Time for a new update! At the end of July I started a new job as the Journals Managing Editor for the American Ceramic Society! I've been learning a lot and am excited to be joining a team that I've gotten to know through my PhD work 😊

👀 Cover reveal for the second edition of Materials Kinetics! Special thanks to my cover artist, @luketarzian.bsky.social, for his outstanding work on this. The new edition is now available for preorder at: shop.elsevier.com/books/materi...

Here's a great deal: all six from the Flamel series in the monster collection for $1.99 ebookdaily.com/bargain-kind...

If you want epic chonky boi door stopper fantasy…I am *not* your guy. However, if you’d like to step into absurd literary nightmares featuring paper angels, a forest of dick trees, a foul-mouthed cat, a satyr with a giant boner, lyrical prose, and a lot of pain…let’s talk. 😇

She has to explore all the new places that are available for sitting

I've hit the "girl why tf do you have so many books and board games" stage of the packing already 🙃

If you haven't read Luke Tarzian yet...you really need to read his work. His new novella, Liminal Monster, is an excellent place to start. See more info below. 👇

Well, it being #Pride month and all, let's kick things off with a couple of starter packs I haven't shared in a while ... The awesome folks at @prideinstem.bsky.social have made it super easy for you to queerify your TL, by following the good folks in these three starter packs: 1/2 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The new Trump administration is making an unprecedented effort to PREVENT science from informing policy. bsky.app/profile/phil...

My mom knows me so well lol

What a day of unexpected splendor💕 #dragonage #veilguard #emmrichvolkarin #🎨

Today's the day — it's officially T-0! GET READY: Your full First Look at images from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is just hours away! We're about to reveal the preview of the greatest cosmic movie ever made 🎬 #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos 🔭🧪 ⌚️ 11am US EDT 🔗: ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream

I'd say the Bachelorette weekend was a success 💜 (I consumed more shots last night than I have in years 😂)

Three dead, dozens sick from Listeria in premade chicken meals sold at Walmart & Kroger. In normal times, CDC would issue a HAN. Instead, we’re wasting energy revisiting thimerosal myths while real threats go unchecked.

Need to pack but all I want to do is play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 😵‍💫

Qubits are non-binary 🌈⚛️ Humans reflect the nature around us, and the very basis of nature, quantum mechanics, is strictly not binary! #quantum #pride #physics

Learn about the fascinating history of the Deborah Number, its physical and philosophical implications, and more. Check out my new video here 👉 youtu.be/4hHMrD0mQDY

✨Achievement unlocked✨

Mighty 5 National Parks rating: 1. Arches - I'm a slut for red rocks 2. Bryce Canyon - hoodoos are cool, elevation kicked my ass tho 3. Canyonlands - tons of different features, had no idea there were 4 sections 4. Capitol Reef - cool to see where there was an old uranium mine...

Terrorizing my family with kalkite memes while stuck on the plane (the random "okay" from my dad is taking me out, we will never know what that is in reference to)

Your Senators have until tomorrow to request robust levels of funding for NASA, NSF, and the DOE Office of Science - use our easy form to request that they do so today! aas.org/advocacy/get...

Had the most wonderful PhD graduation celebrating with family and friends! Special thanks to @drjohnmauro.bsky.social for the expert hooding and indulging me in my outfit choice 💜 #PhDone

Congratulations, Dr. @supersparticle.bsky.social!! 🤘

Projects like this directly benefit Rowling financially, and she has literally bragged about using that money to fund the hate group whose court case led to the UK Supreme Court ruling that trans women are not women. FOH

“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked the three Fates and the one with the scissors got very agitated when I told her you were using your one precious life thread talking to that cursed thing

Unbelievable. 🧪👩‍🔬🥽🧬⚛️🍎 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Check out our new paper, "The Untold History of the Glass Transition," published in the latest issue of the American Ceramic Society Bulletin: bulletin.ceramics.org/wp-content/u...

Hope you enjoy my presentation on LionGlass for architectural glazing applications: youtu.be/rFUlylAsxmc

I was literally about to start dinner and the power went out 🙃🫠 (that was one hour ago)

We have a starter pack! Follow along and DM if you are part of the OHMC and would like to be added: go.bsky.app/7X9RRT2

they’re called “extraction shooters” because as soon as I hear that term any interest I have in them is extracted

Your Penn State Starter Pack 💙🤍 go.bsky.app/VVy7Xv9 Happy Valley on Bluesky #WeAre #PennState #PSU #NittanyNation

BAGUETTE I'm crying

NSF Director Panchanathan has resigned with 16 months left in his 6-year term. NSF is facing a 55% cut to its $9 billion annual budget in the next fiscal year, as well as a mass layoff of half of its 1,700-person staff, according to Science. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

The Trump Administration is stealing from us. NSF-funded research is for the public good by design. Our future scientific workforce. Our ability to use science to solve real-world problems. The joy and wonder we get from learning about our world. Science is for everyone, not just billionaires.

Xbox releasing the Oblivion remake and Expedition 33 during the same week how could you do this to me

Check out the latest Project Starship Article by Lourdes Bobbio: www.grimdarkmagazine.com/project-star...

New five star review of my book just dropped from @drjohnmauro.bsky.social of Before We Go Blog. Born a Ramblin' Man officially comes out TOMORROW. Get your copy at ShotgunHoney.com! And read the review here: beforewegoblog.com/review-born-...

Went to visit an Owens Illinois glass bottle manufacturing plant today! We got to stand next to the giant furnace and I thought my face was gonna burn off 😭😭😭 and apparently the mechanics just have to go in there and perform maintenance next to 6 ft of molten glass 💀

🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨 We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely! airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

Come learn about the statistical mechanics of glass! Link to video: youtu.be/EFOCtqf9uwc #glass

Call for Applications: Journal of The American Ceramic Society 2nd Second Trailblazers: ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/... Candidates should be within 10 years of receiving their PhD. Details about the program and the application form can be found at the link above.

I'm going to state something that's obvious at every university: today was the deadline for folks to decide which grad school they'll join in the fall. This probably won't make headlines, but because we don't expect normal funding, universities aren't admitting a normal number of students. (1/4)

Penn State said we shouldn't take or submit grants to the DoE because of this 🫠

Sign me up www.instagram.com/p/DIRRJLJogI...

Throwback to Emmy doodles. #Emmrich #DragonAge

Sharing for the afternoon crowd again and apologies for all the sharing I’ll do over the next few days. Also thank you to everyone who has donated already.

Learn about the latest progress with LionGlass in my new video: youtu.be/2GBi3LTXHdU Thanks so much to the American Ceramic Society for awarding this the 2025 Darshana and Arun Varshneya Frontiers in Glass Technology award.