Ten best books I read in 2017
Just like every year, I present you with the 10 best books I read in the past year. I read a fair amount of pulp this year at the end of my pregnancy, as my brain couldn't make it through…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Locations for deep work
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
Ten best albums of 2017
As every year, I am presenting you with an overview of the ten best albums of the past year. This year, I only listened to albums and reviewed them until May. By June, during my time in Delft, I was…
On suggesting reviewers for peer review
I recently had a conversation on Twitter about suggesting reviewers when you submit a paper, and since I thought the comments were interesting, I turned the discussion into a Storify story:[View the story "On suggesting reviewers " on Storify]
How often do academics blog?
A new week, a new poll for academics who blog: How often do you blog?— Dr Eva Lantsoght (@evalantsoght) April 18, 2017Some time ago, I ran a poll on Twitter to see how often academics blog. By far, most of…
Towards standardisation of proof load testing: pilot test on viaduct Zijlweg
My co-authors and myself recently published a paper in Structure and Infrastructure Engineering about the load test on viaduct Zijlweg. The paper is titled "Towards standardisation of proof load testing: pilot test on viaduct Zijlweg". You can access the paper…
Beam experiments to investigate loading protocol and stop criteria for load testing
I recently presented a poster about our research on load testing in Delft at the ACI Spring Convention in Detroit, MI. Poster presentations are not something I'm quite used to. I've written about my experience presenting a poster for the…
On reviewing loads
I recently ran a poll on Twitter asking academics how often per year they review a paper. The topic did not spark that much discussion, but quite a number of people dit vote in the poll. What I learned is…
PhD defenses around the world: a defense in Education in the USA
Today, I've invited Dr. Monica Killen to share her story of her PhD defense. Monica graduated with a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Culture and Curriculum Studies from Chapman University. Dr. Killen’s research interests include food justice advocacy,…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: 20 productivity tips for researchers
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…