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The Professional Student is a blog about everything grad school from the application process to my experiences living as a grad student, being a parent in grad school, and researching the role of chemistry in the evolution of our universe.
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Something I learned multiple times throughout my time working on the Ph.D. is that graduate school is a marathon. Well, I have (almost) completed this marathon, and it would not have been possible without having a supportive group of people who have trained me, cheered for me, or provided water (read: coffee) breaks along the way. These are my Ph.D. thesis acknowledgements.
Read MoreAfter teaching Scientific Writing for 5 years and being a freelance editor since several months ago, I’ve noticed some common minor mistakes. In this post, I list the mistakes I see most often and provide some tips for avoiding them in your writing.
Read MoreAnother Ph.D. milestone down! I survived my props exam! In this post, I share a little bit about the experience, including reflections and tips for Ph.D. candidates going through something similar.
Read MoreScience art, conferences, travel, and moving. These are the highlights from my terms 10 through 18 of my Ph.D.
Read MoreThe first piece about our road trip to the east coast was about what I was leaving behind in California and what I was hoping to find in PA. This piece is an overview of our drive east.
Read MoreA year ago, I signed a contract to write a book for the American Chemical Society. The book is now in production and is set to publish in July!
Read MoreThroughout grad school, I’ve learned a lot by imitating. This is especially true for proposal writing. As a parent, I’ve also observed how my son learns through imitating others. He’s picked up on a lot of great things, but he also imitates some of my not-so-great grad school habits too.
Read MoreCheck out some of my writing recently published by Massive Science and Chemical & Engineering News!
Read MoreI hate playing email tag, but trying to schedule meetings always ends up with back-and-forth emails to find a time to meet. In this post, I recommend the program Calendly for lessening the burden of scheduling meetings.
Read MoreHow do you make a cloth facemask? Should you even wear one? (Yes, it couldn’t hurt, and it might even help!) Here is a guide to sewing your own mask (and a bonus how-to for a no-sew alternative!).
Read More“After all, we are all made of star dust, and so I hope that we can work to understand the origin of life together. Fortunately, we have about 5 billion years until the Sun enters a red giant phase and consumes the Earth, returning us to star dust once more.”
Read MoreScience art, travel, conferences, travel, moving, and travel. These are the highlights from my eighth and ninth terms of graduate school.
Read MoreIllustrated summaries from my weeks 6 through 13 of reading #365papers are all about different complex organic molecules in protostars and molecular clouds.
Read MoreProposal writing, teaching, and passing candidacy (!!!). These are the highlights from my seventh term of graduate school.
Read MoreMercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and yet water ice has been found on its surface. How is this possible? Permanent shadows and organic chemistry.
Read MoreWisdom teeth, teaching, and SciComm. These are the highlights from my sixth term of graduate school.
Read MoreIllustrated summaries from my fourth and fifth weeks of reading #365papers are all about different complex organic molecules in protostars and molecular clouds.
Read MoreTeaching, a final course, and a holiday in Europe. These are the highlights from my fifth term in grad school.
Read MoreIllustrated summaries from my third week of reading #365paper are all about the formation of complex organic molecules in young stellar objects.
Read MoreIllustrated summaries from my second week of reading #365paper are all complex organic molecules in young stellar objects.
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