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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jun 21

Heyo! I just joined Bluesky and am an astrophysics PhD student. I enjoy figuring out how to condense information- whether it be for galaxy statics, outreach, or decorating science bakes 🌌

An excited girl stretches out her arms to display a large tube installed in the Mayall 4m telescope

A model of the curiosity Rover made with gingerbread

A pie that's decorated to look like a pie chart of the contents of the Universe

A poster of a astronomical survey drawn in the style of an old world map

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Aug 25

Another full paper annotation, done in TWO languages!! Really nice job @astroaure.bsky.social !

Aurélien Genin @astroaure.bsky.social · Aug 25

And there is also an english version 🇬🇧 Come discover how I measured the shape of 340 000 galaxies using images from the James Webb Space Telescope ! Have a good reading 😉

astroaure.github.io/assets/Paper...

Accessible version of my scientific paper

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Emily J @emexastris.bsky.social · Jul 7

Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!

The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic

A map of the US with the states the republican senators are from marked in red and states the democratic senators are from marked in blue:
Senator Susan Collins (Republican - Maine)
Senator Mitch McConnell(Republican - Kentucky)
Senator Lisa Murkowski(Republican - Alaska)
Senator Lindsey Graham(Republican - South Carolina)
Senator Jerry Moran(Republican - Kansas)
Senator John Hoeven(Republican - North Dakota)
Senator John Boozman(Republican - Arkansas)
Senator Shelley Moore Capito(Republican - West Virginia)
Senator John Kennedy(Republican - Louisiana)
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith(Republican - Mississippi)
Senator Bill Hagerty(Republican - Tennessee)
Senator Katie Britt(Republican - Alabama)
Senator Markwayne Mullin(Republican - Oklahoma)
Senator Deb Fischer(Republican - Nebraska)
Senator Mike Rounds(Republican - South Dakota)
Patty Murray(Democrat - Washington)
Richard Durbin(Democrat - Illinois)
Jack Reed(Democrat - Rhode Island)
Jeanne Shaheen(Democrat - New Hampshire)
Jeff Merkley(Democrat - Oregon)
Christopher Coons(Democrat - Delaware)
Brian Schatz(Democrat - Hawaii)
Tammy Baldwin(Democrat - Wisconsin)
Chris Murphy(Democrat - Connecticut)
Chris Van Hollen(Democrat - Maryland)
Martin Heinrich(Democrat - New Mexico)
Gary Peters(Democrat - Michigan)
Kirsten Gillibrand(Democrat - New York)
Jon Ossoff(Democrat - Georgia)

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jul 4

Mixed berry! And it's painted with edible gold dust

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy 4th! I made a patriotic pie, celebrating America's leadership in space sciences (historically).

A pie with a dark berry filling. It's decorated with what can generously be described as an art-deco JWST.

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jun 23

*734'

Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jun 23

Someone please talk me out of this impulse buy so I can view the
@vrubinobs.bsky.social images.

A mildly convincing fake TV ad for a 734" TV, shown next to two American football fields and a tiny tiny person for scale. Text reads: Big screen for big data. The only way to view images from the world's largest camera. Equivalent of 400 4k TVs. 25 tons. Make sure to measure your living room first. For the low price of $42! (42 factorial)

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jun 16

@sciencehomecoming.bsky.social

Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jun 13

My article was just published! A few people have already told me how much they appreciate seeing a change from the local narrative. Major kudos to the McClintock Letters organizers for a well-coordinated and impactful program.

www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2025/06/13/c...

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jun 2

I just signed up!

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Jun 2

This is an excellent high-impact initiative! All scientists should consider sharing their stories in hometown papers.

Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · May 29

Scientists, let's share our work with the public, so they can know how our work benefits their everyday health and wealth. Share your research & story in a LOCAL HOMETOWN PAPER op-ed, published June 16! #McClintockLetters #SciComm #DefendResearch

Sign up & learn more: tinyurl.com/McClintockLetters

Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · May 28

Major update to #SCIMaP visualization of impacts of cuts to federally supported health research. Map now includes information on future economic losses (impact of proposed reduction of NIH IDC to 15%) and current economic losses (impact of terminated NIH grants).

scienceimpacts.org

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · May 30

Just finished 22nd grade :)

$Smiling girl in crimson PhD robes in front of an old telescope dome (CfA's Great Refractor).$

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · May 12

How great would it be if there were New Yorker-style cartoons to joke about and emphasize an idea from a story? Increase reach, understanding, and entertainment. Editors, hmu!

Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · May 12

Science news outlets need cartoons.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · May 9

Every single one of you reading this have benefitted from publicly funded science in a thousand ways.

This cannot be the end. Carl Sagan called science a "candle in the dark." It is up to all of us to make sure that candle does not go out.

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · May 7

Dark chocolate cookies!

Dark cookies with a spiral texture and thin white frosting grid. Topped with a large and small pearl-like sprinkles.

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DESI Survey @desisurvey.bsky.social · May 6

🚨 DESI High is back! 🚀🌌

High school students in Mexico & Spain recently explored the universe using real data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. 🔭💻

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · May 5

I got the NSF fellowship and am headed to OSU!

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · May 3

That cut looks so good on you!!

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · May 2

I did it!

Smiling girl with paper making her a doctor

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · May 1

Friends, I am defending tomorrow!! Anyone is welcome to watch the public talk, which will be streamed here at 1pm EST (May 2): youtube.com/live/Kybv2Zs...

Claire Lamman

youtube.com

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks Yvette :)

Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Apr 30

A short, fun video about my science communication. I'm considering using only edible chalkboards in the future...

SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · Apr 30

2024 award winner @clairelamman.bsky.social is a PhD student at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics as well as an artist who represents her research through unique mediums: from doodling ✍️ on top of scientific papers to cake! 🍰

Watch here: youtu.be/Owkwa-2KpNY #scicomm #sciart

The Sweetest Way to Learn Astrophysics: Claire Lamman Uses Cookies and Art to Explain Our Universe

YouTube video by SciComm Excellence

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Apr 28

Week 32:

My thesis matters a lot. It's 100% baryons.
Included is drawing of thesis with title "I found something NEW"

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Apr 28

Week 32:

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Claire Lamman @clairelamman.bsky.social · Apr 23

It's my first paper that's not part of a big collaboration! Amazing how fast it can come together in a small team 😅