Oh also: I didnβt end up at ASU (I actually went to UA down the road), but it was the spark that started the journey.
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Oh also: I didnβt end up at ASU (I actually went to UA down the road), but it was the spark that started the journey.
At 34 I learned of the astronomy PhD program while visiting ASU at a teacher workshop. I decided to do that, but learned I didnβt have the math and coding for it. So I decided to go back to a second UG. Applied that Sep to start the next Aug. 10 years later Iβm a postdoc astronomer π
Surprising no one I assume
New show with a male main character not motivated by a dead wife challenge.
Well, I used to operate a nuclear reactorβ¦. I was really good at it too.
My parasocial podcast bestie is posting about my science subfield? π€©π₯³
Iβm stoked to announce that I will be one of the Grand Canyon Conservancyβs Astronomers in Residence in 2026! If youβre visiting the Canyon from May - July come see a public talk! π
www.grandcanyon.org/about/news/2...
And βNothing cracks a turtle like Leon Urisβ
βDonβt you hate pants?β
2000 presidential election
Me too! My non-traditional path was a huge benefit in grad school and gave me such good skills and perspective. Huge plus for me
Image of a poster describing the different Sonora models, including Bobcat, Diamondback, Elf Owl, Flame Skimmer, and Gila monster.
I liked Caroline Morley's Exoclimes poster describing our Sonora model set so much that I'm going to hang up a replica in my office.
On Avi and 3I/ATLAS:
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
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#exoplanets #jobs π£
I'm advertising for a postdoc! Come work with me in sunny SoCal on the Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey Project Infrastructure Team. You'll help build the pipeline for Roman* occurrence rates.
*Launches NEXT YEAR!
Please RT & share with your networks!
aas.org/jobregister/...
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Hi! Iβm an Astro postdoc at Michigan doing exoplanet direct imaging π
When I bought my Tucson house I went to Home Depot every day for like two weeks and then couldnβt stand to go again for a full year almost
From Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social : This post summarizes the proposed major cuts to NASA and the NSF and the impacts they would have, and provides resources to help fight back against this wasteful and unnecessary attack on science. πβ¨βοΈ
astrobites.org/2025/06/02/b...
Well they do say they want to fund GMT and not TMTβ¦π€·ββοΈ
TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR, A STAGGERING NUMBER OF JOBS ARE IN BOXES LIKE THIS IN THIS BUDGET REQUEST.
A screenshot of the number of people involved in NSF activities being reduced from 330,100 to 90,000.
TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR, THE PROPOSED NSF BUDGET CUTS NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE FROM NSF ACTIVITIES. FOR INSTANCE, JOBS.
Also super congrats!
An intake form recently asked me βhighest grade completedβ and I was like umβ¦. The most grade? All the grades? Idk
As an elder millennial I was raised to put two spaces after a period. Coming back to academia a few years ago I learn is now forbidden and struggle to break this habit. So it's anyone's guess how many spaces I'm going to put after any given period.
Ready for the latest K2-18b drama?
Madhusudhan is claiming *even stronger* evidence of DMS after analysing both near-infrared and mid-infrared JWST data. But another study finds no evidence at all.
Read on for a quick update on everyone's fΜΆaΜΆvΜΆoΜΆuΜΆrΜΆiΜΆtΜΆe most newsworthy exoplanet. π§΅
#exoplanets π
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Image promoting #BlackSpaceWeek 2025, scheduled for June 15β21. Each day has a theme and event: β’ June 15, Sunday: #IntroducingTheUniverse β Virtual mixer and reading with StriveHigher β’ June 16, Monday: #PicturingTheUniverse β Black in Planetarium Panel β’ June 17, Tuesday: #AccessingTheUniverse β Black in Space Policy Panel β’ June 18, Wednesday: #SharingTheUniverse β Black in Journalism Panel β’ June 19, Thursday: #ShowcasingTheUniverse β Social Media Scavenger Hunt β’ June 20, Friday: #ReadingTheUniverse β Black in Storytelling Panel β’ June 21, Saturday: #CraftingTheUniverse β Virtual Craft Night Background features a starry sky. Logo includes a purple raised fist with βBIA.β Graphic by @CheyennePolius, website: www.blackinastro.com.
Schedule for #BlackSpaceWeek 2025! Links to register coming soonπ€ Which event/panels pique your interest? π
Whoa whoa whoa how am I just learning this now. AAhhhhhhh I literally named my laptop "Sanctuary Moon"
