Space Sciences Directorate Report to the Diversity Council

December 18, 2001

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Topics

Diversity Characteristics in the Space Sciences Directorate (SSD)Increasing Organizational Strength through Diversity (Current Workforce)Increasing Diversity (Future Workforce)

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Data as of 4/27/01

Civil Servants Non-Civil ServantsRace Gender Scientists Total Race Gender Total

African Female 1 6 African Female 10American Male 2 2 American Male 1American Female 0 0 American Female 0

Indian Male 0 0 Indian Male 0Asian Female 2 2 Asian Female 10

American Male 6 8 American Male 34Hispanic Female 0 0 Hispanic Female 2

Male 2 3 Male 10Non Female 15 40 Non Female 113

Minority Male 132 184 Minority Male 215Total Females 18 48 Total Females 135

Total Disabilities 1 2 Total Disabilities 0Total 161 247 Total 395

Code 600 Workforce Profiles

SSD Diversity Characteristics

Diverse in many ways, but not in ethnicity

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SSD Civil Service Workforce

Total C.S. Workforce by Gender

Female20%

Male80%

Total Workforce: 247

C.S. Scientists by Gender

Female11%

Male89%

161 Scientists

Data as of 4/27/01

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SSD Civil Service Workforce

Total C.S. Workforce by Heritage

3%4%

1%

92%

African American

Asian American

Hispanic

Non-Minority

Total Workforce: 247C.S. Scientists by Heritage

2% 5%

1%

92%

African American

Asian American

Hispanic

Non-Minority

161 Scientists

Data as of 4/27/01

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Workforce Age Distribution

170

AGE DISTRIBUTION BY JOB CATEGORY

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Scientists(170)

Engineers(31)

Technicians(8)

Other (30)

PE

RC

EN

TA

GE

< 2525 - 2930 - 3435 - 3940 - 4445 - 4950 - 5455 - 5960 & Over

Data as of 1/31/01

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Increasing Strength Through Diversity (Current Workforce)

SSD Diversity Management Policy signed by Directorate and Laboratory managers - Feb. 2001Supervisors formed into SSD-wide Diversity Council

– 2 quarterly meetings (under Jim Barrowman)– Intended to keep diversity info flowing, maintain diversity consciousness, generate new ideas

on how to meet challenges

Promoting Diversity message through recruitment of participants for Center Diversity DialogsAmerican Physics Society asked to do audit on workplace environment from women’s perspective

– APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics– Jean Swank served on similar audit committee for UCAR

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Increasing Diversity (Future Workforce)

SSD’s ethnic diversity reflects the science community in generalThe science community is not ethnically diverseThere is great competition for good minority scientists

Our challenge is to help increase the ethnic diversity of the science community so we have a broader ethnicity from which to draw

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Increasing Diversity (Future Workforce)

Packaging co-op program with UMBC to attract under-represented students into science

– Modeled after successful “Scholars” program developed by UMBC for NSA– Focused on undergraduates to capture candidates early

Jonathan Ormes planning visit to two universities in Louisiana– Higher than average population of African-Americans in physics

J. Ormes to present seminar at Morgan State

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Increasing Diversity (Future Workforce)

Attended the National Conference Black Physics Students– Beth Brown, Tali Figueroa, and Ron Polidan– Presentation by Tali encouraging doctoral studies and NASA and Goddard science

careers– Beth on panel sharing work experiences– Identified candidates for our graduate minority co-op program

CO-OP or Summer

Internship

Full Time

Alexander, Alonzo 2004 Florida A&M B.S. Physics Astrophysics

3.5(major)

P Good GPA. Wants to get a PhD

Bowman, Arnesto 2002 Fisk U. B.S. Physics not specified 3.0 P

Carroll, Cristal 2002 S. Carolina State

B.S. Physics not specified 2.8 P

Collins, Yusef 2002 UC Berkeley

B.S. Chem Eng Chem Eng --- P Knows various programming languages/applications

da Graca, Julio 2003 Rutgers U. Ph.D. Physics not specified 3.1 P Interested in GSRP

