Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦
@shastingssimon.bsky.social
Currently on partial medical leave and Associate professor, Dept of Earth, Energy, and Environment, University of Calgary; co-director http://NZERI.ca; energy/carbon/innovation policy + bikes.
My dad was an OG hipster bike dad (no e option in those days but I grew up in a completely flat relatively small town. Also no helmet options for kids so my parents got us hockey helmets. Note the towel behind us to protect from the scotching hot black plastic)
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My dad was an OG hipster bike dad (no e option in those days but I grew up in a completely flat relatively small town. Also no helmet options for kids so my parents got us hockey helmets. Note the towel behind us to protect from the scotching hot black plastic)
I don’t know if anyone will believe it but he came up with this idea all on his own (my help was just in how to look at existing laws to find examples of how different parts are written)
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I don’t know if anyone will believe it but he came up with this idea all on his own (my help was just in how to look at existing laws to find examples of how different parts are written)
Just not these ones because I already have them
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Just not these ones because I already have them
Repping one of my favourite energy technologies for my cancer workout class this morning.
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Repping one of my favourite energy technologies for my cancer workout class this morning.
Please 2 more outs
And soon
And soon
November 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Please 2 more outs
And soon
And soon
À la @thatheatherc.bsky.social I don’t think my oncologist would be happy with me watching this game (and I’ve even really been a baseball fan for like 30 years)
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
À la @thatheatherc.bsky.social I don’t think my oncologist would be happy with me watching this game (and I’ve even really been a baseball fan for like 30 years)
By far the oddest thing my child got trick or treating
Strangely enough it came in a little bag with some candy so it’s not like the people forgot to get candy and were handing out things around the house 🤷♀️
Strangely enough it came in a little bag with some candy so it’s not like the people forgot to get candy and were handing out things around the house 🤷♀️
November 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
By far the oddest thing my child got trick or treating
Strangely enough it came in a little bag with some candy so it’s not like the people forgot to get candy and were handing out things around the house 🤷♀️
Strangely enough it came in a little bag with some candy so it’s not like the people forgot to get candy and were handing out things around the house 🤷♀️
I wanted to share this picture of my almost finished renovated bathroom because I love how the cabinet turned out but I wasn’t expecting bathroom renovation to be a major social media topic today
October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I wanted to share this picture of my almost finished renovated bathroom because I love how the cabinet turned out but I wasn’t expecting bathroom renovation to be a major social media topic today
I think I’ve got a solid handle on the #petiteknit #esthervest chart. Still a few repeats to go.
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I think I’ve got a solid handle on the #petiteknit #esthervest chart. Still a few repeats to go.
me expressing my appreciation in front of a Wärmepumpe factory
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
me expressing my appreciation in front of a Wärmepumpe factory
Winter biking doesn't have to be hard core. I'm not hard core, I'm at my heart a wimpy Californian who hates the cold. But I also hate not going outside. So I got the right warm gear and a trike and I bike through the winter.
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Winter biking doesn't have to be hard core. I'm not hard core, I'm at my heart a wimpy Californian who hates the cold. But I also hate not going outside. So I got the right warm gear and a trike and I bike through the winter.
Part of me wants to ignore this and forget that I read it and part of me feels compelled to write a letter to the editor about this whole piece because this is not just incorrect, it’s harmful.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/opin...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/opin...
October 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Part of me wants to ignore this and forget that I read it and part of me feels compelled to write a letter to the editor about this whole piece because this is not just incorrect, it’s harmful.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/opin...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/opin...
Quack quack happy infusion Friday
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Quack quack happy infusion Friday
So I know citation counts have their own list of issues but I'm still excited that I'm on track to having my most cited paper be actually about what I do now and not from my quantum computing materials days (those have an advantage just by the nature of being older).
October 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So I know citation counts have their own list of issues but I'm still excited that I'm on track to having my most cited paper be actually about what I do now and not from my quantum computing materials days (those have an advantage just by the nature of being older).
The vehicle detour lanes btwn the children’s hospital and the foothills are back to being the bike path and 10/10 for fun places to ride in the city and imagine you are in a cycle town. If yycbike is looking for a place to take little kids and let them have fun on a wide pathway I can recommend it.
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The vehicle detour lanes btwn the children’s hospital and the foothills are back to being the bike path and 10/10 for fun places to ride in the city and imagine you are in a cycle town. If yycbike is looking for a place to take little kids and let them have fun on a wide pathway I can recommend it.
I love the image this evokes, happy little batteries just relaxing on the pasture, eating grass and living their best calm life, recounting the stories of crazy adventures they had.
(from @volts.wtf interview of Colin Campbell about Redwood)
(from @volts.wtf interview of Colin Campbell about Redwood)
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I love the image this evokes, happy little batteries just relaxing on the pasture, eating grass and living their best calm life, recounting the stories of crazy adventures they had.
(from @volts.wtf interview of Colin Campbell about Redwood)
(from @volts.wtf interview of Colin Campbell about Redwood)
Congrats to @mykeatkinson.bsky.social
Looking forward to this becoming reality (one more place that would be perfect for protected infrastructure is university drive leading straight to campus)
Looking forward to this becoming reality (one more place that would be perfect for protected infrastructure is university drive leading straight to campus)
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Congrats to @mykeatkinson.bsky.social
Looking forward to this becoming reality (one more place that would be perfect for protected infrastructure is university drive leading straight to campus)
Looking forward to this becoming reality (one more place that would be perfect for protected infrastructure is university drive leading straight to campus)
It would be ironic if the war on cars was won because of robotaxis/self driving cars actually yielding to people
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It would be ironic if the war on cars was won because of robotaxis/self driving cars actually yielding to people
Democracy in Calgary. A tale in 3 photos.
Be careful not to lick the ballot.
Be careful not to lick the ballot.
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Democracy in Calgary. A tale in 3 photos.
Be careful not to lick the ballot.
Be careful not to lick the ballot.
That was 💯❤️❤️😭
October 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
That was 💯❤️❤️😭
Sat morning soccer mom-ing warm up time
October 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Sat morning soccer mom-ing warm up time
This is exciting - not only did Macleans highlight our new Energy Science Program as a "Standout" in their university rankings, they specifically mention the cross-disciplinary approach and energy policy🎉💪
macleans.ca/education/sc...
h/t @blakeshaffer.bsky.social
macleans.ca/education/sc...
h/t @blakeshaffer.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is exciting - not only did Macleans highlight our new Energy Science Program as a "Standout" in their university rankings, they specifically mention the cross-disciplinary approach and energy policy🎉💪
macleans.ca/education/sc...
h/t @blakeshaffer.bsky.social
macleans.ca/education/sc...
h/t @blakeshaffer.bsky.social