Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social)

Senior Beamline Scientist.
Scatters X-rays at small angles #pewpew
Likes MOFs and porous materials

(he/him/his)

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

*purrs menacingly*

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

Yes, you may worship me.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@claireroberts01 The microchip flap freaked them all out for a while, as it clicks when they approach.
The learning curve was worth not waking up to inquisitive neighbouring cats in my kitchen though.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

Yes, it's wet out there Flynn. But you know how the cat flap works so
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@claireroberts01 Nori took forever to learn how to use a cat flap, because we didn't have one until she was about 5. She had door staff before that.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

So, I didn't know I needed judging quite this hard on a Wednesday morning, but, here we are...

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@MrsP_A 🤩
Okapis and X-rays. Perfect!

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

Happy Mlemsday everybody.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@ElizabethKamel @Pingosaurus Bad Yorkshire pudding is absolutely foul. Good Yorkshire pudding is food of the gods.
It's just another way the British like to judge each other's worth.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

Good morning, baby cat!

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

The BBC have run a sneering attack piece insulting both myself and Elon Musk...

A Restore Britain Government will defund the BBC, day one.

Let's see who's laughing then.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@Pingosaurus Butter wouldn't melt.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@owenclark3 Fair point, but what is going on with her tail?

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

Just.... what even is this?

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@Rundmaus Having said that, there are still some highlights. The light in this image is almost entirely radiated from a tiny furnace sitting at 1200°C on my beamline.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

I'm pretty sure it's broken.
What do?

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

Just.... what even is this?

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@Rundmaus I feel fortunate that I've been able to hang around synchrotrons for the past 15 years or so. Funding is getting tight now though so it's definitely less fun than it was in the early days. 😁

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

With what, now?

[Jessica ❤️ @Eman_8282]

What do you do with leftover bacon

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@Rundmaus My PhD was largely XAS, at ESRF, Soleil, and some remote work at SPring-8, as well as Diamond.
I pivoted to small angle scattering because I needed a job!

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@Rundmaus I have one too.

[Dr Andy Smith (@evilokapi.bsky.social) @evilokapi]

@GzoidM