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Peter Frinchaboy, Ph.D.

@pmfastro.bsky.social

Professor of Star Clusters (he/him/his). Opinions mine - do not represent my employers

217 Followers  |  163 Following  |  17 Posts  |  Joined: 10.07.2023  |  1.5993

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Middle of June was special week. Congratulations to Dr. Alessa I. Wiggins and Dr. Natalie Myers that both successfully defended their PhD Dissertations in the same week!!!!

02.07.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award

Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award

I won something!

12.05.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a red suit and tie is sitting in front of a dresser holding a pair of scissors . Alt: a man in a red suit and tie is sitting in front of a dresser holding a pair of scissors .

And we go live to the professors in April trying not to drop any balls.

04.04.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Natalie

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Proud of my students @nrmyers.bsky.social and Alessa Wiggins (co-advised by @sloebman.bsky.social) on giving excellent Dissertation talks at the @aasoffice.bsky.social meeting this morning! πŸ”­

14.01.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Non-flagship state schools. E.g., Cal state system

07.11.2024 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assistant/Associate Professor of Physics-Tenure-track - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States Application Deadline: Open Until Filled. Review of applications will begin on December 20, 2024. Position Details: This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. Tenure Track Assistant/As...

We are thrilled to share that TCU Physics & Astronomy is accepting applications for a tenure-track position in Phyics.

jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...

21.09.2024 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MSE Workshop 2024 Registration CFHT’s MSE Project Office is planning a VIRTUAL workshop, "Re-envisioning the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer within the Future of Large-scale Survey Spectroscopic Facilities." β€― We will be running a...

Join us for the virtual MSE 2024 meeting Oct 29/30 & Nov 6/7. Registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

10.09.2024 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Astro folks -- I need some data on grad admissions. How many Astro PhD applications are you getting & what's your ~acceptance rate? πŸ”­.

23.01.2024 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are hiring a tenure track astronomer at TCU. We are at the #AAS243 meeting. Sign up sheet up for an info meeting on Wednesday with @KatBarger and @pmfastro at the Job Posting boards. #Astronomy

09.01.2024 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you have any questions about the position I’m at #AAS243, happy to discuss (application is due after AAS) #Astronomy

08.01.2024 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are hiring a tenure-track Astronomer, application due January, 19th 2024. If you would like to know more about the position, me and @KatBarger will be at the AAS meeting and can answer questions about TCU and the Department.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...

14.12.2023 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We are hiring a tenure-track Astronomer, application due January, 19th 2024. If you would like to know more about the position, me and @KatBarger will be at the AAS meeting and can answer questions about TCU and the Department.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...

14.12.2023 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Job opportunity:
JWST Project Scientist for Data, Calibration, Pipeline, and Archive
jobregister.aas.org/ad/ecf13b17

31.10.2023 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States Application Deadline: January, 19th 2024 Position Details: This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas Christian University (TCU) invit...

We are hiring a Tenure-Track Astronomer to start fall 2024. Come join us!

18.10.2023 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States Application Deadline: January, 19th 2024 Position Details: This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas Christian University (TCU) invit...

We are hiring a Tenure-Track Astronomer to start fall 2024. Come join us!

18.10.2023 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

At least my Department is grateful, administrators not so much.

19.09.2023 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Funny how University Administration wants us to do lots of service…unless we are actually good at it, enjoy it, and try to solve problems, then we should stop doing that.

19.09.2023 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Observational Astro TA training tonight.

29.08.2023 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!!

12.07.2023 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can still do (d) with the other 3 options.

10.07.2023 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any MSE science team at EAS2023 please find me and we can chat!

10.07.2023 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Intro Astronomy-based post. I’m Project Scientist for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) and a long time Sloanie (SDSS 3-5), my research is summarized here: https://magazine.tcu.edu/spring-2021/frinchaboy-sloan-digital-sky-survey/

10.07.2023 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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