Yesterday was an incredible day for publications in my research groups. One big surprise to me was that my own first, first-authored paper made its way onto arxiv last night! I’m so excited to share this work with all of you. #AAS235 arxiv.org/pdf/2001.01338… One of the most well known potentially habitable exoplanets, TRAPPIST-1e, has been the subject of transit modeling simulations with JWST for the last few years. Thanks to the findings of these works, it was determined that only CO2 may be detected if the planet is “Earth-like”.

Proof that the hardships of being a woman in science follow you everywhere: Went to the Seattle Passport Agency. Stood in a massive line outside the door. Security walks outside and asks if anyone has a “government ID that is PIV’d” - no one moves or speaks... except for me. “Yes, I do.” Security guard looks at me shocked. “Sorry I don’t think you heard me right. A PIV’d government ID.” I respond with, “yes, I heard you right. I have one.” He asks, “what agency?” I say “NASA.” He doesn’t believe me and proceeds to ask me to take it out and show him