AstronomerAND
Welcome to AstronomerAND. Every week we engage in conversations with astronomers who come from non-traditional backgrounds. We discuss their journeys, their science, and how we can make astronomer a more diverse and wonderful place!
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
Mary Beth Laychak; Maunakea Scholars is the Best Non-Profit in the World
Welcome to episode 17 of AstronomerAND. Today is the second half of a two-parter with my guest Mary Beth Laychak. Mary Beth Laychak is the Director of Strategic Communications at the Canada-France-Ha…
00:53:02 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Mary Beth Laychak; A Migraine Is NOT A Headache
Welcome to episode 16 of AstronomerAND. Today is the first half of a two-parter with my guest Mary Beth Laychak. Mary Beth Laychak is the Director of Strategic Communications at the Canada-France-Haw…
01:11:35 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Kaitlin Rasmussen; An Ode to Dani Atkinson
This week is my second episode with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen, where we dive into what it's like to be in the trans or non-binary community as well as an astronomer. We discuss (the lacking) codes of con…
00:58:12 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Kaitlin Rasmussen; In Space No One Can Hear You Say ****
This week I am talking to Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen, this is the first of a two parter where we will talk about being an astronomer and non-binary, as well as an astronomer and writer of science fiction!…
01:17:38 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Will Lamb; Go Sports Ball!
This week I have Will back on the show, good friend and fellow graduate student at Vanderbilt University. Will is originally from Wales, and moved to the U.S. specifically for graduate school. He wor…
01:12:46 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Will Lamb; We Think 'Murica is Weird
This week and next week I will be talking to Will Lamb, good friend and fellow graduate student at Vanderbilt University. Will is originally from Wales, and moved to the U.S. specifically for graduat…
01:06:11 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Don Dixon; A Man Without Social Media
This week is the second half of my conversation with Don Dixon! Don is an astrophysics PhD candidate attending Vanderbilt University. He is also a member of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge program and alu…
00:50:54 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Don Dixon; Student Loans Suck and Wyoming Has No People
This week I talk to Don Dixon in the first of a two parter. Don is an astrophysics PhD candidate attending Vanderbilt University. He is also a member of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge program and alumnus…
01:06:22 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Ethan Siegel; You Choose With Whom You Ride
This week I am talking to Ethan Siegel in the second of a two-parter where we talk about Ethan's career and we deep diver into mental health and how we can all improve the academy. Ethan Siegel is th…
00:56:57 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Ethan Siegel; Half Man, Half Dwarf, with a Mötley Crüe Beard.
This week I am talking to Ethan Siegel in the first of a two-parter where we talk about Ethan's career and origin start and begin our long conversation about mental health. Ethan Siegel is the world'…
01:11:41 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Alison Kirkpatrick; Getting Pregnant Super Easy and Other Life Lessons
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This week I talk to Allison Kirkpatrick, an assistant professor at the University of Kansas. She is an obervational astronomer, with a focus on supermassive black holes and their e…
This week I talk to Allison Kirkpatrick, an assistant professor at the University of Kansas. She is an obervational astronomer, with a focus on supermassive black holes and their e…
01:45:25 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Doug Simons; Powers Whiskey is the Answer to Everything
In this episode I talk to Doug Simons in the second of two episodes. Doug Simons received his Bachelor of Science degree in astronomy at the California Institute of Technology in 1985, and his Ph.D. …
01:34:21 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Doug Simons; A Man Who Does Not Like Pokémon
In this episode I talk to Doug Simons in the first of two episodes. Doug Simons received his Bachelor of Science degree in astronomy at the California Institute of Technology in 1985, and his Ph.D. i…
01:04:10 |
Fri 30 Dec 2022
KeShawn Ivory; Going To Bed At 8 Is The New Clubbing
In this episode I talk to KeShawn Ivory for the third and final time! KeShawn is a 2nd year PhD student in astrophysics at Vanderbilt University and a Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-PhD Bridge scholar o…
00:35:45 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
KeShawn Ivory; Afrofuturism Through the Lens of Star Trek
In this episode I talk to KeShawn Ivory for the second time! KeShawn is a 2nd year PhD student in astrophysics at Vanderbilt University and a Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-PhD Bridge scholar originally…
01:09:00 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
KeShawn Ivory; An Ode to Andreas Berlind
In this episode I talk to KeShawn Ivory, a 2nd year PhD student in astrophysics at Vanderbilt University and a Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-PhD Bridge scholar originally from Garland, TX. KeShawn's pe…
01:04:30 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
Alexis Acohido; We Were Punks in Middle School.
In this first episode of AstronomerAND I talk with Alexis Acohido, who is a Remote Telescope Operator for the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. We discuss Hawai'i astronomy, outreach and education, and…
01:24:45 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
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