S3 E10 : Shooting for the Stars as a Woman in Aeronautics with Payton Barnwell, Space Flight Science Engineer

Episode Overview:   As young girls and products of our times, it’s not uncommon to be told not to pursue a career simply because it’s a male dominated field. Though, with the times changing and parents realising and challenging gender norms-- we have some women that now that have risen from these teachings-- proving that we are just as capable of handling these careers.   One of them is Payton Barnwell, a remarkable woman that has designed hypersonic research programs and worked on innovations for astronaut nutrition at the NASA Kennedy Space Center. With her work, she has easily paved a way for young women in the field of engineering and aeronautical sciences.   In this episode, Payton brushes up on her childhood, how she got to where she is now and where she plans to go for her future in the field.    Episode Highlights:   Being told she was too weak in math to be an engineer Deciding on a career path How her internship with NASA went What she does at work The importance of mentoring   About Payton Barnwell:   Payton Barnwell is a young professional that graduated from Florida Polytechnic University last 2019. Since then, she has worked for NASA and then eventually moved onto working under The Spaceship Company where she is an Associate Flight Sciences Engineer.   Her passion for space exploration brought unique opportunities for her, allowing her to work on innovative solutions to traditional astronaut nutrition, and designing an Air Force designated X-Plane research program at Generation Orbit as a 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow, out in the Mojave Desert with The Spaceship Company.   Connect with Payton:   Payton Barnwell | LinkedIn Payton Barnwell | Twitter Payton Barnwell | Website   Notable Women Mentioned and Related to this Episode:   Emily Calandrelli TV host/producer of Xploration Outer Space and Emily's Wonder Lab. @TheSpaceGal Cassie Lee One of the founders of the Brooke Owens Fellowship. www.brookeowensfellowship.org Natalie Brown Technical Recruiter at Hermeus (hypersonic commercial planes), she has the interesting challenge of trying to find women to come to their incredibly niche, but amazing, area of work. Kellie Gerardi She's super active online, which seems to get mixed reviews from the industry. Her book is also coming out soon! www.kelliegerardi.com Poppy Northcutt First woman in the Apollo control room. ---   Did you enjoy today’s episode? Please click here to leave a review for The 6%, with NancyMD. Be sure to subscribe to your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out!    Do you know someone who might enjoy this episode? Share this episode to inspire and empower!   Let's get social! Instagram @_nancymd Facebook @nancymdpdx Twitter @_nancymd LinkedIn @nancyyenshipleymd Website www.nancymd.com   Subscribe to The 6%, with NancyMD ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Google Podcasts

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The 6% with NancyMD is dedicated to women thriving in traditionally male-dominated fields. As a female orthopaedic surgeon, I belong to the 6% that are women in this field - and thus the inspiration for the title. The birth of The 6% came about when I was at an airport and saw a female commercial airline captain. Though I didn't know her, I wanted to talk to her and ask her all about her life and path - and I wanted to hug her, knowing she likely experienced many of the same challenges that I had. I realized that across disciplines and careers, we have parallel experiences and struggles in following our passions. I hope that by sharing these stories, we will inspire the next generation of women surgeons, scientists, firefighters, engineers, CEOs. In The 6%, I talk to women about how they arrived at their careers, and the facets of their lives that brought them there. We talk about imposter syndrome, microagressions, barriers to entry, pay gap, mentoring, obstacles and failures - more importantly, how we get up from those failures. If you love stories grit, perseverence, resiliency, then The 6% is for you!