Alexandra Brumberg
@nanobrumberg
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incoming asst. prof. @DrexelUniv | postdoc @UCSB_MRSEC | PhD @NUChemistry | electronic and structural dynamics of optoelectronic (nano)materials | she/her
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Alright, I suppose I have some news of my own to share as well...
This winter, I will be joining the Department of Chemistry
@DrexelUniv
! I am so excited to work with students in the classroom and the lab and to watch as our research in physical inorganic chemistry develops 🐉🎉
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@ZJAyres
My "it's just IBS" was gall stones. And even once they found them, they told me I was too young to have it be an issue 🙄 smh
And don't even ask me how many pregnancy tests I had done during the whole diagnostic process
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My PhD advisor: "This will be a quick and easy paper."
every. single. time.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a "quick experiment" will become a terrifying journey down a bottomless abyss of infinitely more questions than answers. 0/10 do not recommend.
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My PhD used ultrafast spectroscopy to study electron dynamics in quantum dots-- I literally could not be more overjoyed by this sequence of Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry!!!
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.”
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@BarrowMember
@ZJAyres
Ugh, getting told it's stress is the worse. This happened to me too since I was a grad student and I was like... I get my life sounds stressful to you but I promise it's just my life. This is not normal pain.
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action shot of me working on my faculty proposals
this could be your school's new assistant professor, don't all come running too fast
Every renowned academic I have ever met dresses like this, or worse. Every academic paper I have ever written was penned in bed, while I was wearing pajamas and eating snacks. No one cares.
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We all agree that Sharpie doesn't add any mass, right?
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As a woman applying for faculty jobs next year, this map is terrifying. Realistically, I do not feel safe applying to jobs in over half the country. I don't know how I would mentor students in over half the country as they navigate college and life.
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@SarahMarie1934
@ZJAyres
Unfortunately even the female doctors are subject to bias regarding the stereotypical presentations of medicine. The issue is that whole statistics may argue X, you are an individual and not a statistic.
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I think what is so terrifying, beyond being personally connected to the event in some way, is that as chemists/scientists we all know how common lab conflicts are. And ultimately, we are not really trained on how to mediate conflict... 🧵
It’s a testament to the UNC Chemistry program that I’m pretty sure every single chemist on here has a first degree connection to that department. And we’re all hurting today.
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@Andrew_S_Rosen
and I are homeowners now and I do not know what a single light switch in my new home controls
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That's a wrap! Everything went smoothly yesterday and I am now officially Dr. Brumberg :D with a really fantastic amount of leftover cake waiting for me in the fridge!
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Submitting my first faculty app in 2022: tears were involved, may have missed the deadline
Submitting my first faculty app in 2023: 🔥🔥🔥
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In Austin, TX today for a wedding... Dropped off my CV under the door
@UTChemistry
just to cover my bases 🤣
#facultychemjobs
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First
#beamtime
of my postdoc! So excited to be
@advlightsource
and back at the synchrotron for the first time post COVID. Let's get some GISAXS!
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Now that I am a certifiably legitimate scientist, I can say that the secret to getting citations is publishing on perovskites. Thank you for coming to my TED talk
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I am literally overjoyed to announce that I will be starting a postdoc with
@XtlStruc
and
@MChabinyc
at
@UCSB_MRSEC
in October! I am so excited to get my hands wet and make some perovskite thin films so that we can expand our understanding of their fundamental optical properties.
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@Soularlife
One time I had a DVD of a Russian movie from the 80s I ordered off of Amazon stolen. I was like, there is no way anybody but me wants this. It has no resale value. Please just return this to my porch 😭
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I have a Zoom interview next week where I am allowed 3 slides to present my research plan.
How many animations am I allowed to put on a slide before it stops counting as "one" slide? 🤔
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As a postdoc right now I am always telling my PI he is distracting me from getting work done, but I am 100% going to become this PI
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After reading about water heaters this weekend, it is clear that there needs to be an SOP and maintenance log for each appliance in the house. Frankly not sure how anybody manages without
@Andrew_S_Rosen
and I are homeowners now and I do not know what a single light switch in my new home controls
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I did a thing and co-authored a paper in organic chemistry!
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This seems like a good time to announce that I am looking for a new postdoc. In the last two months, I've reached out to everyone in my adjacent field in the Bay area - no one has funding. Take-aways:
1) Twitter is not always reflective of the "real world"
2) Please hire me
Recent trends in academia: EVERY SINGLE PI is looking for a postdoc. To retain highly-trained PhDs, we need to treat them as skilled workers, rather than as trainees (who don’t need silly things such as house, children and retirement). It is in the very best interest of every PI!
