Kamber Schwarz
@theschwarz.bsky.social
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Astrophysicist, postdoc, cat mom, she/her kamberschwarz.com
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Antifreeze? In MY planet-forming disk? It's more likely than you might think.
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SciComm Excellence
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Chilean astronomer
@terepaneque.bsky.social
shares her science and wonder with people around the world. β¨π Teresa was a top prize winner of our
#SciComm
awards in the Research Scientist: Grad Student category. π Now itβs your turn! 2 weeks left to apply:
www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel...
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Finally looking at the referee report I received a month ago and it's actually really positive. Anxiety is fun!
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My former student Abubakar Fadul recently wrote about our study of complex organic molecules in disks for the Astrochemistry Report. Check it out!
www.astrochemistryreport.com/articles/fad...
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A Deep Search for Complex Organic Molecules Around Protoplanetary Disks β The Astrochemistry Report
COMs have been detected in various environments, from molecular clouds to protoplanetary disks, where planets are formed. Read more about it on the Astrochemistry Report!
https://www.astrochemistryreport.com/articles/fadul-com-protoplanetdisk
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Why is it a full time job to search for a job!?! So tired π«
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All anti-transgender provisions stripped from House and Senate funding bills
The bills are still subject to a final vote, but trans Americans can be relieved for now.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/anti-transgender-provisions-stripped
about 2 months ago
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ashley fairbanks
2 months ago
tomorrow,
StandWithMinnesota.com
will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors. i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare. thank you. thank you.
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
https://StandWithMinnesota.com
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As a balm for The Horrors I have been rereading The Hands of the Emperor, a fantasy novel about kind, competent people working in government. Highly recommend.
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Welcome to Frankfurt. The bad news is your luggage is delayed. The good news is your train is also delayed.
#goodtobehome
3 months ago
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Today was my last day at MPIA. Still waiting to see what happens next π¬
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Elisabeth Matthews
4 months ago
The MPIA call for summer interns is now live! This is a great opportunity for bachelors & masters students from anywhere in the world to come an complete a three month, fully funded research project in beautiful Heidelberg. Check it out here:
www.mpia.de/en/careers/i...
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Summer internships
https://www.mpia.de/en/careers/internships/summer
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I crocheted an HL Tau ornament (ALMA's version) for the institute Christmas tree! π
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FUND π MORE π PERMANENT π POSITIONS π
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03850-7
4 months ago
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Emily Hunt
4 months ago
SAP software is a scourge on humanity
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When IBCK does a book I've actually read
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4 months ago
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Hot damn! Too much adoration allowing scientists to go off the rails would explain more than just Watson.
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5 months ago
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Science teaches how to build an AI chatbot. The humanities teach you why pretending it's 'intelligent' is a bad idea.
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barbylon
5 months ago
You've seen the news about issues at Goddard closing facilities and the culture of fear and intimidation. AGU has generated an email and a call script to contact your representatives. Please take a few minutes over your coffee this morning to send it. And thank you.
agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
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Save NASA Goddard & JPL before it's too late
Firing huge swaths of workforce and now closing facilities--stop the dismantling of space science now
https://agu.quorum.us/campaign/146229/
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Brett Morris
5 months ago
As feds seal off labs from staff at NASA Goddard in prep for hasty evac+demolition, union reports: βClosure activities are proceeding during the government shutdown, which may be illegal under the Antideficiency Act and further endangers property.β ππ§ͺ
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
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GESTAβs Summary of Goddard Building Closures Status
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is the largest group of scientists, technicians and engineers in the US who develop Earth and space science flight missions.Β Below is GESTA's understanding of the...
https://www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-summary-of-goddard-building-closures-status
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Katie Mack
10 months ago
Chatbots β LLMs β do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When theyβre βrightβ itβs because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. Thatβs all.
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Help! My cat doesn't understand that daylight savings means dinner is not in fact late.
5 months ago
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
5 months ago
πAnnouncing a new Physics/Astro PhD scholarship scheme in Edinburgh, for students from a Black heritage, inc mixed Black background. Please help me spread the word. The scholarship covers all tuition fees, living costs & research travel.
#blackinSTEM
ππ©βπ¬βοΈ βΉοΈ:
www.ph.ed.ac.uk/studying/pos...
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Binge watching The Pitt on a red-eye the night before the JWST deadline was maybe not the best decision. π«©
6 months ago
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How's your Sunday going? Mine consists of coffee, a job application, and a disapproving cat.
6 months ago
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Me at 35 being asked to write a five paragraph essay like I'm in high school again
6 months ago
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I'd been meaning to par down my streaming subscriptions. Disney made it easy to pick the loser.
6 months ago
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"We use the updated values." But what are the updated values? Where did you get them from?
7 months ago
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Should I spend Sunday working on this grant proposal or should I take a nap?
7 months ago
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I recently got to talk to Space about a new JWST MINDS paper led by Maria Morales-CalderΓ³n! π§ͺπ
www.space.com/astronomy/ja...
7 months ago
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Academics, this is your periodic reminder to maintain a personal webpage with an up to date email address.
7 months ago
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I recently did an interview on the origins of life that is 100% alien-spaceship free. You can read about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/storiesf...
