Claire Lamman
@clairelamman.bsky.social
NSF postdoc at Ohio State, expert in cosmology and procrastibaking
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This year's gingerbread is the Vera Rubin Observatory! @vrubinobs.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This year's gingerbread is the Vera Rubin Observatory! @vrubinobs.bsky.social
Thread of my Christmas gingerbreads 🌌⬇️
December 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Thread of my Christmas gingerbreads 🌌⬇️
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New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Optimal intrinsic alignment estimators in the presence of redshift-space distortions" by Claire Lamman (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Jonathan Blazek (Ohio State U.) and Daniel J. Eisenstein (Northeastern U.)
doi.org/10.33232/001...
doi.org/10.33232/001...
Optimal intrinsic alignment estimators in the presence of redshift-space distortions | Published in The Open Journal of Astrophysics
By Claire Lamman, Jonathan Blazek & 1 more. Estimators for quantifying intrinsic alignments in large spectroscopic surveys intended to inprove the constraints they provide for weak lensing and other c...
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Optimal intrinsic alignment estimators in the presence of redshift-space distortions" by Claire Lamman (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Jonathan Blazek (Ohio State U.) and Daniel J. Eisenstein (Northeastern U.)
doi.org/10.33232/001...
doi.org/10.33232/001...
Happy Thanksgiving :)
@desisurvey.bsky.social
@desisurvey.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Happy Thanksgiving :)
@desisurvey.bsky.social
@desisurvey.bsky.social
Another full paper annotation! I LOVE this one - be sure to read through the end. The drawings of a star trying to make a hole in the nebula cracked me up👷
To finish it off, I've also done an annotated version of the paper complete with silly drawings and accessible language! These are inspired by @clairelamman.bsky.social , and you can read this and more here: ryanwhite1.github.io/wolf-rayet.h...
4/4 ⚛️🔭🧪
4/4 ⚛️🔭🧪
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Another full paper annotation! I LOVE this one - be sure to read through the end. The drawings of a star trying to make a hole in the nebula cracked me up👷
Even in the middle of Columbus ❤️
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Even in the middle of Columbus ❤️
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Halloween is also #DarkMatterDay! 🎃🌌
Celebrate the invisible forces that shape our universe with @zacksavitsky.bsky.social, @clairelamman.bsky.social, and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social. Studying the origins, elements, and mysteries of the cosmos — connects us all: youtu.be/xbrom_qFwsA #scicomm 💫
Celebrate the invisible forces that shape our universe with @zacksavitsky.bsky.social, @clairelamman.bsky.social, and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social. Studying the origins, elements, and mysteries of the cosmos — connects us all: youtu.be/xbrom_qFwsA #scicomm 💫
Cosmology: Our Quest to Understand the Universe
YouTube video by SciComm Excellence
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Halloween is also #DarkMatterDay! 🎃🌌
Celebrate the invisible forces that shape our universe with @zacksavitsky.bsky.social, @clairelamman.bsky.social, and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social. Studying the origins, elements, and mysteries of the cosmos — connects us all: youtu.be/xbrom_qFwsA #scicomm 💫
Celebrate the invisible forces that shape our universe with @zacksavitsky.bsky.social, @clairelamman.bsky.social, and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social. Studying the origins, elements, and mysteries of the cosmos — connects us all: youtu.be/xbrom_qFwsA #scicomm 💫
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Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social !
Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social !
Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
Another full paper annotation, done in TWO languages!! Really nice job @astroaure.bsky.social !
And there is also an english version 🇬🇧 Come discover how I measured the shape of 340 000 galaxies using images from the James Webb Space Telescope ! Have a good reading 😉
astroaure.github.io/assets/Paper...
astroaure.github.io/assets/Paper...
August 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Another full paper annotation, done in TWO languages!! Really nice job @astroaure.bsky.social !
Reposted by Claire Lamman
Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
July 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
Happy 4th! I made a patriotic pie, celebrating America's leadership in space sciences (historically).
July 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Happy 4th! I made a patriotic pie, celebrating America's leadership in space sciences (historically).
Someone please talk me out of this impulse buy so I can view the
@vrubinobs.bsky.social images.
@vrubinobs.bsky.social images.
June 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Someone please talk me out of this impulse buy so I can view the
@vrubinobs.bsky.social images.
@vrubinobs.bsky.social images.
My article was just published! A few people have already told me how much they appreciate seeing a change from the local narrative. Major kudos to the McClintock Letters organizers for a well-coordinated and impactful program.
www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2025/06/13/c...
www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2025/06/13/c...
