution. The school's president, a white man, has taken a leave of
absence while the case is reviewed. All of this has led to an outcry about the
treatment of Black women in higher education.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read
more and listen to the interview at</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/21/1225888199/black-women-in-academia-face-unique-challenges-on-the-job"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.npr.org/2024/01/21/1225888199/black-women-in-academia-face-unique-challenges-on-the-job</span></a></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. The Lost Women of
Science Initiative Announces New Grants and Projects for 2024<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Jeremy Bailin
[jbailin_at_ua.edu]</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lost Women of Science
Initiative enters 2024 with new funding that will allow it to continue to
produce new episodes of its flagship podcast, Lost Women of Science throughout
2024, as well as develop its educational programs.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.lostwomenofscience.org/news/the-lost-women-of-science-initiative-announces-new-grants-and-projects-for-2024"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.lostwomenofscience.org/news/the-lost-women-of-science-initiative-announces-new-grants-and-projects-for-2024</span></a></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. N3 Internship Application is Now
Open!<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NASA's Neurodiversity Network (N3)
is looking for high school summer interns to work on projects with NASA
scientists. Applications are due by March 8th at 11:59 pm PT.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For more information and
application instructions, se</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://n3.sonoma.edu/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://n3.sonoma.edu</span></a></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Job Opportunities</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For those interested in increasing
excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice
is here:</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</span></a></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Visiting Lecturer in Astronomy, Mount
Holyoke College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
<a href="https://careers.mtholyoke.edu/en-us/job/493803/visiting-lecturer-in-astronomy">https://careers.mtholyoke.edu/en-us/job/493803/visiting-lecturer-in-astronomy</a></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN
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<u><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><div><br /></div>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-79362893202962786442024-01-25T16:15:00.000-05:002024-01-25T16:15:00.131-05:00Meet Central American-Caribbean Astronomy Bridge Program Fellows - Part 7<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Central American - Caribbean Bridge in Astrophysics (Cenca Bridge) is a nonprofit organization established in the state of Tennessee in the United States with the mission to create and develop astronomy research opportunities in Central America and the Caribbean. Opportunities to pursue astrophysics in the region are few with only a handful of programs offering master’s in physics with a concentration in astronomy. Cenca Bridge connects undergraduates from Central America and the Caribbean to mentors and advisors overseas in hope that they have the choice to pursue astrophysics as a profession. Every year, Cenca Bridge holds the remote internship program, where undergraduate students from the region apply to be selected for a 3-month long paid research internship. As the only organization to provide a paid research remote internship, it is important to highlight the contributions that many women in astrophysics from Central America and the Caribbean have already contributed to our field.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i>In this series, we will highlight selected fellows. If you'd like to learn more about the program and ways you can get involved please visit <a href="https://cencabridgeastro.weebly.com/">https://cencabridgeastro.weebly.com/</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rkMDfAdkzsnaykQVAIyqjZxm9kJ2yLf8DomV5qsLfVJV76uzlpEUqiwRs53DkYzEJR5BybC_Z0IqN7YM9Aqv8lPL-b2xbsw5edRKSkdDANuGLWK-4dLvBzpN0uUq-2C_y_VaRzlkq2rzWodRKnA7AwsaweKwHUXrybf2yQ8vOq84alWKG_DDoFqVoteH/s1280/Rubio.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Rubio" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rkMDfAdkzsnaykQVAIyqjZxm9kJ2yLf8DomV5qsLfVJV76uzlpEUqiwRs53DkYzEJR5BybC_Z0IqN7YM9Aqv8lPL-b2xbsw5edRKSkdDANuGLWK-4dLvBzpN0uUq-2C_y_VaRzlkq2rzWodRKnA7AwsaweKwHUXrybf2yQ8vOq84alWKG_DDoFqVoteH/w213-h320/Rubio.jpeg" title="Rubio" width="213" /></a></div>My name is Linsy Abigail Martinez Rubio, I am 21 years old, I am from Honduras, and I am currently in my fourth year of undergraduate studies in Physics at <a href="https://www.unah.edu.hn/" target="_blank">Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras</a>. When I was just a child, I didn't have a clear idea of what I wanted to dedicate myself to. However, as I grew up and became passionate about science, I became truly convinced that this is what I want to do to do science, to be able to confront the unknown and seek answers to it, which I find absolutely amazing.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to doing science, I also want other people, or more precisely, more women in my country, to be attracted to it and to see the vast world of study and the fantastic opportunities that exist in physics. I want them to see that we can also do science. That's why I am a member of the <a href="https://www.swise.org/" target="_blank">Society of Women in Space Exploration</a> (SWISE).</div><div><br /></div><div>I have always found what is beyond our planet interesting, looking at these celestial bodies on TV or seeing images that my teachers used to decorate the classroom. I thought it was fabulous that all of this existed out there. That's why I've always had a passion and interest in astronomy, and that's why I decided to apply for the remote internship at <a href="https://cencabridgeastro.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Cenca-Bridge</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>My aspirations are to keep learning and researching, apply for a master's program abroad, and motivate people to join this world. I hope that we can do science in our country without being frustrated by the lack of interest in this field.</div><div><br /></div><div>Currently, I am calculating models of stellar evolution, and I am fascinated by observing the behavior of these stars in their evolutionary stages and the physical and chemical compositions they possess. It's absolutely amazing. I use programs in which we can change various parameters such as solar masses, metallicities, and rotational velocities of these stellar formations.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the most important things in my life is my academic achievements. I like to focus on them and, in some way, always try to be disciplined to maintain control in this aspect of my life. I also enjoy spending quality time with my friends, going out, and enjoying those moments. The key to making this possible is organizing every aspect of my life.</div><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8snUuXoE8ZwN6YXCzRghAldksA8du2vQjKd-X2rqYE3LpV8E2QtVk7dokBbiNhu9cs40u1TSBJd1TsCX1FXjIH-u-VilgnxwzM8PZCjOlxbxrQDB7SxxSntwUTtgg7n9ot4gBSUFVybDO3EBidunBtrI-08m0s96IkseFUluJbiQEShqyQcnO6gguIDKB/s252/Rubio.UNAH-logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="UNAH logo" border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="252" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8snUuXoE8ZwN6YXCzRghAldksA8du2vQjKd-X2rqYE3LpV8E2QtVk7dokBbiNhu9cs40u1TSBJd1TsCX1FXjIH-u-VilgnxwzM8PZCjOlxbxrQDB7SxxSntwUTtgg7n9ot4gBSUFVybDO3EBidunBtrI-08m0s96IkseFUluJbiQEShqyQcnO6gguIDKB/w200-h119/Rubio.UNAH-logo.png" title="UNAH logo" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>One important social issue is the lack of interest in education among a significant portion of the country's population, particularly those who lack resources and live in extreme poverty.</div><div><br /></div><div>As for my short-term plans, they include successfully completing my university education and conducting more research in astrophysics and materials science.<br /></div></span></div>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-72876008721767736152024-01-19T17:38:00.002-05:002024-01-19T17:40:46.829-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for January 19, 2024<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://aas.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/2024Photos1.jpg?&auto=format&auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=crop&gravity=face&w=1536&h=800" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="640" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="2680" src="https://aas.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/2024Photos1.jpg?&auto=format&auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=crop&gravity=face&w=1536&h=800"><br />Item 2: Neta Bahcall, Jennifer Bergner, and Maria Drout (1st, 3rd, and 5th from left) win AAS Prizes</a></div><div id="240119-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of January 19, 2024<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
</p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item240119-1">1. Crosspost: Academia’s Hidden Price Tag</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-2">2. Women win major AAS Prizes</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-3">3. Congressional Visits Day</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-4">4. How a forgotten physicist’s discovery broke the symmetry of the Universe</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-5">5. Insights from four female scientists caught at the early-career crossroads</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-6">6. Citizen science can interest your students</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-7">7. Anonymization for equity and diversity in Australian research</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-8">8. Job Opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-9">9. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-10">10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240119-11">11. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<a name='more'></a></p><p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-1">1. Crosspost: Academia’s Hidden Price Tag</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>By Katherine Kornei for Eos</p><p>The flexibility and freedom that some say characterize academic pursuits often come with a hidden price tag: overwork. Many academics feel pressure to put in far more hours than are healthy or even necessary for success.</p><p>In light of data linking overwork with adverse mental and physical health effects, some scientists are beginning to acknowledge—and address—the far-reaching repercussions of potentially harmful work habits. And many try to encourage their students to internalize a safer and more balanced work life, even if doing so runs counter to a mindset that’s deeply ingrained in the culture of higher education.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/01/crosspost-academias-hidden-price-tag.html">https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/01/crosspost-academias-hidden-price-tag.html</a></p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-2">2. Women win major AAS Prizes</div>
