Dr Rajika "Reggie" Kuruwita
@reggiek.bsky.social
Sri Lankan-Australian Astrophysicist 🇱🇰🇦🇺. Post-doc at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies 🇩🇪. Binary and multiple star formation! ✨ Cats, Eurovision, Space, science-based life choices, DV survivor, She/her, opinions my own
At the Stars to Life at McMaster for the rest of the week! 🔭
June 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
At the Stars to Life at McMaster for the rest of the week! 🔭
It was on #Eurovision!!! 🥹 FYI, Tommy Cash borrowed my Australian flag hahahaha.
I know it's small, but it was such a lovely way to wrap what will be my last Live Eurovision experience for a few years.
I know it's small, but it was such a lovely way to wrap what will be my last Live Eurovision experience for a few years.
May 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It was on #Eurovision!!! 🥹 FYI, Tommy Cash borrowed my Australian flag hahahaha.
I know it's small, but it was such a lovely way to wrap what will be my last Live Eurovision experience for a few years.
I know it's small, but it was such a lovely way to wrap what will be my last Live Eurovision experience for a few years.
Companies that like to poach grad students might benefit a lot from PromoPlot ;) #AprilFools
arxiv.org/abs/2503.24254
arxiv.org/abs/2503.24254
April 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Companies that like to poach grad students might benefit a lot from PromoPlot ;) #AprilFools
arxiv.org/abs/2503.24254
arxiv.org/abs/2503.24254
Just a gal from New South Wales 🇦🇺 hanging out in Old South Wales! 🏴 I'll be visiting Cardiff University for the rest of the week, talking multiple-star formation ✨
February 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Just a gal from New South Wales 🇦🇺 hanging out in Old South Wales! 🏴 I'll be visiting Cardiff University for the rest of the week, talking multiple-star formation ✨
Oh a slightly random and positive note:
January is basically over, and I've stuck to my resolution of reading myADS emails when they come! Even saved some papers and made notes in my Zotero along the way 😊
I actually find checking out these papers to be a little mental break haha #AcademicSky
January is basically over, and I've stuck to my resolution of reading myADS emails when they come! Even saved some papers and made notes in my Zotero along the way 😊
I actually find checking out these papers to be a little mental break haha #AcademicSky
January 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Oh a slightly random and positive note:
January is basically over, and I've stuck to my resolution of reading myADS emails when they come! Even saved some papers and made notes in my Zotero along the way 😊
I actually find checking out these papers to be a little mental break haha #AcademicSky
January is basically over, and I've stuck to my resolution of reading myADS emails when they come! Even saved some papers and made notes in my Zotero along the way 😊
I actually find checking out these papers to be a little mental break haha #AcademicSky
Talking at the University of Duisburg-Essen today about my work on modelling binary and multiple-star formation!
January 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Talking at the University of Duisburg-Essen today about my work on modelling binary and multiple-star formation!
Did you know that Science Fiction writer Arthur C Clarke is buried in Sri Lanka next to his life partner Leslie Ekanayake?
Arthur moved to Sri Lanka because of his passion for Scuba diving and stayed because of love. He became a Sri Lankan citizen and lived out his life here. 🌈
Arthur moved to Sri Lanka because of his passion for Scuba diving and stayed because of love. He became a Sri Lankan citizen and lived out his life here. 🌈
January 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Did you know that Science Fiction writer Arthur C Clarke is buried in Sri Lanka next to his life partner Leslie Ekanayake?
Arthur moved to Sri Lanka because of his passion for Scuba diving and stayed because of love. He became a Sri Lankan citizen and lived out his life here. 🌈
Arthur moved to Sri Lanka because of his passion for Scuba diving and stayed because of love. He became a Sri Lankan citizen and lived out his life here. 🌈
The reflection in the glass makes it look like a binary star sunrise 😲✨🌄
January 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The reflection in the glass makes it look like a binary star sunrise 😲✨🌄
Feeling inspired after the Heidelberg-Harvard Star Formation conference, and I started some new numerical experiments!
I'm a little worried about using computing resources to FAFO, but I really do hope I get some interesting results from these simulations! 🤞✨
We got snow to close out the meeting!
I'm a little worried about using computing resources to FAFO, but I really do hope I get some interesting results from these simulations! 🤞✨
We got snow to close out the meeting!
December 5, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Feeling inspired after the Heidelberg-Harvard Star Formation conference, and I started some new numerical experiments!
I'm a little worried about using computing resources to FAFO, but I really do hope I get some interesting results from these simulations! 🤞✨
We got snow to close out the meeting!
I'm a little worried about using computing resources to FAFO, but I really do hope I get some interesting results from these simulations! 🤞✨
We got snow to close out the meeting!
Conference announcement!!!
Pretty excited to be organising a meeting (with @seguracox.bsky.social and others) about multiplicity in young stars. The website is live: indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/2121/o...
And it will pop up on CADC in the coming days.
Keep an eye out! 🔭✨
Pretty excited to be organising a meeting (with @seguracox.bsky.social and others) about multiplicity in young stars. The website is live: indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/2121/o...
And it will pop up on CADC in the coming days.
Keep an eye out! 🔭✨
December 3, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Conference announcement!!!
Pretty excited to be organising a meeting (with @seguracox.bsky.social and others) about multiplicity in young stars. The website is live: indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/2121/o...
And it will pop up on CADC in the coming days.
Keep an eye out! 🔭✨
Pretty excited to be organising a meeting (with @seguracox.bsky.social and others) about multiplicity in young stars. The website is live: indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/2121/o...
