Melanie Rowland

Boldly going. 🏊🏻‍♀️Towson. ✨🔭Maryland.
Astronomy PhD candidate at University of Texas. She/Her 🏳️‍🌈

[Melanie Rowland @AstRowland]

My first, first author paper is now on arXiv! We investigate how different parameterizations can bias L dwarf retrievals. The headline? We need non-uniform-with-pressure abundance profiles for prominent rainout species! https://t.co/spHFW7sYve

[ellie @ellmercury]

"That lets us somatically experience a future beyond what exists now, a future we all actually want. Joy in the present makes joy in the future seem plausible. And that, too, is hope."

[Emily Calamari @EmIsSpacedOut]

New paper drop!!!

The following might be for you if you: study atmospheres of brown dwarfs or giant exoplanets OR listen to podcasts about unsolved mysteries

Find out more about oxygen sequestration in substellar mass atmospheres if you dare!
https://t.co/ywlCVBPMRv

[Melanie Rowland @AstRowland]

We found methane in emission on an isolated brown dwarf, which may indicate that it has an aurora! I'm so happy I got to be part of this team lead by @jfaherty. I learned a ton and it has me super excited for all of the unexpected discoveries yet to come with JWST!

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

Brown dwarf W1935 posed a mystery.

Webb found that methane in this object’s atmosphere was emitting infrared light, despite no obvious energy source. Using clues from our solar system, scientists found a possible explanation in aurorae:
https://t.co/Wh2m7OTssT #AAS243

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

This is awesome...y'all could make one quite small choice that would do a whole lot of good here! #PatientsNotPatents

[Anna Walde @AnnaLueber]

🚨Paper alert🚨

Interested in Brown Dwarf Research? Go and check out my new paper on ArXiv 🤓✨🤗

"Intercomparison of Brown Dwarf Model Grids and Atmospheric Retrieval Using Machine Learning"

https://t.co/YLOYN2IcTM

[Melanie Rowland @AstRowland]

@smastrophysics @jjfplanet CONGRATS!! 🎊🎉 🔭

[Aniket Sanghi @exoAS23b]

🚨 New DIRECTLY-IMAGED Planet AF Lep b 🚨
Check out Kyle Franson's awesome discovery paper on arXiv. The host star has significant astrometric acceleration, enabling a precise estimate of the planet's dynamical mass at 3.2 +/- 0.7 Jupiter Masses! 🪐
https://t.co/JQSUZKvyo7

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

Graphic design is my passion.

[Scott Gaudi @bsgaudi]

Hey Astro Tweeps. I'm looking for input/advice on LGBTQIA friendly Astro grad programs in the US or abroad, especially those that are trans friendly. Happy to hear from anyone, but I'm particularly interested in hearing from grad students currently/recently at these programs.

[NASA @NASA]

We celebrate the life of Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek actor, trailblazer, and role model, who symbolized to so many what was possible. She partnered with us to recruit some of the first women and minority astronauts, and inspired generations to reach for the stars.

[Texas Astronomy @UTAstronomy]

UT Astronomy graduate student Rebecca Larson chatted with Quanta Magazine about some of the amazing things JWST has already seen just a couple of weeks into its science mission:

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

In the 1st of our new Nexus Point video series, @UTAstronomy grad student Samuel Factor shares his excitement over the initial @NASAWebb images & his own #JWST project.
🔭 @SMFactor0 @TexSciGradEd #TexasScience

[Jennifer Greco @astrogrecoj]

Love this figure #coolstars21 #browndwarfs

[Melanie Rowland @AstRowland]

Hi #CoolStars21 👋🏼 If you’re interested in L dwarfs, come visit me at poster 76 today or tomorrow to learn about how uniform abundance retrievals can bias your retrieved mass and metallicity values! #cs21

[Stela Ishitani Silva, PhD @IshitaniSilva]

Fun fact about this picture. @KVandorou and I were standing in front of @kerockcliffe @AstroMelRow and @DKrolikowski - before we had even met! Couldn’t guess we would become friends during the conference ☺️ #exo4

[Melanie Rowland @AstRowland]

@LaraEakins @hankgreen I made it in 7th row from the back getting in line at 5:30!

[Melanie Rowland @AstRowland]

The line to see @hankgreen at UT is already wrapped halfway around the building an hour before doors open.

[Melanie Rowland @AstRowland]

@cowgirlsyd45 @hankgreen The line outside is long enough to wrap around the union at least once 🥲