From: Hannah Jang-Condell [hannah_at_alum.mit.edu]</p><p></p><p>The American Astronomical Society has announced the recipients of some of its 2024 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education. This year's awardees include several women among their ranks, including the Russell Lectureship and the Pierce Prize. </p><p>The 2024 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, celebrating a career of eminence in astronomical research, goes to Neta Bahcall (Princeton University) for her central contributions to determining the average density of matter in the universe and establishing the concordance model of cosmology.</p><p>The 2024 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, which is awarded for outstanding achievement in observational astronomical research based on measurements of radiation from an astronomical object, goes to Maria Drout (University of Toronto) for revealing discoveries of the evolution, influence, and end states of massive stars through the study of explosive transients and resolved stellar populations.</p><p>The 2024 Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for astronomy writing for an academic audience, specifically textbooks at either the upper-division undergraduate or graduate level, is awarded to Viviana Acquaviva (CUNY NYC College of Technology and CUNY Graduate Center) for the textbook Machine Learning for Physics and Astronomy (2023 Princeton University Press).</p><p>This year's Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy, for outstanding research and promise for future research by a female researcher within five years after earning her PhD, goes to Jennifer Bergner (University of California, Berkeley) for her innovative astrochemical work at the intersection of laboratory experiments, theory, and observations, which has established new pathways to interstellar chemical complexity.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/press/aas-names-recipients-2024-awards-prizes">https://aas.org/press/aas-names-recipients-2024-awards-prizes</a></p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-3">3. Congressional Visits Day</div>
From: American Astronomical Society (AAS)</p><p></p><p>Congressional Visits Day (CVD) is an annual event run by the AAS to bring in volunteers from the astronomy community to Washington, DC, to advocate with their members of Congress on federal support for the priorities of the astronomical science decadal surveys. This year CVD will take place on 15-17 April. The application to volunteer is now open and will close at 11:59 pm ET on 2 February. Volunteers will then be selected in early-mid February, followed by training webinars throughout March.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/posts/advocacy/2024/01/sign-congressional-visits-day-2024">https://aas.org/posts/advocacy/2024/01/sign-congressional-visits-day-2024</a></p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-4">4. How a forgotten physicist’s discovery broke the symmetry of the Universe</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Suzie Sheehy</p><p>When a ‘scanner’ called Minnie van der Merwe handed Rosemary Brown a photographic slide with an unusual configuration of particle tracks, the physicist knew that she was on to something. “I looked very carefully and thought: this is it,” she says.</p><p>She was looking at particle tracks in photographic emulsions that had been exposed to cosmic rays. ... Fowler was in little doubt about what she had found in what became labelled the ‘k-track’ plate — but working out the ‘why’ of her discovery occupied particle physicists for the best part of a decade. When they finally managed it, it blew apart the idea that the laws of nature adhered to certain symmetrical ways of working, with reverberations that continue to this day.</p><p>An intense period of work followed the discovery. “A lot of measurement and calculation had to be done before the finding could be published. We knew it was an important discovery so worked very hard to get everything done quickly,” says Fowler. The team wrote three papers in quick succession, including two that were published in Nature in January 1949. All three listed Fowler (then Brown) as the first author. This followed the convention that authors be listed in alphabetical order, but also recognized that she had been the one to make the discovery.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00109-5">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00109-5</a></p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-5">5. Insights from four female scientists caught at the early-career crossroads</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Lesley Evans Ogden</p><p>Facing challenges including parenthood, mental-health strain and financial pressures, these researchers give advice for navigating the uncertain paths before them.</p><p>Each year hundreds of early-career researchers from dozens of countries attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany. The annual event provides opportunities for junior scientists to interact with Nobel laureates within a disciplinary theme — which in 2023 was physiology and medicine. At last year’s meeting, held in June, four female researchers from three countries took time out from lectures, panel discussions and networking opportunities to tell Nature about their career hopes and challenges for the months and years ahead. Some common themes emerged. They include dealing with career uncertainty, battling financial and time pressures and prioritizing mental health.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00110-y">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00110-y</a></p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-6">6. Citizen science can interest your students</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>Our galaxy contains millions of missing black holes and the Black Hole Hunters project is trying to track them down. The Milky Way contains over 10 million stellar-mass black holes, formed in the supernova explosions of massive stars. Yet there are only about 70 candidates and only about 20 confirmed black holes known. That leaves a huge number of black holes hiding in plain sight. Some of the missing black holes should magnify the light from stars through gravitational lensing, and with your help we can detect this!</p><p>We're a team of astronomers from the University of Southampton and the Open University in the UK. We have previously searched the archives of the SuperWASP survey and found several interesting candidates that we're currently trying to confirm with follow-up observations. With this new version of Black Hole Hunters, with more precise data from the TESS satellite, we should find far more candidates and they should be easier to confirm. Confirming even a few candidates could be huge for our understanding of black holes.</p><p>To join the search, check out the project here: </p><p><a href="https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/cobalt-lensing/black-hole-hunters">https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/cobalt-lensing/black-hole-hunters</a></p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-7">7. Anonymization for equity and diversity in Australian research</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By The Australian Government's Women in STEM Ambassador</p><p>A multi-year study, published as a preprint article led by the office of Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador investigated the impact of anonymization (removing identifying names and other information) on applications for access to research facilities in Australia. The results provide crucial insights that have the potential to reshape the landscape of equity and diversity in the research sector.</p><p>The study revealed a substantial discovery: Anonymizing applications for scientific equipment significantly benefitted early career researchers, offering them an increased chance of success, irrespective of gender.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-01-anonymization-equity-diversity-australian.html">https://phys.org/news/2024-01-anonymization-equity-diversity-australian.html</a>
<a href="https://osf.io/preprints/osf/jyq2f">https://osf.io/preprints/osf/jyq2f</a></p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-8">8. Job Opportunities</div>
</p><p>For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</a></p><p>- Deputy Director of IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), Cape Town, South Africa
<br /><a href="https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23044/">https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23044/</a></p><p>- Program Manager, Exoplanet Exploration Program, NASA (JPL), Pasadena, CA
<br /><a href="https://www.jpl.jobs/job/R4877/Program-Manager-VI-Exoplanet-Exploration-Program-Office-7300">https://www.jpl.jobs/job/R4877/Program-Manager-VI-Exoplanet-Exploration-Program-Office-7300</a></p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-9">9. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-10">10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240119-11">11. Access to Past Issues</div>
</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN</a></p><p>Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.</p><p><a href="#240119-top">Back to top.</a></p></p>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155503480263311941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-86893158932075847542024-01-18T15:00:00.000-05:002024-01-18T15:00:00.128-05:00Crosspost: Academia’s Hidden Price Tag<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Katherine Kornei for <i>Eos</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The flexibility and freedom that some say characterize academic pursuits often come with a hidden price tag: overwork. Many academics feel pressure to put in far more hours than are healthy or even necessary for success.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In light of data linking overwork with adverse mental and physical health effects, some scientists are beginning to acknowledge—and address—the far-reaching repercussions of potentially harmful work habits. And many try to encourage their students to internalize a safer and more balanced work life, even if doing so runs counter to a mindset that’s deeply ingrained in the culture of higher education.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Such conversations are particularly important for women to hear, [said Sera Markoff, a theoretical astrophysicist at the University of Amsterdam], because women scientists can face additional pressures. “On average, women often end up being asked to do a lot more things,” she said. “When you’re one of the few women at a certain level, you get asked too much to be on all these committees.”</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://eos.org/features/academias-hidden-price-tag">https://eos.org/features/academias-hidden-price-tag</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiNqU_R1GL4ztw8WDaDLggEqli7RLvYlklZ6qViO-OZL8r3fCZuJXZhFMJYtqZ-U3xLZndlgSlZZrja84Bne_jlKUiPVuFkC94gES5jZ4zNb-F7GaZA-mM2DHCOv_nXqg7TozPrfKDjAF0XdL1zf8gX9tXzMPOjN2wHiSlsue2cj2NDyCfp7g3vUQ89tA/s612/balance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="balance" border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiNqU_R1GL4ztw8WDaDLggEqli7RLvYlklZ6qViO-OZL8r3fCZuJXZhFMJYtqZ-U3xLZndlgSlZZrja84Bne_jlKUiPVuFkC94gES5jZ4zNb-F7GaZA-mM2DHCOv_nXqg7TozPrfKDjAF0XdL1zf8gX9tXzMPOjN2wHiSlsue2cj2NDyCfp7g3vUQ89tA/w320-h213/balance.jpg" title="balance" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Credit: iStock</td></tr></tbody></table>Eds note: Consider starting off the new year by evaluating what's important to you. <a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Women in Astronomy</a> has published several posts over the years related to the topic of balance. See a partial list below. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>2020: <a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2020/06/cswa-resources-for-astronomers.html" target="_blank">CSWA Resources for Astronomers</a> by JoEllen McBride</div><div>2017: <a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2017/06/first-summary-blog-post-work-life.html" target="_blank">First Summary Blog post: Work-Life Balance</a> by Heather Flewelling</div><div>2015: <a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2015/02/postdoc-parenting-work-life-balance.html" target="_blank">Postdoc Parenting Work-Life Balance</a> by Laura Trouille</div><div>2013: <a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2013/12/nsfs-career-life-balance-initiative.html" target="_blank">NSF's Career-Life Balance Initiative: A Small Success Story</a> by Anonymous</div><div>2010: <a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2010/11/work-life-balance-hours.html" target="_blank">Work-life Balance: Hours</a> by Anonymous</div><div>2010: <a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2010/12/work-life-balance-theory-and-practice.html" target="_blank">Work-life Balance: Theory and Practice</a> by Ed Bertschinger</div><div>2009: <a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2009/01/balance-generational-divide.html" target="_blank">Balance: A Generational Divide</a> by Hannah Jang-Condell</div><div><br /></div></div>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-35222191251174341382024-01-12T15:00:00.000-05:002024-01-12T15:00:00.244-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for January 12, 2024<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.iau.org/static/archives/images/screen/iau2304a.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://www.iau.org/static/archives/images/screen/iau2304a.jpg"><br />IAU Women in Egypt</a></div><div id="240112-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of January 12, 2024<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
