gURLs in space

This event is an informal meeting for all interested parties. This means you do not have to be a woman to support women in science or be interested in learning some professional development tips, for yourself or to share with others :).

Date: Tuesday, November 11th Time: 12:00-1:30

Place: Arizona Ballroom 8 & 9 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass (Conference Venue)

In 1952, the majority of the 1,000 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were men, and most of the women working on lab were in clerical positions. There were some exceptions, such as the women of the Computing Section, and three women who had technical positions in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. In addition to chemist Lois Taylor, seen in this photo, Julia Shedlesky also worked as a chemist and Luz Trent was a lab technician. Taylor began working at JPL in 1946. The Chemistry Section was involved in the development of new solid and liquid propellants, propellant evaluations and general studies on combustion processes in motors. 

This post was written for “Historical Photo of the Month,” a blog by Julie Cooper of JPL’s Library and Archives Group.

In 1952, the majority of the 1,000 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were men, and most of the women working on lab were in clerical positions. There were some exceptions, such as the women of the Computing Section, and three women who had technical positions in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. In addition to chemist Lois Taylor, seen in this photo, Julia Shedlesky also worked as a chemist and Luz Trent was a lab technician. Taylor began working at JPL in 1946. The Chemistry Section was involved in the development of new solid and liquid propellants, propellant evaluations and general studies on combustion processes in motors.  This post was written for “Historical Photo of the Month,” a blog by Julie Cooper of JPL’s Library and Archives Group. - See more at: http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/category/columns/sliceofhistory/#sthash.BGgOJzVP.dpufIn 1952, the majority of the 1,000 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were men, and most of the women working on lab were in clerical positions. There were some exceptions, such as the women of the Computing Section, and three women who had technical positions in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. In addition to chemist Lois Taylor, seen in this photo, Julia Shedlesky also worked as a chemist and Luz Trent was a lab technician. Taylor began working at JPL in 1946. The Chemistry Section was involved in the development of new solid and liquid propellants, propellant evaluations and general studies on combustion processes in motors.

This post was written for “Historical Photo of the Month,” a blog by Julie Cooper of JPL’s Library and Archives Group.

- See more at: http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/category/columns/sliceofhistory/#sthash.BGgOJzVP.dpuf

In 1952, the majority of the 1,000 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were men, and most of the women working on lab were in clerical positions. There were some exceptions, such as the women of the Computing Section, and three women who had technical positions in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. In addition to chemist Lois Taylor, seen in this photo, Julia Shedlesky also worked as a chemist and Luz Trent was a lab technician. Taylor began working at JPL in 1946. The Chemistry Section was involved in the development of new solid and liquid propellants, propellant evaluations and general studies on combustion processes in motors.

This post was written for “Historical Photo of the Month,” a blog by Julie Cooper of JPL’s Library and Archives Group.

- See more at: http://blogs.jpl.nasa.gov/category/columns/sliceofhistory/#sthash.BGgOJzVP.dpuf

In 1952, the majority of the 1,000 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were men, and most of the women working on lab were in clerical positions. There were some exceptions, such as the women of the Computing Section, and three women who had technical positions in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. In addition to chemist Lois Taylor, seen in this photo, Julia Shedlesky also worked as a chemist and Luz Trent was a lab technician. Taylor began working at JPL in 1946. The Chemistry Section was involved in the development of new solid and liquid propellants, propellant evaluations and general studies on combustion processes in motors.

This post was written for “Historical Photo of the Month,” a blog by Julie Cooper of JPL’s Library and Archives Group.

Dr. Phoebe A. Cohen is a Professor of Geosciences at Williams College and is involved in numerous research projects with the NASA Astrobiology Program. Cohen studies the fossil record to uncover clues about the evolution of complex life on Earth.

gURLs in Space spoke to Cohen about how she became interested in astrobiology and the path that led her to professional success in science. Read the Q&A here.

Do you have any particular advice for young women in science?

We wanted to highlight a few of the women who took part in the recent Astrobiology panel discussion at NASA Headquarters: Ancient Earth, Alien Earths.

Does anyone out there have a story they want to tell about being a woman in science? If so, check out this new project being developed by Jessica Brinkworth at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Marie-Claire Shanahan of University of Calgary:

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Please forward this call for essays to anyone you think might be interested in participating in such a project. We are seeking authors from a broad variety of fields and backgrounds.

The publication timeline is as follows:

September 10th 2014 – subject/title due September 30th 2014 – abstract due June 10th 2015– essays for review due September 10th, 2015 – revised essays due

Hope to hear from you,

Jessica Brinkworth Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology (starting 2015) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois, USA

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For anyone at NASA Ames:

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Great post from the Planetary Society.

At 3pm EST today, NASA is hosting a hangout about the Chandra X-ray observatory. Joining in is Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, an Einstein postdoctoral fellow supported by NASA at Stanford University. She was the lead on a recent study of supermassive black holes using data from Chandra.