Welcome to my professional website and blog!

I am a physicist, educator, and an architect and manager of R&D organizations. I am currently employed at QuEra Computing. On this page you can learn about my professional activities, academic and otherwise, as well as a bit about my personal interests which include Irish and Japanese oral traditions.

Also, don't miss the blogging section!
Browse it for news and discussions on physics, scientific management, entrepreneurship, and leadership. I may also not resist the eventual tidbit on sustainable lifestyles.

Recent posts

Charter your scientific team

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Basic project management often begins with a charter—a set of agreements that define the rules and expectations for team collaboration. I believe a team char...

Effective team training and who should lead it?

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Lazy blogging. I don’t want to reblog a topic someone else just did. So I will just point people to this interesting piece on should students teach? at Conde...

Drive

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In my journey to expand my knowledge from physics to effective management practices, I maintain a steady, yet unhurried reading pace. I find the experience e...

Cash Flower

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Recently I have written posts on the challenges and subtleties of keeping a healthy funding stream for a scientific team. We have also covered some creative ...

Thoughts on stable science funding

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As a research manager, securing stable funding for your group is a critical responsibility. Your team, whether students or professionals, relies on you as th...

Words of Wisdom #1

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Starting a new blog series at Set Physics to Stun! While most of my posts are based on my own experience, observations, or creations in science and scientifi...

Assessing PhD Assessments

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A (total!) eclipse, travel, and hackathons have slowed down my blogging. That together with, for the first time, being asked to do the technical review of a ...

We are finally starting!

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This is it, I can’t believe I am finally starting this! Welcome to “Set Physics to Stun”, my blog on physics, scientific management, and other topics relevan...