Chris Herd
@SpaceRockDoc
Meteorite expert and curator, prof at the University of Alberta, Mars 2020 Returned Sample Scientist, Principal Director of ISSET, rec hoops player
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16-09-2013 18:57:10
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Climate experts were increasingly saying that keeping heating below 1.5C is near impossible, yet it remains the global goal. So I asked hundreds of top IPCC scientists what they thought. What they said shocked even me…
🧵 1/n #ClimateCrisis
Excellent article on the latest sample collected by NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover — exactly the kind of rock we dreamed of finding in Jezero Crater. So worthy of study in labs on Earth! “A NASA Mars rover is in a great place to search for signs of life” 1/3 qz.com/nasa-mars-rove… via Quartz
Someone understood the assignment... and then went for extra credit. Five flights would have been plenty, buddy!
Our team is celebrating Ingenuity's first flight anniversary today and provided this impressive summary of the #MarsHelicopter 's entire journey across the Red Planet:
'This bill represents the overt politicization of research at post-secondaries across Alberta.'
Opinion: UCP's Bill 18 politicizes post-secondary research in Alberta edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column… via Edmonton Journal
'...an assault on the academic freedom of our members to conduct
In less than 24 hours #Budget2024 will shape Canada's research & innovation future 🇨🇦
We hope for ⬆️ in Tri-agency scholarships, fellowships, & grants. New investments could empower grad students & postdocs, boosting diversity & excellence.
Stay tuned! #SupportOurScience
Canada needs to make a major investment in graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in #Budget2024 . It is no longer affordable for Canada's young talent to pursue research. Justin Trudeau Chrystia Freeland the success of Canada needs you to #SupportOurScience theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…