Prof. Joey Neilsen

Black hole astrophysicist at Villanova. Formerly: MIT, Boston University, Harvard, Kenyon College | X-rays | husband | dad of 2 | cooking. He/him. Skeets are my own.
Joined July 2023
  • Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Astronomer: Great question! There are a couple competing theories. One is that the resume may have formed with a gap for reasons that we're still trying to figure out. Another possibility is that you're selecting for candidates with resume gaps.
    • Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Astronomer: It’s not truly a gap—rather, dust has obscured our view of that region, but if you would provide me with a very large infrared space telescope, I’ll see what I can do.
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