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Abi Polin

@therocketscientess.bsky.social

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Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University.

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Paul Duffell @paulduffell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

December's episode of the #astrophysics #podcast is here! This month, I interview Dr. Kaitlin Kratter of the University of Arizona. We talk about how she figures out how the planets form by putting a solar system on the computer! 🔭🧪

Dr. Kaitlin Kratter, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona.

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

update: we have now reached the everything is dada stage

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Hm, what’s it like being half of an astrophysics power couple? But no really: what’s one thing you wish the average taxpayer knew about our jobs?

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

she also completed a full set of graduate astrophysics electives in the womb. only student who never missed a lecture.

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

No, she definitely said “yeah”.

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

this is the best!!!!

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Earth Wind and Fire’s version of “Got To Get You Into My Life” is always my go to for this question.

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

a few is the right order of magnitude.

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

🧡🧡🧡 is that an axolotl on her shirt?

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I normally do, assuming it’s the correct weather for birks.

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

One of my fav reads from last year, and that was exactly my response too: they need to start requiring students to read this instead of the great gatsby.

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Anyone else getting tone policed by outlook these days?

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

which was the new “what about multi-D?” which was the new “have you tried doubling the resolution” (my personal favorite)

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Today begins the APS Conference for Undergraduate Women & Gender Minorities in Physics. It is surreal to run this program this week while so many DEIA programs are being disbanded and defunded. I am worried but I am filled with so much hope looking at this room full of 200 excited young scientists.

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

love it. this is what we used in middle school for our american history textbooks

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

and that’s all before even touching aesthetics: can I read you labels? Did you choose neon green and highlighter yellow for your data?

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Abi Polin @therocketscientess.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

You can check if shuttle times work in your favor to go from Indy. If you’re open to renting a car Indy is the best option. I have never flown into Lafayette, it’s fairly new. Only wrong answer is ORD.

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