For the past twelve years, I’ve been working remotely on TU Delft research projects, which means that I’ve spent most of my academic career away from the mothership. What started as an unconventional arrangement as a part-time postdoc at distance…
I recently set aside time to think about where and how I want to present to improve the visibility and impact of my research, by developing a public speaking strategy. I design my think days together with ChatGPT, and then…
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…
Since 2018, I’ve had the privilege of serving as Editor-in-Chief of ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, and in November, I took the role of Chair of the Editorial Board for Structural Engineering International. Managing a scientific journal is a…
As I've been regularly reporting on my workouts, I wanted to share my current split. This schedule is designed to get to a max deadlift of 140 kg in 16 weeks and an attempt at a 120 kg squat, while…
My template for the Spring semester of 2026 looks similar to Fall 2025. My priority is still working on proposals and trying to get a few more projects, so I need my large chunks of time for research. There are…
As always at the beginning of a new semester, I have outlined my goals for the upcoming semester. We are experiencing some changes in the institution in Ecuador, so I am waiting a bit to see where the priorities are…
Just like every year, I am here with my list of goals 🙂 For reference, here are my goals for 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 , 2022, 2023 , 2024 and 2025 (looks like I forgot to blog about my…
I read much less in 2025 - partially due to too much work, partially due to getting stuck on some books (for example: the audiobook "de kleine blonde dood" which is so emotionally heavy that I have to switch it…
I listened less to new releases in 2025 and just leaned in to the comfort zone of albums I enjoy listening to. Nevertheless, I do have a top 10 of favorite albums of the past year: 10. Dream Theatre -…