Previously, I've described which system I use to keep track of what needs to be done per week and per month.Up to now, I haven't gone into detail of how I try to keep the ultimate goal (The Defense) in…
Last Wednesday, I gave a presentation about my research. Usually, I follow the same consecutive steps in my presentation (overview - background/ literature review - experiments - results - conclusions), just as I would build up a paper.This time, however,…
This post is inspired by this, stating:Recently on Twitter, PhD2Published posed the question “What is your academic discipline and what are your top 5 recommended high impact journals?” For my PhD research, I've mostly been reading papers from these five…
For 2012, I only have one resolution: to simplify, wherever and whatever I can. After the years, I've accumulated tons of random stuff, memories, habits and processes, digital data and they've resulted in a certain set of constraints (or boundary…
During my recent holidays, I realized that I am not absorbing much of all the information that the internet constantly pours over me. Usually, I have several tabs open (mailboxes, news, social media sites, blogs,..) which continuously pour out information…
Even though blogging is becoming more and more popular among scientists and researchers, I still notice some doubts and hesitation among my peers when it comes to blogging.Some people react by saying "Who am I to speak up?", some think…
I've written this post for students who will give a research presentation for the first time, pointing out how slides can help you through your talk. In fact, I was recently reflecting on how my style of presenting has changed…
I recently spent a decent amount of hours trying a answer a question my advisor had asked. As a result, I ended up with a pile of papers, some printed out graphs and pieces of Matlab and MathCad code, and…
This blog was originally written live at TEDxDelft 2011When I woke up this morning, all excited about today's event, I started thinking about "ideas worth spreading". Somehow, and not surprisingly, I thought of Richard Feynman. His way of thinking, and…
I originally live-blogged this post from TEDxDelftThe first Dutch-born astronaut ever, Lodewijk van den Berg, gave an inspiring talk about research in space, and how he went from being a crystal growth scientist to becoming an astronaut.From scientist to astronautThe…
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