Dr. Rana Ezzeddine

Assistant Professor (she/her) @UF - I observe🔭 and model stars (preferably the oldest ones) searching for the origins of the chemical elements in the Universe.

[Dr. Rana Ezzeddine @AstroRana]

It was nice to talk to @sciam about how we get to collect clues about the First stars and the Early Universe from our local cosmic backyard! Thanks @alexanderpji and @AstroAhura for your contribution! #galacticarchaeology #Indianajohnsfortheday

[Scientific American @sciam]

The universe’s first stars exploded in strange ways https://t.co/bwAVssfnlT

[Avrajit Bandyopadhyay @avrajit_itsme]

Thrilled to share our paper, the fifth data release from the R-Process Alliance accepted by ApJS and in arxiv now! We reveal new insights into the faint r-process-enhanced stars and nucleosynthesis pathways. 🌠 https://t.co/O0AmsPSgmw @UFexplore @UFastro @AAS_Publishing

[Jamie Tayar @StellarTayar]

Excited that this work by UF undergrad Meir Schochet is now complete (Meir is applying to graduate schools this fall)

[Christopher Berry @cplberry]

🚨 An exciting one! #GravitationalWave candidate #S240422ed

If real, the source is probably a neutron star–black hole (could have an electromagnetic counterpart)

False alarm rate 1 in 10^5 yr
GraceDB https://t.co/oW4KDweUq4
GCN https://t.co/L00WrvRBKs
Rating 🍫🎱🥯

#O4IsHere

[Dr. Rana Ezzeddine @AstroRana]

@TheAstroZo Congratulations!! You're a star! 🌟

[Avrajit Bandyopadhyay @avrajit_itsme]

@UFastro @IIABengaluru @AstroRana @RoyalAstroSoc Our investigation also unveils a significant revelation: as the contribution from supernovae to the interstellar medium intensifies, the relative production of light r-process elements experiences a marked decrease.
https://t.co/eX0G3dyA2j

[Avrajit Bandyopadhyay @avrajit_itsme]

Our recent work-
We delve into the origin of the heavier elements in ancient stars using spectroscopy, shedding light on their formation sites and the underlying mechanisms governing their production. @UFastro
@IIABengaluru @AstroRana @RoyalAstroSoc

https://t.co/6r2LKYnTv6

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Nora al-Matrooshi just became the first Arab woman to graduate from NASA’s astronaut training programme, and now she’s ready for space 👇

[Dr. Caprice Phillips @CapricePhillips]

Hi everyone, unfortunately we found out our mom didn’t have life insurance and we need to pay out of pocket for the funeral and burial. If anyone would be able to help support us for her expenses we would appreciate it. Please share around. We need a minimum of $4300 in 1wk. 😢

[JINA-CEE @jina_cee]

Join us today for the IReNA Online Seminar! Thibaut Dumont of CNRS Strasbourg will host Anish Amarsi of Uppsala! 2pm EST #nuclearastrophysics

[Dr. Rana Ezzeddine @AstroRana]

Interested in Gold? Check out @shivnipshah's new paper on a detailed analysis of @NASAHubble UV and optical spectrum of a super r-process enhanced star, with only the 6th Gold detection in a star, as well as >40 other elements detected in a single star!

[Shivani P. Shah @shivnipshah]

New news! We detected signatures of rarely probes species such as cadmium, platinum, and gold in an r-process enhanced star with the @HubbleTelescope and the Magellan II Telescope! This is now only the 6th star with gold abundance determined! https://t.co/KNSowKke1M

[Dr. Rana Ezzeddine @AstroRana]

Congrats @alexanderpji on this Spectacular star! Check their paper here 👉 https://t.co/cNFiW0aWFC

[Kaley Brauer 💫 @kaleybrauer]

.@alexanderpji gives a press conference on an ancient star with a ✨spectacular✨ composition! Appears to contain elements from a unique ancient supernova - from a very massive star that should’ve turned directly into a black hole #AAS243

[Dr. Rana Ezzeddine @AstroRana]

Exciting new results by the R-Process Alliance and collaborators, lead by Ian Roederer, Nicole Vassh, @Starlock_Holmes and collaborators, revealing first evidence of Fission taking place in the Universe from observations and models of r-process stars!
https://t.co/P1G9E6CNOW

[University of Florida News @UFNews]

.@UF astronomer @AstroRana and her colleagues discovered that ancient stars were capable of creating elements never before seen on the periodic table, reported today in @ScienceMagazine.

[Dr. Rana Ezzeddine @AstroRana]

Amidst this privileged and biased academic environment and grim world events, I am forever thankful for my students. They are the true light that keep me going in academia.

[Omar D. Foda @EgyptsBeer]

People living in the Middle East are not some special species that becomes more immune to tragedy the more they experience it

They are humans who are suffering at levels that are almost inconceivable

To believe otherwise is to justify your cold indifference

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.

#NobelPrize

[Nada Maucourant Atallah @MaucourantNada]

Took a break from Ponzi & money laundering schemes to meet the world strongest 22 yo woman: she is Lebanese and just smashed two world records. Quite the symbol of the Lebanese paradox: home of both corrupt politicians and inspiring talents https://t.co/kflLDp3S3R

[Dr Lisa Nivison-Smith @LNivisonSmith]

As a PhD student, all I focused on was getting a PhD.

As a PhD supervisor, I focus on training students on the long-term process that leads to getting a PhD.

Here's some examples🧵