Davis, Byron 2003 Tennessee State

B.S. Physics/Math

Computational Physics

3.6(major)

P Good GPA

Eberhardt, Travis 2004 Hampton B.S. Physics Astrophysics 3.6(major)

P Good GPA

Fields, Aisha 2002 Alabama A&M

Ph.D. Physics/Optics

optics 4.0 P Excellent GPA, lots of internships

Finch, Tehani 2001 MIT M.S. Physics Astrophysics 3.3 P Wants to get a PhD in physics

Garrison, David 2002 Penn State Ph.D. PhysicsAstrophysics, Computational Research

3.2 P

Ghebrebrhan(?), Michael

2003 Florida A&M B.S. Physics not specified 3.8 P Excellent GPA

Griggs, Ken 1991 Princeton B.S.E.Mech & Aero Eng

Space Science, Theoretical Physics

3.5 (major)

P Very strong skills in graphic design

Isler, Jedidah 2003 Norfolk State

B.S. Physics Astrophysics 3.9 P Excellent GPA, Wants to get a PhD

Ivory, Sophia 2001 Grambling B.S. EET/Physics

not specified 3.5 P

Electronics Engineering Technology, Intern experience, articulate, aggressive, will succeed somewhere, lots of awards

Lane, Bianca 2003 Hampton B.S. PhysicsAstrophysics, Theoretical Physics

3.0 P Recommended by Dillard Menchan

Lawyer, Christopher

2003 Florida A&M B.S. Physics not specified 3.5 P Good GPA. Wants to get a PhD

Lee, Duane 2001 Williams B.S.Astrophysics

Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics

3.0(major)

P

Mackey, Frederick

2004 U. Alabama B.S. Physics Solid State Physics

3.0 P

Moore, Nathan 2003 Harvard B.S. Physics/Math

Space Science 3.9(major)

P Excellent GPA. Wants to get a PhD

Pharr, Vanea 2004 Florida A&M B.S. Physics Astrophysics 4.0 P Excellent GPA. Wants to get a PhD

Price, Danon 2001 Emory B.S.Math/Physics

Dynamics, computational algorithms

3.0 P Wants to pursue further education after a stint in industry

Quiett, Carrramah 2003 Hampton Ph.D. Physics

Computational Physics,Earth Science

3.7 P Excellent GPA. GSRP interest

Thigpen, Richard 2003 Fisk U. B.S. Physics not specified 3.3 P

Year of Degree School

Degree Subject

NCBPS Recruitment Summary*B. Brown & R. Polidan

GPA CommentsName Degree Research Interest

Employment Interest

NCBPS Recruitment SummaryB. Brown & R. Polidan

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Increasing Diversity (Future Workforce)

On-going collaborations with HBCUs and OMUs– List published on Diversity Web Site– Example of FY01 activity on next page

Establishing MOU with HQ/EU, MU-SPIN, and MUPO

– Partnership to stimulate increased participation of minority universities in space science

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NASA OSS Education Support Network Scientists Met with 9 Minority Professional Societies

Western Kentucky University, May 9-10, 2001

Plans were made with Black, Hispanic, and Native American Scientists,Engineers, and Mathematicians forcooperative programs in:

Science research Post doc, summer fellowship and student internshipsEvaluating proposalsUsing information technologies to enhance OSS education and outreach projectsReviewing education products for science accuracy and diverse appealPromoting NASA science and math materials in workshops and school visits

Follow-up telecons and meetings will be used to carry out the plans

J. Thieman of Code 633, conversing with M. E. Zavala of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science(SACNAS)

I. Hawkins of UC Berkeley meeting with D. Willis and P. Hall of the National Association for Black Geologists and Geophysicists(NABGG)