Sunday Scientist Shoutouts

Monthly highlights of past scientists and STEM activists from systemically excluded groups — #SundayScientistShoutout created/managed by @Brogan_Holcombe

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This Sunday will be a full year of #SundayScientistShoutout!

I began this project to highlight scientists' dedication to their fields and perseverance even in the face of discrimination and dismissal.

Looking forward to highlighting more amazing scientists!

@Brogan_Holcombe

[VA TWS IDEA Committee @VATWS_IDEA]

IDEA committee’s @Brogan_Holcombe presents her MS research on black bear foraging.

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

The article highlight for this week's #SundayScientistShoutout, Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, is from Famous Scientist: The Art of Genius, “Sálim Ali, one of the greatest ornithologists and naturalists of all time.”

https://t.co/XaBwrqZF1K

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (1896-1987)!

Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist who was the first to conduct systematic bird surveys across India.

#RepresentationMatters
#ornithology

https://t.co/H57zd3MPy8

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

@Brogan_Holcombe Minor was a biological research technician who went on to a 35-year-long scientific career at various federal bureaus, including the Department of the Interior and the Smithsonian Institution.
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[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

Some errors with this link, but here is the corrected link!

https://t.co/2OSrpI3wfb

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Dr. César Milstein (1927-2002)!

Milstein was an Argentinian biochemist on the team awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for monoclonal antibodies.

#RepresentationMatters
#HispanicHeritageMonth

https://t.co/UMRrnOJxPe

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

The article highlight for this week's #SundayScientistShoutout, Dr. César Milstein (1927-2002), is from @NobelPrize - https://t.co/QK6lNHI2zH.

“Science will only fulfill its promises when the benefits are equally shared by the really poor of the world.”
— César Milstein

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

The article highlight for this week's #SundayScientistShoutout, Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía, is “Ynés Mexía’s Story” from @unladylike2020.

A very well-done video and an interesting article! - https://t.co/SHpCIqhNVW

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía(1870–1938)!

Mexía was a Mexican-American botanist who collected 150,000+ specimens over a 16-year career across the Americas.
#RepresentationMatters
#HispanicHeritageMonth
#WomeninSTEM
https://t.co/bRAYUiowIa

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout article!

@Arch_SW–"George McJunkin and the Discovery That Changed American Archaeology"

"[McJunkin] persisted in bringing it to the attention of the scientific community, even though he didn't live to see the result"

https://t.co/lxGJHzD2SV

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is George McJunkin (1856-1922)!

McJunkin was a Black American cowboy who found the Folsom Site in 1908, where prehistoric bison bones were excavated.

#BlackAFinSTEM|@BlackAFinSTEM
@BLACKandSTEM
#RepresentationMatters

https://t.co/CSZYEyFqP1

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week's #SundayScientistShoutout article highlight from @JSTOR_Daily–“The Unsung Heroine of Lichenology”

“Mackenzie’s moments of self-citation illuminate the hopes of someone who…did not wish to separate her identity from her research”

https://t.co/IkdugWtqMa
#TransInSTEM

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Dr. Elke Mackenzie (1911-1990)!

Mackenzie was a trans polar explorer and botanist who specialized in lichens species.

#DiversityinSTEM
#RepresentationMatters
#PrideMonth
#TransInSTEM | @StemTrans

https://t.co/mhdZ9WguBI

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#lgbtqiandjune #RepresentationMatters
#PrideMonth #pridemonthLGBTQIA
#shemd #lgbtqinmedicine
#lgbtqia

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Dr. Lilian Welsh (1858-1938)!

Welsh was an LGBTQ+ American physician who advocated for promoting women’s health and suffrage rights.

#LGBTQinSTEM
#RepresentationMatters
#SundayScientistShoutout
#PrideMonth

https://t.co/wXPcn7J75S

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

That's 33 inspring #WomenInSTEM for #WomensHistoryMonth!

A goal of #SundayScientistShoutout was to tell #HERstory and others systemically excluded from #STEM history.

Excited to keep working on these! #RepresenationMatters

Past #SundayScientistShoutout→https://t.co/o9ZnBXfTkm

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day31—We have the Braun Sisters! (Part1)

Second, Dr. Annette Braun (1884-1978)—an entomologist + leading authority on microlepidoptera (moths)

#RepresenationMatters|#HERstory
#WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout

Read more here!—https://t.co/bzXuR6mGkS

[Brogan Holcombe @Brogan_Holcombe]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Annette Frances Braun (1884-1978)!

Annette Braun is the sister of last week’s #SundayScientistShoutout, Emma Braun!

A. Braun was an American entomologist and leading authority on microlepidoptera (kinds of moths)

(1/n)
#DiversityinSTEM

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day31—We have the Braun Sisters! (Part1)

First, Dr. Lucy Braun(1889–1971)—a renowned botanist and forest ecologist, especially eastern US forests.

#RepresenationMatters|#HERstory
#WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout

Read more here!—https://t.co/2pUEC74zKl

[Brogan Holcombe @Brogan_Holcombe]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Emma Lucy Braun (1889–1971)!

Braun was a renowned botanist, ecologist, and expert on the forests of the eastern US.

(1/n)
#DiversityinSTEM

https://t.co/q27umFlLPY

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day30—We have Dr. Roger Arliner Young (1899-1964)!

Young was the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. in Zoology.

#RepresenationMatters|#HERstory
#WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout|#HiddenFigures

Read more here!— https://t.co/y8sJPABiWT

[Brogan Holcombe @Brogan_Holcombe]

This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Roger Arliner Young (1899-1964)!

Young was the first Black American to earn a PhD in Zoology

A powerful piece on Dr. Young-“How a brilliant biologist was failed by science”-https://t.co/roizi9YI1Z

(1/n)#DiversityinSTEM
#BlackHistoryMonth

[Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists]

#Day29—We have Dr. Sara Baker (1873-1945)!

Baker was an LGTBQ+ physician and was the first woman to a doctorate in public health.

#RepresenationMatters | #HERstory
#WomensHistoryMonth | #WomenInSTEM
#SundayScientistShoutout | #sheMD

Read more here!—https://t.co/0wE85UcOoy