About Astromiror

Astromiror is a place for information sharing about higher education and careers in the physical sciences, with emphasis on physics and special attention paid to the space sciences. Astromiror is a combination of the words astronomy and miror, which is Latin for admire or wonder.

According to the American Institute of Physics, only approximately 25% of the bachelor's degrees in physics granted in the United States are granted to women, and around 15% of the doctoral degrees are granted to women. The graduate student and professional physicists interviewees are all women only. The intention of this interviewee selection is not to create gender-specific content, but to emphasize that females have a presence and are capable of succeeding in a male-dominated technical field.

Astromiror was launched on May 25, 2007. It continues to grow into an anthology of experiences and advice. It may become a great resource for students and prospective students in the physical sciences. Your support is needed - spread the word to young physicists and their mentors!

About the Author

Laura Seward is a doctoral student finishing her second year of graduate school at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, pursuing her Ph.D. in Astrophysics. She is a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program fellow and a Charles Curry Astrophysics fellow. She obtained her B.S. in Astronomy/Astrophysics at Florida Institute of Technology in 2006 and obtained her M.S. from UAH in 2008.

Laura is a Graduate Research Assistant in the National Space Science and Technology Center's Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Group, focusing on X-ray emission from gamma-ray bursts. She served as a NASA Academy intern in the summer of 2005, which introduced her to the research and the group. To read more about her research, visit her blog.

Laura also enjoys reading, writing, music, movies, yoga, tennis, beadworking, traveling, the beach, and her cat.

Contact

You may reach Laura at . Feedback and questions are encouraged. Emails will be kept confidential if requested.

Copyright & Disclaimer

This website is created, owned, and managed by the author. The words, thoughts, and views published in this website belong solely to the author and interviewees (where indicated) and do not represent the words, thoughts, or views of any other organization. Interviews are conducted by the author and published with permission. The author sincerely thanks all her contributors. All content on this website is protected under the U.S. Copyright Law. Republishing content without permission is forbidden. Ask first!