Arun Mannodi Kanakkithodi
@mannodiarun.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Purdue. Computational materials scientist. I would write so many more proposals and papers if I didn't waste so much time watching sports.
I’m in Mexico for work and pleasure.
August 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I’m in Mexico for work and pleasure.
Spent a few days in Santa Fe, NM, at the LANL-Purdue AI/ML workshop. Always love being in New Mexico as I can throw in a few quick hikes.
July 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Spent a few days in Santa Fe, NM, at the LANL-Purdue AI/ML workshop. Always love being in New Mexico as I can throw in a few quick hikes.
RIP. One of my all time favs.
July 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
RIP. One of my all time favs.
Apropos of nothing, my dog Nebula.
July 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Apropos of nothing, my dog Nebula.
Attending the NIST AIMS workshop in Rockville, MD. I gave a talk on my group’s DFT-ML work.
www.nist.gov/news-events/... Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science (AIMS) Workshop | NIST
www.nist.gov/news-events/... Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science (AIMS) Workshop | NIST
July 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Attending the NIST AIMS workshop in Rockville, MD. I gave a talk on my group’s DFT-ML work.
www.nist.gov/news-events/... Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science (AIMS) Workshop | NIST
www.nist.gov/news-events/... Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science (AIMS) Workshop | NIST
Sometimes, very occasionally, things are good!
June 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Sometimes, very occasionally, things are good!
Beautiful scenes from Lafayette, Indiana- absolutely massive protest against the fascist republicans, against ICE, against transphobia, against attacks on science, against funding war and genocide. No kings, no tyrants.
June 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Beautiful scenes from Lafayette, Indiana- absolutely massive protest against the fascist republicans, against ICE, against transphobia, against attacks on science, against funding war and genocide. No kings, no tyrants.
Pouring one out in his memory tonight.
June 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Pouring one out in his memory tonight.
Love being in a new country and learning a new word
June 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Love being in a new country and learning a new word
Stop showing me this, I am not illiterate.
June 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Stop showing me this, I am not illiterate.
I cannot believe this is how I found out 😭😭
May 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I cannot believe this is how I found out 😭😭
Tragic end. Nothing good seems to be happening these days.
March 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Tragic end. Nothing good seems to be happening these days.
My PhD student Habibur Rahman gave a talk on his work on point defects.
March 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My PhD student Habibur Rahman gave a talk on his work on point defects.
Gave a talk Friday morning which was supposed to be 12 mins but became 24 mins cos the next speaker was AWOL, which means I got about 10 questions plus had a bunch of follow-up convos lol.
March 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Gave a talk Friday morning which was supposed to be 12 mins but became 24 mins cos the next speaker was AWOL, which means I got about 10 questions plus had a bunch of follow-up convos lol.
Everyday some new goddamn bullshit
March 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everyday some new goddamn bullshit
I love the Irish
March 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I love the Irish
Had a great time visiting my alma mater UConn to deliver a seminar. Very nostalgic and memorable.
February 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Had a great time visiting my alma mater UConn to deliver a seminar. Very nostalgic and memorable.
Hell of a lineup for Black Sabbath’s final ever show in Birmingham.
February 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Hell of a lineup for Black Sabbath’s final ever show in Birmingham.
Many local businesses in Lafayette are going to be closed on Monday to mark the importance of immigrants.
February 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Many local businesses in Lafayette are going to be closed on Monday to mark the importance of immigrants.
Alright then, Philadelphia Eagles FTW.
January 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Alright then, Philadelphia Eagles FTW.
Jesus Christ. The literal DOE account never used to post like this, did it?
January 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Jesus Christ. The literal DOE account never used to post like this, did it?
Just a balmy minus sixteen degrees Fahrenheit for me to walk to class in
January 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just a balmy minus sixteen degrees Fahrenheit for me to walk to class in