Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D.

PhD in aerospace engineering, NASA GSFC 596, Purdue soccer alumna. Living the nerd life, living the good life. Mostly here for dogs DFTBA she/her/hers

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

Had to show off my MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics to Neil and of course I reminded everyone “Don’t Forget to Be Awesome” even if I lost a letter during the day. Thanks for such a great catch phrase @hankgreen and @johngreen #DFTBA #BoilerUp

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@koss_lisa @BatesvilleBob @RaphealDavis3 growing up I was on campus at least 5 times a year with alumni parents. I knew campus before I got there. They still go back often. Since I finished my PhD in 2022 I have been back at least once a year. I was a student athlete and it’s so much more than athletics.

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@nuclearkatie CONGRATS!!!!

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@tinioril I needed that giggle thanks

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@myunhingedtweet I hope you can find that love again. And I hope it doesn’t take long. And I hope you continue to find some of the love from your followers reflected back at you. You are not the event and the event is not you, but it’s ever present right now and that sucks. ❤️

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@PurdueSoccer @Wally_Becker 👏🏻

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@erika_yohn @PurdueSoccer @PurdueSoftball @PurdueSports I deeply hope so

[NASA Universe @NASAUniverse]

Our shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite detected its first gamma-ray burst! These are the most powerful kinds of explosions in the cosmos. This one is called GRB 240629A, and it occurred in the southern constellation Microscopium: https://t.co/XcPBpz9Ohe

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@ladydoomfiyah @jengolbeck I’ve made the argument that this is the best video on the internet. At the very least it is my favorite.

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@DeeIcing @jengolbeck I’ve been laughing about it since 2012, still makes me unreasonably giddy. Glad to spread the fun.

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

https://t.co/dYFAuZZ3uZ

BurstCube saw a gamma ray burst that was observed by other detectors as well! So exciting to see our little mission succeed!

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@jengolbeck And then my husband brings up the muffin video multiple times a week. So I guess it is a runner up. It is also painful that this video is almost old enough to vote

https://t.co/j07khR2qh3

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@jengolbeck Hands down it is sail cat.

https://t.co/hhWkNI5t72

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

It went well! I had a long line of questions. Happy to have so much interest in BurstCube from the community!

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

I’m presenting at the small sat conference about the I&T phase of BurstCube (which is currently in space doing actual gamma ray astronomy!) at 10:45ET/8:45 MT. Watch it on the livestream that can be found on the conference home page https://t.co/zirJdDrxam

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

@linktonutrition Reasonable honestly

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

✨ 💫 🪐 🛰️

[Danny Milisavljevic @astro_dan_mil]

@PurduePhysAstro @bhagya_subrayan @danielllead @uarizona @NASAWebb @NASAHubble Former @PurdueAeroAstro PhD student @TheFowee gave a fantastic review of the near-perfect launch of @NASAWebb on board the @Arianespace rocket. 🚀

Update: @TheFowee is now an aerospace engineer at @NASAGoddard

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

Nasa has posted some of the media related to BurstCube deployment at https://t.co/Ax0z0fvXFh. Click on BurstCube to check it out!

[Kate Fowee Gasaway, Ph.D. @TheFowee]

Wild to think that this JWST launch party was featured on CNN. My parent’s library was definitely a great backdrop for my zoom video.

[Danny Milisavljevic @astro_dan_mil]

@NASAWebb @teatemim @fox_ori @SpaceTelescope @NASA @SenBillNelson @Dr_ThomasZ @CNN @60Minutes Scenes from our @NASAWebb virtual launch party were shown. An amazing event presented by dedicated @PurduePhysAstro staff and students. Members of our panel included @LifeAtPurdue alum and former Project Scientist of @NASAHubble David Leckrone.

https://t.co/T4yTWDBpCt

[NASA Universe @NASAUniverse]

When a binary neutron star collision creates short gamma-ray bursts, some of the heaviest elements found on Earth, like gold and platinum, are produced. Recently deployed from the @Space_Station, our BurstCube satellite may help us learn about their creation during these events.