</p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item240112-1">1. Crosspost: Getting our Paws on the Future</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-2">2. 6 women who changed astronomy and spaceflight</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-3">3. Status of Women in Astronomy: A need for advancing inclusivity and equal opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-4">4. Women Astronomers Day</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-5">5. The Forgotten Women of Astronomy</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-6">6. GA 2024: XXXII IAU General Assembly</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-7">7. astrobites</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-8">8. Indian women establish their own science club</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-9">9. Working Group, IAU Women in Astronomy</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-10">10. Power of Collaboration in STEM</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-11">11. AAAS Action Item</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-12">12. Job Opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-13">13. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-14">14. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240112-15">15. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<a name='more'></a></p><p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-1">1. Crosspost: Getting our Paws on the Future</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>By: Jessica Noviello via womenninplanetaryscience.wordpress.com</p><p>Professional Advancement Workshop Series (PAWS) was created to provide the space to answer questions about
jobs other than pure academia and a central location to collect resource, regardless of an early career
researcher's institution geographical location, advisor, or field.</p><p>Read more at: </p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/01/crosspost-getting-our-paws-on-future.html">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/01/crosspost-getting-our-paws-on-future.html</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-2">2. 6 women who changed astronomy and spaceflight</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: BBC Sky at Night magazine</p><p>Throughout the history of astronomy and spaceflight women have played a huge role, even though their contributions often go unnoticed. This article discusses Maria Winckelmann, Louise Du Pierry, Janet Taylor, Mary Adela Blagg, Mae Jemison, and Caroline Moore,</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/six-lesser-known-women-of-astronomy">https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/six-lesser-known-women-of-astronomy</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-3">3. Status of Women in Astronomy: A need for advancing inclusivity and equal opportunities</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: astro-ph > arXiv:2311.15364</p><p>Women in the Astronomy and STEM fields face systemic inequalities throughout their careers. Raising awareness, supported by detailed statistical data, represents the initial step toward closely monitoring hurdles in career progress and addressing underlying barriers to workplace equality. This, in turn, contributes to rectifying gender imbalances in STEM careers. The International Astronomical Union Women in Astronomy (IAU WiA) working group, a part of the IAU Executive Committee, is dedicated to increasing awareness of the status of women in Astronomy and supporting the aspirations of female astronomers globally. </p><p>Read more at: </p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.15364">https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.15364</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-4">4. Women Astronomers Day</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: International Days</p><p>August 1, 2024 - Thursday - is women-astronomers' day. Women Astronomers Day falls on August 1st. When opening an astronomy book, it could seem like only men contributed to important astronomical discoveries! Yet, women played a key tool too. On that day, The first female astronomer in America, Maria Mitchell, was born in 1818. In 1847, she discovered a comet named 1847 VI (C/1847 T1), later nicknamed “Miss Mitchell’s Comet” in her honor. Today is the opportunity to celebrate all amazing women in astronomy chasing their dreams and encourage girls to consider careers in astronomy.</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://www.internationaldays.co/event-kids/women-astronomers-day/r/rec54lwJOFmuo50fy">https://www.internationaldays.co/event-kids/women-astronomers-day/r/rec54lwJOFmuo50fy</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-5">5. The Forgotten Women of Astronomy</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: Sydney Opera House staff </p><p>Join us as we relive this brilliant talk from the 2020 All About Women Festival. Take a telescope to the night sky and a critical eye to our past with astrophysicist, Jo Dunkley. There are four sessions: 13 March – 18 October 2024.</p><p>One of the most iconic buildings in the world – the Sydney Opera House is an architectural masterpiece and vibrant performance space. It's a place where the past shapes the future, where conventions are challenged and cultures are celebrated. Step inside and discover the stories that make the Opera House so inspiring.
Read more at: </p><p><a href="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/schools/digital-creative-learning/forgotten-women-astronomy">https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/schools/digital-creative-learning/forgotten-women-astronomy</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-6">6. GA 2024: XXXII IAU General Assembly</div>
</p><p>By: IAU staff</p><p>The next General Assembly of the IAU will be in Cape Town, South Africa, August 6 - 16, 2024. The IAU WG Women in Astronomy Newsletters and Ensemble Magazine are resources for women in astronomy.</p><p>Read more at: </p><p><a href="https://www.iau.org/science/meetings/future/general_assemblies/2396/">https://www.iau.org/science/meetings/future/general_assemblies/2396/</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-7">7. astrobites</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: astrobites team</p><p>The astrobites team produces email describing each day of this week's AAS meeting in New Orleans. They are recruiting two new members for the writing team.</p><p>Read more at: </p><p><a href="https://astrobites.org/">https://astrobites.org/</a> and</p><p><a href="https://astrosoundbites.com/recruiting-2024/">https://astrosoundbites.com/recruiting-2024/</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-8">8. Indian women establish their own science club</div>
From: Jeremy Ballin [jballin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By: Sneha Mehta, Vogue India</p><p>Meet the Indian women who toppled the boys-only science club by setting up their own. In 1973, twelve women subverted the norms that denied them entry into the hallowed halls of science and formed the Indian Women Scientists’ Association. On its golden jubilee, Vogue India speaks to members old and new about how this female-driven community represents a radical departure within STEM. </p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://www.vogue.in/content/how-the-indian-women-scientists-association-defined-a-feminist-future-within-stem">https://www.vogue.in/content/how-the-indian-women-scientists-association-defined-a-feminist-future-within-stem</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-9">9. Working Group, IAU Women in Astronomy</div>
From: Jeremy Ballin [jballin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By: IAU</p><p>As part of the ongoing commitment of the IAU Women in Astronomy Working Group to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace, we are excited to announce an initiative aimed at acknowledging researchers in both permanent and contractual positions who have made remarkable contributions to advancing gender equality in Astronomy. This recognition encompasses efforts in research, mentorship, and advocacy.</p><p>We invite you to contribute to this important initiative by identifying astronomers of all genders, whether presently active, retired, or from the past, who have significantly advanced gender balance and inclusivity in the workplace. Our objective is to celebrate individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to creating a supportive environment for all members of our community.</p><p>If you are aware of astronomers whose actions and initiatives have positively impacted gender equality in astronomy, particularly in areas such as hiring policies, gender equality efforts at their institutions, training and funding, kindly take a moment to share:</p><p>1. their names, positions, genders, and ages
2. a link to their contributions or efforts, such as public talks, press releases, publications, etc.</p><p>Alternatively, you can conveniently fill in the details using the following form: <a href="https://forms.gle/WVEjCbHt9F37uyXc8">https://forms.gle/WVEjCbHt9F37uyXc8</a> </p><p>Your contribution will play a crucial role in ensuring that we recognize a diverse group of astronomers on a global scale.</p><p>The deadline for submissions is January 26, 2024, and we will ensure that all nominations will be treated with utmost confidentiality and respect. The submit button is at the end of the form.</p><p>We sincerely appreciate your time and participation in this crucial initiative. Let's celebrate together and honor those who have paved the way for a more inclusive work environment in Astronomy.</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/iau-women-in-astronomy/home">https://sites.google.com/view/iau-women-in-astronomy/home</a> and </p><p><a href="https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/122/">https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/122/</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-10">10. Power of Collaboration in STEM</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: NGCP</p><p>Date: Feburary 6, 2024, 1:00 PM Pacific / 4:00 PM Eastern</p><p>Join us for our first national webinar of the year where we'll dive into the power of collaboration in STEM. Learn strategies to join forces with others in the field and create partnerships that can lead to innovative solutions and amplify the impact of your work. We'll explore the National Girls Colllaborative Project (NGCP) collaboration model, showcase exemplary practices, and share inspiring success stories from our network. Register at</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://ngcproject.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ngcproject/event.jsp?event=741&">https://ngcproject.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ngcproject/event.jsp?event=741&</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-11">11. AAAS Action Item</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>By: AAAS</p><p>AAAS is currently accepting proposals for AAAS Multidisciplinary Working Groups (MWGs) topics to address key issues in STEMM. Drawing from the expertise and lived experiences of a diverse group of members, MWGs will convene on an ad hoc basis to provide actionable and feasible advice to mobilize and transform the STEMM enterprise while empowering individuals and communities, celebrating scientific excellence, and promoting science-informed decision-making. </p><p>Topics should transcend multiple STEMM disciplines and be relevant to the AAAS strategic vision of advancing scientific excellence, fostering equity and inclusion, building trust among scientists and communities, and promoting public policies that enable quality science. Proposals will be reviewed and approved periodically by the AAAS Council, which oversees the MWGs. Submit a proposal for a topic here:</p><p>Read more at:</p><p><a href="https://airtable.com/app7dDmPXL9GOX44E/shrUDVVN59UH5EdBY?et_rid=594762964&et_cid=5056286">https://airtable.com/app7dDmPXL9GOX44E/shrUDVVN59UH5EdBY?et_rid=594762964&et_cid=5056286</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-12">12. Job Opportunities</div>
