On Sunday, November 20th, over 25 local middle school girls and their families attended the Rising Stars event hosted by AAUW at McCormick Observatory. Local girls were nominated by their schools for showing leadership in the areas of science and mathematics. Dr. Kelsey Johnson, an astronomer at UVa, was the keynote speaker. She described her job as the best job in the world! AAUW Charlottesville UVa looks forward to hosting this event annually and seeing more girls and women become interested in STEM careers.
Above: Dr. Christian Steinmetz served as our Emcee for the event. 
Above: Our keynote speaker was Dr. Kelsey Johnson, Assistant Professor at UVa and Astronomer at National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Above: Greg Dorsey gives students and families a tour of the observatory and explains how the giant telescope (once the largest in the nation) works!
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