Elisa Quintana

Astrophysicist at NASA Goddard. Obsessed with space rocks. Tweets are my own.

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

Our Pandora SmallSat Project Scientist @super_knova got to unveil the first exoplanet spectrum from Webb! ;) #PIDaily #JWST

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@UMich @Dr_ThomasZ The person who recommended that I reach out to Len Fisk was Gerry Soffen (project scientist of Mars Viking), who was one of my mentors during a NASA internship at Goddard in 1997. I'm very grateful to all of the above ✨

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

In my 1st yr of grad school at @UMich, I went to Dr. Len Fisk's office and just asked if I could do some space science research. I was so clueless, but he was so welcoming and supportive and gave me a project to study the ☀️ (with @Dr_ThomasZ too!)

[Thomas Zurbuchen @Dr_ThomasZ]

Excited to meet my mentor and colleague at @UMengineering, Dr. Len Fisk. Len was the head of science at @nasa at the late 80s. Len is retiring from the @UMich this summer.

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@mrtommyb @StellarPlanet @ExoConf i’m surprised @mrtommyb didn’t ask for twiglets

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@fergalm @aussiastronomer @mustaric My never-used sewing machine sat in my basement for a decade until quarantine happened. Now it brings me joy 😂

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@mustaric @aussiastronomer @fergalm @mustaric Get one! Then we can have sewing parties. I apparently turned into my grandma during Covid w/sewing, crochet, and knit 🧶

[Steven Villanueva Jr. @skyientist]

Are you attending the @sacnas #2021NDiSTEM conference and want to know more about all the ways you can work @NASAGoddard? Come to our booth and talk to me about jobs or @NASAInterns for undergrads, grad students, postdocs, and educators!

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@mrtommyb @sethajacobson @PlanetTreky yeah, that link to the jobregister posting is unusual, I think GSFC are just preparing for when the decadal comes out (collecting CVs in case there is a hiring spree) - that's how I understood it anyways. Someone who could shed light on the hiring practices is @shawndgoldman :)

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@jradavenport You're a Co-I on at least one 😃 which should be funnn!

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@astromarkmarley How much Satern training do you have to do to leave NASA? 😂

[JJ Hermes @jotajotahermes]

The schedule for the next virtual Boston Area Exoplanet Science Meeting is out. Join us in one week (Fri Apr 16 from 10am-4pm Eastern on Zoom) to hear from many Boston-area exoplaneteers, as well as from @elsisrad about NASA's Pandora mission!
https://t.co/Fpp2aFsxSJ

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@astraughnomer Total madness!

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

Here's a #NASA feature about our Pandora SmallSat! 🚀 We have a fantastic team that has already made great progress in the past 6 weeks. I can't emphasize enough the value of a diverse team, and early-career in science/tech leadership roles #PIDaily https://t.co/0VhgAQek1L

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@CuriousTerran That GIF 🤣 I’ve taken my nieces to Disneyland breakfast, I specifically recall Goofy playing the drum cymbals over and over and being just like this girl.

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@ExoCytherean @bsgaudi I’m giving an OLLI lecture tomorrow! (via a UCSD class led by @browndwarfs). I’m excited.

[NASA Watch @NASAWatch]

Lazy critics argue about what @shannonmstirone has written simply because she has an art degree. I have one too. The space community could use more people with well-rounded backgrounds. Besides we (former) art majors tend to pay more attention to things that other people miss.

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@afeinstein20 maybe you need to experiment with the fonts some more.

[Thomas Zurbuchen @Dr_ThomasZ]

Early career leaders and future PIs from @NASASun, @NASAUniverse, @NASAEarth and @NASASolarSystem, consider signing up to this workshop. Also, pls follow #PI_Daily, a campaign by @ltelkins, @bethanyehlmann, @AlanStern, @RPappalardo, etc. to give real-time insights into #PILife

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@mrtommyb @michaelaleung This makes me 🤬for so many reasons.

[Elisa Quintana @elsisrad]

@mrtommyb @super_knova @reginacaputo @JoshuaSchlieder Also because they had Tater Totchoes.