Service

As a woman in STEM, I do not take for granted the privilege of studying and working in my chosen field. As the hard work of those before me opened doors for me, I choose to pay it forward and work to make the geosciences open, accessible, and inviting for all.

AGU Session Chair (2021)

• Chaired oral and poster sessions for the session “Multidisciplinary Imaging of Magmatic and Hydrothermal Architecture”
• Goal of promoting interdisciplinary work within volcanology
• Featured two invited talks given by early career, female scientists
• Most contributed abstracts were from early-career scientists, several from outside the U.S.

IDEEAS Working Group (2019 – present)

(IDEEAS: “Inclusions, Diversity, and Equity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences”)

• Co-founder
• Group within the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department at Cornell working to create a welcoming environment in the department that supports and retains people of all background and identities
• 2020 AGU Presentation on the formation, functioning, and visions of IDEEAS
  • Devlin, K., Eiden, E., Bürgi, P., MacQueen, P., Headlam, C., Brill, K., Carrillo, C., Hamilton, D., Jiang, J., Barcheck, G., Hitchcock, P., Mahowald, N. (2020). The IDEEAS Working Group at Cornell University: A New Framework of Collective Leadership for Promoting Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Geosciences. 2020 AGU Fall Meeting.

Snee Graduate Organzization (2019,2021)

(“Snee Graduate Organization”, a.k.a. “SGO, the graduate student organization in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell)

• Member-at-Large, 2021: Served in an advisory capacity to the SGO Executive board
• Faculty Liaison, 2019: Served as the liaison between graduate students and the department, meeting regularly with the department chair and director of graduate studies to discuss issues relevant to graduate students
• Selected accomplishments:
  • New fall poster session to share research within department
  • Department guidelines on safety in the field
  • Co-wrote a “guide to graduate school” for incoming graduate students

Snee Tea (2018-2020)

• Twice weekly informal tea time in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department at Cornell
• Goals
  • Reduce stress by offering a quick break from work
  • Create community in the department

• Selected accomplishments:
  • Organizer for 2014, 2015, and 2016 Women’s Networking Breakfasts at SEG Annual Meeting
    • House, N., Capello, M. A., MacQueen, P., & Sprunt, E. (2014). Growing strong and growing fast: The SEG Women’s Network. The Leading Edge, 33(10), 1158-1160. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle33101158.1
  • Developed survey on experience of female geophysics students, results published in AWIS magazine
    • Sprunt, E., H. N. Ali, B. Schneider, and P. MacQueen (2018). Survey of Geophysics Student Show Importance of Female Leadership : Association for Women in Science Magazine, 32–35.