AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of June 9, 2023
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Crosspost: Journey to the stars: the personal stories of women in astronomy
2. Seeking reviewers for NASA SMD Bridge Program Seed Funding proposals
3. Pride at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
4. Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney is the 2023 DPS-NSBP Speaker Awardee
5. NASA Awards $5 Million to Women’s Colleges Tackling STEM Gender Gap
6. Collective action is needed to build a more just science system
7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
9. Access to Past Issues
An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/ at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.
1. Crosspost: Journey to the stars: the personal stories of women in astronomy
From: Bryne Hadnott via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
Written by Karel Green for physicsworld
As recently as the 1970s, the field of astronomy was so dominated by men that telescope facilities didn’t even have women’s toilets. Ann Merchant Boesgaard – who spent much of her research career studying the stars from telescopes on Hawaii after completing her PhD in 1966 – had to campaign for this basic amenity to be installed, as well as women’s dormitories for when they had to do overnight data collection.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/06/crosspost-journey-to-stars-personal.html
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2. Seeking reviewers for NASA SMD Bridge Program Seed Funding proposals
From: Padi Boyd [patricia.t.boyd_at_nasa.gov]
NASA's SMD Bridge Program is seeking reviewers for proposals received in response to the Bridge Program Seed Funding call for proposals (ROSES-2023, Appendix F.23). Desired areas of expertise include all areas of science, engineering, and technology development relevant to SMD. We are also seeking reviewers with experience in professional and workforce development, including mentoring, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) work, and STEM education. Reviewers will be compensated for their time. Please send questions to hq-smd-bridge_at_mail.nasa.gov.
Volunteer at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekHJZk2xIJjqfo-__YdN8T-s4csk6REEKI2P_-ky8_nS6ndA/viewform
Learn more about the Bridge Program Seed Funding solicitation (F.23) at
https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7b4C8B84E1-912B-E387-F03A-19DA6873F508%7d&path=&method=init
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3. Pride at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
By Tony Beasley, Director
Once again in 2023, the NRAO is changing our Observatory logo for Pride month to send the clear message that NRAO values our current and future LGBTQIA+ colleagues, friends, and family members. We believe our obligation is to create and maintain an environment that is safe, secure, and welcoming. I want to be clear that NRAO stands unambiguously and firmly with the LGBTQIA+ community, and that we explicitly welcome and support our trans and non-binary colleagues.
Read more at
https://public.nrao.edu/odi/pride/
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4. Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney is the 2023 DPS-NSBP Speaker Awardee
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
By Catherine Neish, Serina Diniega, and Theodore Kareta
In 2021, The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) established a partnership with the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), Earth and Planetary Systems Sciences (EPSS) section, to recognize and support a DPS-NSBP Speaker Awardee. This year, the awardee is Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney, an astronomer specializing in observations of Ice Giants. ... Dr. Rowe-Gurney’s research interests lie in atmospheric characterization of Uranus and Neptune, based on observations collected by space telescopes such as JWST, Spitzer, and Hubble. Her work with these remote observations expands our understanding of ice giant atmospheres, contributing towards our understanding of their composition and complex weather systems.
Read more at
https://dps.aas.org/news/2023-dps-nsbp-speaker-awardee-dr-rowe-gurney
Read Dr. Rowe-Gurney's CSWA Career Profile interview at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/03/career-profile-dr-naomi-rowe-gurney.html
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5. NASA Awards $5 Million to Women’s Colleges Tackling STEM Gender Gap
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
By Katherine Brown
As part of a Biden/Harris initiative, NASA will award more than $5 million in funding to seven Women’s Colleges and Universities (WCUs) to research and develop strategies that increase retention of women in STEM degree programs and careers.
Read more at
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-5-million-to-women-s-colleges-tackling-stem-gender-gap
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6. Collective action is needed to build a more just science system
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
Rayne, A., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Cox, B. et al. Collective action is needed to build a more just science system. Nat Hum Behav (2023).
The current science system is unjust — from the systems that determine its membership to its outputs and outcomes. We advocate for contextually responsive, collective action to build a more just science system that demonstrates a relational duty of care to all its participants. To achieve this, we urge the science community to harness the powerful processes of complexity with deliberate intent.
Read more at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01635-4
or
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01635-4
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7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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9. Access to Past Issues
https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN
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