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Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby

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Astrophysicist, educator, and #AcademicMama who likes to play outside. Associate Professor of Physics @UConn. Views my own.

battersby.physics.uconn.edu/
Joined February 2014
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Ever wonder why you get so sleepy during conference talks? Turns out lots of conference venues aren't well-ventilated, causing CO2 to rise to levels that cause drowsiness (>1000ppm). Data from @keflavich shows this steady rise over the first 50min of a conference session.
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The PRIMA team is excited to announce the release of a special issue in the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS), Volume 11 Issue 03! This issue was edited by Naseem Rangwala and Matt Griffin. tinyurl.com/35vbb86u
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We've had an exciting few months at the Milky Way Lab at UConn! The 3D CMZ paper series is live (centralmolecularzone.github.…) 🥳🍾 and our 3D molecular cloud work was highlighted at a AAS press conference. I'll be posting updates here now: bsky.app/profile/battersbot.…

3-D CMZ

Unveiling the Structure of our Galaxy’s Central Molecular Zone

centralmolecularzone.github.io
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The PRIMA team is pleased to share the news that NASA has selected our concept for phase-A study. We are grateful for all the community effort that has brought us this far, and we are excited to continue to grow the PRIMA community going forward! nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-e…
NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies - NASA

NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies - NASA

Two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space were selected by NASA for additional review, the agency announced

nasa.gov
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What what, ya girl got tenure! 🎉🎉🎉
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Thanks so much everyone for the congratulations, wowzers! Feeling the love 💕 Long week but finally time to celebrate
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I've been seeing a lot of great posters with amazing styles and sometimes art, but this one speaks to my heart...if Daria's on twitter can someone please RT and tag? #ppvii – at Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Comic style poster on magnetic fields inside-out

ALT Comic style poster on magnetic fields inside-out

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We all LOVE to do lip service for better maternity leave policies in academia (and yes, let's work on that) but as a professor and mom of two, I can confidently state there's more to it. Research doesn't take a pause during leave and we all need to STEP UP to support each other.
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3. MEETINGS. just, like, any expectation that i can reliably attend regular meetings when I return from leave, because let’s be honest, when babe is so tiny I am still caring for them tons and working when I can between that, not when my calendar says so.
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How about other folks? Academia is not like other jobs in a lot of ways, how can we help to support each other better?
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The latest and greatest factsheets are now available to help you brainstorm the science you can do with PRIMA spectroscopy (FIRESS) and imaging (PRIMAger) observations! prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/…
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First of 5 example science cases now being presented at the PRIMA community workshop by Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez @Enloro : cosmic magnetic fields!
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Inspired by this ridiculous/ awesome exchange, I spent some time getting to know GPT-4 today. It helped write a decent homework question for a graduate astrophysics class, gave me advice on baby sleep and home renovations, and wrote these gems (below) I thought you might enjoy.
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I gave GPT-4 a budget of $100 and told it to make as much money as possible. I'm acting as its human liaison, buying anything it says to. Do you think it'll be able to make smart investments and build an online business? Follow along 👀
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"The average person produces enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming pools. Saliva plays an important role in digestion and keeping our mouths healthy." #FunFact #Science
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I asked permission to share these and they agreed and suggested the following for proper attribution: Check out this cool science fact from @ChatGPTNFTs Excuse me while I 🤯🤯🤯
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