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Just fyi, when faculty job applicants say they want to know if they've been rejected via a courtesy email, they don't mean in June/July. We've figured it out by now 🙄😅
#AcademicTwitter
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Does anybody know of any travel grants for postdocs to present their graduate research at conferences? How do people typically fund this if the current advisor does not support it?
#postdoc
#chemtwitter
#conferences
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Excited to share my
#RSCPoster
! This is based off of recent work I published in
@NanoLetters
on the structural response of CdSe NPLs to high fluence photoexcitation.
#RSCNano
#RSCPhys
#chemtwitter
pdf version available at
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Our seminar with
@sampson_dog
is tomorrow at 2pm (CT)! It is open to anyone who would like to attend; you just need to pre-register at !
@WISERNUGrad
has a special webinar coming up next Friday! Join WISER, Joey Ramp, and
@sampson_dog
to learn about barriers to inclusion in STEM labs.
Friday, August 14 at 2pm
Register here:
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@Andrew_S_Rosen
If you + your partner are navigating this as well, I would be more than happy to talk to you to offer help or support. The faculty job market is, quite frankly, horrible-- more on that later-- and adding any sort of contraint on your search makes it seem nearly impossible.
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Decorating the Christmas tree as a teenager: This is horrible and pointless and I want no part of it.
Decorating the Christmas tree as a young adult in 2020: This is the only thing I have control over in my life.
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@feliner0
@4Livingtheory
@YomiWrong
@JetBlue
Not to mention, what are they supposed to do in the case of an emergency? They have lost their ability to save themselves and are instead reliant on an employee remembering they are there amidst the panic.
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@Andrew_S_Rosen
navigated a complicated two-body "opportunity" over the course of a two-year faculty search, and I could not be more grateful for his support. I am so happy that we both managed to find the jobs we wanted in a manageable distance from each other.
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but she was determined to figure out WTF WAS HAPPENING before she graduated.
This paper is the story of that project.
Happy reading!
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my financial advisor asked me if my employer does matching and I just laughed
at least postdocs *get* retirement accounts
Grad students should get employer matched retirement accounts imo
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The worst part about being a chemist in a materials lab is that you have all these contraptions for heating things, like ovens for glassware, ovens for sorta hot reactions, ovens for super hot reactions, tube furnaces, and microwaves, but nobody can find you a fucking beaker
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@dryeeseeks
Daryl. I looked at the grad student line first and thought I was reading for postdocs 😭😭😭
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Good news! My most recent paper is finally out in
@NanoLetters
! Go take a look at Figure 4 and tell me how good it looks 😂
We took a look at the structural changes that occur in CdSe nanoplatelets following photoexcitation. (1/n)
Guys when this paper comes out you better all admire Figure 4
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The 2022
@GordonConf
schedule is up! I'm really excited to be the chair of the first Atomically Precise Nanochemistry GRS. So excited to learn more about this growing field!!
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my computer needs reverse Google Image search:
I give it a figure and it tells me where the ppt file with that figure is saved
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How far along in the academic job search do you have to be to have brownies for dinner? asking for a friend
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Literally thrilled that this scene is now relevant to my everyday life
It's official! I'll be joining
@Princeton
as an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering starting in summer 2024, supported in part by a recent initiative in interdisciplinary data science! 🐅
Thank you so much to all who helped me get here! 😊🙏
And...
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@CrimeGirI
@CottomLisa
Apparently I am a small child as well. I can never remember anything when asked that way 😂
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when an application asks for an anonymous research statement
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Here's a brief overview of my paper published in
@acsnano
last year! We looked at the exciton size in colloidal 2D nanomaterials - perhaps surprisingly, the exciton is quantum confined in 3D!
#RSCPoster
#RSCNano
#RSCPhys
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I know all the materials scientists on my feed are obsessed about this Nature paper right now, but can we take a second to focus on the real controversy and talk about this year's GBBO winner?
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My first paper in
@nanoscale_rsc
! I love your formatting, which I know is a silly reason to care, but here we are...
Here in the Schaller group we're always talking about nanocrystals disordering after photoexcitation. 1/
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Please retweet! We have an awesome set of current pen-pals, but we would LOVE to increase the diversity of our pen-pals so that we can match students with a scientist who looks like them!!
@BlackInNeuro
@BlackAFinSTEM
@LatinXChem
@hood_naturalist
@JasonWardNY
@semarhyquinones
📬 LPS matches US middle schoolers w/ a diverse network of STEM professionals from all over the 🌎 through a pen pal program.
✉️ We need STEM professionals to serve as
#STEMPenPals
for 2020-21!
