Ilsa Cooke

I will be hiring a PhD student (start date Fall 2026) to perform experimental research on the role of interstellar dust and ice in the formation and survival of molecules in space 💫. Apply online before Dec 1st www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-...

Super proud of these awesome students (and other helpers) who developed and ran some cool astrochemistry experiments this week at @triumflab.bsky.social ✨

I used Preply to practice French conversation and found it really good! Otherwise you could check out Alliance Française.

Cosmic Chemistry Breakthrough: Largest Aromatic Molecule Found in Deep Space - National Radio Astronomy Observatory A team of chemists and astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of astrochemistry: the identification of...

NRAO press release on our discovery of cyanocoronene in TMC-1. Check out the video of the @AAS246 briefing by Gabi Wenzel!! @brettmcguire.bsky.social

public.nrao.edu/news/cosmic-...

“Automation is transforming chemical research- not by replacing scientists, but by redefining their role.”- @profhein.bsky.social
Dr. Jason Hein's new article discusses how scientists can embrace automation to unlock a new era of discovery.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
@accelerationc.bsky.social

You know what? Buy yourself those books you want. You deserve it.

I wanted to delete this but the fact that it's not a coherent sentence perfectly reflects how tired I am 😂

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Last this term lecture feels like...

What a wonderful week so far at #ACS2025 celebrating Eric Herbst!!

En route to San Diego for #ACSSpring2025. I’m looking forward to attending my first Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA) meeting tomorrow. I’m also giving a presentation in the Astrochemistry Symposium in honor of Eric Herbst on Tuesday at 11 AM ☺️

Thank you @brandt-gaches.space !!

I'm gathering examples of effective plots and infographics (particularly scientific concept diagrams) for a project in my course. Please send suggestions!!

I don't know how I missed this one but it's great too! I noticed you are missing an H on your methanol. Love the concept and design.

Awesome! I'm doing a project in my class involving infographics. Can I use this one as an example?

This is really neat!! Get rid of those serif fonts though.

Photograph of the VLA telescope array. The silhouettes of the dishes can be seen against a colorful sunset sky.

Hi Bluesky! 👋 We are the NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO). #RadioAstronomy

Telescopes:
📡 Very Large Array (VLA)
📡 Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)
📡 Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
📡 Green Bank Telescope (GBT)
📡 Next Generation VLA (ngVLA)

🔗: public.nrao.edu

@brettmcguire.bsky.social interstellar cyanopyrene was robbed 😂

Was great to meet you! Looking forward to more discussions in the future!

Show us a spectrum!!! How broad is the band? C-H stretches for many molecules fall in that region.

A black background is filled with pinpoints of light, which are distant galaxies, in different shades of red, orange, and blue. In the foreground and taking up most of the image are blue, smoky, translucent wisps. They begin at bottom left and make their way through the center before going out toward the top. On the left top side, some of the wisps are orange and white. Below them are four bright points of light, which are stars. Three are orange, and the one at far left appears orange-white. The stars have Webb’s signature 8-point diffraction spikes, which are also orange.

#NASAWebb’s sensitive instruments are helping researchers make significant strides in analyzing molecular clouds— super cold environments where stars form.

One to note are the deep, cold ices found in Chamaeleon I.

Details: webbtelescope.pub/3U9BtKX 🔭 🧪