Friday, March 16th, UOWGS will be hosting Astronaut Wendy Lawrence, a retired NASA Astronaut with degrees in ocean engineering from the US Naval Academy (B.S.) and MIT (M.S.). Not only is Astronaut Lawrence a woman in science (and a freaking astronaut!) but she is also an out lesbian, whose experiences traverse the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regime in the military and the sciences.

Astronaut Lawrence will be giving a talk titled “The International Space Station: Science in Space” from 2:30 – 3:30 in Straub 156. WGS and LGBT+ in STEM members are invited to attend a smaller sized Q & A session with Astronaut Lawrence from 4 – 5 PM the same day, held in room B040 in the Allen Price Science Library. See attached flyer for more information. Please email us if you have any questions!