Dr. Jillian Scudder

@jillianscudder.com

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Astrophysicist, author (40 Ways to Know A Star, Milky Way Smells of Rum & Raspberries), artist, sewist, science communicator. English/Français/子供の日本語。Associate Professor. hEDS ♿️. She/her. 🏳️‍🌈. Opinions all mine. https://www.jillianscudder.com/books

The front bit of an allosaurus skeleton, teeth silhouetted against an arched window.
A model of a nanotyrannus skeleton in brown against a forest like mural background
Weather app screen grab showing a temp of 26C, an air quality alert, and a current air quality index of 177 - “unhealthy”
The working end of a heavily cabled gray scarf next to a tape measure which reads 7ft 2in.
Screenshot of weather alerts. “3 severe weather alerts”. The alerts are “heat advisory” “severe thunderstorm warning” and “air quality alert”
Severe weather alert. “Extreme heat warning”, listed as “severe” with significant threat to life or property. “Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107 expected”
The next five day forecast, showing a high of 36C and a low of 25C on Wednesday, with Tuesday and Thursday giving a close approximation. Today’s high is 32. Fridays high is 33 with a chance of thunderstorms.
A moderately chaotic Celtic-ish knot in white on a black background in the shape of a two armed spiral galaxy. It is signed “JScudder 2026” in red in the center.
Handwritten sign reading “Sorry - Skeletons are for display only.”
White womans hand, heavily splinted, with a bunch of white sports tape covering the wrist and base of the thumb.
The author’s splinted hand holding a copy of the paperback version of the Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries. The cover is deep blue with a raspberry colored galaxy swirled on top of a martini glass.
A black and white illustration of Saturn and its rings in white against a black background with scattered white stars. In each of the four corners is a Celtic knot.
A heavily cabled gray knitted project in progress lies on the floor with a tape measure next to it. The project has loose threads in many places but measures 66 inches.
Vivid green grass with many sizable (large peas) pieces of hail visible. A white woman’s index finger is pouting to one that is substantially larger than her fingernail, at least triple the size of the other pieces of hail.
A rendition of the earth set photo from the Artemis 2 crew drawn in colored pencils on white paper. Behind the Earth is black from a combination of colored pencils and sharpie markers, with ragged edges all the way around. The moons surface is loosely shaded in gray and browns with the indication of craters and a rough edge to toss upper silhouette.
Text message from Mar 17 at 9:43 am reading “The loud explosion heard just after 9 this morning was due to a meteor. This is from the National Weather Service. No action is required.”
A recipe for Quick All Bran Muffins from the pack of the pamphlet which starts out by asking you to rehydrate the cereal into mush.
“Kay Kellogg®️ Needle/Recipe Pak”. It is a small folded cardboard pamphlet, on a purple background and has two images of Kellogg cereal - All Bran and Bran Buds. It also includes 40 needles and a needle threader.
An iPhone shot of Orion. The image has been roughly edited to get the sky to look blue black instead of gray. The constellation of Orion sits upright in the center of the frame.
Apple weather screenshot reading the current temperature as -13C. Feels like: -23C. Severe weather advisory (which is the cold causing a frostbite hazard).
An intricately cabled project in gray wool next to an extensible tape measure. The working end reads 55in (4 ft 7 in).
A gray cat lays fully relaxed on a blue blanket, with hind legs stretched out into the air, and front paws loosely curled in the air. She has mashed one ear into the blanket.
A mostly gray cat looking exceptionally relaxed with both back legs stretched out, front paws relaxed, and fluffy belly on display. She’s on a blue down blanket, and a couple shaved patches (forelimb, back leg) are visible.
Screen grab of the Miriam Webster word gif, which reads “your 2026 word:” “perilous”
A mostly gray cat with white toe tips and an orange stripe on her nose sleeps on her side, on my lap with her front paws pulled up close to her chin.
A hardback copy of The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries, by Dr Jillian Scudder. The cover is a deep blue, and has a raspberry galaxy swirled into a martini glass.
A deeply rendered iris in shades of black, teal, and purple. In the black spaces, pinpricks of stars have been dotted in.
An illustration of a comet over Stonehenge in flat colors against a gradient sky. The comet has a bright nucleus and the tail is stylized as a set of golden straight lines.
A brick building with a fancy relief plaque reading “McPherson Chemical Laboratory”. Both of the letter M are crossed out with red tape.
Poster for my public talk. It has a large picture of myself teaching, under the heading “CCAPP SPECIAL PUBLIC LECTURE”. 6-8:30 pm, with rsvp QR code.
An oblique look at a gray scarf with four different cable patterns in it. A tape measure next to the body of the scarf reads 48 in (4ft) at the working edge.
a brown mottled owl with the biggest floof ears yet and wide open golden eyes, looking for all the world like a cat that's spotted something it philosophically disagrees with