June 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My article was just published! A few people have already told me how much they appreciate seeing a change from the local narrative. Major kudos to the McClintock Letters organizers for a well-coordinated and impactful program.
www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2025/06/13/c...
www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2025/06/13/c...
This is an excellent high-impact initiative! All scientists should consider sharing their stories in hometown papers.
Scientists, let's share our work with the public, so they can know how our work benefits their everyday health and wealth. Share your research & story in a LOCAL HOMETOWN PAPER op-ed, published June 16! #McClintockLetters #SciComm #DefendResearch
Sign up & learn more: tinyurl.com/McClintockLetters
Sign up & learn more: tinyurl.com/McClintockLetters
Major update to #SCIMaP visualization of impacts of cuts to federally supported health research. Map now includes information on future economic losses (impact of proposed reduction of NIH IDC to 15%) and current economic losses (impact of terminated NIH grants).
scienceimpacts.org
scienceimpacts.org
June 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is an excellent high-impact initiative! All scientists should consider sharing their stories in hometown papers.
Just finished 22nd grade :)
May 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just finished 22nd grade :)
Science news outlets need cartoons.
May 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Science news outlets need cartoons.
Reposted by Claire Lamman
Every single one of you reading this have benefitted from publicly funded science in a thousand ways.
This cannot be the end. Carl Sagan called science a "candle in the dark." It is up to all of us to make sure that candle does not go out.
This cannot be the end. Carl Sagan called science a "candle in the dark." It is up to all of us to make sure that candle does not go out.
May 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Every single one of you reading this have benefitted from publicly funded science in a thousand ways.
This cannot be the end. Carl Sagan called science a "candle in the dark." It is up to all of us to make sure that candle does not go out.
This cannot be the end. Carl Sagan called science a "candle in the dark." It is up to all of us to make sure that candle does not go out.
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🚨 DESI High is back! 🚀🌌
High school students in Mexico & Spain recently explored the universe using real data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. 🔭💻
High school students in Mexico & Spain recently explored the universe using real data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. 🔭💻
May 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨 DESI High is back! 🚀🌌
High school students in Mexico & Spain recently explored the universe using real data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. 🔭💻
High school students in Mexico & Spain recently explored the universe using real data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. 🔭💻
Friends, I am defending tomorrow!! Anyone is welcome to watch the public talk, which will be streamed here at 1pm EST (May 2): youtube.com/live/Kybv2Zs...
Claire Lamman
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May 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Friends, I am defending tomorrow!! Anyone is welcome to watch the public talk, which will be streamed here at 1pm EST (May 2): youtube.com/live/Kybv2Zs...
A short, fun video about my science communication. I'm considering using only edible chalkboards in the future...
2024 award winner @clairelamman.bsky.social is a PhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics as well as an artist who represents her research through unique mediums: from doodling ✍️ on top of scientific papers to cake! 🍰
Watch here: youtu.be/Owkwa-2KpNY #scicomm #sciart
Watch here: youtu.be/Owkwa-2KpNY #scicomm #sciart
The Sweetest Way to Learn Astrophysics: Claire Lamman Uses Cookies and Art to Explain Our Universe
YouTube video by SciComm Excellence
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A short, fun video about my science communication. I'm considering using only edible chalkboards in the future...
Reposted by Claire Lamman
I have a paper out today! I'll be honest, this one is really aimed at a handful of people in my field. But I did manage to make a paper annotation that a wider audience might enjoy (linked in the arXiv comments section). arxiv.org/abs/2504.16076
April 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I have a paper out today! I'll be honest, this one is really aimed at a handful of people in my field. But I did manage to make a paper annotation that a wider audience might enjoy (linked in the arXiv comments section). arxiv.org/abs/2504.16076
Reposted by Claire Lamman
Week 30:
I think my defense will be a natural end to these weekly jokes. So... only 2 more left!!
I think my defense will be a natural end to these weekly jokes. So... only 2 more left!!
April 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Week 30:
I think my defense will be a natural end to these weekly jokes. So... only 2 more left!!
I think my defense will be a natural end to these weekly jokes. So... only 2 more left!!
Reposted by Claire Lamman
Free idea: a website where you enter the name of your disease/injury/condition/procedure and get shirts, stickers, signs, etc. with “NIH grant number X saved my life.”
April 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Free idea: a website where you enter the name of your disease/injury/condition/procedure and get shirts, stickers, signs, etc. with “NIH grant number X saved my life.”