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Chief Scientist @ NCSA, Res. Assoc. Prof. @ SCDS & iSchool, @ U Illinois Urbana-Champaign He/him Works on: computational & data science: software opensource systems tools policy practices scholcomm FAIR RSE more active on: @[email protected]
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My abstract, written with @jeffcarver32.bsky.social, @npch.bsky.social, Miranda Mundt, and Colin Venters, is doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

I'm at #ICSE2025 today, at the @computersociety.bsky.social #SWEBOK Summit, where I'm going to give a short talk on how the SWEBOK v4 would be different if research software engineering #RSEng had been incorporated.

CARLA provides many opportunities for contributing content that meaningfully shape the conference and the experience of all participants. For more information: carlaconference.org/submissions/

I'm excited to (belatedly) announce the two inaugural #URSSI Early Career Fellows, @matthewfeickert.com & @samzhang.bsky.social ! You can read more in our official post: urssi.us/blog/2025/04... We'll be opening our next call for fellowship proposals in the coming months, keep an eye out!

The Kickapoo Rail Trail Bridge (Vermilion County, IL, USA) eagles have 2 eaglets again this year #Birds #BirdPhotography #Eagle #BaldEagle

‪Today at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social is Astrofest (publish.illinois.edu/astrofest-20...), put on by our Center for AstroPhysical Surveys (CAPS), and earlier this week was the NCSA student research conference. It's nice to be in a place with this much energy and research (and drinks and snacks 🙂)

✴️ REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS! ✴️ @navigation.org is seeking bold projects at the intersection of AI and Open Science. We support innovative applications that make science more transparent, efficient, and trustworthy. Deadline: July 15, 2025. os.nav.fund/ai-for-os/ #openscience #AIforScience

This one was a fun community effort! We cover a ton, including: - What #opensouce is - Why it’s important - Common pitfalls - Challenges + some solutions - Commercialization models Thank you to everyone who made it happen 👏

📣 Current and former #USgov data scientists! Join @ropensci.org + @openscapes.bsky.social on May 6 for a community support and networking event: ropensci.org/events/datas... Co-hosted by former feds (NOAA, NASA, DOE, NSF, NIH + Federal Reserve) to discuss their paths to other sectors. #dataBS

UK universities should be advising students and staff travelling to the US on social media use, what border staff are entitled to seize or search, what to do if detained, and how to keep US colleagues safe, says @petraboynton.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Fantastic review with an unusual history, growing out of a passionate blog post by @willfondrie.com (willfondrie.com/2024/10/the-...), resulting from a storm (in our teacup) on X during @hupo-org.bsky.social 2024. Great teamwork, authors! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Hi - I'm looking for a reviewer for "OpenHPS: A Modular Framework to Facilitate the Development of FAIR Positioning Systems" (github.com/openjournals...) for @joss-openjournals.bsky.social - This is to review both the software and the short paper. If you're interested, please DM me.

Wrote a Thing about data intensive science, Jim Gray, and how we think about data at @asterainstitute.bsky.social asterainstitute.substack.com/p/data-inten...

Would you like to volunteer as a juror for the British Fantasy Awards? Apply here forms.gle/7y5prY9AsKXu... by 9th May. You do not need to be a member of the BFS to serve as a juror

ReSA’s April newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes: - community news from @eosc-everse.bsky.social - funding opportunities from @ropensci.org - @egu.eu #ResearchSoftware community engagement - community events @softwaresaved.bsky.social #CollabW25 and more!

Participate in the USRSE'25 conference - all submissions (except posters) due May 16, 2025. Don't miss your chance to publish your paper in the conference special journal issue. us-rse.org/usrse25/part... us-rse.org/usrse25/part... #USRSE25 #RSE #RSEng #research

🚨 NEW: Crowdsourced database of #NSF grant terminations. 🚨 We've been able to collect info on >110 cancelled grants that were cancelled on Friday. Thanks to all the researchers who reported over the holiday weekend. 🧪 airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

“The next 100 years of quantum innovation are just taking shape, and Illinois is poised to lead the way," says Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park Executive Director and CEO Harley Johnson. Read more from Johnson on the upcoming "Quantum Century": ow.ly/nuva50VEWJb

I've now changed my handle to be my domain, to "verify" myself by my domain, since I don't think I'll be getting a blue checkmark anytime soon... (Hopefully everything is still the same for anyone following me)

Encourage your students to submit posters and register! Limited free housing is provided for student participants only, on a first-come (i.e., request)-first-serve basis. We are also actively looking for sponsors. Reach out if you are interested! Please repost! Help spread the words!

