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Sheila McBreen

@SheilaMcBreen

Astrophysicist @astroucd @EIRSAT1 @UCD_Cspace @ucddublin. Opinions my own.

Joined April 2017
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It was great to see @EIRSAT1 pictured in the new strategy document and to hear it mentioned in her speech by President @OrlaFeely as we approach one year in orbit! @UCD_Cspace

Today we launched the @ucddublin Strategy to 2030: Breaking Boundaries. Under this strategy, UCD will build on our great tradition as a university that makes a clear positive difference to Ireland, to the world and to the lives of our students. ucd.ie/strategy/

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UCD’S Prof Kate Robson Brown is on the team that launched low Earth orbit experiments on a mission to the ISS @Space_Station today. They are testing materials that could build future space stations or spacecraft for interplanetary travel 🚀 Read more: ucd.ie/research/news/…

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My FOI request to Met Éireann shows the information that was provided to local authorities ahead of flooding on 28th of September in the Dungarvan area. Watch the video and see can you understand why this data is not being shared with the public?


Progress - windows on North!

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👨‍🚀 UCD Centre for Space Research @UCD_Cspace welcomed @NASA astronaut Dan Tani @Astro_Tani to UCD today! #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀Speaking to a full house of @UCD_physics students and school students, Dan is sharing his inspiring journey to working at #NASA and his fascinating…

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Really interesting talk by engineer and NASA astronaut Dan Tani today to the Space Science and Technology MSc students in @UCD_physics @ucdscience @UCD_Cspace - lots of valuable advice for our students and staff!

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🛰UCD C-Space Micro-credentials - Equipping professionals with the skills needed to excel in the rapidly evolving #spaceindustry! Commencing in October, 2024. Explore Courses Now: ucd.ie/microcredentia…

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Space Industry Skillnet & UCD have partnered to develop 2 cutting edge MC,

🛰UCD C-Space Micro-credentials - Equipping professionals with the skills needed to excel in the rapidly evolving #spaceindustry! Commencing in October, 2024. Explore Courses Now: ucd.ie/microcredentia…

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Documentary on @NewstalkFM about @EIRSAT1 online here @UCD_Cspace @UCD_physics @ucd

✨🛰️The new radio documentary 'EIRSAT-1: Ireland’s first satellite' will air on @NewstalkFM this Sun 6th Oct as part of #WorldSpaceWeek! #WSW2024 👂Listen out for the story of Ireland’s first spacecraft and the scientists & engineers @ucddublin who designed, built and operate…

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A massive galaxy hosting an accreting supermassive black hole two billion years after the Big Bang shows fast neutral-gas outflows capable of quenching star formation, while stars keep rotating in a disc. D'Eugenio et al.: nature.com/articles/s4155…

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A deep map of the diffuse gas surrounding a nearby galaxy reveals the boundary between the edge of the galaxy and the start of the circumgalactic medium, the dominant reservoir of normal matter. Nielsen et al.: nature.com/articles/s4155… or rdcu.be/dTcNU

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Interesting posters presented by the @ucddublin Space Science & Technology MSc students following their internships at the end of year event with the wonderful external examiner @SuzieImberSpace on a very sunny day in @ucdscience . Good luck to the class in their future careers.

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Congratulations to all our @ucdscience Physics students graduating today in Experimental Physics, Theoretical Physics and Astronomy and Space Science. Special congratulations to those receiving one of our 4 medals for each of the streams and best lab performance.

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The old office is looking well ! Great to see the progress in the sunshine joining Science North and West @UCD_physics @ucdscience

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In case you’ve been wondering what EIRSAT-1 has been up to lately… we have mainly been commissioning the gamma-ray detector, GMOD over the past few months. Our polar orbit means GMOD goes through a lot of radiation at the poles which can cause it to be overwhelmed.


First two GRBs detected by the gamma-ray module (GMOD) on @EIRSAT1 !

On August 21st GMOD detected its first AND second gamma-ray bursts. gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/37231 gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/37232 We’re moderately pleased.

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When does it end?

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