Thank you to all who joined us for the spring ’24 Cosmic Chatter talk series! You can find the recordings of the panel discussions and Early-Career talks at the links below.

• Modeling Asteroids and Using Microwave Telescope Data to Constrain Thermophysical Properties
  • Speaker: Mariah Jones (Vassar College)
  • Web page
• No Merger No Cry: Assessing the Purity of Ground-Based Starburst Samples via High-Resolution JWST Imaging in COSMOS-Web
  • Speaker: Emma Kleiner (NASA GSFC)
  • Web page
• How Do You “SciComm”? Science Communication in the World of Social Media
  • Featured Panelists:
    • Dr. Raven Baxter (Director of Science Communication, Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
    • Elizabeth Tammi (Hubble Space Telescope Social Media Lead, NASA/GSFC)
    • Courtney Lee (Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Social Media Lead, NASA/GSFC)
    • Dr. Ronald Gamble (Director, Cosmic Pathfinders Program, NASA/GSFC)
  • Web page
• Simulating Weak Gravitational Lensing in the Roman Space Telescope Using JWST Observed Galaxies
  • Speaker: Amethyst Barnes (NASA GSFC/SURA, Roman Space Telescope Post-Bac)
  • Web page

The Cosmic Pathfinders Program is a student-focused program of online events and in-person gatherings that provides an interface to NASA astrophysics. It is motivated by an immediate need to develop the next generation of the STEM workforce in space-related fields. The program includes an ongoing series of virtual colloquia, called Cosmic Chatter, that addresses astrophysics research and professional development topics. The program also includes virtual hack-a-thons that offer instruction for analyzing NASA mission and archival datasets. Finally, the program sponsors in-person sessions at professional society meetings and opportunities for engagement with NASA astrophysics Program Analysis Groups.

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