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Planetary science, roughly, is the study of the planets, moons, comets, asteroids, atmospheres, and dust -- everything in the solar system besides the Earth and Sun. Women make up half the bodies in the solar system. Why not half the scientists?
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Women in Planetary Science Half the Bodies in the Solar System

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Women in Planetary Science · 2W ago

Are you a talker?

Most of you who have met me won’t believe me, but I’m an introvert, and shy about speaking in public. Some years ago, I started making an effort to try to speak up more in professional contexts. Basically, I got tired of asking the person next to me a question after a talk, and then [...]
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Women in Planetary Science · 2W ago

Opportunities for Middle Schoolers and Mentors

NASA G.I.R.L.S. Virtual Mentoring Program Women@NASA has created a virtual mentoring project that offers a one-of-a-kind experience to middle school girls across the country. Once accepted into the G.I.R.L.S. (Giving Initiative and Relevance to Learning Science) 5-week program, participants will be
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Women in Planetary Science · 1M ago

Congress to start marking budget Tuesday April 17th – send faxes now!

Hopefully everyone has heard about the potential budget cuts to planetary sciences in NASA (as much as 20%!).  If you haven’t sent an e-mail or fax yet, now is the time! Please note this update from the DPS: FAXES CAN BE SENT BY ANYONE, BUT MOST WILL ONLY TAKE EMAILS FROM CONSTITUENTS – PLEASE SEE [
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Women in Planetary Science · 1M ago

Planetary Science Subcommittee Vacancies

The Planetary Science Division will consider nominations and self-nominations to serve on the Planetary Science Subcommittee (PSS) for a term of approximately three years. The PSS generally meets three times a year prior to the NASA Advisory Council Science committee meetings. The Planetary Science
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Women in Planetary Science · 1M ago

Fighting back against “Imposter Syndrome”

I recently stumbled across a couple of really interesting articles about imposter syndrome (the feeling that you are not good enough or smart enough and that at some point everyone is going to figure that out and kick you off the island), which I thought I’d share.  Imposter Syndrome is very common
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Women in Planetary Science · 2M ago

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Thanks to everyone who turned out for the 5th annual Women in Planetary Science event at LPSC this year – now named the Susan Niebur Women’s Networking Event! Huge thanks to Faith Vilas for coordinating the event this year. I thought the food was great (thank you to Jim Green for the catering) and t
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Women in Planetary Science · 2M ago

Dr. Barbara Cohen: a renaissance woman who contributes broadly

Dr. Barbara Cohen is a planetary scientist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL. Barb has a B.S. in Geology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Ph.D. in Planetary Sciences from the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL). She is
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Women in Planetary Science · 2M ago

Anat Shahar: Join a peer-mentoring group!

Anat Shahar is a Staff Scientist at the Geophysical Laboratory at the Carnegie Institute of Washington.  She is an isotope geochemist by training but has applied her skills to many fields of study – including experimental petrology, mineral physics, and cosmochemistry.  The paper below speaks to one
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Women in Planetary Science · 2M ago

Women in Planetary Science event at LPSC – Wednesday evening

We’re pleased to announce the 4th annual Women in Planetary Science event at LPSC!  When: Wednesday, March 21st, 2012           6:30 p.m.-8:30 pm Where: Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel (conference hotel)            Montgomery Ballroom, located on the 3rd Floor  Program:      6:30 pm Buffet Dinner
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Women in Planetary Science · 2M ago

Interview with Dr. Kimberly Ennico-Smith

The wonderful STEMinist blog has posted an interview with planetary scientist/astronomer Dr. Kimberly Ennico-Smith. Kim works at NASA Ames and is currently spending a couple of years in residence at Southwest Research Institute working on the New Horizons mission to Pluto, plus lots of other interes
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