A big box filled with paperback copies of The Milky Way Smells of Rum And Raspberries
A table covered in books - Astroquizzical The Illustrated Edition, 40 Ways to Know a Star, and The Milky Way Smells of Rum & Raspberries. Copies of Astroquizzical and 40 Ways are open to show full color illustrations and diagrams.
Poster for Books By The Banks, the Cincinnati Regional Book Festival. Saturday, November 15, 10 am - 4 pm, at the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library. Free to attend. “120+ authors, kids corner, author panels”.
Screen grab reading: “THE THIRD CME HAS ARRIVED (UPDATED): The highly-anticipated 3rd CME has arrived. It struck Earth's magnetic field at approximately 1917 UTC on Nov. 12th. Our first impression of the impact: It was not strong enough to cause a repeat of last night's extreme aurora display. We are downgrading our storm forecast from category G4 (severe) to G2/G3 (moderate/strong). Aurora alerts: SMS Text.”
Snippet of an email which reads, “Your quick wit and retorts to [redacted name]’s odd questions and your "alluring" voice were not what one expects from an astrophysicist. Very impressive! As a retired environmental scientist I…”
A book fair setup before the start of the day, with sparkly deep blue cloth, LED string lights, two copies of The Milky Way Smells of Rum & Raspberries, a small pile of Astroquizzical: The Illustrated edition on the left, and another pile of 40 Ways To Know A Star on the right. There is an open copy of both Astroquizzical and 40 Ways in the center, showing their illustrations and photos.
Heavily cabled scarf in progress in gray wool. A tape measure is next to the top edge; the work is about 37 inches long.
A heavily cabled gray scarf in progress with loose ends in four places. It is about three feet long.
A block print in black ink on eggshell paper of a blob shaped cat about to knock over a vase with roses, sitting on a pile of books, with potions on either side and a mug of tea. One of the books reads “book of meowgic”. It is signed and marked 40/250.
A mostly gray dilute calico sleeps contorted cat style with a hind leg under her head, which is rotated so her chin is in the air. Magnificent toe beans outstretched towards the camera
A mostly gray cat with white paw tips and back leg stretched out along the bottom of the image is extremely lazily partially curled on her side. Her belly is visible and she looks very relaxed on a pale blue blanket.
Promotional image reading “Independent Bookstore Day: DR. JILLIAN SCUDDER at Loganberry Books Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 am” There is a picture of the of cover of 40 Ways to Know A Star next to a picture of the author, a pale, blonde woman wearing glasses.
A close up photo of raindrops clinging to the vertical red stalks extending upwards from green moss.
Screenshot of quote posted article reading: “Supervisors working from "a shower" "We won't be able to provide private sessions," says one licensed clinical social worker, who asked to be identified by a middle initial, L., for fear of retaliation. Guaranteed privacy between patient and doctor is a fundamental tenet of quality mental health care, protected by federal law.” The last sentence has been highlighted.
A square iteration of the progress pride flag, where each segment of color is made up of hundreds of hand-placed four pointed stars of different sizes.
Knitted rectangle in gray wool yarn, almost completely cabled, in four different patterns. The OP’s hand is on the left to keep the edge from curling.
CNN market tracker dial, with dial reading nearly fully to the left end, reading number 4. Text next to the dial says “Extreme Fear is driving the US market”. The “Extreme Fear” is in bold and deep red.
Fear and greed index by CNN, showing a dial reading “extreme fear” “fear” “neutral” “greed” “extreme greed”. Current reading is a 9/100 “extreme fear”. Previous close reads 17, a week ago reads 28 (fear), a month ago 12 (extreme fear) and 1 year ago 69 “greed”.
Screen grab reading “Markets” with a dial underneath it, reading far to the left, and an annotation reading “Extreme “Fear is driving the US market →”. Extreme fear is in bold and dark red.
Screen grab reading “In 1899, a zoo was opened with a "bear" as the first attraction. The "bear" was actually a very rotund woodchuck, but it did start what has become The Toledo Zoo; and by 1911 there were 290 species of animals.”
Screen grab of the Notification Center of an iPhone Lock Screen. It has a kindle notification reading “Still thinking about this book? "The Milky Way Smells of Rum..." by Jillian Scudder”.
The authors hand holding a hardback copy of 40 ways to know a star.
The authors hand holding a copy of 40 Ways to Know A Star.
The authors hand holding a copy of 40 ways to know a star, a smallish book with a big image on the front of a star and a dwarf galaxy with lines radiating from the bottom center.
Sign reading: “PLEASE BE SAFE Do not stand, sit, climb or lean on fences. If you fall, animals could eat you and that might make them sick. Thank you.”.
The progress Pride flag in square format, with each color made up of many smallish four pointed stars against a black background. It is framed with a thin natural wood frame.
The poster’s hand, with splint rings on every second joint aside from pinky finger.
The authors hand holding a hardback copy of 40 ways to know a star.