Was shocked (but unsurprised) to learn that of the 30 top ARC Discovery Project winning astronomers in Australia only 1 is a woman. But there are 6 Michaels..

ht-timchen.github.io/arc-discover...

Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching it anyway.

All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!

Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!

#Radioastronomy #job alert. We’re looking to hire a Lead Scientist for Parkes Observatory. Murriyang, our 64m radio telescope, aka The Dish is currently getting an exciting upgrade with commissioning of the CryoPAF instrument. Check out this job at CSIRO: jobs.csiro.au/job/Parkes%2...

I am currently taking leave for my honeymoon and trying to switch off from all work related things. Tried to delete my work email app from my phone and this is the error message I got 🙃

I am visiting the US for a program themed on empowering women in STEM. We have met with incredible people around the country championing equity & inclusion.
It is heartbreaking to see how deeply sad & scared they are in the wake of last week's election. How is it such division and hatred wins?

The school will be on tidal disruption events and will have wonderful facilitators such as @danastro.bsky.social , @astrodel.bsky.social , @kaamau.bsky.social, and I hope to be tolerable too.😅

Register before November 30. Hope to see you there.

interested in computational science for grad school? Apply for one of the Stony Brook Institute for Advanced Science graduate fellowships:

iacs.stonybrook.edu/opportunitie...

I'm happy to chat with anyone interested in computational astrophysics

#astro

I had to sign up for roadside assistance recently and today when I got my membership card in the mail I was initially mad they assumed my title was Miss (companies ALWAYS do this).

But then I remembered the person on the phone asked me if an adult was there because they thought I was a child 😅

Today for the first time in a long time I took annual leave for my Birthday and spent the day with my favourite people (including my twin) hiking amongst the wildflowers. The wildflowers here in WA are incredible! 🌸🌼🌿

NEW PAPER: I have discovered that up to half of all black holes that shred a star "burp" material years after the initial event and turn on in radio!!! No one was expecting this, and we don't really understand why this might be! 🤩🔭🧪

arxiv.org/abs/2308.13595

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Out of 150 mentions of scientists in Australian STEM school curricula, only 1 is a woman. What century are we living in??

Check out the research article published today by the incredible group @includeher.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Out of the 145 scientists mentioned in the high school curricula we studied, only 1 female scientist was named.

Rosalind Franklin.

This is a problem, and we are working with education depts. To fix this

Learn about our mission at includeher.au

Friends, tomorrow is Wear It Purple day - an annual day we wear purple to acknowledge, support & celebrate young LGBTIQA+ people.

It won't change the world, but it does send a signal to young LGBTIQA+ folks that we see them!

Wear something purple + share pics, I'll signal boost!

Pass it on!

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My sisters automated cat feeder malfunctioned while she was away for a week and her cat Maggie, who has zero self control, was given unlimited access to food

I was visiting my sister the other weekend who rents a small house with a friend deep in Melbourne suburbia. Over the course of 4 hours on a Saturday I watched not one but BOTH of her neighbours mow her front lawn at different times 😂

Friendly neighbours are the best ❤️

When I first started my PhD I was blown away by my supervisors ability to pick a radio source from coordinates alone

Today I'm glad to report, I was able to be that person for a PhD student and correctly guess their source from coordinates alone.

I'm both proud and a little concerned😅

Last week I worked remotely from my mums farm with this little guy to keep me company. Bluesky meet Hagrid: