Mitchell de Vries

PhD student at RMIT's CNBP; acceptably human. All comments are my own etc etc

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

It's awesome to see a video about something so near to my own research, but that means I notice the problems - Please @SciShow, fix the number of bonds you say are between atoms in Lonsdaleite! Also a shame you didn't talk about Kathline Lonsdale who it was named after.

[SciShow @SciShow]

While diamonds are the hardest naturally-occurring mineral on Earth, they may have to make some room at the top of the Moh's Scale. Meteorites have crash-landed with a space-based mineral competitor that might be harder. https://t.co/HM3x76VwFf

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

CNBP's own @brantgibson introducing NMR-based music with Dr Liam Hall

[Catriona Vi Nguyễn-Robertson @CatrionaNR]

Hiya! I'm a scientist who loves to learn new things and sing about them.

I research ways to fight allergy and tuberculosis at, while also trying to empower and inspire the next generation of young scientists.

#MyScienceMay @LetsTalkSciComm @avid_podcast

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

@EmmRankinWilson It's definitely the supervisors, I have the same thing happen to me!

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

@CatrionaNR @DanielPellicci @ProfDaleGodfrey @UniMelbMDHS @TheDohertyInst 🎉CONGRATS🎉

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

Either I've achieved absolute zero or there's a problem here 🤔 I think I know which one it is @MTInstruments please help 😭 #cryogenics #PhD #physics

[Dr Shane Huntington OAM @DrShaneRRR]

I hear we can post demands. I have a few to start:

1. Every PhD student in Melbourne and Sydney immediately gets a 6mth extension with full scholarship
2. Every nurse is immediately given a 'hazard pay' bonus of $10k.
3. Make me CEO of the ARC for a month.

[Martin Donnelley @donnelley]

I’m looking for 2 new PhD students! One will develop machine-learning for interrogating @4DMedicalXV functional lung imaging data, the other will use small/large animal models to understand development of lung disease, and effects on XV parameters. Contact me for details! @_ALHI_

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

Yep, had to cancel my lab booking because of this. PhD is really not going to schedule 😅

[Prof Jodie Bradby @JodieBradby]

At our research meeting today some Melbourne-based colleagues said they couldn't get to their experiments this week BECAUSE OF THE RIOTS.

Oh my dear Melb. Its been a time huh. 💜

[Prof Jodie Bradby @JodieBradby]

I am also frustrated that the ARC thinks that RO = the sector. The ROs do a good job but they are not going to lead a sector-wide push back the likes of which we have seen. This issue pushed by the individual researchers and the professional bodies like @ausphysics @RACInational

[Dr. Lucy Jones @DrLucyJones]

Intraplate earthquakes are not as frequent as quakes at the plate boundary, but they happen in most plates. The Australia plate has averaged a quake as large as today's M5.9 about once per decade. https://t.co/yrYQ1s31yp

[Prof Jodie Bradby @JodieBradby]

Excellent to watch Prof Nanda Dasgupta leading this program by @ourANU to build sovereign capability in teaching & education of nuclear physics. 💪

Nanda is one of my ♀️Physicist role models - along with the always awesome @DrCathyFoley & @tanyamonro

https://t.co/jtphmC2NNC

[Anthony Horton @[email protected] @vacant3rdman]

ARC were certainly stretching the truth in their response to Senator @MehreenFaruqi's questions.
https://t.co/B5f1zexFOr

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

So I'm using #ComputerVision to identify birds when they visit our birdfeeder. Is this a good use of my time? Maybe? Is it good practice coding? Absolutely! #pythonprogramming #makers

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

What a way to start the day! #Earthquake measuring magnitude 6.0 at a depth of 10km, centred near Mansfield, according to @GeoscienceAus

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

@brantgibson Magnitude 6.0 at a depth of 10km according to GA

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

Felt in St Kilda, seemed to hit our building's resonant frequency too!

[Seismology Research Centre @Earthquakes_AU]

https://t.co/K8SSzLUvxh

[Mitchell de Vries @PhysicsMitch]

I hope @ANSTO can comment on what Australia's intention to go nuclear for its submarines will mean for nuclear power, production, and research in Australia

[Prof Jodie Bradby @JodieBradby]

WOW - so I must admit I did not have 'Australia starts to develop nuclear powered systems' on my 2021 bingo card.

Looks like we are going to need a lot of physicists...💪