Ankita Mathur

Postdoc (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology), PhD (IIT Mandi)- Electrochemist, Material Chemist, Battery researcher

[Ankita Mathur @ankitaa_mathur]

@Aditiiitmandi Congratulations to all the authors !!

[Ankita Mathur @ankitaa_mathur]

@Aditiiitmandi Many congratulations to all the authors !! 💐

[Ankita Mathur @ankitaa_mathur]

@FunPolyNanoLab @ACS_AMI @ACSPublications @serbonline @iit__mandi @Dir_IIT_Mandi @AnkitaD20447195 Congratulations to the team !!

[Ankita Mathur @ankitaa_mathur]

#WhatsWrongWithIndia 🇮🇳 !! Too many bollywood movies!!

[Israel in India @IsraelinIndia]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH INDIA? 🇮🇳🤔

Listen to our diplomats spill the chai on #WhatsWrongWithIndia. Brace yourself for the unexpected twist at the end!

Do you agree with their reasonings?

[Ankita Mathur @ankitaa_mathur]

@Aditiiitmandi Congratulations to the team.. 👏👏

[Ankita Mathur @ankitaa_mathur]

Stop by to get yourself a caricature at #F23MRS

[Ankita Mathur @ankitaa_mathur]

Attending my first MRS #F23MRS Boston !! Had a great time at jubilee reception today 😀
Presented my work today on Capacitive deionization!!

[Ankita Mathur @ankitaa_mathur]

@Aditiiitmandi Many congratulations to all the authors !!

[Annapoorna P K (she/her), PhD @hippo_campy]

#IsraelPalestineWar
Been getting upsetting updates from Indian students in Israel. Really concerned about their safety. Request the Indian embassy @indemtel to start evacuation! When actors can get the necessary help with evacuation, so can our students! #IndiaWithIsrael

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

This clip went around the world last week. A Chimpanzee in Cameroon, Africa apparently asked for a photographers’s help in drinking water; then repaid him by washing his hands gently… A useful applied lesson: If you want to succeed, then assist & support those in your community & workplace & you will, in turn, be supported by them… #MondayMotivation

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Some time ago, I had posted a pic of a hilarious desi version of Adidas. Which is why, I guess, someone sent me this latest example of brand ‘Indianization’ . We now have edible & hence recyclable/sustainable footgear! Breakfast after a jog, maybe? 😊

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

As a scientist, few things I can say
1) Rank has no correlation with research aptitude
2) Rank does not predict the career of a researcher
3) We should possibly stop giving too much importance to ranks, but start seeing things holistically , including passion in science.

[ISRO @isro]

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
Chandrayaan-3 completes its orbits around the Earth and heads towards the Moon.

A successful perigee-firing performed at ISTRAC, ISRO has injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit.

Next stop: the Moon 🌖

As it arrives at the moon, the Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI) is planned for Aug 5, 2023.

[PKamat @KamatlabND]

Top 20 journals in Chemical and Material Sciences Category (based on h5 index)
2023 Google Scholar Metrics
https://t.co/afrdZJfCpQ

[Shweta Gupta🪷 @ShwetaGup001]

Beautiful view of Chandrayaan 3

#Chandrayaan3 🙏🏻🚀🇮🇳

@isro @narendramodi

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

PhD is largely about leadership development.

Advisors play a major role in it. Especially their management & mentorship styles.

Research topics are secondary.

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Below are the key points for establishing a great #research group. They will help your students excel.

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1. Inspire students to lead their projects. They should feel ownership of their work.

2. Discourage them from seeing failures at work as global disasters. Explain that learning requires failures.

3. Train them how to see the “big picture” (instead of always focusing on the details of their work).

4. Discourage excessive perfectionism. Teach them how to be efficient.

5. Inspire them to become a better version of their advisor. Not a copy!!!

6. Urge them to give as many talks as possible. At seminars, conferences and any local events. Well-developed communication skills are paramount for their future.

7. Help students develop networking skills. Introduce them to your colleagues and collaborators.

8. Let them to lead the collaborations that you initiated for their project. If there’s none, consider introducing collaborations into your student’s project.

9. At seminars, encourage them to ask questions & discuss their own topics with speakers whenever possible.

10. Ask for feedback on your approaches and group environment. Show them that getting feedback is normal and helpful for a group leader. Your #studentswill become greater team builders in the future.

11. Ensure that students ask each other for help and advice. They shouldn’t get used to solving problems solely on their own. It won’t make them great leaders.

12. Ensure their projects don't imply overworking. Help them make new collaborations if the project is too complex and time-consuming.

13. Discuss “senior” academic stuff (grants, budgets, tenure, etc). Help students understand how academia works. Encourage asking questions and have a group-wide discussion!

14. Diversify their skills and knowledge by giving access to experimental facilities and connecting them with experts.

15. Force them to prioritize lab safety over anything else.

16. Emphasize the importance of programming languages for data processing and analysis (Python, Julia, Matlab). It can significantly broaden their career opportunities.

17. Finally, don’t make them feel uncomfortable about having their personal lives. Let them manage their time! When to come and leave the lab, when to take vacation and how long it should be. Trust their judgement!

There are many more points. But even if you follow these points, it will make a big difference for your students.

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PhD graduates can become great leaders in various industry.

And advisors can become a catalyst of their big adventures.

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#AcademicTwitter #phdvoice #AcademicChatter

[Go Himachal @GoHimachal_]

This is Mahadev Temple in Himachal

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Success, and sometimes survival, comes from not making your next move an obvious one…😊 #MondayMotivaton https://t.co/eezOQvMJVS

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

Students and postdocs!

Many of you will face rejections, failures, and disappointment in the future.

All is because you do not want to actively learn from older colleagues and experienced professionals.

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My observation:

- Students rarely seek general advice and mentorship from experienced colleagues (both undergrads and).

- Students do discuss their challenges, thoughts and questions BUT mostly with fellow students who are equally inexperienced.

- Most students start thinking about what lies ahead ONLY at the end of their PhD, effectively skipping tons of mentorship they could have received in 3-4 years.

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I see many students aspiring to pursue academia without exploring what lies ahead. But few of them want to explore what lies ahead.

And even fewer want to know HOW to achieve success and which pathways can give best chances.

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I've encountered so many cases when students had bizarre or simply wrong understanding of how to become successful (especially in science)!

Instead of learning tons of useful tips and opinions from faculties, advisors and senior staff around them, students and postdocs rely on small fragments of "information" they get from poor sources.

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Yes, some advisors don’t mentor. BUT in fact most students don’t even look for mentors and don’t want to strategize their future.

Seek mentors, put energy into it - they are around you! Find people who have real experience for your career path. Ask them questions. Your future is at stake!

There are two ways to learn - from others or from your mistakes.

I suggest the first option.

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicTwitter #phdchat

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

Yes, I am tired of repeating it as well. So many people assign a small bump in the XPS to "oxygen vacancies"!

Vacancies cannot show transitions for core electrons.

One can try using the TM 1s and 2p (or higher) transitions and look for the uncoordinated TM signatures. But unambiguously providing that it's due to O vacancy is next to impossible.

Stop. Overinterpreting. XPS.