And it will pop up on CADC in the coming days.
Keep an eye out! 🔭✨
I carved a thing. @duolingoverde.bsky.social has been haunting me 🦉🎃
October 18, 2024 at 8:17 PM
I carved a thing. @duolingoverde.bsky.social has been haunting me 🦉🎃
Academic Milestone: my first invited review talk! (At the EAS2024).
I had so much fun catching up with friends and also talking about the big questions in star formation ✨
I had so much fun catching up with friends and also talking about the big questions in star formation ✨
July 6, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Academic Milestone: my first invited review talk! (At the EAS2024).
I had so much fun catching up with friends and also talking about the big questions in star formation ✨
I had so much fun catching up with friends and also talking about the big questions in star formation ✨
Australia: the Great Dividing Range makes it impossible to build a high speed rail network.
Switzerland, Austria, Italy: what?
Yesterday I took the train from home to Padova, Italy, via Austria! Still in awe of Europe's extension long distance trains! 💞 🚂
Switzerland, Austria, Italy: what?
Yesterday I took the train from home to Padova, Italy, via Austria! Still in awe of Europe's extension long distance trains! 💞 🚂
June 30, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Australia: the Great Dividing Range makes it impossible to build a high speed rail network.
Switzerland, Austria, Italy: what?
Yesterday I took the train from home to Padova, Italy, via Austria! Still in awe of Europe's extension long distance trains! 💞 🚂
Switzerland, Austria, Italy: what?
Yesterday I took the train from home to Padova, Italy, via Austria! Still in awe of Europe's extension long distance trains! 💞 🚂
I turned 1 billion seconds old today! The last time my lived seconds will increase by an order of magnitude.
My husband got me a cinnamon roll and Artemis gave me boops 🥰.
The universe also gifted me tickets to the Women's Bouldering and Lead Climbing Semifinals at the Paris Olympics 😭
My husband got me a cinnamon roll and Artemis gave me boops 🥰.
The universe also gifted me tickets to the Women's Bouldering and Lead Climbing Semifinals at the Paris Olympics 😭
June 13, 2024 at 3:15 PM
I turned 1 billion seconds old today! The last time my lived seconds will increase by an order of magnitude.
My husband got me a cinnamon roll and Artemis gave me boops 🥰.
The universe also gifted me tickets to the Women's Bouldering and Lead Climbing Semifinals at the Paris Olympics 😭
My husband got me a cinnamon roll and Artemis gave me boops 🥰.
The universe also gifted me tickets to the Women's Bouldering and Lead Climbing Semifinals at the Paris Olympics 😭
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit the earth approximately here. I was in Chicxulub a couple of weeks go, not for the beaches, just for the dinosaurs 😅.
April 10, 2024 at 1:32 AM
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit the earth approximately here. I was in Chicxulub a couple of weeks go, not for the beaches, just for the dinosaurs 😅.
I just want to tell BlueSky that I had such fond memories of where I did my PhD, that I had my wedding at it (in the Yale Colombia dome at Mt Stromlo Observatory). The friendships that I built there are still strong, and I do consider Canberra my home 🔭
March 13, 2024 at 9:50 AM
I just want to tell BlueSky that I had such fond memories of where I did my PhD, that I had my wedding at it (in the Yale Colombia dome at Mt Stromlo Observatory). The friendships that I built there are still strong, and I do consider Canberra my home 🔭
Oh noes! Lots of rest and 🤞
March 6, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Oh noes! Lots of rest and 🤞
Attempted to paper quill my simulations of binary/multiple star formation. Quite a few specks of glue but other all pretty happy! 🔭 #SpaceArt
February 17, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Attempted to paper quill my simulations of binary/multiple star formation. Quite a few specks of glue but other all pretty happy! 🔭 #SpaceArt
Seen on Reddit. Americans really don't think anything exists outside of their country do they? #Eurovision 2023 grand final reaches 160 million viewers! :P
February 13, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Seen on Reddit. Americans really don't think anything exists outside of their country do they? #Eurovision 2023 grand final reaches 160 million viewers! :P
@habitablegame.bsky.social is at the Game Inventors Convention in Nuremberg! Come check out our game at Table 104 in the Brussels room! @hitsters.bsky.social
February 2, 2024 at 8:10 AM
@habitablegame.bsky.social is at the Game Inventors Convention in Nuremberg! Come check out our game at Table 104 in the Brussels room! @hitsters.bsky.social
It's been 3 months since Luna was euthanised, and maybe it's time to introduce my new furbaby. This little was with his foster mum (and our friend) for a few months, and we had already looked after him before. Anyway, it made sense to give him a permanent home, and he's so sweet. Welcome Artemis!
January 24, 2024 at 2:26 PM
It's been 3 months since Luna was euthanised, and maybe it's time to introduce my new furbaby. This little was with his foster mum (and our friend) for a few months, and we had already looked after him before. Anyway, it made sense to give him a permanent home, and he's so sweet. Welcome Artemis!
Finally picked up my copy of PPVII, including my *tiny* contribution on the back 🥹
January 24, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Finally picked up my copy of PPVII, including my *tiny* contribution on the back 🥹
Final stop: Swinburne University of Technology! It's been a busy few days but it's been really good talking to people and sharing ideas! I am quite lucky that I am able to do this #Academia
November 14, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Final stop: Swinburne University of Technology! It's been a busy few days but it's been really good talking to people and sharing ideas! I am quite lucky that I am able to do this #Academia