Julieta Norma Fierro Gossman

Astronomer and physicist Julieta Fierro Gossman was Principal Investigator at the Institute of Astronomy and Professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico(UNAM). She was also Chair XXV of the Mexican Academy of Language and a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) at the highest level.

Fierro was dedicated to the dissemination of science, fueled by her belief in “the splendor of the universe to different audiences and the power of the human mind to understand it.” She curated museum exhibits, wrote books and articles, participated in radio and television programs, designed science workshops, and lectured. In recognition of her dedication to popularizing science, she served as General Director Science Dissemination of UNAM, President of the Mexican Society of Science and Technology Museums, of the Mexican Academy of Natural Science Teachers, of the Education Commission of the International Astronomical Union and Member of the Board of Directors of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

She received numerous national and international awards and recognitions such as the Kalinga prize from UNESCO, the Klupke-Roberts and the Primo Rovis medals, the one from the Assembly of Representatives of the Federal District, the Benito Juárez and the Omecíhuatl Laboratories, astronomical societies and three schools currently bear her name.