This nickel electrode is covered in iron. That I extracted. From iron oxide.

Sometimes science really does feel like magic 🪄

Today, I made some iron

I am an actual alchemist

We have finally settled on a group name!

SMaRT - Sustainable Metallurgy and Resource efficient Technologies

And we have a logo! Hoping this is the beginning of some great work in sustainable engineering :)

Successful break from everything. Painted this sleepy astronaut to remind me that rest is best

Merry Christmas, from the backseat of a tow truck 🥲😂

Getting 2 physicists to set up a chemistry experiment is a terrible idea.

But look at this tiny hydrogen charging set up! It’s adorable!

Crocheting the periodic table updates:

I’ve reached the transition metals!

Wearing my cool new shirt for our group meeting today.

I’m both fun AND useful!

She’s a beauty

Having a collection of long term health conditions means a lot of my time is spent in hospital waiting rooms.

I just wrote an entire presentation from this waiting room that I’m giving next week.

A good amount of my thesis was written from waiting rooms!

#DisabledinSTEM #AcademicReality