{"667003":{"#nid":"667003","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Black in Astro Receives Outreach Award from the Royal Astronomical Society","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA national group co-led by a Georgia Tech Ph.D. student has received the 2023 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ras.ac.uk\/awards-and-grants\/outreach\/annie-maunder-medal-outreach-ag\u0022\u003EAnnie Maunder Medal\u003C\/a\u003E from the Royal Astronomical Society for its service to the Black community in astronomy and other space-related fields. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAE\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/naia-butler-craig-selected-2020-nasa-space-technology-graduate-research-grant\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENaia Butler-Craig\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E serves as the aerospace chair for Black in Astro (BIA), a grassroots organization that supports current and future Black space scientists and engineers through education, outreach, mentoring, and networking. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Annie Maunder Medal annually recognizes exceptional outreach or public engagement for astronomy and geophysics.\u0026nbsp;While announcing BIA as its honoree, the RAS notes that the group\u0027s \u0022dedication to fostering joy and authenticity for all Black people interested in STEM sets it apart from most outreach initiatives.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/black-astro-receives-outreach-award-royal-astronomical-society\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERead the full story on the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineer website.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAE Ph.D. student Naia Butler-Craig among leadership in the group.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"AE Ph.D. student Naia Butler-Craig among leadership in the group."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2023-02-09 16:43:03","changed_gmt":"2023-03-31 20:49:08","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670405":{"id":"670405","type":"image","title":"Naia-Butler-Craig-t.jpg","body":null,"created":"1675957594","gmt_created":"2023-02-09 15:46:34","changed":"1680295594","gmt_changed":"2023-03-31 20:46:34","alt":"Naia Butler-Craig headshot","file":{"fid":"253244","name":"Naia-Butler-Craig-t.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/31\/Naia-Butler-Craig-t.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/31\/Naia-Butler-Craig-t.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":453420,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/03\/31\/Naia-Butler-Craig-t.jpg?itok=z7rrWH-j"}}},"media_ids":["670405"],"groups":[{"id":"551651","name":"Center for Engineering Education and Diversity (CEED)"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:monique.waddell@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMonique Waddell\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["monique.waddell@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}