So, the visiting professor teaching the graduate astronomy seminar covering properties of progenitors of supernovae was elected as president of the IAU's commision on stellar spectra. This is good both for our department and my CV. For those not in the know, the IAU is the international astronomical union, the UN of astronomy. They're the ones ( Read more... )

I just got my first homework assignment.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/30/AR2006073000579.html?nav=emailpage

i just spent the last 12 hours in nielson hall. thats all.

I bought 318 books yesterday in two lots at an average cost of less than a quarter per book. 18 are hardback and i know i will enjoy (from one lot) the other lot of 300 are softback and random fiction. I think it was a good deal. I can't wait to get the package.

This is for Jesse:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/12/twa.conspiracy/index.html

*sigh* Israel has violently reoccupied the West Bank. Israel has gone to war with Lebanon. Lebanon has fired back. It won't stop now even if the kidnapped soldiers are returned. If they keep pushing forward, others in the region will all but certainly get involved. If they don't, negotiations with the palestinians will be pushed back years and ( Read more... )

Go here ->

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/future.html

And go down to "Papers submitted to the Letters"... type in my name, hit enter, and you'll see my next paper.

:)

My first paper has been published. I'm a coauthor on it. My first abstract with me as lead author is also in the search engines now, from the conference in DC in January. My second paper, with me as lead author and PI, will be submitted tomorrow most likely ( Read more... )

Identities ( Read more... )