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How the building blocks of life fought to survive in the planet-forming disc 4.5 billion years ago
The basic chemical precursors to life came from space, brought to Earth on asteroids and comets, but how did these precious molecules survive the ferocious environment of the protoplanetary disc?
https://open.substack.com/pub/storiesfromthecosmicfrontier/p/how-the-building-blocks-of-life-fought?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
8 months ago
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Max-Planck-Institut fΓΌr Astronomie
8 months ago
1/ Heute, 12.8., ist um 13 Uhr der ehemalige MPIA-Direktor Thomas
#Henning
live auf Γ1 zu hΓΆren. Grundlage ist unsere Nachricht zu prΓ€biotischen MolekΓΌlen in der Scheibe β¨ um V883 Ori. Aber es wird generell ΓΌber den
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#Astronomie
#Leben
@oeaw.bsky.social
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Sierra Grant
8 months ago
Another MINDS JWST paper! We explore the stark transition from H2O-dominated spectra in Sun-like systems to the carbon-rich chemistry seen for low-mass objects. We don't know exactly what is driving this trend, but we explore the possibilities that may be acting in concert.
arxiv.org/pdf/2508.04692
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Sierra Grant
8 months ago
New MINDS paper from Nicolas Kurtovic, focused on binary systems. Spectra, extended emission, variability, multi-observatory analysis -- there's something for everyone!
arxiv.org/pdf/2508.02576
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Max-Planck-Institut fΓΌr Astronomie
8 months ago
New research suggests that the building blocks of life may not be formed locally, but could be widespread throughout the universe. Complex organic molecules are inherited and developed in protoplanetary discs, paving the way for life's origins. πβ¨
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The evolution of life may have its origins in outer space
Astronomers find complex organic molecules β precursors to sugars and amino acids β in a planet-forming disc.
https://www.mpia.de/news/science/2025-05-v881-ori
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ESO
8 months ago
ALMA found evidence for complex organic compounds, such as sugars & amino acids, in a protoplanetary disc. Thus, discs may inherit these complex molecules from interstellar clouds. More in this press release by
@mpi-astro.bsky.social
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https://www.mpia.de/news/science/2025-05-v881-ori
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The evolution of life may have its origins in outer space
Astronomers find complex organic molecules β precursors to sugars and amino acids β in a planet-forming disc.
https://www.mpia.de/news/science/2025-05-v881-ori
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Antifreeze? In MY planet-forming disk? It's more likely than you might think.
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My student Abubakar Fadul's most recent paper is now on arXiv! He found evidence of ethylene glycol (aka antifreeze) and glycolonitrile in a protoplanetary disk. If confirmed, these will be the most complex organics seen in a disk! ππ§ͺβοΈ
arxiv.org/abs/2507.14905
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A deep Search for Ethylene Glycol and Glycolonitrile in the V883 Ori Protoplanetary Disk
Ethylene glycol ($\mathrm{(CH_2OH)_2}$, hereafter EG) and Glycolonitrile ($\mathrm{HOCH_2CN}$, hereafter GN) are considered molecular precursors of nucleic acids. EG is a sugar alcohol and the reduced...
http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14905
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How to comment on paper drafts:
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9 months ago
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Dr. David Miller π³οΈβπ
9 months ago
π§ͺ BREAKING (good news): Senate subcommittee says NO! to Trump's proposed slashes to NASA & NSF funding. Today, the subcommittee said to keep NASA + NSF funding at $33.9 billion, the same as in FY24. See 7:15 below. Full Senate appropriations committee meets tomorrow about it. π§΅ 1/3
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Subcommittee Markup of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/subcommittee-markup-of-the-commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies-appropriations-act
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
9 months ago
Closer science ties across the Atlantic: the Max Planck Society has just launched its new
#Transatlantic
Program to boost collaboration with top U.S. institutions & open up more chances for researchers at every level - from
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www.mpg.de/25034916/max...
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Max Planck Transatlantic Program
With its new Transatlantic Program, the Max Planck Society aims to strengthen collaboration and partnerships between its Institutes and leading U.S. institutions. At the same time, it seeks to counter...
https://www.mpg.de/25034916/max-planck-transatlantic-program
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Iyad Rahwan | Ψ₯ΩΨ§Ψ― Ψ±ΩΩΨ§Ω
9 months ago
It is with great pleasure that I share MAXMINDS 2.0, a new Max Planck program to support scholars in danger of displacement by war or natural disasters, and who have limited access to resources and institutional support. If you know affected scholars, please share.
www.maxminds.mpg.de
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MAXMINDS 2.0 Homepage
MAXMINDS 2.0
https://www.maxminds.mpg.de/
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Celebrating Independence Day by doing the most American thing I can think of: working during vacation because I don't have job security and am terrified of unemployment.
9 months ago
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Ilaria Pascucci
10 months ago
Twelve ALMA/AGE-PRO papers just out! Exploring how gas and dust evolve in disks ππ β Congrats to all authors! π NRAO press release:
public.nrao.edu/news/alma-pl...
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The Planetary Society
10 months ago
Our global petition to save NASA science closes this Thursday, and weβre just shy of 15,000 signatures! Every name counts, this petition will be hand-delivered to members of Congress. Add yours today, Save NASA Science.
planet.ly/petition
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Casey Dreier
10 months ago
Don't miss our new NASA Science spending and economic impact resource at
dashboards.planetary.org/nasa-science.html
β see space science spending in every state and congressional district and custom reports for each region. A unique resource.
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An easy thing you can do to support NASA, even if you are not American.
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10 months ago
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Angela Marusiak
10 months ago
Now would be a great time to start advocating for science funding.
@planetarysociety.bsky.social
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www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...
Save NASA Science - Action Hub | The Planetary Society
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Save NASA Science - Action Hub
NASA science faces record cuts. Take action to stop itβwe'll show you how.
https://www.planetary.org/save-nasa-science
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Britt Lundgren
10 months ago
Are you a PI of a federal grant cancelled by the Trump administration? Please share your info with the Democratic Staff of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, who launched this portal yesterday to track funding cancellations ππ§ͺ
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11 months ago
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Duncan Christie
11 months ago
Useful resources for US folks.
www.savensf.com/take-action
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Take Action | Save NSF
https://www.savensf.com/take-action
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