Megan Weiner Mansfield
@cornerofthesky.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at University of Maryland studying transiting exoplanets with telescopes on the ground and in space. Amateur runner, chocolate addict, and devoted cat mom. She/her
Just finished reading The Exceptions by Kate Zernike, and wow I cannot recommend this book strongly enough. The amazing true story of Nancy Hopkins and the incredible women of MIT who fought against gender discrimination in science. So inspiring!!!
May 10, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Just finished reading The Exceptions by Kate Zernike, and wow I cannot recommend this book strongly enough. The amazing true story of Nancy Hopkins and the incredible women of MIT who fought against gender discrimination in science. So inspiring!!!
Some more exciting news: I will be joining the faculty at University of Maryland’s Department of Astronomy starting Fall 2025!
Tbh I had to google what a terrapin was but I’m so excited to have this cute little guy as a mascot. 😄
Tbh I had to google what a terrapin was but I’m so excited to have this cute little guy as a mascot. 😄
April 22, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Some more exciting news: I will be joining the faculty at University of Maryland’s Department of Astronomy starting Fall 2025!
Tbh I had to google what a terrapin was but I’m so excited to have this cute little guy as a mascot. 😄
Tbh I had to google what a terrapin was but I’m so excited to have this cute little guy as a mascot. 😄
I am thrilled to share that next year I will be starting a 51 Pegasi b Fellowship at Arizona State! So grateful to Heising-Simons and ASU for this opportunity to keep studying exoplanets with JWST! www.hsfoundation.org/news-stories...
Eight Scientists Awarded 2024 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in Planetary Astronomy
Eight early-career scientists have been awarded the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, a three-year postdoctoral fellowship that provides recipients with resources, freedom, and flexibility to conduct theoretica...
www.hsfoundation.org
March 31, 2024 at 11:35 AM
I am thrilled to share that next year I will be starting a 51 Pegasi b Fellowship at Arizona State! So grateful to Heising-Simons and ASU for this opportunity to keep studying exoplanets with JWST! www.hsfoundation.org/news-stories...
Wow, I am so excited for this one!!!
February 29, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Wow, I am so excited for this one!!!
I’m not at AAS this year, but Dare Bartelt, a wonderful and talented undergrad who’s been working with me will be presenting work she’s lead on analyzing high-resolution transits of WASP-43b observed with IGRINS. Check out her talk at 10 am local on Wednesday, in Session 322!
January 8, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I’m not at AAS this year, but Dare Bartelt, a wonderful and talented undergrad who’s been working with me will be presenting work she’s lead on analyzing high-resolution transits of WASP-43b observed with IGRINS. Check out her talk at 10 am local on Wednesday, in Session 322!
Announcement: registration is now open for the Two HoRSEs meeting on high-resolution exoplanet/stellar characterization!
Harnack House, Berlin, July 15-19
Registration open until February 16
Check the website for more details (and some amazing horse art) sites.google.com/view/two-hor...
Harnack House, Berlin, July 15-19
Registration open until February 16
Check the website for more details (and some amazing horse art) sites.google.com/view/two-hor...
December 14, 2023 at 3:26 PM
Announcement: registration is now open for the Two HoRSEs meeting on high-resolution exoplanet/stellar characterization!
Harnack House, Berlin, July 15-19
Registration open until February 16
Check the website for more details (and some amazing horse art) sites.google.com/view/two-hor...
Harnack House, Berlin, July 15-19
Registration open until February 16
Check the website for more details (and some amazing horse art) sites.google.com/view/two-hor...
A bit of exciting personal news: on November 5, I married my soul mate and absolute best friend, Joshua Weiner. 💖 Which means I'm in the slow process of officially changing my name to Megan Weiner Mansfield (two last names). Keep an eye out for cool research with upgraded name!
November 13, 2023 at 10:31 PM
A bit of exciting personal news: on November 5, I married my soul mate and absolute best friend, Joshua Weiner. 💖 Which means I'm in the slow process of officially changing my name to Megan Weiner Mansfield (two last names). Keep an eye out for cool research with upgraded name!
51 Peg application submitted!! Now I get tomorrow to look at those JWST proposals I’ve been neglecting lol.
October 5, 2023 at 10:05 PM
51 Peg application submitted!! Now I get tomorrow to look at those JWST proposals I’ve been neglecting lol.
NHFP fellows took a visit to the Harvard Women Computers exhibit yesterday, where I learned that had I lived 100 years ago, the best way to get telescope time might have been to marry a well-connected astronomer. Astro has a long way to go, but I’m grateful for how far we’ve come!
September 21, 2023 at 2:40 PM
NHFP fellows took a visit to the Harvard Women Computers exhibit yesterday, where I learned that had I lived 100 years ago, the best way to get telescope time might have been to marry a well-connected astronomer. Astro has a long way to go, but I’m grateful for how far we’ve come!
Predictably, my #thesisquote was from Taylor Swift:
“Don’t you see the starlight, starlight? Don’t you dream impossible dreams?”
“Don’t you see the starlight, starlight? Don’t you dream impossible dreams?”
#thesisquotes
I quoted Futurama character Professor Hubert Farnsworth's reaction to discovering a soon-to-be life ending solar flare that would hit Mars (S7 E2) 🧪🔭
I quoted Futurama character Professor Hubert Farnsworth's reaction to discovering a soon-to-be life ending solar flare that would hit Mars (S7 E2) 🧪🔭
September 19, 2023 at 6:54 PM
Predictably, my #thesisquote was from Taylor Swift:
“Don’t you see the starlight, starlight? Don’t you dream impossible dreams?”
“Don’t you see the starlight, starlight? Don’t you dream impossible dreams?”
Hello Bluesky astronomers! I finally made the switch over here, follow me for occasional pithy comments about exoplanet atmospheres or Taylor Swift 😛
September 18, 2023 at 7:03 PM
Hello Bluesky astronomers! I finally made the switch over here, follow me for occasional pithy comments about exoplanet atmospheres or Taylor Swift 😛