Érika Le Bourdais
astroerika.bsky.social
Érika Le Bourdais
@astroerika.bsky.social
Sometimes I think about geriatric stars that eat dead planets | PhD Student at UMontreal and Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets 🇨🇦
Had an absolute blast last week observing at @keckobservatory.bsky.social for the MEAD Collaboration led by the amazing @johndebes.bsky.social!! Super interesting results about white dwarf planetary systems to come, stay tuned! 🔭
February 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The brain needs some space to cook to do science! This is why I always tell people to have boundaries and have their nights and weekends off!

I have a little notebook on my nightstand for those spontaneous ideas, I like it so so much! 🦄
December 24, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Hello new friends! 👋🏻

I’m Érika, a PhD at Université de Montréal studying polluted/dusty white dwarfs and what they can tell us about exoplanet interiors! 🪨 ☄️

I’m currently working on solving many detected unknowns in the UV spectra of polluted white dwarfs. Hopefully, I’ll soon have answers!
November 20, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Thought I’d ride the algorithm’s obsession with cats by showing you this 17 years old diva! ✨🐈
November 15, 2024 at 1:36 AM