Dr. Scott W. Fleming
@scottwfleming.bsky.social
Branch Manager at Space Telescope Science Institute working in the MAST archive. Astronomy PhD. Studies stars and exoplanets. Loves programming. Opinions are my own. He/Him/His
Not yet but I will. Feel free to cross-post either way!
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Not yet but I will. Feel free to cross-post either way!
This position would support fully remote work, but you must reside or relocate to MD or a surrounding state (general STScI thing), and be able to come on site if requested.
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This position would support fully remote work, but you must reside or relocate to MD or a surrounding state (general STScI thing), and be able to come on site if requested.
Reposted by Dr. Scott W. Fleming
🔭We normally hold these Sunday mornings before the start of AAS meetings, but we are willing to hold them in cooperation with local organizers if we have 25 to 30 people signed up to participate. We did this at IU this Fall and brought in four editors to run the meeting and lead discussion.
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
🔭We normally hold these Sunday mornings before the start of AAS meetings, but we are willing to hold them in cooperation with local organizers if we have 25 to 30 people signed up to participate. We did this at IU this Fall and brought in four editors to run the meeting and lead discussion.
Crucially, this is not a conclusion unique to MAST or even within astronomy. We hope that the results of our analysis and this paper can be used to show how ANY well-funded professional archive with a mission "to make their data accessible to ALL" is a big return on investment. (3/3)
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Crucially, this is not a conclusion unique to MAST or even within astronomy. We hope that the results of our analysis and this paper can be used to show how ANY well-funded professional archive with a mission "to make their data accessible to ALL" is a big return on investment. (3/3)
There's a lot of interesting conclusions, but the one I like most is this: well-funded professional archives increase science return multiplicatively. They support BOTH new discoveries using archival data shepherded through the decades AND use of brand new observations. (2/3)
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
There's a lot of interesting conclusions, but the one I like most is this: well-funded professional archives increase science return multiplicatively. They support BOTH new discoveries using archival data shepherded through the decades AND use of brand new observations. (2/3)