SUPA:

The Society for the Under-represented in Physics & Astronomy

Our mission

“To bring together and provide support for diverse peoples to create and foster an inclusive and engaged community. To create a space for free communication among diverse groups to promote and support community.”

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Meet our Leadership!

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Silvana Delgado Andrade

• 3rd year astronomy grad student
• Studying black hole-galaxy evolution
• I like traveling and hanging out with my dog Cleo
• I hope to be an educator/outreach-er

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Yaswant Devarakonda

• 4th year astro-grad
• I love board games and video games
• I have a schnauzer named Lulu

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Emily Harris

• 3rd year physics grad student
• Studying nuclear astrophysics
• I love painting and am currently learning how to knit
• I hope to be a research scientist at a national lab

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Micalyn Rowe

• SUPA Webmage
• 3rd year Astro Grad student
• Studying core-collapse supernovae in the UV
• I love exploring new places and spending time with loved ones
• I hope to be an educator

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Isabella Zane

• Senior undergraduate student
• Physics and Math major
• I have a snake named Joseph
• I hope to get into a PhD program this year and have a career in research

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Ground Rules

• Be nice!
• Oops-ouch
• Assume good faith
• BE NICE!

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Summer Recap

SUPA Summer Sessions

• Eat the Rich - NPR episode
• The Problem with “Google is Free” Activism
• Implicit Bias - Ted Talk
• The Sum of Our Parts - NPR episode
• Prideland - 6 episode Youtube PBS series

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Plans for the Semester

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Future meetings:

Prep for steering committee

Femininity in Academia

Cultural Appropriation

September 17th

November 12th

October 15th

Join us on Slack!

OR

• Keep up on department news
• Find meeting notes
• Discuss DEI and mental health issues in a safe space
• Find/share educational and actionable resources

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Introductions

• Name
• Year
• Major/Position
• Favorite city
• Something you’re looking forward to learning about in SUPA

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