Astronomy
Looking back, I have to say 2010 was a great year both for my blog and myself. I covered many interesting topics on my blog, including quite a few about exoplanets. Among other things this year, the Hubble celebrated its 20th birthday, the rover Spirit got stuck on Mars, and there is increasing evidence for an ocean on Mars. More personally, I started heavily using my binoculars, finished up my high school senior project on orbit determination, and started college this year.
I can?t yet say what I will write about in the coming year. This summer I decided to write some reflections about this blog, and I still feel that my purposes for this blog are evolving. I can?t predict exactly what kinds of things will be on my blog in the coming year. I also cannot predict all of the exciting discoveries that will undoubtedly be released this year. Right now, I just know that I can?t wait to start my first astrophysics class in college in this coming semester, and also share some exciting posts on this blog.
Happy new year everyone!
- Senior Project
A picture of the Wishing Star Observatory, where I worked, that I took.As my Senior Project is coming to a close, I'd like to direct you to two places where you can learn more about my project. The first is a page I've set up on this blog, which...
- Spirit's Rocky Situation
Spirit, one of the Mars Exploration Rovers, is in a very rocky situation. Since April 2009, the rover has been embedded in a patch of rocky Martian soil. The dark and crusty ground, captured in the picture above by Spirit before its current predicament,...
- Child-friendly Sabbaticals?
I'm the kind of gal who likes to plan for the long haul. This is part of why being a postdoc was so wearing, because I could never plan more than a couple of years in advance. Now that I have a tenure track position, I can daydream about things...
- Anonymous Comments Now Welcome
Dear CSWA blog readers, A major goal for this blog is for it to be as useful a resource as possible. One way we can improve its impact is by increasing the participation in the 'comments/discussion' section after each post. For example, when...
- Management Restructuring
As mentioned in last week's AASWOMEN, the time has come for me to step down from the CSWA and make room for new blood. I'd say I'm doing it to "spend more time with my family" but that's not really true. (Why this phrase is a euphemism...
Astronomy
2010 Going Into 2011
I can?t yet say what I will write about in the coming year. This summer I decided to write some reflections about this blog, and I still feel that my purposes for this blog are evolving. I can?t predict exactly what kinds of things will be on my blog in the coming year. I also cannot predict all of the exciting discoveries that will undoubtedly be released this year. Right now, I just know that I can?t wait to start my first astrophysics class in college in this coming semester, and also share some exciting posts on this blog.
Happy new year everyone!
- Senior Project
A picture of the Wishing Star Observatory, where I worked, that I took.As my Senior Project is coming to a close, I'd like to direct you to two places where you can learn more about my project. The first is a page I've set up on this blog, which...
- Spirit's Rocky Situation
Spirit, one of the Mars Exploration Rovers, is in a very rocky situation. Since April 2009, the rover has been embedded in a patch of rocky Martian soil. The dark and crusty ground, captured in the picture above by Spirit before its current predicament,...
- Child-friendly Sabbaticals?
I'm the kind of gal who likes to plan for the long haul. This is part of why being a postdoc was so wearing, because I could never plan more than a couple of years in advance. Now that I have a tenure track position, I can daydream about things...
- Anonymous Comments Now Welcome
Dear CSWA blog readers, A major goal for this blog is for it to be as useful a resource as possible. One way we can improve its impact is by increasing the participation in the 'comments/discussion' section after each post. For example, when...
- Management Restructuring
As mentioned in last week's AASWOMEN, the time has come for me to step down from the CSWA and make room for new blood. I'd say I'm doing it to "spend more time with my family" but that's not really true. (Why this phrase is a euphemism...