</p><p>For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</a></p><p>- Educator Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt Unniversity
<br /> <a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/138255">https://apply.interfolio.com/138255</a></p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-13">13. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-14">14. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, and in the "Subscribe" area, add in your name, email address, select "The AASWomen Weekly Newsletter", and click subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240112-15">15. Access to Past Issues</div>
</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN</a></p><p>Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.</p><p><a href="#240112-top">Back to top.</a></p></p>starladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505248511281920208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-78843957502598633792024-01-11T15:00:00.034-05:002024-01-11T15:00:00.134-05:00Crosspost: Getting our PAWS on the Future<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/jessica.l.noviello" target="_blank">Jessica Noviello</a>, via womeninplanetaryscience.wordpress.com</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSsEt9yXh2nxc2KHcOust67OTZax6FN47q79sh_PTrDe7lCWJ7srL5l_sgyRPogOFELB5IX2YmUWAiWsZ1Dm6DuKDEYIoZuo4kIqvqIUCtyoOPav0vy5LrWuNRBWPu7dpQa6jkNRpHi3Q22DMfoJbmGXdIBTWx1nDY37A-K1T8lfqu55cRr22AJg2-yaF/s906/PAWS_officiallogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PAWS logo" border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="806" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSsEt9yXh2nxc2KHcOust67OTZax6FN47q79sh_PTrDe7lCWJ7srL5l_sgyRPogOFELB5IX2YmUWAiWsZ1Dm6DuKDEYIoZuo4kIqvqIUCtyoOPav0vy5LrWuNRBWPu7dpQa6jkNRpHi3Q22DMfoJbmGXdIBTWx1nDY37A-K1T8lfqu55cRr22AJg2-yaF/w285-h320/PAWS_officiallogo.png" title="PAWS logo" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I defended my Ph.D. in June 2019, I didn’t have a job lined up. Part of this was because I was ignorant of the ebbs and flows of the academic job market, but mostly it was because I could not decide what I wanted to do next. My graduate school experience had been unusually bumpy, and the entire process and the inherent instability of research made me reluctant to remain in academia. But what else could I do? A professor in the department offered me a short-term postdoctoral research position to help him finish a project, and I took the job so I could have income while I figured out a plan. </span></p><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This postdoc saved my career. Besides learning how to do geophysical modeling, I started branching out into formal science communication work, even founding a group to do this work within <a href="https://nexss.info/" target="_blank">NExSS</a>, the NASA Astrobiology research coordination network that focuses on exoplanets. ... This job had a time limit on it though. I realized I liked research, but I loved solving problems that involved people and their research, so I started exploring science management opportunities.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In July 2020, I applied for the <a href="https://npp.orau.org/applicants/index.html" target="_blank">NASA Postdoctoral Management Program</a> (NPMP) fellowship to continue my work with NExSS and formally expand my research interests to exoplanets. The NPMP is a subset of <a href="https://npp.orau.org/applicants/index.html" target="_blank">NASA Postdoctoral Program</a> (NPP) fellowships and explicitly aligns the fellow to a management project or initiative. The fellowship I applied to was created to support the Co-Leads of NExSS with planning events, facilitating communication, and presenting to stakeholders. I started my fellowship in January 2021 at NASA Goddard, and since then, I’ve met and worked alongside many fantastic exoplanet scientists from the fields of astronomy, planetary science, and astrobiology on some pretty awesome projects and ideas. But like most postdocs, I always had one unignorable thought in the back of my head: <i>what comes next</i>?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are many reasons for leaving research that stem from systemic problems with the structure and demographics of traditional academia. We all know that jobs in academic spaces are becoming increasingly competitive, and soft money research positions are precarious. Many of us devise backup plans, some in jest and others much less so, in case “research doesn’t work out.” I never knew what it truly meant to “go into industry”, nor did I know where to start looking for those kinds of jobs. What about careers in science journalism? Or science policy? Or the steps to become a professor, if I decided academia was a good choice for me after all? What were those careers like on the inside? I figured if I had these questions, then other early career researchers might have them too. And thanks to the fellowship I was on, I had the time and job scope to work on a solution.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I created the <a href="https://nexss.info/paws/" target="_blank">Professional Advancement Workshop Series</a> (PAWS) to provide the space to answer these questions and a central location to collect resources, regardless of an early career researcher’s institution, degree program, geographical location, advisor, or field. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://womeninplanetaryscience.wordpress.com/2024/01/07/getting-our-paws-on-the-future/">https://womeninplanetaryscience.wordpress.com/2024/01/07/getting-our-paws-on-the-future/</a></span></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-63299898375592498652024-01-05T16:00:00.001-05:002024-01-05T16:00:00.127-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for January 5, 2024<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://aipp.silverchair-cdn.com/aipp/content_public/journal/physicstoday/77/1/10.1063_pt.3.5381/4/m_40_1_pt.3.5381.figures.online.f6.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="520" src="https://aipp.silverchair-cdn.com/aipp/content_public/journal/physicstoday/77/1/10.1063_pt.3.5381/4/m_40_1_pt.3.5381.figures.online.f6.jpeg"><br />Tatiana Afanassjewa in Vienna in 1906, item 12.<br />(Courtesy of the Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa family.)</a></div><div id="240105-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of January 5, 2024<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
</p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item240105-1">1. DEIA&B Sessions & Events at AAS New Orleans</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-2">2. Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-3">3. The Rainbow Village at AAS</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-4">4. Survey on parents in astronomy</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-5">5. Nominate a AAS Plenary Speaker</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-6">6. IAU Working Group on Women in Astronomy</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-7">7. NASA Science Mission Directorate Inclusion Plan Requirements Town Hall</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-8">8. World University Rankings 2024 for physical sciences</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-9">9. The United Nations General Assembly has declared February 11 the International Day of Women and Girls in Science</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-10">10. Could shining a light on the central role of creativity and collaboration in science be key to addressing the gender imbalance in STEM?</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-11">11. XPoSat a totally women-engineered satellite</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-12">12. Tatiana Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-13">13. The Language of Astronomy Is Needlessly Violent and Inaccurate</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-14">14. Volunteer Reviewers Invited for NASA FINESST</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-15">15. Job Opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-16">16. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-17">17. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item240105-18">18. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<a name='more'></a></p><p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-1">1. DEIA&B Sessions & Events at AAS New Orleans</div>
From: Karly Pitman, CSWA Chairperson via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>The 243rd AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana will be held on Jan. 7-11, 2024 jointly with the High Energy Astrophysics and Historical Astronomy Divisions of AAS. Congratulations to the organizers for putting together a great program and strong representation of women in the slate of plenaries! </p><p>Please come by to visit with members of the CSWA at the following locations:</p><p><ul><li> Sun. 01/07, AAS Grad School & REU Fair<br />
5:30-7:00 p.m. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Great Hall<br />
Booth #04</li>
<li> Exhibit hall (all week)<br />
AAS Inclusion Committees, Booth #825</li></ul></p><p>This year’s women and gender minorities in astronomy networking event will be hosted by 1400degrees.org on Mon. Jan. 8 from 6:30 - 9 p.m. CT.</p><p>Other networking events are being hosted by </p><p><ul><li> SGMA<br />
SGMA Meet & Greet for LGBTIA Members and Students<br />
Mon. Jan. 8 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CT<br />
convention center room 206 </li>
<li> CSMA<br />
CSMA Meet & Greet<br />
Wed. Jan. 10 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CT<br />
offsite restaurant</li></ul></p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/01/deia-sessions-events-at-aas-new-orleans.html">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/01/deia-sessions-events-at-aas-new-orleans.html</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-2">2. Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>Action Collaborative is a collaboration between academic institutions that grew out of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2018 Sexual Harassment of Women report. Its goal is to "collaboratively work toward and share targeted action on addressing and preventing sexual harassment across all disciplines and among all people in higher education". More specifically, members pledge to advance research on preventing sexual harassment, develop evidence-based policies, share and implement those policies, and assess progress towards preventing sexual harassment in academia.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/12/action-collaborative-on-preventing.html">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/12/action-collaborative-on-preventing.html</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-3">3. The Rainbow Village at AAS</div>
From: AAS [aas.org] and Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>Are you a person of color or an ally to people of color in astronomy and related fields? Have you wanted to connect with other people of color at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meetings but found it difficult to do so? Have you wanted a space throughout the entire meeting to connect with other folks and receive support and resources for your career? If so, you are not alone!</p><p>This January, we are launching The Rainbow Village at #AAS243, an initiative born out of the need to provide a permanent space throughout the AAS meeting where people of color can gather, support each other, and obtain access to organizations that are directly serving people of color in astronomy.</p><p>See more at</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/12/rainbow-village-aas-gathering-place-people-color-astronomy">https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/12/rainbow-village-aas-gathering-place-people-color-astronomy</a></p><p>Astrobites interviewed Junellie Gonzalez Quiles, Coordinator for the League of Underrepresented Minoritized Astronomers (LUMA) about LUMA and the Rainbow Village. Read the interview at</p><p><a href="https://astrobites.org/2023/12/22/rainbow-village-junellie-gonzalez-quiles/">https://astrobites.org/2023/12/22/rainbow-village-junellie-gonzalez-quiles/</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-4">4. Survey on parents in astronomy</div>
