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Dr Gayathri Eknath

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Astrophysicist, operational researcher, mental health advocate, lover of coffee and nature. Views are my own. She/Her

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21.09.2025 00:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you want to make a difference to the third-sector? Here’s how to get involved in Pro Bono OR πŸ§ͺ

20.09.2025 23:52 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image showing an operational research keynote speaker with their title slide on Urban Living Lab

Image showing an operational research keynote speaker with their title slide on Urban Living Lab

We start off today’s @theorsociety.bsky.social Simulation Workshop day with a keynote on a fantastic urban digital twin model of the University of Bordeaux campus #SW25 #Modelling #Simulation

01.04.2025 09:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Image showing Or Society poster on what it does

Image showing an operational researcher speaking through a slide with their model structure

Image showing an operational researcher speaking through a slide with their model structure

Image showing an operational researcher speak through a slide on discrete event simulation to evaluate airline schedule robustness

Image showing an operational researcher speak through a slide on discrete event simulation to evaluate airline schedule robustness

Great to be at @theorsociety.bsky.social Simulation Workshop #SW25 learning about simulation uses in healthcare, airline and military settings today, as well as a bespoke discrete event simulation tutorial using open source software #Modelling #Simulation

31.03.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Estimate of the carbon footprint of astronomical research infrastructures - Nature Astronomy Astronomical research facilities, such as space telescopes, space probes or ground-based observatories, are the largest contributor to an astronomer’s carbon footprint, well beyond other activities su...

A recent post on the @a4e.org slack has sparked my attention to this fascinating paper on a rigorous estimate of the carbon footprint of astronomical research www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Follow up with different future scenarios: www.nature.com/articles/s41.... #Extragalactic πŸ§ͺπŸ”­ #WomenInSTEM

11.03.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025 Image credit: Durham University The Royal Astronomical Society is proud to present the next National Astronomy Meeting, NAM2025, at Durham University from Monday 7th July to Friday 11th July, 2025. It...

The @royalastrosoc.bsky.social NAM is opening for abstract submissions today, with a huge range of sessions on astronomy and adjacent fields. There are also sessions on the importance of astronomy technology in society, art, and much more! conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/prog... πŸ”­ #Extragalactic

04.02.2025 10:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image that says β€œRace Equality Matters Race Equality Week #EveryActionCounts”

Image that says β€œRace Equality Matters Race Equality Week #EveryActionCounts”

It’s Race Equality Week and this year’s theme is #EveryActionCounts Find out more about bitesized daily challenges that we can all do here: www.raceequalitymatters.com/5-day-challe...

03.02.2025 22:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Calling all operational researchers, exciting opportunity with @theorsociety.bsky.social coming up this March πŸ§ͺ #WomenInSTEM

29.01.2025 23:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cardiff University job cuts as 400 roles at risk Staff say they are in shock as nursing, modern languages, and music are among degrees under threat with 400 jobs academic jobs at risk

Awful news but not at all surprising. Guess there really is no job security in academia 😠

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...

29.01.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fully funded PhD scholarships focusing on exascale computing model development and data analysis, as well as multidisciplinary training for students in Earth system processes and applications. Application deadline is 17th February 2025. πŸ”­πŸ§ͺβš›οΈ #WomenInSTEM

15.01.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great new blog by Voices of Academia πŸ§ͺπŸ”­βš›οΈ

11.01.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy new year all!

01.01.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of four students in lab coats and goggles with text on the right-hand-side saying β€œApplications for students and volunteers are now open”, along with the In2STEM logo

Image of four students in lab coats and goggles with text on the right-hand-side saying β€œApplications for students and volunteers are now open”, along with the In2STEM logo

If you’re a student between 16-19 years in the UK (Y12 or S5/S6), In2STEM is an opportunity for exploring what a career in STEM could look like.
Application information is here: in2scienceuk.org/our-programm...
Information on how to introduce this to your school: in2scienceuk.org/our-programm... πŸ§ͺπŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ”¬

21.12.2024 12:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Webb mail: US Priority Mail stamps to again star deep space images in 2025 For the second year in a row, the USPS is giving priority status to James Webb Space Telescope images.

surreal πŸ”­πŸ§ͺ
#PHANGS-JWST NCG628 imaging is being turned into a US POSTAGE STAMP βœ‰οΈ !!
✨The imaging has truly taken a life of its own. Grateful for the amazing village of collaborators, comms folks, USPS for bringing the universe to people's doorsteps.✨ #extragalactic
www.space.com/usps-james-w...

