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Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy – annual award for outstanding contributions to astronomy by a woman within five years of earning a doctorate degree; Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences – awarded annually since 1998, based on paper completion, to a woman studying for a Masters or PhD in atmospheric science at a university in the United States [1]
This is a timeline of women in science, spanning from ancient history up to the 21st century. While the timeline primarily focuses on women involved with natural sciences such as astronomy, biology, chemistry and physics, it also includes women from the social sciences (e.g. sociology, psychology) and the formal sciences (e.g. mathematics ...
It was established in 1921 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States as a women's fraternity. [1] Following are some of its notable members. Membership includes graduate students in the sciences, alumnae, and honorary members. [2] The later are professional women who had achieved recognition in the science. [2]
On Dec. 7 at North Henderson High School, 11th grader Citlally Diaz, 17, was honored for winning one of just four $3,000 scholarship grand prize awards out of thousands of entries across the country.
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...
Was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2002 and a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences in 2003. Received the Adler Planetarium Women in Space Science Award in 2003. [18] Was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2004. [19]
2007 Women in Space Science Award, Adler Planetarium [13] 2007 Black Rose Award, League of Black Women [13] [10] [11] 2008 Featured in "Bold Visions: Women in Science & Technology", a PBS special [14] 2014 50 Most Influential Women, The Mecklenburg Times [15] 2016 Honorary Doctor of Aerospace Science, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale [16]
Hayat Sindi is a visiting scholar at Harvard University; [14] [15] as such, she travels often between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. [3] Sindi's laboratory work at Harvard earned her a spot with four other scientists in a documentary film supported by the Executive Office of the President of the United States in order to promote science education among young ...