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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

Curator & Prof. of Astrophysics @AMNH & @FlatironCCA (she/her). I study stars, planets, and the Milky Way. Views my own. ruthangus.github.io New York, NY Joined April 2011
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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

a year ago

Do you study gems and minerals? We're hiring a Curator of Mineralogy at the American Museum of Natural History! Get your application in by the 28th of November: careers.amnh.org/postings/3284

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Yuxi(Lucy) Lu @LucyYuxi

2 years ago

New paper in collaboration with @jasonleecurtis_, @ruthangus, Trevor David, and Soichiro Hattori, where we investigated the intermediate period gap using periods measured from ZTF arxiv.org/abs/2210.06604

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

2 years ago

Interested in doing an astronomy postdoc at the American Museum of Natural History? Here is some info about postdoc opportunities at AMNH and NYC. The Simons Society of Fellows fellowship deadline is the first one: September 15th! docs.google.com/document/d/1XV…

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Sabina Sagynbayeva @SabinaAstro

2 years ago

Wrote an astrobite on a paper by @ruthangus (including @adrianprw @meg_bedell @exoplaneteer!!)

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astrobites @astrobites

2 years ago

Wrote an astrobite on a paper by @ruthangus (including @adrianprw @meg_bedell @exoplaneteer!!)

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

2 years ago

A new paper! We calculate 3D velocities of stars in the Kepler field by marginalizing over missing radial velocity measurements! arxiv.org/abs/2205.08901

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

2 years ago

New paper out! Trevor David finds a number of stars rotating at a similar rate – this strengthens the evidence that stars stop spinning down at a certain age – the ‘weakened magnetic braking’ hypothesis: arxiv.org/abs/2203.08920

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

2 years ago

Curious about astronomy-inspired theater? Join @LalaTellsAStory, Alonso Teruel, and me as we discuss astronomy on stage and stories of women scientists tomorrow at the @SimonsFdn. Doors at 5:30pm. Register here: simonsfoundation.org/event/the-univ…

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California Academy of Sciences @calacademy

3 years ago

“New Science is about showing the world that queer & intersectional identities are changing who does science—& how science gets done." Our newest exhibit inspires, reframes, elevates, and opens (in person & online) June 24: bit.ly/3qiQqdm #pride

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American Museum of Natural History @AMNH

3 years ago

🗓️This Wednesday, 5/5: Join us for the next #AMNHSciCafe! Museum Curator @ruthangus will discuss how she uses the rotation rates of stars to measure their ages & gather insights into the future of our solar system & others in the galaxy. ➡️RSVP here: bit.ly/3gTwb3k

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American Museum of Natural History @AMNH

3 years ago

🗓️Measuring stars' ages is one of the greatest challenges of modern astronomy. Explore this topic with us in the next #AMNHSciCafe on Wednesday, 5/5, with Museum Curator @ruthangus. 🌌RSVP to this free event: bit.ly/3gTwb3k

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Dan F-M @exoplaneteer

3 years ago

For this week's @FlatironCCA astro data blog post, @TheChedgehog & @adrianprw made this very accurate summary of our weekly shared slide deck: astrodata.nyc/posts/2021-04-…

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McDonald Institute @McDonaldInst

4 years ago

We are honoured to have star-dating and exoplanet population expert, Dr. Ruth Angus, present at Astronomy on Tap this Thursday! Tune in with a beverage and learn which planet may have the best chance at finding alien life! @AMNH @FlatironInst @Columbia #astronomy #space #astro

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

4 years ago

On the astro postdoc job market this year and interested in an NYC-based fellowship? You may not know about the Simons Society of Fellows which offers 3-year fellowships at any NYC institution (except the Flatiron Institute). Get in touch if interested!

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

4 years ago

The launch was delayed, but you can still watch me talk about how science fiction has influenced space exploration as part of the @AMNH 'Scientists at home' series, filmed live on Wednesday! facebook.com/naturalhistory…

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American Museum of Natural History @AMNH

4 years ago

🚀Next week: Mark you calendars for #SpaceFest on 5/27! Tune in to this online festival to celebrate the first US human mission to space in almost a decade. We’ll have programs with @neiltyson, @jfaherty, @ruthangus, & @tourtheuniverse. bit.ly/2ZF2PgD #LaunchAmerica

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

4 years ago

Hacking on long-term stellar variability this week at #tessninja in Sydney. Also making new friends...

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

5 years ago

We're hiring a postdoc in TESS related science at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC! Get your applications in by December 1st! @jfaherty @AMNH jobregister.aas.org/ad/803c1fab

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

5 years ago

1st-round applications for postdoctoral fellowships at the American Museum of Natural History are due this Friday! All you need to do is submit a cover letter so there's really no reason not to! jobregister.aas.org/ad/cd6759d9

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Ruth Angus @ruthangus

5 years ago

"A bad Solar observation is like a good stellar observation"... an early contender for quote of the day by Rainer Arit at the stellar rotation workshop, Potsdam #thinkshop16

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JOSS @JOSS_TheOJ

5 years ago

Just published in #JOSS_theOJ: 'stardate: Combining dating methods for better stellar ages' joss.theoj.org/papers/10.2110…

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