Ben Johns

Postdoc @IiserMohali, PhD @tvmiiser, Undergrad @iiscbangalore. Nanophotonics, plasmonics, thermal photonics

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

Happy and proud to share my latest work out in @Nanophotonics_J

Dispersion engineering of infrared epsilon-near-zero modes by strong coupling to optical cavities - Read on https://t.co/Va679mkzma @degruyter_pub

[Jino George (IISER Mohali) @Jinothechemist]

Very happy to sign the MS thesis of Dasthaheer and Anand. Both of them are creative and well-organized students from MS19 batch. We're lucky to have them with us for the last 2 years. Thank you for your contributions to @IiserMohali ...Best wishes for their PhD position abroad.

[Jino George (IISER Mohali) @Jinothechemist]

https://t.co/R9bg9SltiT
We are gearing up for a very special conference on the theme "EmergingTrends in Photodynamics and Photochemistry" with a great line-up of speakers. An IISER MOHALI initiative! @DCS_IISERMOHALI @IiserMohali

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

@n_maccaferri @ERC_Research Exciting news, congratulations!!

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

Unbelievable how tone deaf even a Nobel laureate can be on the topic of discrimination against women. Hats off to this defiant young lady who, trembling in the presence of the most decorated and respected leaders in her field, made sure her voice was heard loud and clear.

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

This is unbelievable!

Kurt Wüthrich, an 84-year-old, Swiss, male scientist, who won the Nobel Prize in 2002 claims that "as a male scientist" he has "a feeling of discrimination."

He said this during the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on a panel that had four old, male scientists including him and an old, male moderator. (It was literally a susage fest!)

When Science Magazine asked him to elaborate on the kind of discrimnation he faced, "Wüthrich said he did not feel personally discriminated against as an individual at the event but thought that all men attendees faced discrimination while women were tokenized."

Here's an example of the discrimination Kurt Wüthrich, a Nobel Prize winner, gave:

In group photos of laureates, women laureates were asked to stand in front while male scientists like him were told to stand behind them 🤦😂😭

This makes him feel "horrible" because asking women laureates to stand in front is "ridiculous, fully ridiculuous."

A young scholar countered Wüthrich's childish tantrum and the moderator tried to shut her up.

For reference, here's a comparison:

Nobel Prizes won:
By men: 892
By women: 60

Speakers invited to this year's Lindau meeting:
Men: 34
Women: 5

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A couple of observations:

1. The feeling among men that gender equality is somehow a form of discrimination against them is not limited to incels (involuntary celibates) on the internet.

Male Nobel Prize winners can feel the same way too.

2. Many young scholars and scientists are still playing the "prestige" game: do a PhD in a "prestigious" university, do a postdoc in a "prestigious" lab, go to "prestigious" meetings like Lindau.

Playing the prestige game takes a lot of toll on one's mental health and personal relationships. The worst part is make you feel extremely insecure.

No amount of external validation, not even a Nobel Prize, will help you overcome your insecurities.

[ISRO @isro]

🚀 🌌 ISRO's START programme is now open to all students & enthusiasts! 📚🔭

Tentatively scheduled for July-Aug 2023, this online introductory-level awareness programme in space science and technology will cover Earth & Near-Earth Space, Solar System Exploration, Instrumentation, and more over ISRO’s e-class platform https://t.co/pDBM5CuvyO

👉 Register at: https://t.co/neSnxQEWia by ⏰ July 15, 2023. Activate the link via e-mail & select START programme. Participation certificates will be provided to eligible registrants.

🏫 Students of approved nodal centres can register to be eligible for exams and merit certificates.

Watched without registration at: https://t.co/AjpfykMJaF

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

Here is a brief summary of the work I had posted earlier. Looking forward to comments!!

https://t.co/jQ3hdgArQh

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

Excited to share the preprint of my latest work on using strong coupling for dispersion engineering of epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) nano-optical modes in the infrared.

A very brief summary below…

https://t.co/iaxVlLSphl

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

Happy and proud to share my latest work out in @Nanophotonics_J

Dispersion engineering of infrared epsilon-near-zero modes by strong coupling to optical cavities - Read on https://t.co/Va679mkzma @degruyter_pub

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

I'm incredibly grateful to my postdoc guide Dr. Jino George @Jinothechemist for encouraging me to finish and submit this as a single author work.

https://t.co/d2na1jx1n4

[Jino George (IISER Mohali) @Jinothechemist]

Congratulations Dr. Ben for this wonderful work!

Dispersion engineering of infrared epsilon-near-zero modes by strong coupling to optical cavities - Read on https://t.co/ODnpX3ne6t @degruyter_pub

[DSTIndia @IndiaDST]

Govt. has approved enhancing emoluments for JRF/SRF/RAs engaged in R&D activities whereby they will receive following fellowships/month w.e.f 01/01/2023:
JRF - Rs 37,000
SRF - Rs 42,000
RA1 - Rs 58,000
RA2 - Rs 61,000
RA3 - Rs 63,000
@DrJitendraSingh @srivaric @guptaakhilesh63

[Fabio Crameri @fcrameri]

Scientific colour maps 8.0

https://t.co/ePG4rAY1tK

#useBatlow
#ScientificVisualisation #visualisation #Science #ColourPalette #DataVis #GraphicDesign
#OpenSource #Accessibility #Colour #AcademicCommunityContribution #ACC
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[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

#optics #photonics #nanophotonics

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

Excited to share the preprint of my latest work on using strong coupling for dispersion engineering of epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) nano-optical modes in the infrared.

A very brief summary below…

https://t.co/iaxVlLSphl

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

- we were able to numerically design infrared polarizers that work at almost any (oblique) angle of incidence. Plus we could design both s- and p-polarizers using the same basic planar structure!

Let me know your thoughts. Comments welcome.

[Jino George (IISER Mohali) @Jinothechemist]

If anyone is interested in doing research at IISER Mohali, please apply to our open call... The deadline is approaching.
For Ph.D. position:
https://t.co/vp3ip831Nl

Int-PhD position:
https://t.co/lY7dzv06TY

Summer Internship:
https://t.co/OsoQju0TTx

[Jino George (IISER Mohali) @Jinothechemist]

We are hiring!
Ph.D. position available in the interdisciplinary area of Physics and Chemistry (polaritonic chemistry and polaritronics)
https://t.co/jEWV5jtmLY

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

@metaplasmonics @ERC_Research @RAKESHDHAMA @DGhindani @AnilAppak Congrats Prof. Humeyra 👏

[Neethu Varghese @neethukvarghese]

Despite having a valid Italian visa and documents, @omanair employee at the gate in Muscat won't let me in the flight wy143 to Milan. They had no problem letting me in on the first flight from Kochi to Muscat. Is this how you treat your customers @omanair?

[Remy Levin @RemyLevin]

I've been using Mendeley Desktop daily for years, & have an annotated library of thousands of pdfs. Today, I switched to Zotero. Here's a 🧵of tips on how to do this, if you're also tired of Elsevier's BS and want to make the switch w/minimal effort while maintaining workflow.

[Ben Johns @Ben__Johns]

@Orad @BoydNLOLab All the best @Orad, hope you will still keep helping out young researchers like me coz you're really great at mentoring!!