Some Western Cattle-Egrets hanging out in a subdivision in Urbana, IL, USA #Birds #BirdPhotography

Some birds in farmland and River Bend Forest Preserve, Champaign County, IL, USA: Horned Lark, Wilson's Snipe, Eastern Meadowlark (1/4) #Birds #BirdPhotography

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

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From Gerald Ford's inaugural: "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. ... But there is a higher Power ... who ordains not only righteousness but love, not only justice but mercy."

Investigating the Adoption of Research Software: From Success Factors to Challenges Faced by Brazilian Academic Researchers journal page: journals-sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/js... This DOI is what the PDF advertises, but it doesn't work for me. doi.org/10.5753/jser... #ResearchSoftware #RSEng

So misguided to disband the committees… ugh. Scientists from all over the country pretty much volunteer their expertise and time to support the NSF. A very low cost and effective way to get advice (and criticism). I served on the SBE committee and the discussions were robust and hopefully helpful

It's never about the science. It's always about having a legal basis for your fear and hatred of other people.

This year, #NCSA participated in the #EOH2025 on the University of Illinois campus, showcasing the power of scientific #Research to visitors of all ages. Learn about the exciting exhibits attendees explored! www.ncsa.illinois.edu/sharing-scie... #Community #Students

DOE INCITE Program Seeks 2026 Proposals for Computing Innovation ow.ly/TNqz50VzsTR #HPC #HPCwire

"But the most highly cited papers generally aren’t the most famous scientific discoveries. Rather, these works tend to describe scientific methods or software, the workhorses on which scientists depend." From doi.org/10.1038/d415... #ResearchSoftware

Canadian Association of University Teachers advising academics to avoid travel to the US

Our first #EVERSE webinar by @dgarijo.bsky.social and Jutta Schnabel just rounded up and we were happy to see our audience's interest during the discussion. Couldn't join? Rewatch it here: youtu.be/KuZPYzqqPKg

Eric Jensen & I have a new paper out, based on a survey of research software funders, in a Sloan-funded research software policy project E. A. Jensen, D. S. Katz, "Awareness of FAIR and FAIR4RS among international research software funders," Scientific Data, v.12, 627, 2025. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Our next #RSEStory is from Dan Katz (@danielskatz.bsky.social), Chief Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Dan talks about his career and his experience with the US RSE Community (@us-rse.bsky.social).

Today, #NCSA celebrates #WorldQuantumDay with Senior Research Scientist Santiago Núñez-Corrales. He’s NCSA’s quantum computing lead developing strategy and advancing research on quantum computing. Learn about the importance of collaboration in quantum computing! youtu.be/GXxnM_0daZQ?...

ReSA’s seeking your input on its 2025–28 Strategic Plan! 🌍 Join a webinar this week to share feedback: www.researchsoft.org/events/2025-... 🗓️ 15 Apr: 03:00 & 20:00 UTC 🗓️ 16 Apr: 09:00 & 20:00 UTC There are multiple ways to provide feedback—see the link for full details before 18 April.

Join us next Monday for "Understanding Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs and Opportunities for Change," an engaging conversation and webinar with Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Science and Policy Kelvin Droegemeier. Register here: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/6323/...

Spring #wildflowers in Homer Lake Forest Preserve, Champaign County, IL, USA: Yellow Trout Lily, Cut-leaved Toothwort, Virginia Bluebells, Greater Bee Fly on Virginia Springbeauty

Two #birds yesterday at Homer Lake Forest Preserve, Champaign County, IL, USA: Golden-crowned Kinglet & Yellow-bellied Sapsucker #BirdPhotography

The groundhog lazes in the sun, until it hears a noise and rises to see what it is

It's #EVERSE Newsletter time! Our spring edition is out now: read about our busy winter months that have been full of conferences, events and workshops. Enjoy: everse.software/news/2025-04...