Happy birthday to #mathematician & geodesist Gladys West (née Brown 1930)! Shown with 3 satellites important to her career + tracks: Seasat, GEOS-3 & a GPS satellite. Her work, using math to precisely model the shape of Earth, laid the groundwork for GPS! Born to sharecropper parents in Virginia, she graduated with a Math BSc in ‘52 then MSc at VSU in ‘55. She started her career at 🧵
#spacetober_challenge Earth
#linocut #printmaking #womenInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #histsci #EarthSci #Math #mastoArt
For Day 25 #spacetober_challenge: historic missions- my portrait of mathematician and NASA scientist Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020). One of the first Black women employed as a NASA scientist (and its predecessor NACA), she was known for her mastery of complex manual calculations of orbital mechanics and played a pivotal role in the success of the US crewed spaceflights from the beginning. 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #womenInStEM #BlackInSTEM #histsci
The School of Physics and Astronomy Career Development Scholarship provides full PhD funding for students from a Black heritage, including mixed Black background. We welcome applications from prospective students, both UK and International. The deadline for applications is the 24th November 2025.
For the past few days, #NABG44 attendees not only shared research and ideas, but also honored the legacy and future of Black geoscientists who shape how our planet is understood and sustained. This conference was more than an event, it’s was a space for community, vision, and the pursuit of solutions that matter for people and for the Earth itself.
#blackinSTEM #blackingeoscience #geology #hydrology #geophysics #earthscience #biology #gis #CSM #science
Happy birthday to mathematician and NASA scientist Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; 1918 – 2020). One of the first Black women employed as a NASA scientist (and its predecessor NACA), she was known for her mastery of complex manual calculations of orbital mechanics and played a pivotal role in the success of the US crewed spaceflights from the beginning. Her work included calculating the trajectories, 🧵1/
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #womenInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #histsci #mathematics #physics
Happy birthday to pharmaceutical #chemist Alice Ball (1892-1916) who developed 1st effective treatment for #leprosy. Though her life was cut tragically short, her research saved 1000s from exile & painful, ineffective lifelong treatment for leprosy, & she was a trailblazer for both women & Black scientists.
Ball studied #chemistry at UW earning a BSc & 2nd degree in pharmacy 2 years later. She published “Benzoylations in Ether
The #NABG44 Conference Registration is now open. Regular rates will end on August 10th.
https://www.nabg-us.org/conference-registration/
#NABG #STEM #geology #hydrology #geoscience #geophysics #remotesensing #GISchat #blackinSTEM #blackingeoscience
📣 Abstract Deadline is July 25th!
Abstract submissions for the 44th Annual Technical Conference of the National Association of Black Geoscientists will be accepted through July 25, 2025 11:59pm CST. Share your work and engage with peers across academia, industry, and government.
Visit https://www.nabg-us.org/abstracts for submission guidelines. Preference for funding assistance—including waived registration and lodging—will be given to NABG student members who submit abstracts.
#NABG #NABG44 #STEM #geology #geoscience #earthscience #blackinSTEM #blackingeoscience
The NABG is honored to provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate student members enrolled full-time in geoscience programs at an accredited college or university in the United States.
Scholarship candidates must demonstrate academic excellence and commitment to the mission of NABG.
Visit https://lnkd.in/gnytPmNt to apply.
Deadline: August 1, 2025.
Interested in joining or supporting the NABG?
https://www.nabg-us.org/membership/
Ele Willoughby, PhD
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
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