18.12.2024 22:54 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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For any PhDs thinking of transitioning out of traditional academia where the beans that get counted are high-impact, numerous pubs... just know that you have so many other skills that are highly valuable in other spaces! πŸ§ͺ

14.12.2024 22:15 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
An image of the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud where the young star cluster NGC 602 lies. The image is titled β€œHubble and James Webb Space Telescope - The Latest Spectacular Images from the Cosmos 2025”

An image of the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud where the young star cluster NGC 602 lies. The image is titled β€œHubble and James Webb Space Telescope - The Latest Spectacular Images from the Cosmos 2025”

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have released a new 2025 calendar, showcasing another year of images and discoveries πŸ§ͺ πŸ”­ πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ”¬ βš›οΈ

Download here: ow.ly/UG3F50UqCLm

πŸ“· ESA - European Space Agency/Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/James Webb Space Telescope

14.12.2024 20:56 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund Apply now to the innovative fund instigated byΒ leading physicist Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Institute of Physics toΒ encourageΒ greater diversity in physics.

The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund applications are open! This provides funding for current/prospective PhD students from underrepresented groups in #Physics βš›οΈ & Astronomy πŸ”­ πŸ§ͺApplication deadline is 20th Jan 2025.

FAQs: www.iop.org/about/suppor...

#WomenInSTEM: www.iop.org/about/suppor...

13.12.2024 00:11 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Thanks πŸ™‚

11.12.2024 21:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ™‚

11.12.2024 21:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of Gayathri Eknath holding a hardcover copy of her PhD thesis titled β€œAdventures in Andromeda: The Interplay of Interstellar Dust and Gas in our Big Neighbour”, underscored by β€œDegree of Philosophy” and a Cardiff University logo

Image of Gayathri Eknath holding a hardcover copy of her PhD thesis titled β€œAdventures in Andromeda: The Interplay of Interstellar Dust and Gas in our Big Neighbour”, underscored by β€œDegree of Philosophy” and a Cardiff University logo

Hello Bluesky πŸ™‚ it’s my one-year viva-versary! And thought I’d take this occasion to share my astrophysics PhD thesis on interstellar dust and gas in the Andromeda galaxy: arxiv.org/abs/2403.19798 πŸ”­βš›οΈ #extragalactic

11.12.2024 20:55 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m an astrophysicist. Please could I be added to the physicists list? orcid.org/0000-0002-73...

07.12.2024 21:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m an astrophysicist (post-PhD) and I’d like to share Astro related info to this feed πŸ™‚

07.12.2024 20:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes

07.12.2024 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@bot.astronomy.blue signup πŸ™‚

07.12.2024 20:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are live! πŸ”­
✨ PHANGS-JWST infrared imaging of 19 nearby galaxies
✨ ~100,000 PHANGS-HST star clusters and associations across 38 nearby galaxies
πŸ‘‰ data release archive.stsci.edu/hlsp/phangs
πŸ‘‰ press and image release webbtelescope.org/contents/new...

29.01.2024 15:48 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

The Astronomy feeds now include 11 (!!!) brand new specific subfeeds! πŸ”­

The subfeeds try to cover every part of astronomy research with at least one feed.

All subfeeds automatically crosspost to the main Astronomy feed, too!

Here's a thread with links to all of them ⬇️

12.09.2024 16:15 πŸ‘ 2256 πŸ” 239 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 32

Using our first ever Bluesky post to let you know more about our Scholars Programme! We work across the UK with students aged 8-18. A world-expert PhD researcher comes into your school and delivers a university-style course, usually based on their own research, to small groups of pupils.

20.11.2024 09:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Episode two of mine and @payeldas.bsky.social podcast is live! Join us as we delve into some cool astronomy papers from the last month πŸ”­πŸ§ͺ

18.11.2024 12:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A spiral galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo 2 project, classified by 49 volunteers.

A spiral galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo 2 project, classified by 49 volunteers.

A spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.

It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (213.12100, 24.63550).

49 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.

10.11.2024 03:23 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest tv offering: me and my rather fabulous MRI scanned, 3D printed brain. New two-part Horizon special coming in the Spring on BBC2.

17.11.2024 18:56 πŸ‘ 380 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 1