Dr. Maria Babakhanyan Stone

Welcome to my website video

NOW! Seeking a suitable postdoctoral research position or fellowship in Astronomy. Why am I a good candidate? – video

Invite me to a virtual seminar (free) to present my Thesis work (PhD, 2024) by emailing [email protected] .

My thesis is here!  https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-29-9721-3

One minute (60 sec) video-short of my Thesis

University of Turku (Visiting Scientist)

email: [email protected]

Curriculum vitae (CV)

Refereed and Accepted publications (ads)

Relevant publications (ads)

Research interests:

  • Evolution of galaxies
  • Environments around AGN-host galaxies
  • SMBH-host galaxy correlations at different redshifts

Youtube channels 

Research niche and the power of critical thinking

Stream of consciousness on ideas about Marketable skills / Niche areas in research / Critical Thinking in Research   #This idea came to me as I was dropping off kids at the daycare (I think by the time I sat down to write, some of my good ideas vanished from my...

My stardust spectrum

We are made of stardust. But our stardust does not have to fall only into one bucket.   My stardust touches not only astronomy, but also humanities. During my doctoral degree, I focused on astronomy. After completing the degree, I decided to bring back the balance. As...

suomen kieli – tarvin lisä

Minä tiedan että täällä ovat paljon ongelmät. Mutta minä kirjoitän. Minä en halua katson Google Translate - ei paljon - minimum. Se on vaikea. Minä en tiedä hyvin sanat. Minä kirjoitän koska minun tarvin opiskella suomen kieli - hyvin, hyvin, hyvin. Tarvin kieli koska...

It is essential to try, to test, to make mistakes

I wanted to write a short post regarding making attempts. I taught a course on observational astronomy as an assistant, and in that un-representative sample of about 20 students, when I asked people to make a guess, e.g. about exposure, or anything else, male students...

PhD thesis video short

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My postdoc application season musings on the “scarlet number” of the applications

I hope to bring encouragement and transparency to the job application process by posting thoughts and aspects of my own experience. I also hope to demonstrate how I persist and find solutions to move forward despite challenges that I face in this season, in particular...

Video: Welcome to my Website

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My PhD Thesis is Here!

Here is my PhD Thesis in Astronomy https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/177306 The telescope image (taken by yours truly) is the Nordic Optical Telescope, NOT, in the morning minutes after an observing run. While on mountains, there are no mountain lions and it's pretty...

Inspiration from Trump’s journey to 2nd presidency to persevere in an extended unemployment

As a failed (so far) candidate in postdoc applications, I am challenged for months to keep going. I drew some inspiration from Trump. Just quick few thoughts. Trump kept going even though he is almost 80 years old despite many challenges. So even though I feel like I...
Image Credits: Telescope by Juan Pablo Bravo from the Noun Project

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