Who we are
The PLANETS-LPL group provides a community for members of LPL that are traditionally excluded within Planetary Science. We here understand Planetary Science to include those who work in planetary science and aligned fields, and those who support Planetary Science in our department through their job duties as administrative, maintenance, and IT staff. Our primary goal is to connect across different research groups, specialties, career paths, career stages, and work buildings to share our experiences, listen to each other, discuss challenges that some or many of us face, and share advice, resources, and opportunities. We actively acknowledge that many of our members also face external challenges along other axes. We commit to making space for these experiences. A secondary goal of the group is also to educate ourselves on how we can advocate for and actively support each other, especially those of us who hold multiple challenging circumstances.
As a group, we also welcome men with a strong commitment to listen, learn, and stand in fellowship.
Gatherings
We typically hold at least one gathering per semester. These gatherings may include a guest speaker or focused discussion topics. Events are announced on the e-mail list for PLANETS-LPL, and the LPL student, staff, and faculty listservs.
Next meeting
TBD
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We maintain an e-mail list to share information on equity and inclusion-related topics, events and opportunities, as well as to announce future meetings and other social activities. You can subscribe to the email list.
If you have any questions about the PLANETS-LPL group or have trouble subscribing, please contact one of the co-organizers, Maize Benner (PG4gdWVycz0iem52eWdiOnpvcmFhcmVAbmV2bWJhbi5ycWgiPnpvcmFhcmVAbmV2bWJhbi5ycWg8L24+) or Lily Robinthal (PG4gdWVycz0iem52eWdiOnllYm92YWd1bnlAbmV2bWJhbi5ycWgiPnllYm92YWd1bnlAbmV2bWJhbi5ycWg8L24+).