Eileen Gonzales

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Eileen Gonzales
Alma mater
Jacqueline K. Faherty

Eileen Gonzales is an American astrophysicist and postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University, where her research focuses on exoplanets and brown dwarfs. She is also a co-founder and lead organizer of #BlackInPhysics, a campaign to recognize and celebrate Black physicists and amplify their work.

Early life and education

Gonzales grew up in

low-mass stars and brown dwarves.[5][6][7][8]

Research career

Gonzales is a 51 Pegasi b Fellow at the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University,[9] where she combines techniques and knowledge from observational astronomy and theoretical astrophysics to study the atmospheric conditions of exoplanets.[10][11] In particular, she works on translating techniques initially developed to study the clouds of brown dwarfs to study atmosphere of other substellar objects, such as gas giant exoplanets.[12][13] She is also a visiting scientist at the American Museum of Natural History.[14]

Outreach and advocacy

Gonzales is involved with science education and outreach programs. During her doctoral studies she worked at the American Museum of Natural History, supervising and mentoring high school students and teaching astronomy.[15][16]

Gonzales was also a lead organizer of the first #BlackInPhysics Week alongside Charles D. Brown II and Jessica Esquivel, leading an initiative that aimed to increase the recognition of Black physicists and celebrate their contributions to science.[17] The campaign was inspired by the success of similar #BlackInX programs, such as Black Birders Week, and was supported by organizations including Nature Physics,[18] the American Institute of Physics,[19] Physics Today,[20] and Physics World.[21] BlackInPhysics also set out to create a community of support for Black physicists, raise awareness of the social and political challenges faced by Black physicists, and provide more visibility to Black role models in science.[22]

References

  1. Bibcode:2015AAS...22525804G
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  2. ^ "Eileen Gonzales Bio". ecgonzales.github.io. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ Gonzales, Eileen (2020-09-01). "Understanding Atmospheres Across the Stellar-Substellar Boundary". Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects.
  4. ^ "CUNY Astro – Astronomy & Astrophysics Research at CUNY". cunyastro.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. S2CID 56047800
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  6. S2CID 203594024
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  7. S2CID 230602357
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  8. ^ Zagorac, Luna (2020-10-14). "Brown Dwarf Weather Forecast: Cloudy or Clear Skies?". Astrobites. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  9. ^ "Ph.D. Candidate Wins Planetary Astronomy Fellowship That Provides Up to $375,000 in Funding". March 26, 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  10. ^ "Cornell linked to three 51 Pegasi b astronomy postdocs". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  11. ^ Hershberger, Scott (22 October 2020). "#BlackInPhysics week to build community, increase visibility". symmetry magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  12. ^ "Eileen Gonzales, Ph.D. candidate". Heising-Simons Foundation. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  13. S2CID 243455670
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  14. ^ "Eileen Gonzales CV". ecgonzales.github.io. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  15. ^ "She's Into the Coolest Stars". www.gc.cuny.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  16. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  17. ^ "AIP Showcases #BlackinPhysics Week with Essays, Oral Histories, Social Media Outreach". www.newswise.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  18. S2CID 230508779
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  19. ^ "AIP Showcases #BlackinPhysics Week with Essays, Oral Histories, Social Media Outreach". www.newswise.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  20. S2CID 243124449. Archived
    from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  21. ^ "#BlackInPhysics". Physics World. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  22. ^ "The challenges facing Black physicists". Physics World. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

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