Julio Morales is a second year PhD student in the Department of Astronomy at New Mexico State University, where he conducts research on the flow of plasma in the solar interior using the technique of time-distance helioseismology. This work is part of the COFFIES collaboration, whose goal is to successfully simulate the solar magnetic field [...]
Since Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, the platform has been dying out as a place for academic discussion and networking. Many alternative platforms have been created, with one of the most promising being Bluesky. In this post, Emily Hunt explains how to get started on Bluesky, including how to rebuild your network from scratch and [...]
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Judith Irwin is a professor of physics and astronomy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Her research focuses on gaseous halos of spiral galaxies and she leads the CHANG-ES project. Looking for a new option for a mid-level undergraduate astrophysics course, or a resource for new graduate students who may not have a solid [...]
Benne W. Holwerda is an associate professor at the University of Louisville and specializes in galaxies and galaxy morphology. He has worked on three continents and loves working with students on research and teaching. He is a proud part of the parenting team for a 7th and a 5th grader. Hobbies include running, reading, and [...]
The Rumor Mill ready for the new season is now up and running: Postdoc and Term and Faculty and Staff. The archives from previous years remain available. As a reminder, here the AAS Policy on Postdoc positions: The AAS Council has passed (1988) and reaffirmed (2003) a resolution stating that no postdoctoral position should require a [...]
Sumalatha G. is a biotechnology engineer and a former medical coder. Because of her passion for writing, she is currently working as a Content Marketing Specialist at Typeset. She has penned many articles on academia and scholarly publishing, including open access, peer review, academic SEO, and more. Typeset simplifies the scientific writing process. It is [...]
Allison Kirkpatrick is a professor of astronomy at the University of Kansas. She studies supermassive black holes and their effect on galaxies. She chairs her department’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion committee, and she is a co-Director of the university-wide Multicultural Scholars Program. When I joined the Physics & Astronomy Department at the University of Kansas [...]
The Rumor Mill ready for the new season is now up and running: Postdoc and Term and Faculty and Staff. The archives from previous years remain available. As a reminder, here the AAS Policy on Postdoc positions: The AAS Council has passed (1988) and reaffirmed (2003) a resolution stating that no postdoctoral position should require a [...]
This is a guest post by Travis Metcalfe who founded White Dwarf Research Corporation while he was a graduate student. In 2008, with support from several technology companies, he initiated a nonprofit adopt a star program that funds an international team working on observations from NASA’s Kepler/K2 and TESS missions. More than 20 years after [...]