@RocksNRockets

Planetary Geophysicist | 🇵🇭🇨🇦 Posdoctoral Researcher @UVic | cryosphere, radar, 🌎 & #Mars | dance artist 💃 | tea, outdoors & #scicomm 🚀

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Joined June 2018
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So humbled to have been featured on @globalnews alongside some big inspirations of mine! 🥺🤩 Thanks so much @MDroletGlobalTV for this opportunity — #space is contagious! Can’t wait to continue learning & sharing my love for 🇨🇦 👩‍🚀 💃
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@globalnews10 Apr 2021
There is no shortage of brainpower in Canada when it comes to aerospace engineering and space exploration. trib.al/Yk2zHGb

Mission to Mars: Canadian ‘Ingenuity’ gets us closer to the red planet - National | Globalnews.ca

Their careers have taken twists and turns, but these young Canadians have landed jobs doing things that are literally out of this world.

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Lassonde School@LassondeSchoolApr 15
4 Lassonde alumni named in York's Top 30 Under 30! Congratulations to Chimira Nicole Andres (PhD '25), Felipe Gonzalez (BEng '21), Imam Khalid (BSc '25), and Olga Klushina (BEng '21)! 🔗 bit.ly/2PTWvyL #Lassonde #YorkU #YorkUTop30 @YorkUAlumni
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YorkU Grad Studies@YorkUFGSApr 17
York’s 2026 Top 30 Under 30 are redefining impact across disciplines and sectors. From science and policy to law and urban planning, these alumni are driving change in their communities and beyond. Learn more: bit.ly/2PTWvyL #YorkUTop30 #GradStudiesYU #YorkUAlumni
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ComSciConCAN@ComSciConCAN14 Jun 2024
Kicking off the 6th annual ComSciConCAN event held at @McMasterU! Excited for all our attendees to connect and learn more about #scicomm! #CSCC24
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1st day of @McMasterScience Glacial Sedimentology Workshop with delegates from Perú's @InaigemPeru 🇵🇪! This international partnership aims to prepare geologists in Perú with the skills to understand glacial processes and risk in the country! @McMasterU @McMasterGlobal – at Hamilton, Ontario
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Amina Yonis, PhD
@DrAminaYonis19 Jun 2023
Here's a list of 50 useful sentences for excellent academic writing. It will take 5 minutes to add these to your dissertation:
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Canadian Space Agency
@csa_asc6 Jun 2023
This isn’t a solar eclipse. 🔴 The smoke particles from #wildfires throughout Canada allow sunlight's longer wavelength colors like red and orange to get through while blocking the shorter wavelengths of yellow, blue and green.
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Sisters of SAR@SistersofSAR6 Jun 2023
🎓#TrainingTuesday! It's been a while since we tweeted about this excellent resource! github.com/RadarCODE/awesome… Lots of great contributors from the #SAR community! #TheMoreYouKnow #EOChat

GitHub - RadarCODE/awesome-sar: A curated list of awesome Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) software,...

A curated list of awesome Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) software, libraries, and resources. - RadarCODE/awesome-sar

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Tomorrow, May 25th, we are having a guest speaker for our Teletube episode! Peace O. Ikpotokin will be talking about gazing stars at night. 🔭💫 Don't forget to join us at 7:30 pm EST✨ Broadcasting live on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/YorkUObservatory…
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Congratulations Maya and @BhaviCodey 👏 you submitted amazing ideas for the #SpaceBrainHack challenge! Also, massive congratulations to all the others who made it to the Top entries 😃
Canadian Space Agency
@csa_asc18 May 2023
Congratulations to @BhaviCodey and Maya, the grand prize winners of our #SpaceBrainHack! Read some of the top solutions imagined by young Canadians to help astronauts stay mentally healthy! asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/blog/2023/… Photos: Families of winners
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Sarah Aubert@sarah_aubert1318 May 2023
Happening next weekend ‼️Soapbox Science is coming back to Toronto! Leading female scientists will share their groundbreaking research and passion for science 🧬🔬 Join us at The Word On The Street on 📆May 27th from 12pm - 3pm ET, located at 📍 Queen’s Park (110 Wellesley St W)
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As a PhD student or academic, you have a lot on your plate.  But getting shit done doesn't have to be overwhelming.  Here are some methods that will help you stay focused and productive: Thread 🧵
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Dr. Hyde@AstroHyde10 May 2023
Happening in concert with the astronomer in residence program as well, I wonder who the lucky person will be that gets to go that week! A few spots are still open for application: yorku.ca/science/observatory… @yorkobservatory @YorkUScience @YorkUPhysics @YorkUniversity

