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Executive Committee Members of ISMWS at Ohio State 2023-2024

Executive Committee Members of ISMWS at Ohio State 2022-2023

Executive Committee Members of ISMWS at Ohio State 2021-2022

Executive Committee Members of ISMWS at Ohio State 2020-2021,

i) President Moizzah Ahmed, ii) Treasurer: Zunnairah Ahmad, iii) Outreach Chair: Maham Usmani, v) Events Chair: Maryam Bafadal iv) Marketing Chair: Amina Bashir (picture is missing)

2020-2021: Number of members: 71

Executive Committee Members of ISMWS at Ohio State 2019-2020,

Executive Committee Members of ISMWS at Ohio State 2018-2019,

Leader Information

- Primary Leader: President, Nishat Khan, Email: khan.290@buckeyemail.osu.edu
- Secondary Leader: Vice President, Randa Mireb, Email: mireb.1@buckeyemail.osu.eduo
- Treasurer: Arfeen Khan, Email: khan.625@buckeyemail.osu.edu
- Faculty Advisor: Dr Sultana N. Nahar, Email: nahar.1@osu.edu

Executive Committee Members of ISMWS at Ohio State 2017-2018,

Leader Information

- Primary Leader: President, Nishat Khan, President, Email: khan.290@buckeyemail.osu.edu
- Treasurer: Arfeen Khan, Email: khan.625@buckeyemail.osu.edu
- Faculty Advisor: Dr Sultana N. Nahar, Email: nahar.1@osu.edu

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APPLICATION & CONTACT INFO:

The membership is for any OSU female student in science.

Honorary members: Non-student members of OSU

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ISMWS contact info:

President of ISMWS at OSU or

Dr. Sultana N. Nahar (Founder and President)
Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University
140 West 18th Avenue, McPherson Laboratory
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Tel: 1-614-292-1888, Fax: 1-614-292-2928
Email: nahar.1@osu.edu
WWW: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~nahar

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GALLERY:

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ACTIVITIES:

January 17-19, 2024: ISMWS Organized and hosted Program Scientist of NASA Missions, Dr. Hashima Hasan, of NASA Headquarters along with student organization International Society of Muslim Women in Science at Ohio State for a public lecture session for students and NASA mission objective presentations at Astronomy Department, Januray 17-19, 2024

i) Public lecture session, ii) Public lecture at Ohio Union, iii) Certificate and OSU pin recognition, iv) Q&A continued after the public lecture, iv) student leaders welcome Dr. Hashima with OSU symbolic gifts Dr. Hashima also made presentation in the Astronomy Department, and had social event with Columbus Folk Dancers and dinner with student leaders

- Newsletter of Astronomy, Feb 2024: Hashima Hasan visit in section "OTHER ACTIVITIES".

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Academic year 2020 - 2021

September 2021 - , OSC highlight

Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) published an article "Breaking the barriers" as one of OSC highlights in its annual magazine in September 20201. The article is on Sultana Nahar's work under Internaitonal Society of Muslim Women in Science. The article has been a highlight on the home page of osc in 2021.

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April 6, 2021: "ISMWS Session with Dr. Malika Haque", organized by International Society of Muslim Women in Science at Ohio State
It was a collaboration with Muslim Students Association (MSA) of Osu and Columbus Free Clinic

Program

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October 16, 2020: Meet and Discuss Event with the Advisor

A presentation was made by faculty advisor Dr. Nahar which was followed by Q&As from the participants and graduate student Ihsan Rodriguez in Clinical Psychiatry.

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ISMWS at Ohio State :
i) collaborated with MSA (Muslim Students Association) event
ii) volunteer for Columbus Free Clinic for a Halloween social on Wednesday 21st of October

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September 10, 2020: Social Trivia Game event on zoon
ISMWS members held their first social event Virtual on zoom for knowing each other and play the trivia game together.

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August 23, 2020: Participation in the "OSU 2020 Virtual Summer Involvement Fair"

i)Poster at the Fair:

President's report: "ISMWS participated in OSU's summer 2020 virtual involvement fair. We recruited 12 new members, and talked to multiple people about the goals and visions for our organization. We plan on building a strong community of Muslim women in science through virtual meetings this semester."

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Academic year 2019 - 2020

January 16, 2020: Participation in the OSU Spring Involvement Fair

i) Poster and ii) objetives of ISMWS at OSU at Involvement Fair, iii) Jen and Sultana at Advisors Appreciation Breakfast

President Samira Shire wrote "ISMWS OSU had participated in the spring involvement fair, which was a good success."
- Presented ISMWS at Ohio State with poster, buttons, flyers
- Recruited 13 members for the society

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January 15, 2020: Sultana Nahar presented ISMWS at Astronomy Diversity Journal Club

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September 8-15, 2019: Participation in the LEAP workshop

Sep 9, 2019: i) LEAP reception, ii) President Samira Shire giving welcoming speech on behalf of the OSU students to LEAP participants and attendants at the reception, iii) Members Liva and Maliha (sitting front right) helped in the workshop

ISMWS members participated in helping in the workshop of LEAP (Leadership for Academicians Programme) of government of India

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NEWS:

December 11, 2019: 13. OSU ASC News story on outreach activities: "Two astronomy faculty launch programs around the world to uplift STEM professionals"

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