Dr. Julia
@drdjulia.bsky.social
Researcher/scientist/crystallographer, excited about understanding complex structures and their formation. Assistant Prof @ Cornell. she/her 👩🏻💻👩🏻🎓📚🚲🏔️
https://capecrystal.mse.cornell.edu/
https://capecrystal.mse.cornell.edu/
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Congratulations to 2025 #MacFellow William Tarpeh! The Stanford chemical engineer is working on sustainable and practical solutions to treat wastewater and recover valuable mineral resources.
🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF
🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Congratulations to 2025 #MacFellow William Tarpeh! The Stanford chemical engineer is working on sustainable and practical solutions to treat wastewater and recover valuable mineral resources.
🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF
🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF
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Do you like things to be orderly but still a little unpredictable? Check out sessions like “Quasicrystalline, incommensurate modulated, and composite phases” or “Approximate Periodic Symmetry”, just to name a couple.
Browse the microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...
Browse the microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...
September 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Do you like things to be orderly but still a little unpredictable? Check out sessions like “Quasicrystalline, incommensurate modulated, and composite phases” or “Approximate Periodic Symmetry”, just to name a couple.
Browse the microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...
Browse the microsymposium list at www.iucr2026.org/mic...
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The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.
Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.
barharborstory.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.
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"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
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Another in a long list of shamefully backward moves this administration has taken that weakens American higher education.
US State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas, official says: cnn.it/45v8wxC
US State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas, official says | CNN Politics
The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas this year, a State Department official said Monday, as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on some international students it...
cnn.it
August 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Another in a long list of shamefully backward moves this administration has taken that weakens American higher education.
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Thank you, everyone, for the support. You can now read my full account at The New Yorker.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Thank you, everyone, for the support. You can now read my full account at The New Yorker.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Our paper in Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. @pnas.org on simulating solid–solid phase transformations particle-by-particle is online now: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We observed all three canonical pathways between the body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic sphere packings in unprecedented detail ...
We observed all three canonical pathways between the body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic sphere packings in unprecedented detail ...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
July 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our paper in Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. @pnas.org on simulating solid–solid phase transformations particle-by-particle is online now: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We observed all three canonical pathways between the body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic sphere packings in unprecedented detail ...
We observed all three canonical pathways between the body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic sphere packings in unprecedented detail ...
This work was conducted primarily by Dr. Reum Scott and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), through the now-archived Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MPS-Ascend), as well as by the ACS PRF.
@acs.org
@acs.org
Our paper in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. @pccp.rsc.org with @runofthephill.bsky.social on MOF self-assembly simulations is online now, a.k.a. Lego® for MOFs.
We demonstrate the spontaneous assembly of rationally designed, coarse-grained, rigid-body models of 34 distinct MOF nets, ...
We demonstrate the spontaneous assembly of rationally designed, coarse-grained, rigid-body models of 34 distinct MOF nets, ...
July 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This work was conducted primarily by Dr. Reum Scott and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), through the now-archived Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MPS-Ascend), as well as by the ACS PRF.
@acs.org
@acs.org
Our paper in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. @pccp.rsc.org with @runofthephill.bsky.social on MOF self-assembly simulations is online now, a.k.a. Lego® for MOFs.
We demonstrate the spontaneous assembly of rationally designed, coarse-grained, rigid-body models of 34 distinct MOF nets, ...
We demonstrate the spontaneous assembly of rationally designed, coarse-grained, rigid-body models of 34 distinct MOF nets, ...
July 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Our paper in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. @pccp.rsc.org with @runofthephill.bsky.social on MOF self-assembly simulations is online now, a.k.a. Lego® for MOFs.
We demonstrate the spontaneous assembly of rationally designed, coarse-grained, rigid-body models of 34 distinct MOF nets, ...
We demonstrate the spontaneous assembly of rationally designed, coarse-grained, rigid-body models of 34 distinct MOF nets, ...
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A Coarse-Grained Simulation Toolkit for Metal–Organic Framework Synthesis https://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-50s8j?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss
July 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A Coarse-Grained Simulation Toolkit for Metal–Organic Framework Synthesis https://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-50s8j?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss
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We are looking for a motivated PhD student working on the project "Interplay of structure and dynamics in aluminum phosphate frameworks" in my group at Bremen University.
Application deadline is July 7th.
tinyurl.com/rt62tk6y
Application deadline is July 7th.
tinyurl.com/rt62tk6y
June 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We are looking for a motivated PhD student working on the project "Interplay of structure and dynamics in aluminum phosphate frameworks" in my group at Bremen University.
Application deadline is July 7th.
tinyurl.com/rt62tk6y
Application deadline is July 7th.
tinyurl.com/rt62tk6y
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📣 We're on the lookout for a creative postdoc with strong computational skills!
Be the go-to person in the lab for building simple but powerful simulations that test wild ideas on biological rythems: from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
More info below👇
Be the go-to person in the lab for building simple but powerful simulations that test wild ideas on biological rythems: from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
More info below👇
July 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
📣 We're on the lookout for a creative postdoc with strong computational skills!
