Passionate about open science, mechanics, teaching, and outreach. Faculty @UTAustin. Mostly silly content, some science, and a little bit of disc golf.
Nov 16, 2024 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
I asked my undergraduate class of 200 students what they thought made a good/bad professor. Here is a list of 10 actionable lessons: What are your thoughts?
1. Be Organized and Clear
Provide structured, detailed notes and an easy-to-follow syllabus.
Write down important concepts during lectures to reinforce understanding.
Oct 31, 2024 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Every day, I receive about 3-5 emails inquiring about PhD positions, and few get it right. Here are 10 tips for writing an email that resonates better with me and, I bet, many other faculty, too. Of course, some will have different thoughts, and I’d love to hear those too!
1. Target your emails. I guarantee you that “mass approaches” won’t work. In other words, take the time to identify a lab and customize your application.
Jul 26, 2022 • 9 tweets • 1 min read
Here are my top 8 sins (or don'ts) of peer-review. I prepared this list to share with my own students. I hope they’ll make peer-review a more positive, fairer, and more efficient process. Did I miss anything? Disagree with anything? Curious to hear y'alls thoughts.
👿#1: Don’t move the goal line. It’s simply not fair to add new points of critique during later rounds of the review bc it prolongs the review process unnecessarily.