From: Melinda Soares-Furtado [msoares.physics_at_mail.com]</p><p></p><p>A team of scientists — including Professor Jessica DeGol, Dr. Melinda Soares-Furtado and Dr. Veronica Allen — are collaborating on an investigation that focuses on parents in astronomy. The goal is to determine if there are any measurable differences in the challenges parents face based on various identity factors, as well as better understanding the impact of the global pandemic on our experiences.</p><p>To gather data for our study, we have created a 10-minute survey, consisting of 32 multiple choice questions and 4 open-ended questions. We have roughly fifty responders so far and are seeking more. We are asking parents in the field of astronomy to take the survey and to share it it with astronomer colleagues. We believe it is important to also include dads and nonbinary parents in our research, so their participation is highly encouraged as well.</p><p>Here is the link to the survey:
<a href="https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3O5lOSgWzQP0xpA?fbclid=IwAR2Y9DFbGL3KftubjqjWDaevCwwt8pLilj7i33q1Syh1pf7DOj9fmQgNwdQ">https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3O5lOSgWzQP0xpA?fbclid=IwAR2Y9DFbGL3KftubjqjWDaevCwwt8pLilj7i33q1Syh1pf7DOj9fmQgNwdQ</a></p><p>Thank you so much for your time and consideration. We truly appreciate your support in advancing our understanding of the experiences of parents in astronomy.</p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-5">5. Nominate a AAS Plenary Speaker</div>
From: AAS [aas.org]</p><p></p><p>One of the central features of the AAS summer and winter meetings is their plenary talks spanning the full breadth of astrophysics. Some plenaries are given by prize winners from the AAS and other organizations, while other speakers are selected by the AAS Vice Presidents (VPs). Most plenary talks present science content, but talks on the state of the profession, demographics, and societal issues of relevance to the astronomical community are also regularly scheduled.</p><p>The VPs solicit nominations from the community for potential plenary speakers and/or topics. We seek dynamic speakers who can deliver engaging, visual-rich presentations to a general audience of astronomers, on topics that are of broad interest to the community. On the nomination form, please provide specific information on the candidate’s speaking ability. This is especially important for candidates from under-represented groups and institutions and early-career scientists — they may be less well-known, but we really want to provide speaking opportunities for them. The candidate speaker list will not necessarily be limited to those nominated by the community. Self-nominations are accepted.</p><p>Submit a nomination at</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft7F8YMNlI12JKZHeQUhqDpjQveEmuNVRZKJ5F8vwAQ3rPgA/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft7F8YMNlI12JKZHeQUhqDpjQveEmuNVRZKJ5F8vwAQ3rPgA/viewform</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-6">6. IAU Working Group on Women in Astronomy</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.edu]</p><p></p><p>In 2024 the IAU meets in Cape Town, South Africa. Working Group 3 is Women in Astronomy.
The Scientific Organising Committee for this meeting is working on the details, which will soon be posted <a href="https://astronomy2024.org/working-group-3-women-in-astronomy/">https://astronomy2024.org/working-group-3-women-in-astronomy/</a>. In the meantime, you can learn more about the work of this Working Group at this website</p><p><a href="https://iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/122/">https://iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/122/</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-7">7. NASA Science Mission Directorate Inclusion Plan Requirements Town Hall</div>
From: NASA [nasaprs.com]</p><p></p><p>On February 20, 2024, starting at 3 PM Eastern, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Inclusion Plan Community of Practice will host a webinar to discuss requirements for and evaluation of Inclusion Plans in ROSES-2024. Inclusion, defined as the full participation, belonging, and contribution of organizations and individuals, is a core NASA value and SMD has been piloting the addition of Inclusion Plans for some program elements in Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES). At their core, Inclusion Plans are designed to raise awareness of barriers to creating and sustaining positive, inclusive working environments and to get proposers actively thinking about ways to foster diverse and inclusive practices for their research and mission teams.</p><p>Starting in ROSES-2023, Inclusion Plan requirements were standardized for all participating program elements. Beginning in ROSES-2024, the evaluation processes for these plans has also been standardized. The webinar will (1) discuss the motivation and goals of Inclusion Plans, (2) describe Inclusion Plan requirements and how they differ from previous years, and (3) discuss how Inclusion Plans will be evaluated.</p><p>In advance of the webinar, questions may be submitted and upvoted on at: <a href="https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/ceeq/#!/dashboard">https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/ceeq/#!/dashboard</a></p><p>For more resources for Inclusion Plans, please visit: <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/inclusion">https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/inclusion</a></p><p>The webinar will be broadcast live via WebEx. Connection details follow:</p><p>Join from the webinar link:
<a href="https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m1cf2abd210b74467dacd39fdbfe06038">https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m1cf2abd210b74467dacd39fdbfe06038</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-8">8. World University Rankings 2024 for physical sciences</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.edu]</p><p></p><p>Times Higher Education has put out its annual statistics of worldwide universities. Among the collected data is the Female:Male student ratio, which ranges from 99:1 all the way to 5:95.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/subject-ranking/physical-sciences">https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/subject-ranking/physical-sciences</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-9">9. The United Nations General Assembly has declared February 11 the International Day of Women and Girls in Science</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Awareness Days</p><p>International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an annual observance that celebrates the achievements and contributions of women and girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This day recognizes the importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the scientific community. In this article, we will explore what International Day of Women and Girls in Science represents, when it occurs, its significance, and how it is observed.</p><p>International Day of Women and Girls in Science, established by the United Nations (UN), is a day dedicated to promoting gender equality in STEM fields and encouraging more women and girls to pursue careers in science and technology. It aims to break down barriers and stereotypes that have historically limited the participation of women in these fields.</p><p>International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on February 11th each year. This date was chosen to honor the birthday of Marie Curie, a pioneering physicist and chemist who made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of radioactivity and nuclear physics. Marie Curie remains an inspirational figure for women in science.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-2024/">https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-2024/</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-10">10. Could shining a light on the central role of creativity and collaboration in science be key to addressing the gender imbalance in STEM?</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By For Women in Science</p><p>“At school there were definitely the types of people who were told they were the arty ones, people who were told they could only be creative so they had to study subjects like English, drama, history and music.” These are the words of physicist Jess Wade who believes this is a misconception: “A career in science is a career in creativity,” she says.</p><p>Shakila Bik, a chemistry graduate and director of scientific and regulatory affairs for L’Oréal UK & Ireland thinks we are living in a really important and interesting time in science. She adds: “We need creative women at the forefront to bring their perspective through their lens and lived experiences.”</p><p>In this video you’ll hear more from Jess, Shakila and from Ijeoma Uchegbu, professor of pharmacy at University College London, on the subject of creativity in science and the role of women in successful scientific discovery.</p><p>“To create new knowledge you need different people,” says Ijeoma. And Jess adds: “You bring together all of these diverse perspectives and you see things that you didn’t see as possible before.”</p><p>Watch the video at</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/loreal-groupe/stem-gender-imbalance/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/loreal-groupe/stem-gender-imbalance/</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-11">11. XPoSat a totally women-engineered satellite</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Firstpost</p><p>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s recently launched space observatory satellite, the XPoSat or X-ray Polarimeter Satellite is one that has been completely designed by the women scientists and engineers, working at ISRO, Mission Director Dr Jayakumar M has revealed.</p><p>Speaking at a press conference after the successful launch of the XPoSat, and several other payloads on board the PSLV-C58 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta, the Dr Jayakumar said, “We are extremely happy to see the grand success of the launch of the PSLV. XPoSat is a space observatory.”</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.firstpost.com/tech/xposat-a-totally-women-engineered-satellite-reveals-isro-mission-director-13563872.html">https://www.firstpost.com/tech/xposat-a-totally-women-engineered-satellite-reveals-isro-mission-director-13563872.html</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-12">12. Tatiana Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Margriet van der Heijden</p><p>Who were Paul Ehrenfest and Tatiana Afanassjewa? As is so often the case with couples, more is known about him than about her. The first 40 years of Ehrenfest’s life and work have been documented in a scientific biography, and memoirs have been written by Ehrenfest’s students—among them the mathematician Dirk Struik, the physicist Johannes Burgers, and Jan Tinbergen, one of the 1969 Nobel laureates in economics. Their writings recall the vibrant and intellectually inspiring atmosphere that Ehrenfest and Afanassjewa created in their home in Leiden.</p><p>By contrast, Afanassjewa’s work and her contributions to the lively scientific debates have long gone unnoticed, even in the Netherlands. Only recently did her innovative work and contributions in the fields of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and mathematics education draw broader attention. Yet an unwavering love for physics and the natural sciences was what brought Ehrenfest and Afanassjewa together in 1903, and it was what cemented their relationship thereafter.