Random follow #221 - @CatherineQ

When I signed up to curate the @peopleofnz account I had no idea about who I would interact with or what sorts of people would I meet.  There are so many people from literally every corner of the world who intersect through the "People Of" or "We Are" accounts.  And the number of truly interesting people you get to talk to is magnified beyond imagination.

I can say that I have had the total privilege of discovering one New Zealand tweeter is achieving AMAZING things in the area of science and astrophysics in the United States.  @CatherineQ who is blazing her way forward in a career that incorporates both past knowledge but also future knowledge as well.

Reading someone's tweets and seeing them online can tell you quite a bit about who they are as a person and how they see the world.  When you add to that the way they describe themselves then you can build a very good understanding of the person.  This is how she describes herself -

"I am an astrophysicist, a passionate spirit, advocate and thinker with a lot to learn and a thirst for knowledge."

And her twitter bio says this - 

"Astrophysicist, science communicator, over-thinker. One of@HuffPostscience Top 30 Physicists to follow. Autoimmune illness girl. Kiwi in US. Dogs rule."

One quick fact I know is that this lovely lady started out life in Christchurch and completed her undergraduate study there.  She is now based in North Carolina (but there's still nowhere quite like home).

So the question now stands - how does Catherine tweet?  Well, how about, we take a look - 

"Wang, International Team Discover Why Massive Black Holes Consume Less Material Than Expected (UMass Amherst) http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/wang-international-team-discover-why-super#.UiFhUwG_iaw.twitter … #space"

"The satellites are to be launched for the operators Eutelsat and Es'hailSat -of Paris and Qatar - and the Indian Navy. #Ariane5"

"T-minus 4 minutes and holding. Countdown has entered a planned hold for 45 minutes, 30 seconds leading to new launch time of 10:52a.m PDT."

Don't worry or fret though.  These are not the only tweets in her timeline.  In fact these specifically spacey one's are not the norm.  What are the norm tweets are interactions and conversations with other scientists, brilliant minds and links to news stories that would otherwise be outside the average persons scope of news awareness.

This kiwi is really going places.  Literally as in her physical location but even more so in her scientific research and understanding of the universe which benefits us all.  You can smarten up your timeline by following this fantastic lady.