Happy birthday to American astronaut Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956), a physician who became the first Black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour for NASA, on September 12, 1992! 🐡🧪🧑🏾🔬 #histsci She also has a B.S. in chemical engineering, 🧵1/n
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The Oregon State University Department of Physics is looking to hire a tenure-track faculty in theoretical/computational condensed matter physics. Full consideration deadline: November 5th, 2025. jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/173...
Another favorite #WomanAstro of mine. She is definitely on my list of historical people I would love to have dinner with. Her tragic death was a show of the brutality of the religious patriarchy of her time.
Amongst the earliest known women mathematicians Hypatia lived during the 3rd century AD in Alexandria, Egypt. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🧮 #histsci She was born at some time between about 350 and 370 and died in 415 C.E. She taught philosophy, #astronomy & math at a NeoPlatonist school #ald25#AdaLovelaceDay
Jess Wade is amazing, and it's my absolute honour to be one of the more than 2000 women in STEM whose wikipedia page she started: mymodernmet.com/jessica-wade... 🧪🔭👩🔬
For day 12 of #spacetober_challenge prompt eclipse: #mathematician & #astronomer Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788) and her calculated path of the solar eclipse of 1764. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🧮🔭 #histsci She also worked with Alexis Clairaut & Jérôme Lalande to precisely calculate the date of return of Halley’s Comet, 🧵
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Dr. Agata Zupanska brings a biologist’s perspective to the quest for understanding life. She tests the limits of terrestrial plant life and works on preparing plants for deep space human missions, all with a goal to advance deep space exploration. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
Valentina Tereshkova, Russian cosmonaut, became the first woman to fly in space piloting Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. In 1977, she earned her doctorate in aeronautical engineering. #WomenInSTEM
For day 9 #spacetober_challenge nebula: Caroline Herschel (1750 – 1848) a trail blazing woman in #astronomy. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🔭 #histsci Hers was a real life Cinderella story, where rather than marrying a prince, she made a life & career for herself. Marriage her expected role but she was deemed unmarriageable, 🧵
* First American woman in space * Wrote/co-wrote 7 books to help encourage children to study science * Co-founded Sally Ride Science to inspire young people in #STEM/promote STEM literacy #WomenInSTEM
Are you interested in working on astronomical transients/ radio astronomy, all while exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest on your weekends? I'm hiring a postdoc! Come work for me!
Vanessa Wyche | Engineer & Director, Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Starting her career at NASA in 1989, she is the first Black woman to be in command at the JSC...blazing a path for more women and minorities to follow. #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 #WomenInSTEM