#STEMforAll
#RepresentationMatters
#BlackInSTEM
#FirstGen
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PIs: You should start writing the paper, it'll help you figure out what you have left to do
🙄
*starts writing the paper two months later*
omg this is so helpful for figuring out what I have left to do
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aside from some mediocre university-mandated online training.
And even so, at the end of the day, even with the best conflict resolution/PI in the world, this is not a country that anyone can feel safe in anymore.
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Had a great day exploring Zurich for the first time! Excited tomorrow for the
#nanocrystals
@GordonConf
in Les Diablerets!!
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oh yes I am all about this shirt
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@emilykmay
@clhubes
Lamps are the ones that really get me. Why are lamps more than $20? A good lamp is somehow $100+???
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so does anyone else start writing proposals without bothering to check if anyone else has done it and then get several hours into writing and then finally go to look up a paper and surprise surprise there actually has been quite a lot of work on the topic
or is that just me
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I finished writing one of three proposals for my chemistry faculty applications. Does that make me a professor now?
#chemtwitter
#AcademicTwitter
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Applications for the 2022 Atomically Precise Nanochemistry GRS are open!
Our conference will take place Feb 12-13 on the Pacific Coast in Oxnard, CA! Come immerse yourself in the science of clusters, assemblies, and low-D materials!
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Third on site faculty interview coming up next week and the big question on everyone's mind is will I ever actually have my talks ready to go for an interview, or will I always be remaking half of it frantically?
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My undergrad, horrified seeing me grab a poptart from my desk: Is that your lunch??
Me: what? No. Don't worry, I am definitely going to have a real meal later today.
Desperately trying to work out when I have time for a real meal later today... 🤔
#postdoclunch
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I understand that DEI is not necessarily considered to be the best acronym/choice
but "Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (JEDI) is definitely not what I would pick
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Alright, everyone. Here is my
@OpenAI
DALL-E masterpiece.
cats, working in a chemistry laboratory, shooting lasers, oil painting
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Pros of Santa Barbara:
* It's literally the most beautiful city in the country
* Perfect weather
Cons:
* You can't afford to live here
* Allergy season begins in February and presumably never ends because ~something~ is always in bloom 😍🌸😭
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in my senior year of undergrad, one of my favorite professors told me, "one day, you're going to realize you can't do everything you want to do perfectly," and I literally think about that at least once a week now
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"Email is an asynchronous form of communication" -
@Dichtel
My hot take that no one asked for is that I should be able to send emails whenever I want.
Shaming ppl for emailing outside of “working hours” ignores the fact that not everyone works a 9-5. I like working & emailing at 11pm. It doesn’t mean I expect you to respond then
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Here is my mandatory "I will be at
#MRSFall2022
" post! Please come be my friend!
Oral presentation: NM05.08.02
Wed. Nov. 30, 9:00 - 9:15 AM
Hynes, Level 2, Room 202
Faculty Candidates Poster Session
poster
#25
Wed. Nov. 30, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Hynes, Level 2, Hall D
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So where are all the threads about new postdocs getting their butts kicked by fourth and fifth year grad students? Because I am struggling here 😅
#chemtwitter
#postdoc
#polymersarehard
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Attended a thesis defense that went long today, and you know what? You do you. No one is going to stop you and it's your time to shine. For once, take as long as you want and I will listen.
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1) If you think you have COVID symptoms, but aren't getting a positive result with the nasal swab, try swabbing your throat
2) Don't risk long plane rides right now
Happy first day of
#nanocrystals
@GordonConf
to me 🥲
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Alexandra's super secret and not at all crazy interview tips:
Wear the school colors to show you did your research and are already committed to the job. What better way to show you belong than by wearing Northwestern purple?
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Life goal: Return to Les Diablerets for a
@GordonConf
and NOT miss the full conference due to an illness. Maybe then I can enjoy the walk from the top of the mountain ⛰️🌺
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I'd also like to thank Reviewer 1 for giving me the nicest comment I've ever received: "I suggest (with some humour) that the introduction of this paper gets rejected and directly promoted to a textbook level. I read so many un-understandable discussions about Auger..." 1/2
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Sad that
#F22MRS
has come to an end. It was great to feel special this week, wearing this faculty candidate ribbon and being greeted by
@TisdaleWA
as "Dr. Brumberg!"
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Next week I'll be giving a talk through the Northwestern SPIE Student Seminar series! This will be my first 45 minute talk... definitely nervous but excited!
Come hear about some optical-related nanomaterials chemistry!
