Jessica Noviello, Ph.D.
@jessicanoviello.bsky.social
Asst. Research Scientist @ UMBC/NASA GSFC. Studying KBOs, icy satellites, ocean worlds, cryovolcanism, & exoplanets; managing some NASA projects. Occasional runner. Cook & baker because I love food. Amateur paleontologist. A bit of a scofflaw. she/her
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First post. Hello world! I finally migrated over from the single-letter site. I'm here to re-develop the professional network we used to have over there. In times like these, the trusted community around us is our refuge and our strength. Let's be here. Let's be us again.
Reposted by Jessica Noviello, Ph.D.
I have a complaint about Avi Loeb's latest work and I want to speak to management.
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This is not the quality of pseudoscience infotainment to which I have grown accustomed
Teasing the public with fraudulent or self-deluded promises of aliens used to mean something. It took work. It meant slapping together…
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August 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I have a complaint about Avi Loeb's latest work and I want to speak to management.
medium.com/@steve.desch...
medium.com/@steve.desch...
If anyone needs a dose of courage right now, might I suggest listening to metal music? Hearing angry words blasting in my ears helped me a lot yesterday. I feel stronger now. So, I can highly recommend this. Pick your favorite sub-type and go for it. 🤘
February 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If anyone needs a dose of courage right now, might I suggest listening to metal music? Hearing angry words blasting in my ears helped me a lot yesterday. I feel stronger now. So, I can highly recommend this. Pick your favorite sub-type and go for it. 🤘
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Reposted by Jessica Noviello, Ph.D.
That creative thing you loved doing growing up? Try really hard to make time for it, whether it's playing clarinet or acting in musical theater or making pottery or quilling or quilting or stargazing or whatever. If you can manage to keep doing it (or to pick it back up later!) you'll be glad.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
That creative thing you loved doing growing up? Try really hard to make time for it, whether it's playing clarinet or acting in musical theater or making pottery or quilling or quilting or stargazing or whatever. If you can manage to keep doing it (or to pick it back up later!) you'll be glad.
Every post I read about the AA/Blackhawk crash at DCA last night breaks my heart. My boyfriend (an USAF vet & aviation history nerd) is shaken to his core. Those with empathetic hearts are mourning. I am so sorry to the victims' families and friends. I am so sorry that this happened. I am so sorry.
January 31, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Every post I read about the AA/Blackhawk crash at DCA last night breaks my heart. My boyfriend (an USAF vet & aviation history nerd) is shaken to his core. Those with empathetic hearts are mourning. I am so sorry to the victims' families and friends. I am so sorry that this happened. I am so sorry.
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Lots of the people behind your favorite robots could use some help
Folks, a huge number of people at JPL have been affected by the LA wildfires, with many losing their homes.
If you can, consider contributing to a fund that's been set up to help them:
(Link looks sketch but site is legit)
caltech.imodules.com/controls/ema...
If you can, consider contributing to a fund that's been set up to help them:
(Link looks sketch but site is legit)
caltech.imodules.com/controls/ema...
Satellite imagery captured by MAXAR showing the extent of the Eaton Fire in North Pasadena and Altadena.
caltech.imodules.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Lots of the people behind your favorite robots could use some help
Seems like a good time for me (or anyone) to donate blood. I'm in Maryland so my blood probably won't go to California, but anything I do to help means less need here, so more resources can go there.
There are tons of places to donate as well, just make sure the donation pages are vetted & true.
There are tons of places to donate as well, just make sure the donation pages are vetted & true.
January 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Seems like a good time for me (or anyone) to donate blood. I'm in Maryland so my blood probably won't go to California, but anything I do to help means less need here, so more resources can go there.
There are tons of places to donate as well, just make sure the donation pages are vetted & true.
There are tons of places to donate as well, just make sure the donation pages are vetted & true.
Reposted by Jessica Noviello, Ph.D.
Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers making a comeback thanks to Conservation Efforts:
www.si.com/onsi/adventu...
#wildlife #conservation #america
www.si.com/onsi/adventu...
#wildlife #conservation #america
Vibrant Bird Species Making Unexpected Comeback Thanks to Conservation Efforts
Humans have been impacted greatly by all of the changes that the world is undergoing. With temperatures on the rise, natural disasters have become more prevalen
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November 19, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers making a comeback thanks to Conservation Efforts:
www.si.com/onsi/adventu...
#wildlife #conservation #america
www.si.com/onsi/adventu...
#wildlife #conservation #america
I'll be one of the four speakers at this event talking about cryovolcanism, including some new work I'm doing on Charon's contradictory cryovolcanic history. If you're in DC and would like to come, grab your free ticket at the link in the announcement!
Excited to announce the details for Astronomy on Tap on December 12th at DC9 Club! Join us for Geology on the Rocks to learn about meteorites, cryovolcanism, our moon, and the history of Astronomy on Tap!
RSVP for your free ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/astronomy-...
RSVP for your free ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/astronomy-...
November 18, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I'll be one of the four speakers at this event talking about cryovolcanism, including some new work I'm doing on Charon's contradictory cryovolcanic history. If you're in DC and would like to come, grab your free ticket at the link in the announcement!
Haven't done the social media posting thing for so long, it's taking a while to get back in the habit. I'm not sure what to say anymore. One thought that has been rolling around in my head is that I feel compelled to write #poetry again. I haven't felt this need in a long time. Might post some here.
November 17, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Haven't done the social media posting thing for so long, it's taking a while to get back in the habit. I'm not sure what to say anymore. One thought that has been rolling around in my head is that I feel compelled to write #poetry again. I haven't felt this need in a long time. Might post some here.
Reposted by Jessica Noviello, Ph.D.
Colorado residents: You have just 2 days to share your voice a save a forest. The Forest Service has scheduled 2 public mtgs for citizens virtually on Nov 12 and at Elk Creek Fire Station, in Conifer on Nov 13. Please follow this link for more information:
eco-integrityalliance.org/2024/11/11/c...
eco-integrityalliance.org/2024/11/11/c...
November 12, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Colorado residents: You have just 2 days to share your voice a save a forest. The Forest Service has scheduled 2 public mtgs for citizens virtually on Nov 12 and at Elk Creek Fire Station, in Conifer on Nov 13. Please follow this link for more information:
eco-integrityalliance.org/2024/11/11/c...
eco-integrityalliance.org/2024/11/11/c...
Thank you, Veterans, for your sacrifice. We will not let your fight have been in vain. #VeteransDay
November 12, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Thank you, Veterans, for your sacrifice. We will not let your fight have been in vain. #VeteransDay
This is an important message to carry forward in the days ahead. Follow Casey for #conservation news and the occasional post about spaceships, birds, the USAF, and whatever else is on his mind 🙂 #PublicLandsInPublicHands
Let this be more than a hashtag- it's time to build a bulwark to protect America's Public Lands. #ProtectPublicLands
November 10, 2024 at 6:56 PM
This is an important message to carry forward in the days ahead. Follow Casey for #conservation news and the occasional post about spaceships, birds, the USAF, and whatever else is on his mind 🙂 #PublicLandsInPublicHands
First post. Hello world! I finally migrated over from the single-letter site. I'm here to re-develop the professional network we used to have over there. In times like these, the trusted community around us is our refuge and our strength. Let's be here. Let's be us again.
November 10, 2024 at 4:30 PM
First post. Hello world! I finally migrated over from the single-letter site. I'm here to re-develop the professional network we used to have over there. In times like these, the trusted community around us is our refuge and our strength. Let's be here. Let's be us again.