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A compilation of stories, telescopes, internship resources, and other things radio astronomy.
The Professional Student is a blog about everything grad school from the application process to my experiences living as a grad student, being a parent in grad school, and researching the role of chemistry in the evolution of our universe.
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It’s March Madness… Nebula March Madness! Which nebula do you think will triumph in this Twitter tournament? Follow along at #NebulaMM2019! In Round 4, the birds and the bugs go head to head with the Eagle Nebula versus the Butterfly Nebula!
Read MoreIt’s March Madness… Nebula March Madness! Which nebula do you think will triumph in this Twitter tournament? Follow along at #NebulaMM2019! The theme of Round 3 is “Discovery”
Read MoreIt’s March Madness… Nebula March Madness! Which nebula do you think will triumph in this Twitter tournament? Follow along at #NebulaMM2019! The theme of Round 2 is “What’s it made of?”
Read MoreIt’s March Madness… Nebula March Madness! Which nebula do you think will triumph in this Twitter tournament? Follow along at #NebulaMM2019!
Read MoreAstrochemistry is the joining of astronomy and chemistry, but what types of questions do astrochemists study, and why do they study these questions at all? Here, astrochemistry is defined as the study of molecules in space, and we take a look at where they are, how they got there, and what they are doing before considering some of the many ways in which chemistry can help us understand our wider universe.
Read MoreObtaining astronomical data with a telescope takes much longer than several hours actually using the instrument. Rather, the process takes months starting with a telescope proposal that provides both scientific justification for the project and technical justification for the instruments requested. Here’s a look into what this process looks like, from writing the proposal itself to the review process, using my recent Green Bank Telescope observations to provide some examples.
Read MoreIllustrated summaries from my weeks 6 through 13 of reading #365papers are all about different complex organic molecules in protostars and molecular clouds.
Read MoreIllustrated summaries from my fourth and fifth weeks of reading #365papers are all about different complex organic molecules in protostars and molecular clouds.
Read MoreSummer, travel, teaching, and observing. These are the highlights from my fourth term of grad school.
Read MoreI spent the night observing exoplanets with my friend Cam. Ever wonder how astronomers spend their late nights? Well, now you can know!
Read MoreMy family took the opportunity to experience totality during the 2017 solar eclipse and turned it into a 2,770-mile road trip! Along the way, we stopped at some pretty cool places.
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