Astronomer In Residence Program - Allan I. Carswell Observatory (AICO) at York University

Killarney Parks and the Allan I. Carswell Observatory present, a new Astronomy outreach endeavour, the Astronomer in Residence program!

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Killarney Provincial Park@KillarneyPP10 May 2023
Stars over Killarney 2023 is happening October 13th - 15th! This means you can book your campsite starting May 13th! 📆 With speakers Anong Beam 🎨 of Beam Paints, and astrophotographer Nico Carver 🌠 you won't want to miss this amazing weekend! ontarioparks.com/parksblog/s…
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Dr. Ali Bramson@AliBramson5 May 2023
We’ve had a great week of science and operations talks with the SHARAD radar team here at @PurdueEAPS @LifeAtPurdue, and even got to process ~in real time~ the data being sent back from Mars from our exciting Very Large Roll maneuver of the @NASA MRO spacecraft!!!
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Dr. Ali Bramson@AliBramson3 May 2023
This week I'm hosting the @NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) SHARAD radar team meeting at @LifeAtPurdue @PurdueEAPS! SHARAD is a radar in orbit around Mars, provided to MRO in a partnership with @ASI_spazio, that has made amazing discoveries about Martian geology! 🛰️⛰️❄️🌋
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Dr. Ali Bramson@AliBramson5 May 2023
New paper alert! 🚨🥳 @PurdueEAPS PhD candidate in my group, @riley_mcglasson, found that radar properties of ice-rich deposits around Mars' south pole indicate they are likely represented by two or more populations that experienced different ice emplacement histories. ❄️🛰️🪐🌨️
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Canadian Space Agency
@csa_asc4 May 2023
To all you space fans and cosmic connoisseurs, May the 4th be with you. ✨

Star Wars Day

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Cronyn Observatory@westernuCRONYN4 May 2023
We are thrilled to announce that we will be offering weekly summer public nights again at the Cronyn Observatory. We will open up our facility every Saturday evening from 8:30pm until 11:00pm, starting this Saturday, May 6th, and running all through August.
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Becky Whiley@bckywhly4 May 2023
Thanks @RocksNRockets for an excellent workshop on #SciComm at the #STAYSymposium!!
YU Teaching Commons@YUTeaching1 May 2023
Join the Supporting Teaching at York (STAY) Symposium on May 3 & May 4 for in-person, synchronous & asynchronous sessions! This is a great opportunity for grad students to share experiences, learn together & enhance classroom practice. Register: bit.ly/3Hv5T3P |#YorkU
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Such an eventful 2 days at the #STAYSymposium -- So many new connections & takeaways, looking forward to next year!
YU Teaching Commons@YUTeaching1 May 2023
Join the Supporting Teaching at York (STAY) Symposium on May 3 & May 4 for in-person, synchronous & asynchronous sessions! This is a great opportunity for grad students to share experiences, learn together & enhance classroom practice. Register: bit.ly/3Hv5T3P |#YorkU
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Dr. Ali Bramson@AliBramson3 May 2023
This week I'm hosting the @NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) SHARAD radar team meeting at @LifeAtPurdue @PurdueEAPS! SHARAD is a radar in orbit around Mars, provided to MRO in a partnership with @ASI_spazio, that has made amazing discoveries about Martian geology! 🛰️⛰️❄️🌋
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Isaac Smith@Mars_Polar2 May 2023
Proud to announce that I've received funding from the Canadian Space Agency to support the work of my graduate students @RocksNRockets and Ivan Mishev
Canadian Space Agency
@csa_asc1 May 2023
Thanks to new funding, @UBishops, @UBC, @YorkUniversity, and @WesternU will advance space knowledge in various scientific fields such as planetary exploration and space astronomy. Get the details: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/funding-pr…
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