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Astrobites at AAS 247: Day 2
Astrobites is at AAS 247! Read on for coverage of Day 2.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Maya Fishbach
Today we interview Dr. Maya Fishbach, assistant professor at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA), University of Toronto, winner of the 2025 Annie Jump Cannon Award and a plenary speaker at #AAS247
Astrobites at AAS 247: Day 1
Astrobites coverage of Day 1 of AAS 247!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Priyamvada Natarajan
Today we interview Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan, a professor at Yale, winner of the 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics and a plenary speaker at #AAS247
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Alexander Furnas
Today, we interview Dr. Alex Furnas, a political science researcher at Northwestern University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Tonima Tasnim Ananna
Today we interview Dr. Tonima Tasnim Ananna, who is a professor at Wayne State University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Dave Pooley
Today we interview Dr. Dave Pooley, professor at the Trinity University and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Jason Kalirai
Today we interview Dr. Jason Kalirai, Mission Area Executive at the Johns Hopkins APL and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker!
Deepening Broader Impacts: Mentorship, DEI, and Career Advancement at AAS 245
From Tyler Smith: The National Osterbrock Leadership Program (NOLP) is an initiative that equips early-career astronomers with the tools to integrate mentorship, leadership, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into their professional practices. Catch their session at #AAS245.
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. William Donahue
How does astronomy get passed down from generation to generation? Learn about Kepler and the history of astronomy from Dr. William Donahue’s #AAS240 LeRoy E. Doggett Award plenary talk!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen
Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator at NASA Science and plenary speaker at AAS 240 reflects on the need for an entrepreneurial drive in Astronomy students.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Victoria Kaspi and Dr. Paul Scholz
We sit down with Professor Vicky Kaspi and Dr. Paul Scholz, plenary speakers at #AAS240, to hear about their work studying fast radio bursts with the CHIME telescope!