做厙TVs Jennifer Carter, assistant professor of , has been awarded a $21,699 grant from the American Association of University Women.
Im looking forward to applying this grant toward my second publication and working with student researchers at 做厙TV, said.
Carters research focuses on exoplanet science and aims to describe the way in which the temperature of the planets varies across their surface. Exoplanets are planets that orbit around other stars. It is Carters goal to better understand their thermal and reflected light.
Since its inception in 1881, AAUW has become one of the worlds leading supporters of graduate womens education. It has provided more than $115 million in fellowships, grants and awards to 13,000 women from 150 countries.
Carters award is part of AAUWs Research Publication Grants in Engineering, Medicine and Science program, which specifically supports scholarly research by women in engineering, medicine and science. It funds projects that will culminate in scholarly publications.
