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Will Pomerantz
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Head of Space at AeroVironment - my team makes Mars helicopters. Co-Founder, Brooke Owens Fellowship and Patti Grace Fellowship. Former planetary scientist. Husband, Dad, and Den Leader
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Second announcement! Making Space is an interdisciplinary workshop for artists, scientists, and educators about space and society, where we use art to explore scientific concepts and humanity’s relationship to the solar system. We have fabulous speakers lined up, join us! #SciArtmakingspace.psi.edu

Flier shows an image of four brass hourglasses which contain different colors and textures of soils. The main text reads "Making Space: A workshop on space, sci-art, and society. November 1-3, 2024 in Pasadena, CA." The flier states the theme "Chronology, how time shapes planets, perceptions, and people" and lists guests Dr. Suzanne Smrekar (NASA's VERITAS mission to Venus), Jane Szabo (Los Angeles based conceptual artist), Emily Law (NASA Solar System Treks, JPL)
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My Division is hiring a Level II Astronimical Data Scientist! Do you have a PhD in astronomy, are skilled working in Python, experienced working with catalogs and databases, and have some familiarity with working in the cloud? Apply here by November 30th! 🔭 recruiting2.ultipro.com/SPA1004AURA/...

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Coming up this evening: a free workshop with tips on writing effective resumes, open to all Patti Grace Smith Fellowship applicants. This is the first time we are offering this to all of our applicants, and it will not (cannot) be recorded. So please tune in! us06web.zoom.us/j/84796443676

A text based poster promoting the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship’s résumé writing workshop, taking place on Wednesday, September 25, at 8 PM Eastern
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For students interested in the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship (helps Black undergraduates get started towards aerospace careers w/ internships, mentorship, scholarships, & more), check out these upcoming info sessions! Link to tonight’s session: us06web.zoom.us/j/8686698485...

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We may just be the only active NASA mission on the Bluesky platform, so be sure to tell all your friends they can see stunning images of Mars from the best camera ever sent to another planet that we're here, and help us surpass the 500-follower threshold. And thank you to all who follow us now!

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It’s official ! Join us in Toulouse for #EPSC 2027 ! @europlanetmedia @ISAE_officiel @IRAP_France

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🗓️: 4 weeks until the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship application deadline! Please spread the word! 🗣️ Built on the proven Brooke Owens Fellowship model, the PGS Fellowship is a launch pad to a great aerospace career, designed to give students the tools they need to succeed. pgsfellowship.org

A slide laying out what Patti Grace Smith Fellows receive. It contains six points, each illustrated with a photo a Patti Grace Smith Fellow participating in that sort of activity. Text:

Paid summer internships at one of the world’s leading aerospace companies – specifically matched to the Fellow’s skills and career interests

Dedicated mentors who devote two hours per month to guide and advise their Fellow

$2,500 scholarships that can be used for tuition, text books, computers, professional attire, or other educational or professional needs

Connections and inspiration from the leaders shaping the national aerospace industry of today 

Lifelong support and community from our growing community of Black aerospace professionals and allies 

Career-altering opportunities available to our alumni, including parabolic flights, speaking roles at conferences, and more

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Today marks the anniversary of the Burgess Shale #fossils#FossilFriday ⚒🧪

Walcott Quarry of the Burgess Shale (Middle Cambrian), British Columbia. The photo shows the Walcott Quarry Shale Member. The white parallel vertical streaks are remnants of drill holes made during excavations in mid-1990s.  Mark A. Wilson (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster)
These Cambrian fossils from the Burgess Shale, all part of the Smithsonian’s collection. They are the following from upper left to bottom right: Annelid: Canadia; Arthropod: Marrella; Velvet Worm: Aysheaia; Hallucigenia; Arthropod: Canadaspis; Trilobite: Olenoides; Arthropod: Leanchoillia; Opabinia

Image from The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Burgess Shale Fossil Specimens
Reconstruction of the Burgess Shale community (as seen in the Walcott Quarry). The reconstruction below shows how the community would look if only animals with mineralized parts were present. By Marianne Collins.
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Will Pomerantz
@pomerantz.bsky.social
Head of Space at AeroVironment - my team makes Mars helicopters. Co-Founder, Brooke Owens Fellowship and Patti Grace Fellowship. Former planetary scientist. Husband, Dad, and Den Leader
235 followers465 following108 posts