Will Wallentine

✨astrobiology, Antarctica, extremophiles✨ grad student @UTKMicrobiology

[Will Wallentine @WilliamWallent2]

@SJVelling @deltaIV9250 Seneca my goat

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@TrevorCampbell_ @ATinyGreenCell @anthony_berndt Seems like they can only sequence purified animal RNA at the moment

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@cosmobiologist Fun sci fi series about a guy (bob) who gets his brain scanned into a von-Neumann probe, explores nearby stars as clones of himself and messes up a couple of first contacts (among other things)

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@astrogrant @JackKuhr What are the chances these cuts pass? Do you think @rookisaacman will push back/can he?

[Will Wallentine @WilliamWallent2]

The eclipse on campus today was crazy

[LeoLabs @LeoLabs_Space]

Too close for comfort. 😳

At ~06:30 UTC today we observed a conjunction at 608 km between two non-maneuverable spacecraft: a derelict Russian satellite and an operational NASA satellite.

Miss distance = <20 meters
Probability of collision = 3 to 8% at TCA

[Will Wallentine @WilliamWallent2]

Excited yet a bit nervous about starting my second semester of grad school. I’m looking to start working on good habits that’ll pay off in the future (besides reading 1 paper a day🥲) Anyone have recommendations? #phdchat #AcademicChatter

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@raymooose Okay

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@ErinSpaceCase Congrats! Living the astrobiology dream

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Feels like a weird time to be celebrating on Twitter, but I just submitted my application to the NSF #GRFP! Thanks to everyone who looked at my application and provided feedback, y’all make me feel welcomed in this community 🥹

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@GabeEggers Congrats! Wesleyan is lucky to have you

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Just finished the expanse series. Probably the most invested I’ve ever been into a story, I’m so sad.

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@raymooose @UTKnoxville We are so back

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Thrilled to share that I've committed to @UTKnoxville for a PhD in microbiology! I'll be working with Dr. Jill Mikucki on the microbiology of extremely salty and cold environments, starting with Don Juan Pond. Looking forward to the journey ahead!

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First time seeing #AuroraBorealis! Just 3 hours north of Middletown ct. Very cool, would recommend.

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Very beautiful posters out right now at #LPSC2023, I’m excited to learn more about everyone’s work and especially all of the #Perseverance science

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Ray and I met former @LPItoday intern @LaurieofMars!!! Very inspiring to see someone so amazing who had a similar undergrad experience as us. #LPSC2023 has been amazing so far

[Nancy Carman (AC9XJ) @RocksNChemistry]

Wallentine: "Establish mirabilite as a paleoclimate indicator and an aqueous geochemical indicator for martian environments" #LPSC2023

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Just submitted my oral presentation slides for #LPSC2023!!! So excited to talk about salts and mars