A few readers have contacted me after they've seen on the news the situation in Ecuador. Thanks for caring!So, I wanted to give you an insight in how things are here at the moment.The good news is: we are all…
I wrote a letter to the editor for the journal Vínculos. In this letter, I reflect on the words of Fulbright, who wanted to bring "a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world…
Poll for PhD students only! Are you:— Dr Eva Lantsoght (@evalantsoght) January 20, 2020 I recently ran a poll on Twitter to see which percentage of PhD students are parents, as Olga and I were wondering about this data for…
I gave a presentation titled "Load rating using load testing: introducing the new bridge load testing e-circular" at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. In this presentation, I speak on behalf of the working group that developed this…
I recently received the following question from a reader:I hope you are well. I would appreciate your insight on how to transition from postdoc to becoming an online part-time lecturer. I look forward to collaborating with you. Have a great…
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…
Some time ago, I received a question from a reader via the AcademicTransfer website (edited for anonymity):Hi Eva- I’d like to get into editing conference papers and presentations if you have leads or advice of how to do so. I…
I recently received the following question from a reader - edited to preserve anonymity:Greetings,Currently I am applying to PhD positions in Europe but not getting a preferable response and now I have started to get disappointed in myself.My request is…
I'm writing this on March 20th at night, lockdown day 5 for me, and I've had a rough week. COVID-19 is making me very anxious. Will I be able to go to Delft this summer (I am supposed to travel…
My colleagues Miguel Abambres from Portugal and I just published an article titled "Neural network-based formula for shear capacity prediction of one-way slabs under concentrated loads". This paper is the third and last product of our collaboration through the USFQ…
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