Jayde Willingham
@jaydewst.bsky.social
Masters Student @ Macquarie University aspiring to use galactic research to answer the big cosmological questions. 🌌🪐💫 Keeping well read and caffeinated. 📚☕
jaydewillingham.github.io
jaydewillingham.github.io
I had the pleasure of being a part of Macquarie University's Astronomy Open Night talk line up a few weeks ago. It was such a cool night and I always love an opportunity to talk about our Universe's history!
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I had the pleasure of being a part of Macquarie University's Astronomy Open Night talk line up a few weeks ago. It was such a cool night and I always love an opportunity to talk about our Universe's history!
And just a few days after getting back to Australia, I was at Macquarie University’s Higher Degree Research poster session, showing off the work behind my Master’s thesis. 🎆🤓
August 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
And just a few days after getting back to Australia, I was at Macquarie University’s Higher Degree Research poster session, showing off the work behind my Master’s thesis. 🎆🤓
Bonus post of some of my travel pics 📸
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Bonus post of some of my travel pics 📸
Last week I finished my 6-week research programme at @eso.org with a presentation highlighting my work.
It was such an amazing opportunity, I had the best time, met cool people, saw beautiful places and learnt so many things!
Definitely would recommend the experience and the institution! 🌌🔭
It was such an amazing opportunity, I had the best time, met cool people, saw beautiful places and learnt so many things!
Definitely would recommend the experience and the institution! 🌌🔭
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Last week I finished my 6-week research programme at @eso.org with a presentation highlighting my work.
It was such an amazing opportunity, I had the best time, met cool people, saw beautiful places and learnt so many things!
Definitely would recommend the experience and the institution! 🌌🔭
It was such an amazing opportunity, I had the best time, met cool people, saw beautiful places and learnt so many things!
Definitely would recommend the experience and the institution! 🌌🔭
Today I had the pleasure to present at the ESO journal club. It was very scary but I am so excited to develop my sci-comm skills! 🌌🎤
August 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Today I had the pleasure to present at the ESO journal club. It was very scary but I am so excited to develop my sci-comm skills! 🌌🎤
For the next three nights me and the other summer students get to play with ESO’s New Technology Telescope (NTT). Here’s a nice little pic of a YSO! ⭐️✨💫
July 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
For the next three nights me and the other summer students get to play with ESO’s New Technology Telescope (NTT). Here’s a nice little pic of a YSO! ⭐️✨💫
Spent way too much time this morning looking through the ALMA archive, here are some pretty sources 🤩🔭🌌
July 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Spent way too much time this morning looking through the ALMA archive, here are some pretty sources 🤩🔭🌌
Hey Siri, play “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse
July 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hey Siri, play “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse
I am very excited to announce that over the next few weeks I’ll be a summer research student at @eso.org. Stay tuned for some cool science and beautiful pics!
#ESOSummerResearch.
#ESOSummerResearch.
July 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I am very excited to announce that over the next few weeks I’ll be a summer research student at @eso.org. Stay tuned for some cool science and beautiful pics!
#ESOSummerResearch.
#ESOSummerResearch.
Just Out: EMU/GAMA: A new approach to characterising radio luminosity functions.
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2505.11453
I have been lucky enough to be a part of my first publication, go check out the awesome work being done in radio astronomy! 🌌📡
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2505.11453
I have been lucky enough to be a part of my first publication, go check out the awesome work being done in radio astronomy! 🌌📡
May 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Just Out: EMU/GAMA: A new approach to characterising radio luminosity functions.
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2505.11453
I have been lucky enough to be a part of my first publication, go check out the awesome work being done in radio astronomy! 🌌📡
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2505.11453
I have been lucky enough to be a part of my first publication, go check out the awesome work being done in radio astronomy! 🌌📡
Just got back from Japan and visited the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno Park—easily the coolest museum I’ve ever been to. Loved all the exhibits on Japanese Nobel physics winners, the space displays were incredible… and yes, there was even a surprise Maxwell jump scare.
May 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Just got back from Japan and visited the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno Park—easily the coolest museum I’ve ever been to. Loved all the exhibits on Japanese Nobel physics winners, the space displays were incredible… and yes, there was even a surprise Maxwell jump scare.
Coming out of my Masters Hyperfocus to show some pictures from the AIP Poster Event today @ Macquarie University.
This was my first poster event so it was very scary but I learnt a lot from all the awesome presenters and posters.
Poster will be added to my website sometime in the next few weeks 🌌
This was my first poster event so it was very scary but I learnt a lot from all the awesome presenters and posters.
