Astrophysicist at NASA Goddard. Obsessed with space rocks. Tweets are my own.
Maryland, USA
Joined April 2009
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Our Pandora SmallSat Project Scientist @super_knova got to unveil the first exoplanet spectrum from Webb! ;) #PIDaily #JWST
In my 1st yr of grad school at @UMich, I went to Dr. Len Fisk's office and just asked if I could do some space science research. I was so clueless, but he was so welcoming and supportive and gave me a project to study the ☀️ (with @Dr_ThomasZ too!)
Excited to meet my mentor and colleague at @UMengineering, Dr. Len Fisk. Len was the head of science at @nasa at the late 80s. Len is retiring from the @UMich this summer.
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Are you attending the @sacnas #2021NDiSTEM conference and want to know more about all the ways you can work @NASAGoddard? Come to our booth and talk to me about jobs or @NASAInterns for undergrads, grad students, postdocs, and educators!
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The schedule for the next virtual Boston Area Exoplanet Science Meeting is out. Join us in one week (Fri Apr 16 from 10am-4pm Eastern on Zoom) to hear from many Boston-area exoplaneteers, as well as from @elsisrad about NASA's Pandora mission!
sites.google.com/view/boston…
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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Lazy critics argue about what @shannonmstirone has written simply because she has an art degree. I have one too. The space community could use more people with well-rounded backgrounds. Besides we (former) art majors tend to pay more attention to things that other people miss.
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Early career leaders and future PIs from @NASASun, @NASAUniverse, @NASAEarth and @NASASolarSystem, consider signing up to this workshop. Also, pls follow #PI_Daily, a campaign by @ltelkins, @bethanyehlmann, @AlanStern, @RPappalardo, etc. to give real-time insights into #PILife
We want to broaden the pool of potential #NASAScience Principal Investigators (PIs) and include more diversity. If becoming a PI is interesting to you, please apply to attend the PI Launchpad Workshop. The application deadline is March 22 at 11:59pm ET: go.nasa.gov/2Ny501w
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NASA Goddard intern Adam Friedman spent last summer classifying over 70 million stars using machine learning, his work produced some pretty stellar results! 🌌 Read more: go.nasa.gov/3rMbEzH
ALT Adam Friedman stands smiling in front of a background of a star-filled TESS image.
Dr. Monsue is a wonderful member of our @NASAGoddard exoplanet group. She is using her expertise in heliophysics to study M dwarf flare stars in unique ways, and paving a new interdisciplinary approach to understanding exoplanet habitability☀️🔥⭐️🌏
Today we are highlighting Dr. Teresa Monsue! Teresa received her undergraduate degree from @FloridaAtlantic and later her Ph.D. from @VanderbiltU. 1/7
Nice tables, did you decorate this @browndwarfs? 🌊🏄♂️
Feeling crafty? @UCSanDiego's new Craft Center is still under construction, but the public can attend a virtual preview, “For the Love of Craft,” Feb. 11-14. The event will include virtual craft demos & hands-on workshops. Space is limited, so sign up now: go.ucsd.edu/3omgJNa
Another project I’m really excited about ☀️🌍🌘
Astrophysicist Patricia Boyd and other researchers hope to send an experiment suite called EarthShine to the Moon to help determine the habitability of other planets by studying how our own might appear from far away:
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ALT Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface
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Every known object in the solar system more than 10 kilometers in diameter. This gorgeous map is the work of data artist Eleanor Lutz: eleanorlutz.com/mapping-1800…
I highly recommend swapping out doomscrolling for a fun and educational book, like this one from @sraymond_astro !
I am thrilled to announce that our SmallSat mission, Pandora, has been selected for flight via @NASA’s new Astrophysics Pioneers program! 🚀 (1/10)
UArizona (@danielapai), MIT (@benrackham), @LASPatCU (@starfleetjames and @allisonyyyyy), Bishops U (@JasonFRowe), Dartmouth (@EllieInSpace), @SETIInstitute (@princesstuborg and Veselin Kostov), STScI (@mustaric and @nespinozap), Cornell (@NikoleKLewis), Lehigh (Josh Pepper), ...
Bern (@brettmor), and UChicago (@EmDwarf). LLNL is managing the mission and building the telescope, and is an amazing partner! We are all excited and look forward to building community engagement 💫 (10/10)