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/77/1/40/2930555/More-is-known-about-him-than-about-her-Tatiana">https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/77/1/40/2930555/More-is-known-about-him-than-about-her-Tatiana</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-13">13. The Language of Astronomy Is Needlessly Violent and Inaccurate</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Juan P. Madrid</p><p>This summer, a team of students and I were enjoying breathtaking views of the night sky while we collected data using telescopes at the McDonald Observatory in West Texas. One night, when we were outside on a telescope catwalk between the screams of a mountain lion, one of my students amazed me with her interpretation of the fate of Andromeda, the galaxy closest to our Milky Way. In describing how these two galaxies will merge a few billion years from now, she said they will experience “a giant galactic hug.”</p><p>The kindness, but also the accuracy, of the language my student used was in sharp contrast to the standard description we use in astronomy to explain the final destiny of Andromeda and the Milky Way: “a collision.” But as astronomers have predicted, when Andromeda and the Milky Way finally meet, their stars will entwine and create a larger cosmic structure, a process that is more creating than destroying, which is what we envision when we use the term collision. A galactic hug is scientifically truthful, and it’s led me to believe that astronomers should reconsider the language we use.</p><p>Read more [subscription may be required] at</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-language-of-astronomy-is-needlessly-violent-and-inaccurate/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-language-of-astronomy-is-needlessly-violent-and-inaccurate/</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-14">14. Volunteer Reviewers Invited for NASA FINESST</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.edu]</p><p></p><p>ROSES-2023 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST F.5) solicits proposals for graduate student research projects. Volunteers with either Earth Science or Space Science expertise are invited as volunteer reviewers at</p><p><a href="https://science3.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/future-investigators-nasa-earth-science-and-technology-finesst-earth">https://science3.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/future-investigators-nasa-earth-science-and-technology-finesst-earth</a></p><p>and</p><p><a href="https://science3.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/future-investigators-space-science-and-technology-finesst-space">https://science3.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/future-investigators-space-science-and-technology-finesst-space</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-15">15. Job Opportunities</div>
</p><p>For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</a></p><p>- Executive Director, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ
<br /><a href="https://lowell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lowell_ED_PS_vF_website_12-22-23-2.pdf">https://lowell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lowell_ED_PS_vF_website_12-22-23-2.pdf</a></p><p>- Visiting Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
<br /><a href="https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/6b720776">https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/6b720776</a></p><p>- Equity-minded Tenure-Track Faculty Physics Instructor, MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA
<br /><a href="https://jobs.miracosta.edu/postings/3945">https://jobs.miracosta.edu/postings/3945</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-16">16. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-17">17. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item240105-18">18. Access to Past Issues</div>
</p><p><a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AASWOMEN</a></p><p><a href="#240105-top">Back to top.</a></p></p>Jeremy Bailinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01627486447365594193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-74438922855474518922024-01-04T15:00:00.001-05:002024-01-04T15:00:00.139-05:00DEIA&B Sessions & Events at AAS New Orleans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By Karly Pitman, CSWA Chairperson</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="AAS 243 Meeting logo" border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="605" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREoJj-_AXuePFs0Tg4kko4DpTCe7T9-rNdrS41s6FnMQKBuBcOGIfgeu-99s189IakWCJnSKvnpFsGgDgwYw6g9SnoJsCxkWX6zHfd5OsU_BmnHN4G6xOImXYtQr5Z3I92MfjWOKUo_AvNlOn8L5tYRZkGTtQIuIKYm-nUe1HerTiJnVeYCPIOxVOqgfD/w320-h127/AAS243.meeting.logo.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="AAS 243 Meeting logo" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventsAAG.aspx" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Block schedule</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREoJj-_AXuePFs0Tg4kko4DpTCe7T9-rNdrS41s6FnMQKBuBcOGIfgeu-99s189IakWCJnSKvnpFsGgDgwYw6g9SnoJsCxkWX6zHfd5OsU_BmnHN4G6xOImXYtQr5Z3I92MfjWOKUo_AvNlOn8L5tYRZkGTtQIuIKYm-nUe1HerTiJnVeYCPIOxVOqgfD/s605/AAS243.meeting.logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 243rd AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana will be held on Jan. 7-11, 2024 jointly with the High Energy Astrophysics and Historical Astronomy Divisions of AAS. Congratulations to the organizers for putting together a great program and strong representation of women in the <a href=" https://aas.org/meetings/aas243/speakers" target="_blank">slate of plenaries</a>! </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please come by to visit with members of the <a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa" target="_blank">CSWA</a> at the following locations:<br /></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sun. 01/07, AAS Grad School & REU Fair<br /></span>5:30-7:00 p.m. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Great Hall <br />Booth #04</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Exhibit hall (all week)<br /></span>AAS Inclusion Committees, Booth #825</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This year’s women and gender minorities in astronomy networking event will be hosted by <a href="http://1400degrees.org">1400degrees.org</a> on Mon. Jan. 8 from 6:30 - 9 p.m. CT — <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1400-degrees-at-aas-2024-tickets-754190483037?aff=eemailordconf&ref=eemailordconf&utm_campaign=order_confirm&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_term=viewevent" target="_blank">RSVP here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other networking events are being hosted by </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://aas.org/comms/sgma" target="_blank">SGMA</a><br />SGMA Meet & Greet for LGBTIA Members and Students<br /></span>Mon. Jan. 8 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CT<br />convention center room 206 </li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://aas.org/comms/csma" target="_blank">CSMA</a><br />CSMA Meet & Greet<br /></span>Wed. Jan. 10 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CT <br />offsite restaurant</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa" target="_blank">CSWA</a> would like to draw your attention to several sessions in the program that focus on community building and best practices for diversity in astronomy, as well as improving diversity hiring and mentoring.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Weekend</b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=35" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Designing Community Engagement from a Mutuality Worldview</a><br />Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024 | 1:00 PM CT - 5:00 PM CT<br />Room: 212</li><li><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=27" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Mentoring Methods for Socially Conscious Astronomers</a><br />Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024 | 2:00 PM CT - 5:00 PM CT<br />Room: 218</li><li><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=19" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Increasing student learning and inclusion in your classroom: Strategies from the Faculty Teaching Institute</a><br />Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024 | 9:00 AM CT - 4:00 PM CT<br />Room: 218</li></ul></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mon. Jan. 8</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=42" target="_blank">Drop the Mask: Navigating Imposter Phenomenon as a BIPOC Individual in STEM</a><br /></span>10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CT<br />Session 115 - room 209</li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=503" target="_blank">Disability Justice, WGAD, and You</a><br /></span>11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT<br />Exhibitor Theater, Exhibit Hall B-1/B-2</li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=57" target="_blank">Astronomy for a Better World</a><br /></span>2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CT<br />Session 144 - room 214</li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=363" target="_blank">Empowering Minorities and Supporting Diversity</a><br /></span>5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. CT<br />Session 172 - iPoster Hall B-1/B-2</li><li><a href="http://1400degrees.org/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">1400 Degrees</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">community-building and networking reception</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>7 - 9 p.m. CST<br /><span style="color: #1e0a3c; font-family: inherit;">Location: </span><span style="color: #1e0a3c; font-family: inherit;">Annunciation Restaurant, </span><span style="color: #1e0a3c; font-family: inherit;">1016 Annunciation St.</span></li></ul></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>Tue. Jan. 9</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=74" target="_blank">AAS CSMA Presents: Astronomy’s Poverty Problem</a><br /></span>10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CT<br />Session 150 - room 237</li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=511" target="_blank">NA-ROAD and The Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP)</a><br /></span>11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT<br />Exhibitor Theater, Exhibit Hall B-1/B-2</li><li><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=197" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Reimagining the Astronomy PhD for the 21st Century</a><br />2:00 PM CT - 3:30 PM CT<br />Room: 212</li></ul></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wed. Jan. 10</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://submissions.mirasmart.com/AAS243/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=78" target="_blank">The Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy Presents: Effective Partnerships with HBCUs in Astronomy</a><br /></span>10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CT<br />Session 320 - room 222</li></ul></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exhibit hall, all week</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/12/rainbow-village-aas-gathering-place-people-color-astronomy" target="_blank">AAS Rainbow Village</a>, hosted by CSMA, #BlackinAstro, VanguardSTEM, and LUMA.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more at</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://astrobites.org/2023/12/22/rainbow-village-junellie-gonzalez-quiles/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Rainbow Village at AAS: Junellie Gonzalez Quiles and the League of Underrepresented Minoritized Astronomers</span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-87801352191361838662023-12-28T15:00:00.001-05:002023-12-28T15:00:00.258-05:00Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education<div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">By Jeremy Bailin<br /><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsPL-1jMZ-3x51bv67SBZNc-c0ShYtGTSke1GJyuiOAVCFF39wf94WqqagsENTXqzsD5xzUv5go7SxHYA0usWPBdfn7Cky75CGmcofB9RyCt5TOX0UGZJ4Ql1mBVNKreyLdvSNEL7bwFoScIdgNQXoq8mg6yfpvD1qpBMX_pfkP-j4RiquB1uVOxw73R1/s1074/action.collborative.