Astronomer. Actor. Author, LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS: A MEMOIR OF FINDING MY PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE (Viking Books). Proud walking contradiction.
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ALT The background is two translucent circles, one teal and one yellow, while the top and bottom borders blue with a wavy outline, and stars and planets on top. On the top right, a photo of Dr. Shields. She has short black curly hair and light eyes. She is wearing red lipstick and smiling, with a necklace matching her lipstick. She's wearing a black top. Above her to the right, a small icon of her new book, Life on Other Planets. To the left, a question "To you, what does it mean to love physics?" and her answer beneath, "I’m curious - I want to ask questions about the universe, and I am willing and excited to carry out the steps to answer those questions. I have a sense of wonder and awe about the universe. For me, it’s not about aptitude and grades – grit and perseverance are more accurate predictors of success. There's evidence and data to support this. If you love something, you’re going to be willing to work hard enough to get good at it." At the bottom center, the UCI Department of P
ALT The background is two translucent circles, one teal and one yellow, while the top and bottom borders blue with a wavy outline, and stars and planets on top. On the middle left, a photo of Dr. Shields. She has short black curly hair and light eyes. She is wearing red lipstick and smiling, with a necklace matching her lipstick. She's wearing a light tan wrap top. Underneath her photo, "Dr. Aomawa Shields" and a quote "A beautiful meditation on space, identity and belonging. Leading American astronomer Dr Aomawa Shields takes us through the story of her life – from her obsession with the sky as a young girl, through to studying astronomy at MIT, pursuing acting and then finding her way back to science." On her right, text "Check out her book!" with a photo of her book "Life on Other Planets" beneath. To the right, "Use the link to get your copy" and "Follow @aomawalshields for more information and extra content!" At the bottom center, the UCI Department of Physics & Astronomy logo. In the
ALT Looking in from the outer edge of a dusty, spinning disk surrounding a bright central star, which is illustrated as an indistinct bright region in the center of the disk. Rays of light emanate from the central area. A dark gap in the disk appears between the bright core and the dusty, hazy outer regions, which build up slightly as you move outward, so that the core appears sunken. The outer disk has some bands of varying thickness, in varying shades of orange. An “artist concept” label is in the bottom right corner.
ALT A collage of 15 headshots depicting the 2023 class of Academy Fellows.
