Dr. Mark A. Hix
markahix.bsky.social
Dr. Mark A. Hix
@markahix.bsky.social
PhD theoretical chemist for biomolecules, protein engineering, QM/MM, excited states, automation | he/him/his | Opinions my own.
Photo I took a couple weeks back while on a walk around the neighborhood. This is a Cecropia Moth, I think, though I'll defer to expert lepidopterists if I'm wrong.

#moth #lepidopterists
June 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My (lack of) artistic skills are not the point. Happy birthday!
January 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You can just buy a mousepad, though. It's not even illegal.
April 2, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Joining in the fun of searching google scholar for the phrase "certainly, here is a" in articles after 2023 and being sad by how quickly the results pile up.

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March 16, 2024 at 5:10 PM
March 16, 2024 at 4:57 PM
As I continue messing with Blender, I'm accepting that it's okay to use existing, public assets that people have put on the internet specifically to be used.

And as a chemist/programmer, I think it's only reasonable that I have a rubber duck in my latest scene.
September 28, 2023 at 8:37 PM
Mine took a little more tweaking of parameters to get anything more than six words, but I supposed that's mostly from a relatively short academic career so far plus the limited number of my papers that actually appear on PubMed).
September 24, 2023 at 2:24 PM