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="all hands up" border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="1074" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsPL-1jMZ-3x51bv67SBZNc-c0ShYtGTSke1GJyuiOAVCFF39wf94WqqagsENTXqzsD5xzUv5go7SxHYA0usWPBdfn7Cky75CGmcofB9RyCt5TOX0UGZJ4Ql1mBVNKreyLdvSNEL7bwFoScIdgNQXoq8mg6yfpvD1qpBMX_pfkP-j4RiquB1uVOxw73R1/w320-h140/action.collborative.jpg" title="Action Collaborative: All Hands Up" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Credit: <a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education" target="_blank">NASEM</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Action Collaborative</span></a><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is a collaboration between academic institutions that grew out of the </span><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education/about)" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2018 Sexual Harassment of Women report</span></a><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Its goal is to "collaboratively work toward and share targeted action on addressing and preventing sexual harassment across all disciplines and among all people in higher education". More specifically, members pledge to advance research on preventing sexual harassment, develop evidence-based policies, share and implement those policies, and assess progress towards preventing sexual harassment in academia.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Action Collaborative consists of 52 Member Organizations, who form the working groups and provide financial support, plus an additional 16 Partner Network Organizations. Applications to join the collaborative are accepted every January; f</span><span style="text-align: left;">or further information on applying, please contact the Action Collaborative staff at </span></span><span style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">shactioncollab_at_nas.edu (replace the _at_ with @).</span></span></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The collaborative hosts annual public summits, with </span><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education/events" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">videos of previous talks available</span></a><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. Individual working groups dedicated towards prevention, response, remediation, and evaluation meet 1-3 times per quarter.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Action Collaborative has put out a number of publications this year:</span></span><br /><ul><li><a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27266/strategies-for-developing-implementing-and-sustaining-sexual-harassment-bystander-intervention-programs-for-faculty-staff-and-graduate-students" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining Sexual Harassment Bystander Intervention Programs</span></span></a></li><li><a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27362/preventing-and-addressing-retaliation-resulting-from-sexual-harassment-in-academia" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Preventing and Addressing Retaliation</span></span></a></li><li><a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27265/exploring-policies-to-prevent-passing-the-harasser-in-higher-education" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Policies to Prevent "Passing the Harasser"</span></span></a></li><li><a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27267/approaches-to-the-evaluation-of-sexual-harassment-prevention-and-response-efforts" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Evaluation of Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Efforts</span></span></a></li></ul></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To find out more about Action Collaborative, see</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education/about" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/action-collaborative-on-preventing-sexual-harassment-in-higher-education/about</span></span></a></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-6e7ab7a7-7fff-159e-31d0-515baacb7b93"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-45700699516338954482023-12-22T15:00:00.004-05:002023-12-22T15:00:00.154-05:00AASWomen Newsletter for December 22, 2023<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.as.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/Public%20Lecture%20Series%20Roemer%20for%20Website%20%28002%29.png?&auto=format&auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=crop&gravity=face" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" src="https://www.as.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/Public%20Lecture%20Series%20Roemer%20for%20Website%20%28002%29.png?&auto=format&auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=crop&gravity=face"><br />Item 5</a></div><div id="231222-top"></div>AAS Committee on the Status of Women<br />
Issue of December 22, 2023<br />
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell<br />
</p><p>[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]<br />
</p><p>This week's issues:<br />
</p><p><a href="#item231222-1">1. Meet Central American-Caribbean Astronomy Bridge Program Fellows - Part 6</a><br />
<a href="#item231222-2">2. Research finds women 'turn inward' when they experience ambiguous workplace incidents</a><br />
<a href="#item231222-3">3. Designing for diversity – what makes people pick up a science magazine?</a><br />
<a href="#item231222-4">4. Science Mission Directorate Quarterly Community Town Hall January 31</a><br />
<a href="#item231222-5">5. Endowed chair at Steward Observatory named for Pat Roemer</a><br />
<a href="#item231222-6">6. Job Opportunities</a><br />
<a href="#item231222-7">7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item231222-8">8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</a><br />
<a href="#item231222-9">9. Access to Past Issues</a><br />
</p><p>An online version of this newsletter will be available at <a href="http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/">http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/</a> at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.<a name='more'></a></p><p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-1">1. Meet Central American-Caribbean Astronomy Bridge Program Fellows - Part 6</div>
From: Leiany De Oleo Rodriguez via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com</p><p></p><p>"I was born in Puerto Rico to Dominican immigrants who had 3 children already. Growing up, I have always been passionate about learning and understanding the world around me. My parents and my siblings have always encouraged this. Even before I could read, I analyzed and tried to make sense of the world around me. My mother recalls how, in preschool at just 4 years old, I would craft detailed stories for my classmates based on what we learned each day. I was introduced to astronomy around this time by my older siblings, who saw my excitement and appreciation for learning and would share with me what they learned." </p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/12/meet-central-american-caribbean.html">https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/12/meet-central-american-caribbean.html</a></p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-2">2. Research finds women 'turn inward' when they experience ambiguous workplace incidents</div>
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]</p><p></p><p>By University of Toronto</p><p>While employees may want to keep suspicions to themselves for fear of reprisal if they're mistaken, the consequences of doing so carry risks to workplace culture and performance, the researchers say.</p><p>"Not every ambiguous incident is discriminatory—some are simply misunderstandings," says researcher Laura Doering, an associate professor of strategic management at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-12-women-ambiguous-workplace-incidents.html">https://phys.org/news/2023-12-women-ambiguous-workplace-incidents.html</a></p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-3">3. Designing for diversity – what makes people pick up a science magazine?</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>By Jemima Coleman and Wendy Sadler</p><p>"Deciding to buy a magazine as a one-off purchase is a complex psychological process that is not well understood but involves readers judging the cover by its image choice, layout, topic, colour and visibility. We explored what could influence this process by analysing the digital readership databases for over 100 covers of the astronomy magazine All About Space, which is published by Future Plc and aimed at non-scientist lay readers. Future gave us access to the magazine’s online database, which included information such as the gender of readership (provided by readers when they subscribe)."</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://physicsworld.com/a/designing-for-diversity-what-makes-people-pick-up-a-science-magazine/">https://physicsworld.com/a/designing-for-diversity-what-makes-people-pick-up-a-science-magazine/</a></p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-4">4. Science Mission Directorate Quarterly Community Town Hall January 31</div>
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]</p><p></p><p>Date: January 31, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern Time
Location: WebEx
<a href="https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m9d2e70c81ad38d00eda138b6aaf57c67">https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m9d2e70c81ad38d00eda138b6aaf57c67</a></p><p>NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a quarterly community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Nicky Fox and her leadership team at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Participants are invited to submit their questions below and/or vote up questions already posted. Members of SMD, the science community, academia, the media, and the public are invited to participate by joining the WebEx link below.</p><p><a href="https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m9d2e70c81ad38d00eda138b6aaf57c67">https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m9d2e70c81ad38d00eda138b6aaf57c67</a></p><p>If prompted, please use event number 2760 893 2496, followed by event password xpNXRAA@674 (97697221 from phones).</p><p>Participants are invited to submit their questions and/or vote up questions already posted at <a href="https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/cwj4/#!/dashboard">https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/cwj4/#!/dashboard</a></p><p>Users must provide their first and last name and organization and can submit their own questions or vote up questions submitted by others. The meeting leaders will try to answer as many of the submitted questions as possible.</p><p>Presentation materials will be available for download and a recording will be available later that day at: <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/virtual-townhall">https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/virtual-townhall</a></p><p>If you are unable to join the WebEx, we will be live streaming the town hall to YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NASAScience/streams">https://www.youtube.com/@NASAScience/streams</a> </p><p>Kirsten Petree
kirsten.petree@nasa.gov</p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-5">5. Endowed chair at Steward Observatory named for Pat Roemer</div>
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]</p><p></p><p>Through the generosity of Richard F. Caris, the Heising-Simons Foundation, Larry and Susan Allen, Trip and Ann Wolbach, & the Provost's Eminent Scholar Program, we have been able to establish the first endowed chair in the history of Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona.</p><p>Read more at</p><p><a href="https://www.as.arizona.edu/dr-elizabeth-roemer-endowed-chair-steward-observatory">https://www.as.arizona.edu/dr-elizabeth-roemer-endowed-chair-steward-observatory</a></p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-6">6. Job Opportunities</div>
</p><p>For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease</a></p><p>- Cal-Bridge Program and Outreach Coordinator
<br /><a href="https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucsc/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=11&JobOpeningId=62547&PostingSeq=1">https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucsc/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=11&JobOpeningId=62547&PostingSeq=1</a></p><p>- Deputy Director at Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
<br /><a href="https://www.astro4dev.org/vacancy-deputy-director/">https://www.astro4dev.org/vacancy-deputy-director/</a></p><p>- 2-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy at Earlham College.