Poster will be added to my website sometime in the next few weeks 🌌
April 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Coming out of my Masters Hyperfocus to show some pictures from the AIP Poster Event today @ Macquarie University.
This was my first poster event so it was very scary but I learnt a lot from all the awesome presenters and posters.
Poster will be added to my website sometime in the next few weeks 🌌
This was my first poster event so it was very scary but I learnt a lot from all the awesome presenters and posters.
Poster will be added to my website sometime in the next few weeks 🌌
What a year it’s been already! Last week was my final week at CSIRO with the amazing Space and Astronomy team.
I’m forever grateful for the learning and friendships I’ve developed over the last 2+ months.
This week I jump fully into my masters and am excited to see where the rest of the year goes.
I’m forever grateful for the learning and friendships I’ve developed over the last 2+ months.
This week I jump fully into my masters and am excited to see where the rest of the year goes.
February 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
What a year it’s been already! Last week was my final week at CSIRO with the amazing Space and Astronomy team.
I’m forever grateful for the learning and friendships I’ve developed over the last 2+ months.
This week I jump fully into my masters and am excited to see where the rest of the year goes.
I’m forever grateful for the learning and friendships I’ve developed over the last 2+ months.
This week I jump fully into my masters and am excited to see where the rest of the year goes.
My special interest this week is pretending I know things about football to trick people into talking about the Super Bowl half time show with me.
February 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
My special interest this week is pretending I know things about football to trick people into talking about the Super Bowl half time show with me.
My desk @ Macquarie has a label!!! This is a momentous day!
February 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
My desk @ Macquarie has a label!!! This is a momentous day!
Have a crunchy picture from my goodreads! Also 9 as of this morning:
February 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Have a crunchy picture from my goodreads! Also 9 as of this morning:
A goal of mine this year is to learn how to process images from my favourite telescopes. I started that journey this afternoon with JWST data of the M74 galaxy, so here is my day one progress!
If anyone has any helpful links or videos feel free to share them below 🚀🌌🔭
If anyone has any helpful links or videos feel free to share them below 🚀🌌🔭
January 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A goal of mine this year is to learn how to process images from my favourite telescopes. I started that journey this afternoon with JWST data of the M74 galaxy, so here is my day one progress!
If anyone has any helpful links or videos feel free to share them below 🚀🌌🔭
If anyone has any helpful links or videos feel free to share them below 🚀🌌🔭
We had a visitor for lunch at @csiro.bsky.social today!
January 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We had a visitor for lunch at @csiro.bsky.social today!
Digesting some starbursts this afternoon and not the lollies!
This team just submitted some cool work on how intense radiation fields may affect the flow of molecules in starburst galaxy M 82. I love the diagram included too!
Check out the preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.14893 🔭
This team just submitted some cool work on how intense radiation fields may affect the flow of molecules in starburst galaxy M 82. I love the diagram included too!
Check out the preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.14893 🔭
January 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Digesting some starbursts this afternoon and not the lollies!
This team just submitted some cool work on how intense radiation fields may affect the flow of molecules in starburst galaxy M 82. I love the diagram included too!
Check out the preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.14893 🔭
This team just submitted some cool work on how intense radiation fields may affect the flow of molecules in starburst galaxy M 82. I love the diagram included too!
Check out the preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.14893 🔭
Finally getting my hands deep into my masters research this weekend… 🚀🌌🔭
January 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Finally getting my hands deep into my masters research this weekend… 🚀🌌🔭
Picture of my kitty doing important space work 🤓🌌🐱
January 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Picture of my kitty doing important space work 🤓🌌🐱
By voting me in as president, I promise to make eating pastries and drinking coffee a compulsory event on Sundays 🫡
January 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
By voting me in as president, I promise to make eating pastries and drinking coffee a compulsory event on Sundays 🫡
The first draft of my website is ready!
I can now start filling it with some content 🎉 🌌
If you want to check it out ➡️ jaydewillingham.github.io
I can now start filling it with some content 🎉 🌌
If you want to check it out ➡️ jaydewillingham.github.io
January 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The first draft of my website is ready!
I can now start filling it with some content 🎉 🌌
If you want to check it out ➡️ jaydewillingham.github.io
I can now start filling it with some content 🎉 🌌
If you want to check it out ➡️ jaydewillingham.github.io
This feels a little too relatable this week 😅🌌
January 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This feels a little too relatable this week 😅🌌