My use of research notebooks
To keep al my notes of a project organized, I use a notebooks for my research. For my PhD, I used a binder with different tabs. Over time, I stopped using the chunky binder(s), as these are difficult to travel…
Further thoughts on “Why we sleep”
I've mentioned the book "Why we sleep" by Matthew Walker a few times on this blog - when running a poll on sleep, and as one of my favorite books read in 2019. I also blogged about the problem of…
How can we make virtual conferences better?
Some time ago, I wrote about my inability to understand why organizers are rushing back towards in-person conferences - with a pandemic that is going on, and the carbon footprint of conferences impardonable in the current climate crisis. Why are…
Q&A: Post-doc or not?
I recently received a question on doing a post-doc after the PhD or not (edited for anonymity): Dear Dr Lantsoght, I recently discovered your blog through the Academic Transfer website when I was looking for jobs. I really enjoyed the…
Finding more joy
About 1-1,5 years ago, I found myself bogged down by the daily stress of work (and leaving work on time to be home with my daughter before 4pm), taking my daughter to her activities through Ecuador's crazy traffic (and, even…
Editorial: Diagnostic and Proof Load Tests on Bridges
I recently published an editorial for the journal Frontiers in the Built Environment: Bridge Engineering on the topic "Diagnostic and Proof Load Tests on Bridges". You can access the editorial here, and the editorial forms part of an open access…
What to do when you encounter plagiarism
I recently was in for quite a surprise: a paper in my field turned out to contain information I had developed earlier, without the authors giving credit to my work. They had taken an elaborate table of mine which summarizes…
Q&A: Finding a supervisor and thesis topic
I recently received the following question: I have been trying to find a PHD topic for years and most importantly a potential supervisor who might be interested in the research area I would like to explore. Would you or anyone…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: challenges and opportunities for international researchers during COVID-19
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…
Monitoring Shear Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders Using Acoustic Emission and Digital Image Correlation
My colleagues and I have recently published a paper titled "Monitoring Shear Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders Using Acoustic Emission and Digital Image Correlation " in the journal Sensors. Access the open access paper here. The abstract is as…