Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby

Astrophysicist, educator, and #AcademicMama who likes to play outside. Associate Professor of Physics @UConn. Views my own.

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

Ever wonder why you get so sleepy during conference talks? Turns out lots of conference venues aren't well-ventilated, causing CO2 to rise to levels that cause drowsiness (>1000ppm). Data from @keflavich shows this steady rise over the first 50min of a conference session.

[PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics @PRIMAprobe]

The PRIMA team is excited to announce the release of a special issue in the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS), Volume 11 Issue 03! This issue was edited by Naseem Rangwala and Matt Griffin. https://t.co/esDt8zb0Bb

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

We've had an exciting few months at the Milky Way Lab at UConn! The 3D CMZ paper series is live (https://t.co/ovytoVBgxr) 🥳🍾 and our 3D molecular cloud work was highlighted at a AAS press conference. I'll be posting updates here now: https://t.co/5PFrhN01oZ

[PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics @PRIMAprobe]

The PRIMA team is pleased to share the news that NASA has selected our concept for phase-A study. We are grateful for all the community effort that has brought us this far, and we are excited to continue to grow the PRIMA community going forward! https://t.co/5rBxXD0Lq3

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

@annalikesstars Yasss!!! Congrats Anna and yay SD 🎉🎉♥️♥️ I will dearly miss you on the East Coast but at least I'll have somewhere warm to visit 🤣🌴☀️⛱️

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

@0mgould @mapsOverlord Not related but we can still be frenz right? Followed you, maps are cool.

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

What what, ya girl got tenure! 🎉🎉🎉

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

Thanks so much everyone for the congratulations, wowzers! Feeling the love 💕 Long week but finally time to celebrate

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

@dr_paul_woods I needed to miss #PPVII to be home for my young kids. Your reasons arguing against the necessity of an in-person meeting make a lot of sense to me. Online / hybrid would certainly be missing some things, but would save a lot of $$, time, CO2, and be more inclusive !

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

@samscibelli @TheNRAO @GreenBankObserv Awesome and well-deserved! Congrats! 🎉

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

@BiochemAndStuff Ahhh, terrifying!!! The ludicrous resistance to reasonable bike safety measures in this country never ceases to baffle me. Glad you are okay!

[Maria Vincent (@themariavincent.bsky.social) @themariavincent]

I've been seeing a lot of great posters with amazing styles and sometimes art, but this one speaks to my heart...if Daria's on twitter can someone please RT and tag?
#ppvii

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

How about other folks? Academia is not like other jobs in a lot of ways, how can we help to support each other better?

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

We all LOVE to do lip service for better maternity leave policies in academia (and yes, let's work on that) but as a professor and mom of two, I can confidently state there's more to it.

Research doesn't take a pause during leave and we all need to STEP UP to support each other.

[Dr./Prof. Cara Battersby @battersbot]

3. MEETINGS. just, like, any expectation that i can reliably attend regular meetings when I return from leave, because let’s be honest, when babe is so tiny I am still caring for them tons and working when I can between that, not when my calendar says so.