Adam Lawrence
@Teaching_Fire
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PhD Student @ISU_ME. Propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics researcher with a fiery passion for high-quality, collegiate teaching!
Ames, IA
Joined January 2017
This is hard for me but necessary to make timely progress. Just start!
#7PhDSecrets: To write well you first have to write badly. Get some words down. However bad you think they are, you now have something to improve on. Review, rewrite and repeat. #acwri #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc #academicchatter
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Totally agree. Long advisor meetings = lost details!
I've met with my advisor weekly for the entire duration of my PhD. Not because I need her to hold my hand, but because it's a great opportunity to check in and get support. Many times the meetings are only 5 minutes, but reflecting every week on progress has been very valuable!
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Got get all the air out of my Sylgard samples before curing them otherwise I can't see cool stuff through all the bubbles! To the vacuum chamber! 👨🔬 #vacuumssuck #phdlife #gradlife
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Very important concept, especially for "gifted" students who are used to getting a good grade on the first try and consider anything else a failure...
After advising PhD & Master students for over a decade, there is one thing I find most students need to unlearn: the half-ass work mentality acquired during years of tests and homework. Let me explain (thread 🧵). 1/N #AcademicTwitter
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What a cool idea!
In #Academia there are some common ‘good practice’ mentoring things. But we can do more – much more – than the basics, without it taking a ton of time. Here are some of the more unique mentoring things I do. 1/10
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Testing a Canvas plug-in for use in a new context (writing consultations) but this "near-instantaneous" tool has been working for about 20 min so far... #howdoICanvas #highered #phdlife #gradlife
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Better yet, it works! It's even properly calibrated! Muah hahahaha!🥳🥳🥳
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Today is build your own research equipment day... yay, learning opportunities! ...I actually love building/fixing stuff so this is fun 😁🙃👨🔧 #fixit #phdlife #gradlife #engineers #funfriday
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Working on a book chapter and teaching materials with my motivating mascot today! #lazydog #notacomfybackrest @docthephddog #dogsofinstagram #highered #phdlife #gradlife
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Started a new book after hearing her speak at a seminar. Highly recommend for real talk on becoming a new faculty member! @marybethgasman
#highered #phdlife #AcademicTwitter #faculty
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Fun Fridays! Needed a reminder of why I love this research. Metallized rocket propellant looks like the best sparkler ever! #phdlife #gradlife #combustion #AcademicTwitter #FunFriday
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Holy crap it's real... I got a (co)first author article in ACS with cover art! I'M SO EXCITED!! https://t.co/sEF5i3U2tr
#phdlife #gradlife #energetics #combustion #AcademicTwitter #thermites
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This effort demonstrates the development of a novel, graphene oxide nanoscale thermite composite with thermally tunable microwave ignitability. A model thermite system containing nanoscale aluminum...
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Tolerance within the rule of law
The Paradox of Tolerance is an extremely simple idea that has been established for a long time that people seem to be just learning about this week.
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Awesome video of rocket propellant with different sized Al particles!
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Sadness and frustration
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@Docthephddog is super supportive of 0500 work time... as long as he can keep sleeping! #phdlife #gradlife #phddog #dogsofinstagram
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