Be the go-to person in the lab for building simple but powerful simulations that test wild ideas on biological rythems: from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
More info below👇
Be the go-to person in the lab for building simple but powerful simulations that test wild ideas on biological rythems: from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
More info below👇
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We are thrilled to welcome Prof. Raphaële Clément as the Director of our new Electrochemical Materials Department!! 🎉🔋 She’s a battery innovator using NMR magic to unlock greener energy. Welcome to the @maxplanck.de, Raphaële! Learn more at: www.fkf.mpg.de/8744352/2025...
📷 Photo credit: UCSB
📷 Photo credit: UCSB
July 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We are thrilled to welcome Prof. Raphaële Clément as the Director of our new Electrochemical Materials Department!! 🎉🔋 She’s a battery innovator using NMR magic to unlock greener energy. Welcome to the @maxplanck.de, Raphaële! Learn more at: www.fkf.mpg.de/8744352/2025...
📷 Photo credit: UCSB
📷 Photo credit: UCSB
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Because I have opened a BlueSky window and am procrastinating on reading final papers, let me also share what this spring has been like from my corner of the academic world.
May 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Because I have opened a BlueSky window and am procrastinating on reading final papers, let me also share what this spring has been like from my corner of the academic world.
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A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
stanforddaily.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
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This speaks to the real contributions international students and faculty make every day, and the real harm we are all facing : www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
Opinion | What Is Lost When We Scare Away Foreign Students
The immigration crackdown has come to America’s campuses.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This speaks to the real contributions international students and faculty make every day, and the real harm we are all facing : www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
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As of this morning, we've tracked over 600 student visa revocations at more than 100 colleges.
That's double yesterday morning's count. Send updates to me or @amowreader.com and follow @insidehighered.com interactive visa map here: www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
That's double yesterday morning's count. Send updates to me or @amowreader.com and follow @insidehighered.com interactive visa map here: www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
Where Students Have Had Their Visas Revoked
The Trump administration has quietly revoked hundreds of student visas across the country, wreaking havoc on the system.
www.insidehighered.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
As of this morning, we've tracked over 600 student visa revocations at more than 100 colleges.
That's double yesterday morning's count. Send updates to me or @amowreader.com and follow @insidehighered.com interactive visa map here: www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
That's double yesterday morning's count. Send updates to me or @amowreader.com and follow @insidehighered.com interactive visa map here: www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
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@liamknox.bsky.social: DHS "formalizing a policy to search the social media accounts of all foreign applicants for US visas or other benefits" per memo. ICE "will collect applicants’ social media handles and scour their accounts for any 'antisemitic activity'”
DHS Formalizes Policy Screening Noncitizens’ Social Media
The Department of Homeland Security is formalizing a policy to search the social media accounts of all foreign applicants for U.S. visas or other benefits, according to a memo issued Wednesday morning...
www.insidehighered.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
@liamknox.bsky.social: DHS "formalizing a policy to search the social media accounts of all foreign applicants for US visas or other benefits" per memo. ICE "will collect applicants’ social media handles and scour their accounts for any 'antisemitic activity'”
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Breaking News: The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern, two officials said.
Trump Officials Freeze $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern
The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern, two officials said.
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Urgently reposting! University leadership need to actively check the SEVIS database every day (studyinthestates.dhs.gov/sevis-help-hub). Ask your chair to commit to it.
Yesterday, UW discovered 9 visa cancellations & only found out b/c they ran a status check. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Yesterday, UW discovered 9 visa cancellations & only found out b/c they ran a status check. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
April 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Urgently reposting! University leadership need to actively check the SEVIS database every day (studyinthestates.dhs.gov/sevis-help-hub). Ask your chair to commit to it.
Yesterday, UW discovered 9 visa cancellations & only found out b/c they ran a status check. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Yesterday, UW discovered 9 visa cancellations & only found out b/c they ran a status check. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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I'm tracking international students who have had their visas revoked / legal status changed in the past month, check out this handy map to see which institutions have reported visa revocations:
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
International student visas, 2.0
A Flourish data visualization by Ashley Mowreader
public.flourish.studio
April 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I'm tracking international students who have had their visas revoked / legal status changed in the past month, check out this handy map to see which institutions have reported visa revocations:
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
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As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., immigration law professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message... to scare people, and it's working."
Legal scholar sees immigrant arrests as a 'struggle for the soul of the country'
As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the law — and the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message."
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., immigration law professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message... to scare people, and it's working."
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The legality of this aside, having your life disrupted like this mid-semester is awful. For grad students, it doesn't just mean their lives disrupted, it also means research projects thrown into disarray (assuming they survived funding cuts) and classes and labs suddenly deprived of their TAs.
Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked.
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
March 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The legality of this aside, having your life disrupted like this mid-semester is awful. For grad students, it doesn't just mean their lives disrupted, it also means research projects thrown into disarray (assuming they survived funding cuts) and classes and labs suddenly deprived of their TAs.