Women Scientists: Women in Astronomy conference and Two Women Astronomers Discussing Their Work
Channel: Chicago Astronomy
Date: 2014-08-14

Women Scientists: Women in Astronomy conference and Two Women Astronomers Discussing Their Work

Scenes from a professional meeting of women astronomers discussing the increasing role of women in the sciences.  Also, introductions to two women scientists and their particular areas of study: Carrie Anderson on Saturn's Moon Titan's atmosphere (as part of the Cassini Mission) and the James Webb Telescope and its possible discoveries of the astronomy of the early universe, explained by Jane Rigby.

The 2009 Women in Astronomy Conference:  http://wia2009.gsfc.nasa.gov/

An Article on Dr. Carrie Anderson's work on Titan:  http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36502

The personal page for Dr. Jane Rigby and her fascinating deep space research:  http://www.janerigby.net/JRR/science.html

The Wikipedia entry on the Cassini Mission:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassini%E2%80%93Huygens

Goddard Space Flight Center's Page:  http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/#.U-sC1YBdU-w

The James Webb Space Telescope Home Page:  http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/

The Wikipedia Page for the James Webb Telescope:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope

Who is James Webb?  Find out here at the Wikipedia entry for him:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Webb