This is a guest post by Scott Fleming, an Archive Scientist at Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). Scott received his PhD from the Univ. of Florida, and was a postdoc at Penn State University prior to joining STScI. His research interests are binary stars, substellar companions, and extrasolar planets. The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes [...]
If you’re considering whether or not grad school is for you, one question you might want answered is: what happens after I graduate? Will I have a job? Where do graduates of a particular program end up going? To that end, the Chronicle of Higher Education is starting a PhD Placement Project: We would like [...]
As with any resource, AstroBetter needs a way to measure its impact on the community. Usage metrics are particularly helpful as we apply for grants to help AstroBetter grow. The best that we’ve come up with is to follow the model used by telescopes, data centers, etc: add an acknowledgement! This research has made use [...]
Everyone loves Evernote. Okay, not everyone, but it has developed a loyal fan base among the productivity set. Evernote is a note-taking application that allows you to organize and tag information for your projects from a variety of sources: text, web, images, email, and more. The members of the Astronomers Facebook group recently discussed how [...]
The AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy and the AAS Employment Committee have compiled dozens of interviews highlighting the diversity of career trajectories available to astronomers. The interviews share advice and lessons learned from individuals on those paths. Below is our interview with Stephanie Gogarten, an astronomer turned research scientist in statistical [...]
The AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy and the AAS Employment Committee have compiled dozens of interviews highlighting the diversity of career trajectories available to astronomers. The interviews share advice and lessons learned from individuals on those paths. Below is our interview with Meredith Hughes, an astronomer turned professor. She is a [...]
The AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy and the AAS Employment Committee have compiled dozens of interviews highlighting the diversity of career trajectories available to astronomers. The interviews share advice and lessons learned from individuals on those paths. Below is our interview with Andy Cantrell, an astronomer turned math teacher. After his [...]
Tired of hunting around web pages for how to properly acknowledge a resource in your next paper? Or maybe—if you’re like me—you’re digging through old papers to see how you thanked Keck the last time? Your hunting days are over. The AstroBetter wiki introduces one-stop shopping for all your acknowledgement needs. This resource will include [...]
Inspired by a recent discussion on the Facebook Astronomers group, we’ve set up a new page on the wiki to provide prospective students with an overview of all the institutions that offer astronomy degrees. Starting with data from the AAS, we’ve populated the page with a list of colleges including links to the appropriate departments and [...]
I am part of a project to make a planetarium show about the brain and exploration called Neurodome. First, as detailed below, after trying various traditional funding avenues, we are using Kickstarter to raise the cash. As of Tuesday morning, we are 95% of the way towards our goal of raising $25,000. Please consider supporting [...]