Exoplanetary Scientist. Associate Professor @Cornell. Wife and mother of two. Opinions are my own.

Ithaca, NY
Joined July 2016
Big congrats to @EGonzales788 for winning this year’s #Cornell Postdoc Award for Excellence in Leadership @BlackInPhysics
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Dr. Nikole Lewis retweeted
OH SNAPS. It's Monday, January 24th. Know what that means? TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL OUR #GuerillaMentoring EVENT! On Jan 26th at 6:30pm, we're putting equity to action and bringing to life our newest #DecolonizedMentorship framework. Mentee registration is UP! DM us to join!
I’ve been told with sufficient frequency by colleagues/senior scientists that “You’re not really an astrophysicist, planetary scientist, astronomer, or astrobiologist” that I decided to call myself an exoplanetary scientist, which hasn’t changed who I am or the science that I do.
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Dr. Nikole Lewis retweeted
MENTOR SPOTLIGHT @cabrero_omar is a PhD candidate at the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico studying molecular biotechnology. They have much to share about being LGBTQIA+ in STEM, grad school prep & MORE! Join us Jan. 26 @ 6:30pm ET to be mentored by them! DM us to join!
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Have been away from Twitter for awhile, but worth coming back to remind everyone to VOTE TRAPPIST-1e!!!! Spectrum coming soon from a Webb near you!
Replying to @ExocastExoCup
#TRAPPIST1e faces off against .@Proximab16 for the last semifinal spot in the final match of the QF round! Transits vs. RVs! Temperate vs. Frozen! Get your votes in!
52%TRAPPIST-1 e
48%Proxima Cen b
302 votes • Final results
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Omg it's happening! Are yall excited?!?! Get ready for a week full of amazing content! #BlackInPhysics #BlackInPhysicsWeek2021 #BIPBlazingBeyondBurnout
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Dr. Nikole Lewis retweeted
🗣️ CALLING ALL BLACK WOMEN IN STEM! #VanguardSTEM is hosting #GuerillaMentoring at this year's virtual @StemNoire conference! We need mentors from the #VSVillage to come through to support and uplift the next generation of Black women in STEM. DM us if interested!
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So I have a few big social media goals for #BlackInAstro. Our #BlackInAstroWeek2021 is coming up and lots of cool things planned so I would love if it we could get the @BlackInAstro account to 5000 followers before the start of our week June 20 - June 26 👀😬❤️. Please help share
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Join us in elevating the work of Black physicists through a Wikithon in partnership with @APSphysics on Juneteenth! All of us @BlackinPhysics can't wait to see you there!
Join APS & @BlackinPhysics on Sunday, June 20, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET for a Juneteenth Freedom Day Edit-a-thon where we’ll be creating & editing Wikipedia pages about Black physicists. Everyone regardless of editing experience is encouraged to sign up! go.aps.org/3um5yqB
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Geriatric millennial is honestly a pretty on point description of how I feel right now....
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Dr. Nikole Lewis retweeted
Do you do science communication? Are a graduate student in a STEM field? Do you believe inclusivity & empathy are important for science? Apply to @ComSciCon #comscicon21 to join an ever expanding #comscicommunity of people who love #scicomm forms.gle/hNqH6QABtV5XQ4zP7
It's April - Happy Easter. This also means our deadline is coming up: Don't forget to apply by Thursday April 15 through forms.gle/hNqH6QABtV5XQ4zP7 and join us 4-7 August 2021 for #ComSciCon21!
Dr. Nikole Lewis retweeted
Here's a #NASA feature about our Pandora SmallSat! 🚀 We have a fantastic team that has already made great progress in the past 6 weeks. I can't emphasize enough the value of a diverse team, and early-career in science/tech leadership roles #PIDaily nasa.gov/feature/goddard/202…
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Hi everyone, I'm on the co-organizers of @BlackInAstro and we are working on the website and are looking for Black folks in the space related fields for our profiles section on the site. #BlackInAstro
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It the final day of the @BlackinPhysics Wikithon! Take a break from your regularly scheduled work and help us make some pages! Get all the info at aip.org/diversity-initiative…
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It's day one of the @BlackinPhysics Wikithon! Join us in editing and making wiki pages for Black physicists! Get all the info here: aip.org/diversity-initiative…
Today's the first day of @BlackinPhysics edit-a-thon!!! @AIP_Library has drop-in-sessions every day this week to help you on your @Wikipedia editing journey! Today's session just started!! Can't wait to see how many edits we can make!
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We are hiring a program officer in science. Our portfolio includes astronomy, physics, climate change research, women in physics and astronomy, and, soon, BIPOC in physics and astronomy. marthamontagbrown.com/pdf/He… #blackinastro #blackinstem @sacnas @NSBPInc @AISES
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I've been thinking a lot abt grad school applicants. I know from experience that being rejected by a grad school is disappointing and (for me, at the time) a gut punch. But having been on admissions committees, please know that sometimes "your rejection" has nothing to do w you.
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Dr. Nikole Lewis retweeted
Advisors: How can you center belonging, agency/autonomy, recognition of identity and self-care in your mentoring approach? Students: What mentoring practices should you look for to affirm your STEM identity and improve your research experience? conversations.vanguardstem.c…