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Author: JoEllen McBride

Dr. JoEllen McBride is a mom, science communicator and astrophysicist whose main purpose is to make science inclusive and accessible to anyone that wants to participate. She earned her Ph.D in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016. Her research focused on galaxies that live close to each other and how that affected their ability to create stars. After that, she was a AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Voice of America in Washington D.C. and an adjunct faculty member in the physics department at West Chester University. She currently works as an astronomy subject matter expert for hire and a board member of the AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy. In her free time, she pets her kitties Thelma and Louise, raises her daughters, Carina and Alessa, with the help of her partner, Ed, and writes and talks about science.

Blog / My Experience Writing for a Trade Magazine

August 1, 2018 / JoEllen McBride /

During my last year of graduate study in physics, I attended the 2015 ComSciCon Triangle workshop and learned that I could make a career out of science writing. So I…

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Blog / Understanding the Space of Space

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 / JoEllen McBride /

In the past, the largest obstacle that separated humans was distance. In the first half of the 20th century, we built machines that made it possible to drive non-stop from…

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Blog / Perseid Meteor to Light Up Night Sky

August 10, 2016August 9, 2016 / JoEllen McBride / 1

The Perseids are here! This annual meteor shower is one of the best and brightest, but this year it’s predicted to be even more spectacular. So, if you’re in a…

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Blog / The Yellow Blanket of Spring

April 21, 2016July 20, 2016 / JoEllen McBride /

For a few weeks every spring, Chapel Hill and Carrboro are covered in a yellow blanket of pine tree pollen and everything’s a mess. Birches, oaks, pines, and more get…

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Environmental Science Everyday Questions

Blog / Discovering New Horizons

January 13, 2016October 7, 2019 / JoEllen McBride /

Humans need to explore. Not because it is in our DNA – the gene for exploration hasn’t been discovered yet – but because it is essential to our survival and…

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Blog / The Balance of Earth’s Carbon Cycles

October 29, 2015February 16, 2016 / JoEllen McBride /

Life requires balance. We spend a large part of our existence balancing our careers and our personal lives, our family and work obligations, and our own personal health. If something…

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Environmental Science Everyday Questions science communication

Blog / The Pillars of Creation and Destruction

September 4, 2015October 7, 2019 / JoEllen McBride / 1

We like to think of the Universe as static. Our time is very short compared to the age of the Universe. But there are processes in space that happen on…

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astronomy Everyday Questions Feature Article Scientific Imaging

Blog / Stirring the Ocean: How the Moon Mixes Things Up Beneath the Waves

June 23, 2015February 16, 2016 / JoEllen McBride /

It is well known that the Moon is responsible for the tides on Earth. The effects of the tides at the Earth’s surface are predictable, but the effects of tides…

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