On the occasion of the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, the She Space International satellite and space research program opened this morning at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. As part of the program, the girls will be exposed to space-based environmental research and will even perform measurements in the field and analyze data
On the occasion of the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev opened the She Space International program named after Deborah Blumberg. As part of the program, 20 girls from all over the country will participate in the cross-border project along with seven other countries that take part in the program: USA, Germany, Brazil, Togo, Peru, Spain and South Korea.
As part of the program, the female students participate in active research in the various laboratories and collaborate in cross-border research on climate change issues using satellite technologies. At the same time, the girls will work in teams and will be required to perform measurements in the field with advanced sensors. They will also process the digital data received from ground, airborne and satellite sensors. In addition, as young researchers, the girls will undergo empowerment workshops to develop personal and scientific leadership skills.
The program takes place in collaboration between the Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Planetary Simulation at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Beit Tizif and received funding and assistance from the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and Technology and in collaboration with the Education Department of the Be'er Sheva Municipality.
The director of the program and the director of the Remote Sensing and Planetary Simulation Laboratory in the Department of Geography and Environmental Development at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Dr. Shamrit Meman, said that "the Corona period taught us how much distance learning and remote sensing technologies help us in our day-to-day lives. Space and space technologies contain a multitude of opportunities and I believe that exposing the field to girls will have a significant future impact. I am very proud of our team of researchers and especially of the young mothers who serve as models for girls."
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