Resources

Here I have a compilation of several potentially useful resources for astronomy, programming, and professional development.

Name	Description
Getting Started With Research	A brief guide that I wrote for those starting research in my field and group
NASA ADS	The go-to database for papers
arXiv	Open-access paper archive
benty-fields	Uses machine learning to create a personalized arXiv digest for daily papers
Astrobites/Astrobitos	Paper digests written by graduate students
Cooke et al. 2022	A paper about how to read papers
NED IPAC	An online knowledgebase for exgal and cosmology
CADC	Repository of astronomy conferences
Astronomy Image Explorer	Repository of all figures published in AAS Journals since the mid 1990s

Name	Description
Python	The most widely used programming language
numpy	Python package for scientific computing
pandas	Python package for data analysis
matplotlib	The premier Python plotting package
astropy	Common core Python package for astronomy research
Python	The most widely used programming language
Overleaf	The most popular online LaTeX editor
GitHub	The standard for version control and sharing code
Visual Studio Code	The IDE I use to write my code with seamless GitHub integration
Stack Overflow	Discussion forum for programming-related problems
Julia	Programming language designed to read like Python and perform like C
nikkos_tools	My package containing a bunch of utilities I use for my research

Name	Description
AAS Guide for Graduate Students	Another repository of resources for astronomy grad students in the United States
NCFDD	National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
LaTeX CV Templates	Repository of CV templates directly importable to Overleaf
Astrobites Fellowship List	Collection of major US fellowships for astronomy students
Carrd.co	Make very easy, one-page websites
Google Sites	Make slightly more involved websites without needing HTML
HTML5 UP	Fully customizable HTML website templates