<br /><a href="https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=155921&clientkey=E724250F91A1149AB3AC0A2F64E3DA29">https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=155921&clientkey=E724250F91A1149AB3AC0A2F64E3DA29</a></p><p>- Visiting Program Scientist (IPA) in the Astrophysics Division at NASA
<br /><a href="https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/42a5efd2">https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/42a5efd2</a></p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-7">7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .</p><p>All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.</p><p>When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.</p><p>Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.</p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-8">8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter</div>
</p><p>Join AAS Women List through the online portal:</p><p>To Subscribe, go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/">https://aas.simplelists.com/aaswlist/subscribe/</a> and enter your name and email address, and click Subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.</p><p>To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:</p><p>Go to <a href="https://aas.simplelists.com">https://aas.simplelists.com</a>, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.</p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p><p><hr /><div id="item231222-9">9. Access to Past Issues</div>
</p><p><a href="https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN">https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN</a></p><p>Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.</p><p><a href="#231222-top">Back to top.</a></p></p>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155503480263311941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-26960855071012831032023-12-21T15:00:00.001-05:002023-12-21T15:00:00.153-05:00Meet Central American-Caribbean Astronomy Bridge Program Fellows - Part 6<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Central American - Caribbean Bridge in Astrophysics (Cenca Bridge) is a nonprofit organization established in the state of Tennessee in the United States with the mission to create and develop astronomy research opportunities in Central America and the Caribbean. Opportunities to pursue astrophysics in the region are few with only a handful of programs offering master’s in physics with a concentration in astronomy. Cenca Bridge connects undergraduates from Central America and the Caribbean to mentors and advisors overseas in hope that they have the choice to pursue astrophysics as a profession. Every year, Cenca Bridge holds the remote internship program, where undergraduate students from the region apply to be selected for a 3-month long paid research internship. As the only organization to provide a paid research remote internship, it is important to highlight the contributions that many women in astrophysics from Central America and the Caribbean have already contributed to our field.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i>In this series, we will highlight selected fellows. If you'd like to learn more about the program and ways you can get involved please visit <a href="https://cencabridgeastro.weebly.com/">https://cencabridgeastro.weebly.com/</a>.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P4d8YrjI5qrsUEBdvuBGX80n1M51NSz4LXEyJgW-M-CIVqy7RvCWVdPCvkOPqXEtTDifzQ3IaO6XGSVf4sqkBqPGEdHQ7dhLIdPWhaq7A50wsXo3uU2TDxQ_7qwhq_g0pXWv4ihz_tfPHZeEyWxopFJkNP6uDqSkbUxW2-Cd7ZWoAsUTkyzDKNGhs9rp/s1877/deOleo_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Leiany De Oleo Rodriguez" border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1254" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P4d8YrjI5qrsUEBdvuBGX80n1M51NSz4LXEyJgW-M-CIVqy7RvCWVdPCvkOPqXEtTDifzQ3IaO6XGSVf4sqkBqPGEdHQ7dhLIdPWhaq7A50wsXo3uU2TDxQ_7qwhq_g0pXWv4ihz_tfPHZeEyWxopFJkNP6uDqSkbUxW2-Cd7ZWoAsUTkyzDKNGhs9rp/w214-h320/deOleo_1.png" title="Leiany De Oleo Rodriguez" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading is crucial</td></tr></tbody></table>My name is Leiany De Oleo Rodriguez. I was born in Puerto Rico to Dominican immigrants who had 3 children already. Growing up, I have always been passionate about learning and understanding the world around me. My parents and my siblings have always encouraged this. Even before I could read, I analyzed and tried to make sense of the world around me. My mother recalls how, in preschool at just 4 years old, I would craft detailed stories for my classmates based on what we learned each day. I was introduced to astronomy around this time by my older siblings, who saw my excitement and appreciation for learning and would share with me what they learned. They would share what they learned in different classes like history or science, but I was most fascinated by learning about the universe. I have always been particularly interested in space and planets ever since. As I got older, my interests shifted. I became interested in literature and then social issues. I picked up the habit of reading, and it has become crucial to me. Reading became such an enjoyable habit that I became inspired to learn different languages to read texts in their original form. I taught myself English from about 8 years old and went on to become the first fully bilingual member of my immediate family. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At 12 years old, I read </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">One Hundred Years of Solitude</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and began to learn about the history of independence in South America. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s books actually sparked a number of interests in me, and the history of military government has been one of them. Being knowledgeable and passionate about social issues pushed me toward studying law and pursuing a career as either a lawyer or a political figure. I wanted to study and work on something that I truly felt passionate about. I started university with a major in criminal justice, believing I wanted to be a lawyer. As I navigated the reality of how the career would be, I realized it was not for me. I changed my major to literature, believing a career in writing would suffice. But that did not feel challenging or fulfilling enough. Then, in 2019, my father tragically passed away. That loss really set me back and made me wonder what exactly I wanted to do with my life. My dad always told me I was capable of anything I set my mind to. Despite how encouraging he was, I was utterly lost for a while. While completing general requirements for the degree I was pursuing at the time, I took a pre-calculus class required for the degree, and there I rediscovered how much I enjoyed problem-solving and research. After that, a physics class revived my passion for astronomy and became the last piece that solidified my direction. As I continue to delve into the field, I fall more in love with it. In the future, I hope to become an astrophysicist. As difficult as classes and topics can be, it feels exciting and fulfilling to combine all my skills in this fascinating field. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>How did you first become interested in astronomy </b></span><b style="font-family: inherit;">or planetary science? </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I first became interested in astronomy and planetary science at a young age, thanks to my older siblings who shared their knowledge from school. The joy of receiving my first telescope and gazing at the moon for the first time is probably the earliest memory I can trace my passion for understanding the universe to. For a couple of years, I struggled with finding the right career for me, one that could challenge me and utilize the skills I love. It was during my second year at university, while taking a pre-calculus class, that I rediscovered my passion for problem-solving and research. A subsequent physics class solidified my direction, leading me toward the field of astrophysics.</span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJi9jpKW3BmhD9DZkyFiXp0Eu65kKYirwsvNdPu7QUMML1sskQYdppw1KxS08e_Y-ThqDPNSQ6FpBWithw0oZItIW6WYzzwhEq4GRdrjExrCLMjjlmNIgd8hsGRD_5SKSAkynCg1inBaMRsldqpBszmabzZTcR37uLMm7BjGcQdU3odUmH9SGOxgdEbua/s1246/deOleo_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Leiany De Oleo Rodriguez writing" border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1246" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJi9jpKW3BmhD9DZkyFiXp0Eu65kKYirwsvNdPu7QUMML1sskQYdppw1KxS08e_Y-ThqDPNSQ6FpBWithw0oZItIW6WYzzwhEq4GRdrjExrCLMjjlmNIgd8hsGRD_5SKSAkynCg1inBaMRsldqpBszmabzZTcR37uLMm7BjGcQdU3odUmH9SGOxgdEbua/w320-h214/deOleo_3.png" title="Leiany De Oleo Rodriguez writing" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A passion for problem-solving and research</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>What are your aspirations?</b> <br />I aspire to be a research astrophysicist, as well as a mentor and inspiration to others, especially young women and minorities, to pursue their passions in the STEM fields. I also aspire to publish my writing on a variety of topics, ranging from science to politics and philosophy, as well as some works of fiction. In this way, I hope to make a lasting impact on the scientific community and society as a whole. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What are you currently working on? </b><br />I am studying physics at Arizona State University and participating as an intern on the Cenca Bridge Remote Internship. In this internship, I am assisting with research on circumgalactic mediums. The project consists of writing a program that uses artificial lines to locate emissions within the circumgalactic medium. I am currently working on establishing a strong foundation in tool knowledge, specifically Python for data science. Since programming is so vital for research, I am taking my time to ensure that I can understand and work with it smoothly and efficiently. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRhDmpMqYbjuuIFnGSOkhHjE6Dn6h87T_tXCPRcbyZSXNClueJi9h0is9R5QRK3J6J2HE1QyYHQqZdwMBgHtRwiteRavCuBuwpKAsY7XvgIw8tc7r2bAhTExQZF8TF1nG6KAUs3trH8iCZaHfH8G6yIqHLhVWxGsMVyrwO1nkYXGteKNloq_0BhSzd0rR/s1879/deOleo_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Leiany De Oleo Rodriguez reading" border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="1248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRhDmpMqYbjuuIFnGSOkhHjE6Dn6h87T_tXCPRcbyZSXNClueJi9h0is9R5QRK3J6J2HE1QyYHQqZdwMBgHtRwiteRavCuBuwpKAsY7XvgIw8tc7r2bAhTExQZF8TF1nG6KAUs3trH8iCZaHfH8G6yIqHLhVWxGsMVyrwO1nkYXGteKNloq_0BhSzd0rR/w213-h320/deOleo_2.png" title="Leiany De Oleo Rodriguez reading" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More reading!</td></tr></tbody></table>What else is important to you, and how do you make time for it? </b><br />One thing I absolutely love and believe is very important is reading. I enjoy reading scientific articles for school and work, but I also make time, usually in the morning or at night, to indulge in a little pleasure reading. Currently, I have a pocket collection of all Sylvia Plath’s poetry and read one poem every morning. It’s important to me to have these moments to connect with what I love, as it makes me feel alive. It’s as important and intuitive as brushing my teeth. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>What community issues are important to you and why?</b> <br />I aim to be a conscious citizen both in the realm of science and in the social context. Growing up in a governmental housing assistance program has made me aware of the many injustices that systematic prejudice has inflicted on us. Besides caring about those very real issues, I care about the lack of support the science community suffers from. Not only because it affects me, but because this is the community that propels humanity forward. They are vital for the advancement of knowledge and a sustainable future. It is truly bothersome how science these days is disregarded as a suggestion. That’s one of the consequences of the lack of support. I care about these issues because I want a society that is fair to every member of it and values their contributions. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br />What are your near-future plans? </b><br />Looking ahead, my near-future plans involve furthering my education and research in astrophysics, working towards a Ph.D., and actively engaging in scientific exploration.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Nicolle Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330406131069883804noreply@blogger.com0