@SPIEtweets
@WomenInOptics
@NUChemistry
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@TheWreelest
My point was that it is a system not set up for people to do well in. He was smart and he was trying and I saw both him and other people have issues in grad school for reasons that were very much not their fault.
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Alexandra's super secret and not at all crazy interview tips:
During the interview, remember. You are badass. You are confident. You do not have any of the disorders in the DSM-5.
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hi do you know what is not fun is when your chemdraw license expires right in the middle of faculty application season
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@jeremyntrimble
Partway through my PhD I met with my advisor and was like, "I'm just worried about my thesis not being cohesive." He was like, "Everyone is always so worried about that and it is never a problem."
That's because we all serve this pizza and everyone looks the other way.
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This article makes a great point, but in my opinion, shoots pass an entirely different one.
Why are people doing multiple postdocs, like 3+ postdocs, for periods as long as 8 or 15 years? Do they really end up getting academic jobs after that?
"Postdocs aged 31–40 were more negative about job prospects, job security and work–life balance than were those under 30. They were also more likely to report mental-health challenges."
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I support
@LettersPreSci
because everybody deserves to believe that they can have ANY career they want. Even if that's not science, that's okay-- I just want them to believe that if they wanted to be a scientist, they would be able to achieve it.
#thisiswhatascientistlookslike
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Once upon a time, there was a first-year graduate student who said yes to the first project that was offered to her.
She collected some data, and none of it made any sense. For the next five years, she kept returning to it every now and then, AND IT KEPT NOT MAKING ANY SENSE--
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As a student two months away from defending her PhD, yesterday when I got overwhelmed in lab and needed to shed a few tears I didn't even bother heading to the bathroom. I figured if somebody came by I'd be like, just try me right now, and they'd see the crazy and back away
I know
@DGlaucomflecken
hates eye drops, but as a new intern come July I would like a recommendation for how to get rid of the “I just got yelled at/am overwhelmed and cried for 5 min in the bathroom and now am ready to get back to work” red eye quickly. Thanks in advance 🙃
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So, I truly could not be more thrilled for us (or more excited to move back to the east coast ☃️) and I look forward to applying to TT positions next year! Hit me up!! My DMs are open 🌟😈💥
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fAcuLtY apPS d0nE
I literally have two applications left to submit and I am losing my mind
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We our now on part two of our journey (Maui) and unfortunately the views here are terrible, just like in Kauai
A ~2 yr late honeymoon with
@nanobrumberg
, but better late than never!
I uninstalled Slack from my phone. Muted all notifications. Peace at last! 😅😎
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my toxic postdoc trait is writing more cover letters when I need to be working on that research proposal due tomorrow
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The only thing that matters is Prussian Blue winning MOF Madness
The first match is between Prussian Blue and MOF-74.
In Round 3, they beat out Fe2(bdp)3 and MOF-303, respectively.
Prussian Blue: see the 1700s
MOF-74:
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This July, I joined the
@LettersPreSci
Board of Directors -- my bio is now up on their About Us page!
Anyone who has interacted with me knows how much I care about this program and its mission. I am so excited to take this new step in supporting it! 💌
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Day 7 of being on vacation:
Went grocery shopping on Tuesday.
@Andrew_S_Rosen
bought Petit Ecolier chocolate cookies. I have eaten all the Petit Ecolier chocolate cookies.
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@WISERNUGrad
has a special webinar coming up next Friday! Join WISER, Joey Ramp, and
@sampson_dog
to learn about barriers to inclusion in STEM labs.
Friday, August 14 at 2pm
Register here:
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When I get my own house one day, I am installing a light switch right next to my bed so I don't have to get up to turn off the lights
Honestly don't understand why this isn't common practice
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As an undergrad I nearly died of anxiety after I broke a $100 custom FTIR cell. Now I realize what a common occurrence that is and that $100 is chump change...
@SusannaLHarris
@fryingfox
In my lab we say you are not a real scientist until you have broken something expensive. Usually to console somebody that has just broken something expensive.
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#NPAW2021
comes at the perfect time this year-- next week I start as a postdoc in
@polymer_ucb
Ting Xu's group
@UCBerkeley
! It's like UCB arranged my own little postdoc orientation 😂
Here's me in the
#swag
I won at this morning's
@VSPAProgramUCB
#NPAW
breakfast!
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A test of your file organization system:
You have 30 seconds to find the abstract of that talk you gave last year. You know, that abstract. You know you already wrote one on this. If you could just find it...
Go!
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Major FOMO from
#ACSFall2022
? Sad that
@GordonConf
season is over?
Apply to the Atomically Precise Nanochemistry GRS/GRC this coming October! Our conference program is now up, and we have a fantastic line up for you!!
#chemtwitter
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