Virginia Collier

Materials PhD candidate👩‍🔬| NDSEG Research Fellow 🔬

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@marylyndphan @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter I use You Need A Budget to, well, budget and track my money. If you know what you have to work with, you can make more informed decisions! And the first year is free for students! https://t.co/7s8fl9nj1b

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@Hope_Sparks_PhD @AcademicChatter Yes, estimated taxes is something that no one thought to warn me about!

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@AcademicChatter community, anyone willing to talk grad fellowship taxes? I'm writing a blog post about what I wish I knew before tax season and would love contributions from NSF, NASA, etc. fellows (Already got NDSEG covered)

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

Further proof that crullers are the best donut shape🍩

(Rough translation of tweet: The supermassive black hole at the heart of galaxy M87 more closely resembles a cruller than a donut)

[Astropierre @astropierre]

Breaking news (g)astronomique : le trou noir supermassif au cœur de la galaxie M87 ressemble plus à un cruller qu'à un donut 😁

Bon appétit.

https://t.co/em4dUYb1ov

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@astro_bhav Imagine my *immense* dismay at discovering certain journals only accept Word docs for article submissions

[Janet @Janet12358W]

Fun Fact: Refusing to wear a mask during a global pandemic is -433,698 points.

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

Even assuming a 40 hr work week (lol), many grad students don’t make minimum wage.

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@lkcalloway Dill pickle hummus!

[Mikaela Stiver, PhD @MikaelaStiver]

Actual footage of me trying to gain traction on thesis writing this week 🐍
#PhDlife #AcademicChatter

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@astro_bhav @theresejones0 @livingoffmars @sedsusa Yep! I can help with both of those

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@jonathan_dawit @AcademicChatter I can answer questions about working on composites at UC Santa Barbara!

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@bhavswaminathan @AcademicChatter It’s a “good” barrier to entry, which is why it has no place in admissions. Same with the SAT.

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

“You can run a few quick cases, right?”

“Could you make this small tweak to the model?”

The definitions of words like “quick” and “small” seem to vary greatly between experimentalists and computationalists 🙃🙃🙃

[Seth Rosen @sethrosen]

Them: Can you just quickly pull this data for me?

Me: Sure, let me just:

SELECT * FROM some_ideal_clean_and_pristine.table_that_you_think_exists

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

In the throes of writing a paper and suddenly I feel the urge to check how many times I used these phrases 😂

[LadyGiada @PizzoniGiada]

Absolutely hilarious
'What academics say vs What they mean'
I would say n.2.....:) #twitterstorians #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@thoughtsofaphd Would you post the pages/link? I’m almost out of pages on my physical notebook and have been searching for a digital + stylus format so I can link files, notes, etc.

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@Dhruvishahh @AcademicChatter I’d rather have just the title of my talk and affiliation announced. Then the speaker can embellish if desired and at the very least, give proper title and pronunciation.

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@AcademicExperi1 @AcademicChatter Worked in industry for 2 yrs before starting the PhD. Used it as a way to transition from ChemE to Materials and to build stronger problem solving skills for a future R&D career.

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

Stock up on bread and milk, it's snowing in Atlanta! #Snowmageddon2015

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

Congrats to @SpaceX for a successful DSCOVR launch. Looking forward to that first stage recovery one day!

[Virginia Collier @cainigriv]

@lordvoldemot I'm an engineering student. It's hard, but then again so is anything worth something :)