We've recently published a paper in Construction and Building Materials, titled "Proposal for the fatigue strength of concrete under cycles of compression". This paper is based on the research I did during summer 2014 in Delft, to develop a proposal…
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Astrid Coxon for the "How I Work" series. Astrid is a first year PhD student at the University of East Anglia, and a Health Psychology trainee. Her current research interests include self-efficacy, stress,…
I was recently asked to give a presentation about myself and my scientific successes at WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) at Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Talking about myself is not really my strength - I ended up spending…
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Shefton Parker to the "How I Work" series. Shefton is a final year PhD candidate at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He received two bachelors in Applied Science one in Human Biology and…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
In 2014 I read 105 books. I didn't repeat this feat in 2015, but I still read a fair amount. I took more time to chew through some books I'd wanted to read for a long time, but I didn't…
Happy Holidays, dear readers!I hope you all can take some rest, let go of your research, and recharge your batteries. I'll be spending time with my family in law, trying to talk a lot on Skype with my family and…
At the beginning of 2015, I share my list of goals for the year with you, and now it's time to see how much I've failed again at all my ambitious goals...To my defense, I'm still on a heavy teaching…
Today, in the "How I Work" series, I have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Robin Price. Robin is senior lecturer in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management at the QUT Business School. She came to academia after a career in…
I published my list of 10 favorite CDs of the past year for the first time in 2014. Since I'm constantly listening to review copies of CDs, since this year for Darkview, I like looking back on the year and…
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