Last week, Jen, David, Mark and I traveled to San Diego for the SPIE Optics and Photonics conference. I got to room with my friend and D-Lab alumna, Hadiseh! We listened to great talks, soaked in the So-Cal sun, drank many cups of coffee, and filled up on tacos. Here are some group shots from … Continue reading
Sorry for the long hiatus in blog posts! Last season, we left off with the D-Lab beginning the fall quarter of 2016. Jen was about to give birth at any moment…and, I won’t leave you in another year of suspense… she welcomed Hugo Vinh Dionne Vu on September 26th! Let’s catch you up and reflect on the … Continue reading
When I started working in the wet lab again last winter, I noticed one of the drawers in the back was newly labeled as “Michael’s Manifest Destiny”1. Michael Wisser, a sixth year in the D-Lab and a mainstay of the upconversion subgroup, is known for his sense of humor (see his colorful Day in the … Continue reading
Hello, friends! Today we’ll be enjoying another episode of An Event in the Life. This one is really more of an experience than an event, but I already named the segment, so here we are. Semantics aside, our focus today is the paper! Specifically, we’ll learn about the purpose and the process of publishing in … Continue reading
Congrats to Alice for being a finalist in this year’s Art of Science! The Stanford Materials Research Society group hosts an annual contest for the best science-inspired art piece. Alice is an amazing artist – she makes the most beautiful handmade cards and designed our blog logo, too! For this Art of Science, Alice decided to switch … Continue reading
A couple weekends ago, Michelle, Alice, and I taught at Stanford Splash! Stanford Splash is a bi-annual weekend event that invites local 7th-12th graders to come to campus and take “classes” from Stanford students. The classes are usually on topics students might not be able to see in a regular high school, and range from … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Finally, our second installment of the A Day in the Life series! In this week’s episode, we learn about the life of someone with one foot across the proverbial threshold between graduate school and real personhood. Specifically, this is the period at Stanford bounded by one’s (successful) thesis defense on one end and by … Continue reading
I went to the Tech Lounge at Lathrop Library today to work on some slides today and it is AWESOME! Giant monitors, power outlets everywhere, sit-to-stand desks, etc, etc. Go use it next time you’re preparing a talk or want to analyze your data in style! Reporting live from the defense preparation trenches, DW Continue reading
To celebrate Tarun’s last day at the office and unleash our inner Beyonce, the group headed off to Music Tunnel KTV Cafe. We were immediately escorted into their largest karaoke room, filled with comfy leather couches and 4 large plasma TV screens. The microphones and tambourine lay innocently enough on the coffee table as we … Continue reading
Hello light enthusiasts! Apologies for the silence in blogland these last few months. Instead of writing, I’ve been finishing up experiments and beginning to put my dissertation together (!!!). Before diving back into work I wanted to plug a few weapons I’ve learned to carry into the battle between Productivity and Procrastination that have seriously … Continue reading
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