No proposal or manuscript is ever perfect, but to be effective, it does eventually need to be finished. Nothing we submit will ever be as good as it *could* be and just recognizing that can be an important step forward. Perfection is not the goal. Finished is the goal.

Nineteen years ago today, our lives changed forever. One of the conundrums about leaving an area after an event like this is that you aren’t there for the recovery. All you remember is the chaos.

Jobs I have as a PI that I didn't know I'd have before I became a PI: accountant, financial planner, HR manager, conference & event organiser, grant manager, counsellor, meeting facilitator, course developer, academic administrator, facility manager, purchasing officer, AV tech.

But a house they said. It’ll be fun they said. Today my oven igniter decided to go kaput. So that’s fun.

#NewEnglandAcademicProblems: having to run the space heater on September 3rd.

The first journal paper from my lab (I’m still in shock to be a PI!) is almost ready to get out the door and I’m ~emotional~. 🥹

It’s that time of year where I have to remind my students that I failed my first calculus test in college (and got a D on another) and turned out ok.

Do you like, ever have so many things happening all at once you don’t know where to start?

Don’t count #NewHampshire out! With just 131 mi of coastline, the state’s marine economy brings in $1.7 billion annually. Follow along on this week’s journey to the coastal zone! coast.noaa.gov/states/new-ham…

EWRI 2025 Congress - Abstract Submission deadline is Wednesday, September 18. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join us in Anchorage, Alaska!   Visit for more information: ewricongress.org/program/call-a…

After a bout of tapeworm for Miss Betty, the kitties finally met last night and my heart is singing. 🤩🤩

Happy first day of fall aka in New England it’s time to check that the heater works and cry silently thinking about having to start paying for heating fuel again.

Being a crazy engineering professor is fun. I’m literally spending the morning staring at the ceiling.