Aomawa Shields

Astronomer. Actor. Author, LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS: A MEMOIR OF FINDING MY PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE (Viking Books). Proud walking contradiction.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Tonight, I’m speaking at the @DemConvention about why @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz are the leaders our country needs right now. Tune in: https://t.co/Py5EMx43f5

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

The summer 2024 Rising Stargirls virtual workshop starts in 2 weeks! There's still time to register! Retweets appreciated! All supplies provided courtesy of @HSFdn @HSFdn @UCIPhysSci
@UCIPhysAstro @UCIrvine
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[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

Beautiful venue at @aaas on Thursday. Thank you for hosting me @carnegiescience !

[Carnegie Science @carnegiescience]

The realization that our own Solar System is not the standard model is one of the most exciting aspects of my fields of study says astrobiologist and exoplanet expert @aomawa during tonight's Capital Science Evening program at @aaas.

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

What an amazing time I had at @carnegiescience this week! Fantastic crowd in attendance, and online.

[Carnegie Science @carnegiescience]

It's important for people to know that you can be successful and have a whole, full, three-dimensional life, says @aomawa, who believes in working "softer" and more sustainably. #BlackinSpaceWeek.

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

Thank you for these features @UCIPhysAstro . I'm a proud member of this department. To all who are curious about the world and the universe - you're a scientist! Embrace that. #nooneway

[UCI Physics & Astro @UCIPhysAstro]

As an #astrophysicist seeking to understand the possibility of #life on other #planets, Dr. Shields shares how curiosity is the driving force to her love of physics and success. Check out Life on Other Planets! 📙 https://t.co/ndXWk4JtKb
@aomawa @UCIPhysSci #blackhistorymonth

[UCI Physics & Astro @UCIPhysAstro]

Dr. Aomawa Shields' new book Life on Other Planets tells her story of becoming a professor in #astrophysics as a Black woman in STEM, passing through acting and motherhood. Purchase your copy: https://t.co/ndXWk4JtKb
@aomawa @uciphysicalsciences @ucirvine #blackhistorymonth

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

Thank you @UofCalifornia !

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

Amazing #WomeninScience: Dr. Aomawa Shields (@aomawa) is a @UCIrvine professor of physics & astronomy and one of only 26 Black women to have ever become astrophysicists in the U.S. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/XUGSNDctH7

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

I am honored!! Thank you @NSBPInc , for this shout-out, and for setting the example long ago.

[NSBP, Inc. @NSBPInc]

The #BlackHistoryMonth honoree for February 14, 2024 is Dr Aomawa L. Shields (@aomawa). She is a professor at UC Irvine and is active in science communication and outreach combining her training in theater and her career in astronomy #NSBP #BHM https://t.co/A7H8dHLo3q

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

Love using your superb organizational and management skills to help young girls explore #STEM? Rising Stargirls is hiring a new program administrator! Please share broadly. @UCIPhysAstro @UCIrvine

Scan the QR Code to apply before the deadline!

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

This was such a fun conversation! And my favorite title for a podcast EVER. Thank you @zibbyowens for the opportunity to talk together.

[Zibby Owens @zibbyowens]

🎙️New podcast episode with @aomawa, author of LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS! Listen now: https://t.co/4uv9kE1jdy

#literarypodcast #booktwitter #momsdonthavetimetoreadbooks

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

Excited to share my interview with Benjamin Thompson on @NaturePodcast !!
@Nature
https://t.co/LbXQDwp5Y3

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

Such an honor, thank you @porchlightbooks !

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@kirstinferguson @BentFlyvbjerg @dgardner @FrancesFrei @annemorriss @zeynepton @michellepking @AmyCEdmondson @meswift @esh2440 @Tiffani_Bova @TaylorLorenz @marctothec @UriGneezy @ColinandGarrett @RickRubin @paulosavaget @DoveyBrian @scottshigeoka @susanmagsamen @Rainesford @Farnoosh @AdamMGrant @joannelipman @JeffHorwitz @mustafasuleyman @michaelbhaskar @TomKemp00 @ZekeFaux @gmorgenson @JoshRosner 2023 #PLBBA Narrative & Biography Award Winners:

AWAKEN by @RajSisodiaCC
HE/SHE/THEY by @sb_pinkmantaray
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS by @aomawa
SIDEMAN by Mark Rivera / @MikePoncyMusic
STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER by @FernBrady

[Dr Heidi B. Hammel @hbhammel]

With my son and daughter on a Uranus pilgrimage to that very site at the @HerschelMuseum

[Johanna @johannateske]

I never get tired of hearing awesome people I know on podcasts/the radio. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[James Bullock @jbprime]

Nice presentation by Jeff Reed ⁦@APEPuci⁩ on how ⁦@UCIrvine⁩ doubled in size while keeping energy expenditure fixed: investment in efficient buildings, solar, smart labs (air flow), etc

[Science Friday @scifri]

In her new memoir, astrobiologist @aomawa describes how a quest for life in the cosmos helped her find meaning on Earth.

In the latest episode of our podcast, she joins us to talk about her journey.

https://t.co/DBURTRbfHB

[Catherine Espaillat @DrCEspaillat]

So excited to share the results from my first observation with JWST! I waited 10 years to use JWST to follow up on some neon observations from Spitzer. Can't wait to see what else we learn about protoplanetary disks with JWST!

[California Academy of Sciences @calacademy]

An enormous welcome to our 14 new Academy Fellows & 2 distinguished award-winners! Deeply honored to have these incredible leaders join 500+ previously named Fellows driving scientific research, education, & communication around the world. Learn more: https://t.co/MM119d3BVt

[Aomawa Shields @aomawa]

Thrilled to be one of the newest class of Fellows! @UofCalifornia
@UCIrvine @UCIPhysAstro
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[NY Public Library @nypl]

'Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe' by @aomawa is a stunning and inspiring memoir charting a life as an astronomer, classically-trained actor, mother, and Black woman in STEM.

#BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/LXSYgNWqIJ