2018 is underway, and my site has been restored after a few months of downtime. Hooray! Another busy semester as a tenure track professor has come to a close. I tell my students that it is bittersweet. I miss having them around, but I like being able to work on projects that have been onContinue reading “#ProfLife Year 3 comes to a close”
Category Archives: outreach
The Sky Crew Takes on Gravitational Waves
Hey all! It’s already late October, which means midterms and student advising in my world. Yesterday, I was once again invited to join NHPR‘s radio program The Exchange to discuss astronomy with host Laura Knoy and astronomers John Gianforte and Mal Cameron. We had a lovely time talking about a number of subjects and spentContinue reading “The Sky Crew Takes on Gravitational Waves”
Noisy Astronomer joins the Sky Guys!
Greetings from overwhelmed-professor-land! Heh, yeah, I’m alive and even occasionally on social media these days. But life as a tenure track professor keeps me pretty busy, even during the summer months. I have some exciting science outreach stuff happening starting this month, starting off with my first appearance on NHPR’s The Exchange on Wednesday, AugustContinue reading “Noisy Astronomer joins the Sky Guys!”
A Noisy Science Friday
Quick update! I’ll be on Science Friday today talking about how you can observe a meteor shower with just a radio. Plus, we’ll discuss how to build your own Itty Bitty Radio Telescope! I’m traveling over to a studio in St. Louis this afternoon to be on the second hour of the program, so you canContinue reading “A Noisy Science Friday”
Conference Musings, and Making a Difference
For a natural introvert, conferences can be a tricky experience. There is an almost overwhelming constant interaction, listening, talking, speaking, questioning, and collaborating. However, that’t the thing that makes conferences incredibly valuable. Meeting and gathering in person is still crucial to ideas and projects even in this age of virtual meetings and presentations. This mightContinue reading “Conference Musings, and Making a Difference”
Audio: Alien Conspiracy Panel at CONvergence 2014
A few weeks ago, I had an amazing time at CONvergence, a science fiction and fantasy convention in Minneapolis, MN. It has also become the home con of a smaller, sort of embedded con, SkepchickCon. As an occasionally elapsed but trying really hard contributor for the Skepchick Network, I’m glad to come along and shareContinue reading “Audio: Alien Conspiracy Panel at CONvergence 2014”
Elsewhere on the Interwebz for June 2013
I write stuff sometimes. It’s been scattered as of late, but with year one of my post-doc under my belt, I’m starting to get the hang of things. Or, so I tell myself. As I work harder to put more blog-writing and video-making out, I thought it would help, at least my own sanity, toContinue reading “Elsewhere on the Interwebz for June 2013”
So I’ll be in Texas… AND in Chile!
After telling everyone I’d be at the media/music/explosion that is South by SouthWest (SXSW) for several days, I got this phone call today asking if I’d like to be in Chile that week for the inauguration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, or ALMA. So even though my brain was yelling YES, I sadly declinedContinue reading “So I’ll be in Texas… AND in Chile!”
Astronomy Outreach, and A Funding Crisis
August 7th – Astronomical Society of the Pacific – Communicating Science – A National Conference on Science Education and Public Outreach
Dark Skies, Bright Kids on CosmoQuest
Wow. Things have been really busy here at the brand new job! Last night, I hosted the CosmoQuest Weekly Science Hour over on Google Plus. I had a lovely conversation with my UVa friends Paul Ries, Rachael Beaton, and Ryan Lynch about astronomy outreach with Dark Skies, Bright Kids. Listen in to our conversation forContinue reading “Dark Skies, Bright Kids on CosmoQuest”