Women of color are under-represented in science, with a gap particularly evident in the fundamental sciences and technology. People of color are facing several issues in pursuing higher education, including social, economic, and cultural exclusions, which results in few people of color in academics. A study by Gretter et al. (1) revealed that the lack of know-how in computations and coding is dramatically affecting minority students, resulting in African Americans making up less than 9% of the science and engineering workforce. These difficulties can be even more severe for women of color, a minority within the minority, who also are experiencing the difficulties that women face in academia. People of color are essential for the future of science. Their creativity, talent, and lateral thinking, with respect to canonical opinions, can transform conventions and ideas, ultimately fostering new innovation. Despite these struggles in the 21st century, women of color have made impressive contributions to science and technology. (2) A few people know that black women have been instrumental in winning the space race. Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson were three mathematicians of African American background who worked as “human computers” at NASA during the space race. Katherine Johnson calculated rocket trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo missions (3) but was not allowed to join meetings with men until her scientific skills were fully recognized. Dorothy Vaughan was a NASA pioneer who faced racial segregation and had to overcome prejudice, before becoming a leading scientist processing aeronautical research data. (4) She was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal post-mortem. Mary Jackson was NASA’s first black female engineer, (5) becoming a role model and championing women of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In recognition of her contribution and effort to increase diversity, the Washington, DC, headquarters of NASA has been renamed the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters. These extraordinary women should make us aware of the potential of women of color in science. The emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, alongside with the historical difficulties and exclusions faced by Black people, compels the scientific community to open their eyes and implement efficient strategies to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. The American Chemical Society (ACS) is pursuing several activities to mentor and inspire women and people of color. In particular, the computational chemistry community has been very active in supporting research, mentorship, and networking of young women and people of color. The “Women Make Computational Chemistry (COMP)” was the first symposium dedicated to young women students and postdocs putting established women leaders in computational/theoretical chemistry together with the next generation of young women scientists. (6) “Women Make COMP” was tremendously successful among young women scientists, who could recognize themselves in a strong supportive community. By following this example, the “Black, Indigenous and People of Color Make COMP” symposium was dedicated to Black, Latinx, and Native American young scientists. Established leaders with African American, Hispanic, and Native American backgrounds shared their career experience and offered guidance. It was the first time that such a one-on-one mentorship was offered to young people of color in the field of computational/theoretical chemistry. This should be only the beginning of a long-term commitment of the scientific community, which should focus on measures we can take to overcome the hurdles that underrepresented minorities are facing in science. As scientists, we know that diversity enhances creativity, and we should be excited about the prospect to create new knowledge in a scientific environment that welcomes diversity. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) is a core value of the ACS. The cover of the DEIR issue of the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling is a handmade painting depicting a woman of color and her extraordinary brain power. For this painting, I was inspired by Whitney Houston and by her talent to evoke feelings across the globe. In my artistic translation, Whitney is a computational scientist with extraordinary creativity. With this issue of JCIM, we aim at celebrating the creativity and talent of women of color in computational chemistry. This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Health (Grant No. R01GM141329) and by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. CHE-1905374 and CHE-2144823. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. This article references 6 other publications. This article has not yet been cited by other publications. This article references 6 other publications.

