SGAC Announces the Winners of the National Academies Early Career Program for Space Science Week 2019

 

SGAC is pleased to announce Ashwati Das and Adeene Denton as the winners of the National Academies Early Career Program for Space Science Week 2019.

The Space Studies Board (SSB) of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will be hosting an Early Career Program during the 2019 Space Science Week in Washington, DC (USA).

SGAC members who are based in the United States, are invited to submit an application for the 2019 Space Science Week Early Career Program. Those individuals selected will be provided with travel and accommodation support, and will be selected to participate in one of the five committees holding their spring meetings during the 2019 Space Science Week (SSW).

The National Academies will be partnering with the Space Generation Advisory Council to select two SGAC members to attend Space Science Week. Individuals selected will be provided with admission, travel, and accommodation expenses to support attendance to this event, which is taking place on March 26-28, 2018 in Washington, DC.

To find out more about prior Space Science Weeks, please refer to http://sites.nationalacademies.org/ssb/ssb_177653. The website will be updated as committees continue to finalize their schedules.

 

Ashwati Das

“I am so honored to be selected to participate in the National Academies’ Space Science Week Early Career Program! My sincere and heart-felt gratitude to the Academies for recognizing my professional accomplishments and passion to contribute towards expanding space exploration efforts. Importantly, a big thank you to SGAC for working hard to establish such opportunities that enable people to follow their dreams! I look forward to connecting with and learning from distinguished experts during the meeting; I look forward to using the knowledge gained to help give back to the community as well!”

 

Adeene Denton

“I’m so thankful to SGAC and the National Academy, and am thrilled to have the opportunity to experience first-hand the excitement of interacting with some of the most accomplished and involved scientists in planetary science as we work on defining the scientific goals for the future. As a graduate student looking to continue into academia and planetary science, I view the work done by the committee to be a crucial service that I hope to continue to be involved in later in my career.”