Great work by Amid Vahedi has led to this provisional patent and potentially great contribution! Technology Transfer

Absolutely! I pledge to oppose racism and hate. I will speak up and take action when I witness injustice and discrimination.

Same here. Thank you Tom Riggs for what you did and for how you did it.

Silica particles are known to disrupt the membrane of erythrocytes. But what happens when the membrane loses its asymmetric structure? Find out by reading the great work of Parnian Bigdelou and Amid Vahedi (and thanks Dr. Kiosidou at the ICMT Corrosion Center!) in Biointerphases!

I’m back on twitter! As some of you know, I’m no longer an academic, I had a great time in academia and completed a bucket list item by becoming a tenured faculty, but life is too short to give up on other exciting experiences! 1/3

I’m back on twitter to stay in touch with the many wonderful academic colleagues and to keep up with academic and chess twitter. I might also post things regarding chess and the alternative protein industry from time to time! 2/3

Also, always happy to answer any questions on academia-industry transition! Good to be back! 3/3

During the last 18 months, I have been contacted by 7 tenured or tenure-track faculty who wanted to leave academia and join industry. I know of 5 others who have made the move. Academia, what have you done?

Candidates tournament has been very exciting (and distracting) this morning…

I had limited interactions with Dr. Pedersen, but enough to know what a great person he was. And his body of work in sustainable nano speaks for itself. What a big loss, my heart goes out to his family and loved ones…

Chess is not a game, chess is life. Games are for fun, life is for real.

I don’t personally know Hirad, but I am rooting for him from afar in his fight against cancer. Sharing here so my network can consider donating. Thanks Saeed Nazemi for sharing. gofundme.com/f/hirad-khoshr…

BREAKING NEWS: Magnus Carlsen, the World Chess Champion since 2013, will NOT defend his title in 2023! See his full explanation why: new.chess24.com/wall/news/magn… #c24live

Magnus is a real-life study on how to become the best and then aspire to become even better!

Great resource.

Help me blow this up on twitter. My cousin has stage 4 uterine cancer and a bleak prognosis. She’s a writer and started a blog about her cancer experience. Please visit and RT. kissmychemo.blogspot.com

So well deserved! Not only an outstanding advisor, but also an outstanding (former) colleague!

Great listen for those interested in chess.

#chessdrama

A faculty and a postdoc reached out to me today seeking advice about leaving academia…I don’t think this transition is talked about enough. If you’re considering, please reach out. I’m happy to share my (limited) experience.