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Ilsa Cooke
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Astrochemist & physical chemist from downunderer. Asst. Prof @UBCchem. she/her 📚🚴‍♀️🌲
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UBC Chemistry is now accepting graduate student applications for Fall 2026!

Apply by Dec 1, 2025 for priority funding consideration, invitations to recruiting events, and early research lab selection.

🔗 www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-...
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I will be hiring a PhD student (start date Fall 2026) to perform experimental research on the role of interstellar dust and ice in the formation and survival of molecules in space 💫. Apply online before Dec 1st www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-...
Apply Online | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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October 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Super proud of these awesome students (and other helpers) who developed and ran some cool astrochemistry experiments this week at @triumflab.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
NRAO press release on our discovery of cyanocoronene in TMC-1. Check out the video of the @AAS246 briefing by Gabi Wenzel!! @brettmcguire.bsky.social

public.nrao.edu/news/cosmic-...
Cosmic Chemistry Breakthrough: Largest Aromatic Molecule Found in Deep Space - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
A team of chemists and astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of astrochemistry: the identification of...
public.nrao.edu
June 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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“Automation is transforming chemical research- not by replacing scientists, but by redefining their role.”- @profhein.bsky.social
Dr. Jason Hein's new article discusses how scientists can embrace automation to unlock a new era of discovery.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
@accelerationc.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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You know what? Buy yourself those books you want. You deserve it.
May 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Last this term lecture feels like...
a close up of a man 's face with the words `` it 's done '' written on the bottom .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` it 's done '' written on the bottom .
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April 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What a wonderful week so far at #ACS2025 celebrating Eric Herbst!!
March 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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En route to San Diego for #ACSSpring2025. I’m looking forward to attending my first Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA) meeting tomorrow. I’m also giving a presentation in the Astrochemistry Symposium in honor of Eric Herbst on Tuesday at 11 AM ☺️
March 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm gathering examples of effective plots and infographics (particularly scientific concept diagrams) for a project in my course. Please send suggestions!!
March 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Hi Bluesky! 👋 We are the NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO). #RadioAstronomy

Telescopes:
📡 Very Large Array (VLA)
📡 Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)
📡 Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
📡 Green Bank Telescope (GBT)
📡 Next Generation VLA (ngVLA)

🔗: public.nrao.edu
January 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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#NASAWebb’s sensitive instruments are helping researchers make significant strides in analyzing molecular clouds— super cold environments where stars form.

One to note are the deep, cold ices found in Chamaeleon I.

Details: webbtelescope.pub/3U9BtKX 🔭 🧪
November 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM