Thank you Twitter for helping me yesterday be more "myself" in this weird time. Today, I get to share something so special: a glimpse into the #VirtualDefense experiences of 8 amazing people (and recent PhDs 🌟) published @iScience_CP .
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I went to over 25 thesis defenses in the last two months. Every one of them was different, but at the same time, there were resonating emotions through all of them. There was nerves, sadness, joy, excitement, terror (geared at Zoom-bombing, not committees ;D).
Suddenly, science communication was forcibly opened to the masses (or at least anyone who had access to a Zoom link). While parties become much smaller or non-existent, it was so beautiful to see #AcademicTwitter rally behind all the recent #VirtualDefenders
I know personally, members of the #HYPETrain, who took time away from their own PhD, postdoc, or career that had to be made up later, to bring just one more smiling face to a #VirtualDefense - here are just some @ChemistryCayk @cesapo @Finetraces786
Inspired by #ChemTwitter #AcademicChatter #GradStudentAdvocate leaders like @jenheemstra @l_wang_cen @krwedemeyer @xiaofei_lin and more - it has been amazing to see Twitter rally around those virtual defenders/candidates/graduates like never before.
And of course, this candid look into #VirtualDefenses was impossible w/o @ehsanOchem @ally_boyington @manisit_das @DrSeaBove @fiona_chembot @KatieHK5 Ceri and Oliver. Thank you for sharing your story with the world. And of course, let's pop champagne when we meet in person!
Other members of the #HypeTrain I personally went to theses with @EmilHP_Chem @ldejesus_ How fun was it to learn new things together?!
