SM006
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Space Sciences
Session ID#: 158664
Session Description:
The advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility of underrepresented groups in science is not solely an issue of fundamental fairness. By involving the widest range of viewpoints and individual experiences in our community, we also improve the quality of our work, and expand access to new ideas.
The second year of this session includes a panel discussion by individuals from government, academia, and industry who are successfully improving diversity, equity, and inclusion within the space sciences. Topics covered include opportunities for funding for DEIA efforts, assessment and reward structures for DEIA, the use of personal pronouns, bystander intervention techniques, and a community discussion of what is working and where we go from here.
Co-Organized:
Index Terms:
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
2799 General or miscellaneous [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
7599 General or miscellaneous [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7999 General or miscellaneous [SPACE WEATHER]
Primary Convener: Jennifer L Gannon, Computational Physics Inc., Lafayette, CO, United States
Conveners: Lisa Winter, National Science Foundation, Arlington, United States, Eddie Gonzales, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Mark B. Moldwin, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Increasing Recognition of UnderrepresentedSpace Scientists: Lessons Learned from theNomination Task Force Continued Success (1076537)
Muhammad Fraz Bashir, University of California Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Science, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Amy M Keesee, University of New Hampshire, Physics and Space Science Center, Durham, NH, United States, Seth G Claudepierre, University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Michael Hartinger, Space Science Institute Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, Allison N Jaynes, University of Colorado at Boulder, LASP, Boulder, United States, Elizabeth MacDonald, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States and NTF Members, https://connect.agu.org/spa/committees/ntf/ntf-members
Building diverse and inclusive teams: Lessons learned from the development of Virtual Reality learning experiences for STEM fields (1126403)
Raluca Ilie1, Hsinju Chen2 and Joseph Kuo1, (1)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Urbana, United States, (2)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Urbana, IL, United States
Integrating Student Involvement to the GEM Workshop and Its Implications to the Advancement of DEI (1128656)
Mei-Yun Lin1, Elizabeth Vandegriff2, Agnit Mukhopadhyay3 and Hsinju Chen1, (1)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Urbana, IL, United States, (2)University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United States, (3)University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
HUG Initiative: Promoting Research Careers for Ciswomen, Transgender and Nonbinary People (1130813)
Hsinju Chen1, Mei-Yun Lin1, Mayura Kulkarni1, Alyssa Huang1, Holly McIlwee Golecki2 and Roland D. Cusick3, (1)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Urbana, IL, United States, (2)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Bioengineering, Urbana, IL, United States, (3)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Space Sciences: Progress and Perspectives from a Scientific Society (1147357)
Billy M Williams, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States and Margaret Fraiser, AGU, Washington, United States
3UCubed : Student Cubesat Development and Collaboration between Minority and Majority Serving Institutions (1172209)
Marcus Alfred, Howard University, Washington, United States, Lindsay Marie Bartolone, Astronomers Without Borders, Chicago, IL, United States, Hilarie B Davis, Technology for Learning, Stuart, FL, United States, Noé Lugaz, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States, Sanjeev Mehta, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States, Laura M Peticolas, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, United States and The 3UCubed Team
University CubeSat Teams are an Effective Means of Improving DEIA in the Space Sciences (1194042)
Emmanuel V Masongsong1, Ethan Tsai2, Vassilis Angelopoulos2 and ELFIN CubeSat Team, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States