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在计算化学中庆祝有色女性

有色人种女性在科学领域的代表性不足，在基础科学和技术领域的差距尤为明显。有色人种在接受高等教育时面临着几个问题，包括社会、经济和文化排斥，这导致学术界很少有色人种。Gretter 等人的一项研究。(1) 显示，缺乏计算和编码方面的专业知识正在极大地影响少数族裔学生，导致非裔美国人在科学和工程劳动力中的占比不到 9%。对于有色人种女性来说，这些困难可能更加严重，少数群体中的少数群体也正在经历女性在学术界面临的困难。有色人种对科学的未来至关重要。他们的创造力、才能和横向思维，就规范观点而言，可以改变惯例和想法，最终促进新的创新。尽管在 21 世纪经历了这些斗争，但有色人种女性为科学技术做出了令人印象深刻的贡献。(2) 少数人知道黑人女性在赢得太空竞赛方面发挥了重要作用。凯瑟琳·约翰逊（Katherine Johnson）、多萝西·沃恩（Dorothy Vaughan）和玛丽·杰克逊（Mary Jackson）是三位非裔美国人背景的数学家，他们在太空竞赛期间在 NASA 担任“人类计算机”。凯瑟琳·约翰逊 (Katherine Johnson) 计算了水星和阿波罗任务 (3) 的火箭轨迹，但在她的科学技能得到充分认可之前，不得与男性会面。多萝西·沃恩 (Dorothy Vaughan) 是美国宇航局 (NASA) 的先驱，在成为处理航空研究数据的领先科学家之前，她面临种族隔离并不得不克服偏见。(4) 她在死后被授予国会金质奖章。Mary Jackson 是 NASA 的第一位黑人女工程师，(5) 在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域成为有色人种女性的榜样和拥护者。为表彰她为增加多样性所做的贡献和努力，NASA 华盛顿特区总部已更名为 Mary W. Jackson NASA 总部。这些非凡的女性应该让我们意识到有色女性在科学领域的潜力。Black Lives Matter运动的兴起，伴随着黑人面临的历史困境和排斥，迫使科学界睁大眼睛并实施有效的战略来促进多样性、公平和包容性。美国化学学会 (ACS) 正在开展多项活动来指导和激励女性和有色人种。特别是，计算化学社区一直非常积极地支持年轻女性和有色人种的研究、指导和网络。“Women Make Computational Chemistry (COMP)”是第一个专门针对年轻女学生和博士后的研讨会，将计算/理论化学领域的知名女性领导者与下一代年轻女科学家聚集在一起。(6) “Women Make COMP”在年轻女科学家中取得了巨大成功，她们可以在一个强大的支持社区中认出自己。按照这个例子，“黑色，土著和有色人种使 COMP 研讨会专门针对黑人、拉丁裔和美洲原住民的年轻科学家。具有非裔美国人、西班牙裔和美洲原住民背景的知名领导分享了他们的职业经历并提供了指导。这是第一次在计算/理论化学领域向有色人种年轻人提供这种一对一的指导。这应该只是科学界长期承诺的开始，它应该专注于我们可以采取的措施，以克服代表性不足的少数族裔在科学领域面临的障碍。和美国原住民背景分享了他们的职业经历并提供了指导。这是第一次在计算/理论化学领域向有色人种年轻人提供这种一对一的指导。这应该只是科学界长期承诺的开始，它应该专注于我们可以采取的措施，以克服代表性不足的少数族裔在科学领域面临的障碍。和美国原住民背景分享了他们的职业经历并提供了指导。这是第一次在计算/理论化学领域向有色人种年轻人提供这种一对一的指导。这应该只是科学界长期承诺的开始，它应该专注于我们可以采取的措施，以克服代表性不足的少数族裔在科学领域面临的障碍。作为科学家，我们知道多样性可以增强创造力，我们应该对在欢迎多样性的科学环境中创造新知识的前景感到兴奋。多样性、公平、包容和尊重 (DEIR) 是 ACS 的核心价值。《化学信息与建模杂志》DEIR 期的封面是一幅手工画，描绘了一位有色女性及其非凡的脑力。对于这幅画，我的灵感来自惠特尼休斯顿以及她在全球范围内唤起情感的天赋。在我的艺术翻译中，惠特尼是一位具有非凡创造力的计算科学家。在本期 JCIM 中，我们旨在庆祝有色人种女性在计算化学领域的创造力和才能。本材料基于美国国立卫生研究院支持的工作（Grant No. R01GM141329) 和美国国家科学基金会的资助号 CHE-1905374 和 CHE-2144823。本材料中表达的任何观点、发现和结论或建议均为作者的观点，不一定反映国家科学基金会的观点。本文引用了其他 6 篇出版物。这篇文章尚未被其他出版物引用。本文引用了其他 6 篇出版物。