Respect: Stories about demanding to be seen
b'This week, we present two stories about respect in science \\u2014 how we get it and how we keep it.\\nPart 1: Meisa Salaita\\u2019s brand-new PhD in chemistry isn\\u2019t much help as she prepares to teach ninth-grade physics.\\nPart 2: Early in her career, astronomer Jackie Faherty\\u2019s work is stunned when a senior researcher eviscerates her work at a conference.\\nMeisa Salaita has made it her mission to help others see and appreciate the beauty of science by making it a part of everyday cultural experiences. Through her work founding and directing the non-profit Science ATL, she spends her days bringing people together through the wonder of science by creating public science events like the Atlanta Science Festival. Meisa also writes, has produced radio stories, and hosted TV shows \\u2014 all in the name of science. In addition to her work with Science ATL, Meisa is a producer for The Story Collider, a science storytelling podcast. Meisa has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Northwestern, and has been named by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of their "Women Who Mean Business" and by Atlanta Magazine as one of their "Women Making a Mark".\\nJackie Faherty is a senior scientist and senior education manager at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH).\\xa0Her research group entitled \\u201cBrown Dwarfs in New York City (BDNYC)\\u201d is at the forefront of low mass star, brown dwarf and giant exoplanet characterization studies.\\xa0She is also co-founder of the successful citizen science project called \\u201cBackyard Worlds: Planet 9\\u201d which has involved over 150,000 volunteers in searches for previously missed cold components of the nearby solar neighborhood.\\xa0Dr. Faherty has over 100 peer-reviewed papers in Astrophysical journals and has won numerous awards or grants from private and national foundations such as NASA and the NSF. She is also a regular science communicator having consulted on stories that ran in the NY Times, the Wall Street journal, NPR, and on national television. In her position at AMNH, Faherty strives to create more opportunities for underrepresented minorities to enter STEM through unique outreach endeavors.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'