Ray Jayawardhana (@drrayjay) 's Twitter Profile
Ray Jayawardhana

@drrayjay

Astronomer, Explorer, Writer, Speaker. Author of "Strange New Worlds", "Neutrino Hunters" and "Child of the Universe".

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Congratulations to the Arts & Sciences faculty receiving Weiss teaching awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring! Michael Goldstein, Cornell Psychology; Verity Platt, classics; @SumanSeth42, Science & Technology Studies at Cornell; and Alex Townsend, mathematics as.cornell.edu/news/weiss-tea…

Congratulations to the Arts & Sciences faculty receiving Weiss teaching awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring! 
<a href="/MikeHGoldstein/">Michael Goldstein</a>, <a href="/CornellPsychDpt/">Cornell Psychology</a>; Verity Platt, classics; @SumanSeth42, <a href="/STSCornell/">Science & Technology Studies at Cornell</a>; and Alex Townsend, mathematics
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The rapid expansion of commercial space activity, as well as its integration into key government programs and services, represents a leap into uncharted waters. Sarah Kreps, Ray Jayawardhana, and Avishai Melamed discuss the risks and policy challenges. brookings.edu/techstream/the…

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The Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowship program has been expanded to 10 fellows per cohort thanks to additional support from Seth Klarman ’79 & Beth Schultz Klarman. "The Klarman Fellowships have surpassed our highest expectations," says Dean Ray Jayawardhana as.cornell.edu/news/klarman-f…

The Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowship program has been expanded to 10 fellows per cohort  thanks to additional support from Seth Klarman ’79 &amp; Beth Schultz Klarman. "The Klarman Fellowships have surpassed our highest expectations," says Dean Ray Jayawardhana
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Renovation underway: CornellArts&Sciences has embarked upon a $110 million transformation of McGraw Hall, with several Cornell University families pledging more than $40 million in foundational gifts to enable the comprehensive renovation. Cornell Alumni Ray Jayawardhana news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/0…

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We are at a moment akin to Galileo and his telescope. Will discovery of alien life be our Copernican moment? Intriguing ending to ⁦University of Canterbury⁩ Connect talk by ⁦Ray Jayawardhana⁩ from ⁦Cornell University⁩

We are at a moment akin to Galileo and his telescope.  Will discovery of alien life be our Copernican moment?     Intriguing ending to ⁦<a href="/UCNZ/">University of Canterbury</a>⁩ Connect talk by ⁦<a href="/DrRayJay/">Ray Jayawardhana</a>⁩ from ⁦<a href="/Cornell/">Cornell University</a>⁩
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New paper on emission spectroscopy of the ultra-hot Jupiter #exoplanet KELT-9b, using Carmenes Exoplanets data, led by Andrew Ridden-Harper, accepted by@AAS_Publishing: arxiv.org/abs/2304.03248 #astronomy

New paper on emission spectroscopy of the ultra-hot Jupiter #exoplanet KELT-9b, using <a href="/CARMENES_exopl/">Carmenes Exoplanets</a> data, led by <a href="/AstroAndrew123/">Andrew Ridden-Harper</a>, accepted by@AAS_Publishing: arxiv.org/abs/2304.03248 #astronomy
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Backing bold ideas: $2.5M in CornellArts&Sciences New Frontiers Grants will fund 13 research projects across the sciences, social sciences and humanities for novel investigations, ranging from quantum computing to climate change. Ray Jayawardhana news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/0…

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This summer, 101 undergrads in CornellArts&Sciences will take part in groundbreaking #research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program. Ray Jayawardhana news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/0…

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Distinguished mathematician, teacher & science communicator Steven Strogatz is the first to hold the Winokur Professorship in the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics in A&S, believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. Ray Jayawardhana as.cornell.edu/news/5m-gift-e…

Distinguished mathematician, teacher &amp; science communicator <a href="/stevenstrogatz/">Steven Strogatz</a> is the first to hold the Winokur Professorship in the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics in A&amp;S, believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S.
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Steven Strogatz Ray Jayawardhana ā€œThe Winokur Professorship extends the remarkable legacy of Carl Sagan and other legendary Arts and Sciences faculty, and doubles down on our deep and enduring commitment to broader engagement,ā€ said A&S dean Ray Jayawardhana, who has made public engagement a priority for the college.

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In other news, we detected metal hydride in an exoplanet atmosphere at high spectral resolution for the first time, led by Dr. Laura Flagg: arxiv.org/abs/2307.06242

In  other news, we detected metal hydride in an exoplanet atmosphere at  high spectral resolution for the first time, led by <a href="/lauraflaggastro/">Dr. Laura Flagg</a>: arxiv.org/abs/2307.06242
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Excited that within the next day (!) NASA Webb Telescope will observe young star cluster NGC 1333 with NIRISS/WFSS, in search of free-floating planetary mass objects. Nearly a decade of planning with former postdocs Aleks Scholz & Kora Muzic, building on ground-based surveys.

Excited  that within the next day (!) <a href="/NASAWebbTelescp/">NASA Webb Telescope</a> will observe young  star cluster NGC 1333 with NIRISS/WFSS, in search of free-floating  planetary mass objects. Nearly a decade of planning with  former  postdocs Aleks Scholz &amp; Kora Muzic, building on ground-based surveys.