Ke’La

chemistry phd candidate building mass specs & studying aerosols @ UC San Diego. HBCU (XULA) alum. NSFGRF fellow ~

[Ke’La @kelakimble]

So glad I logged into this Twitter today to catch the #BlackInChemRollCall !!
I’m Ke’La (: a 5th yr PhD candidate at UC San Diego.
I work on custom built mass specs to study the composition of sea spray aerosols. #BlackInChemWeek2023

[oso-tee.bsky.social | Oluwatobi (Tobi) Oso☄️ @OSO_Tee]

My PI: So, do you have a plan?

Me: I have concepts of a plan

My PI:

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

Celebration for one more Prather group PhD....Dr. Alexia Moore (front) and next up PhD @kelakimble @UCSanDiego @Scripps_Ocean @CAICECCI

[Dr. Daughter, first of my name @CagneyElayna]

Non POC mentors..

When giving advice to your POC trainees… ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND..

We cannot navigate in the world the same way you do…

That’s not a negative towards you.. it’s a fact.. and should always be kept in mind when mentoring us.

[Charlotte L @CharlotteLauf]

3 more posters that I really enjoyed: (not my field, pls correct me if something's wrong)
1) Ke’La Kimble showing environmental influences on sea spray aerosols (SSA) in large scale lab experiments: Higher wind/lower temperature lead to higher particle# @kelakimble @Scripps_Ocean

[Simms Lab of Functional Biomaterials @SimmsLab]

And just like that, my first semester as an assistant professor is complete! 😌 Here’s what we’ve been up to—

[Black Therapist 💕 @NicoleLewisLCSW]

“People who are not treating you well, will not treat you better if you work harder.”

[Vanessa @vanessainstem]

What happens when, during the course of doing a PhD, your best just clearly isn’t good enough?

[Lauren Stopfer, PhD @lstops]

when your partner does not understand your life as a mass spectrometrist

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

Excellent event @UCSanDiego where my graduate student @kelakimble gave a wonderful presentation as the "Minister for the Atmosphere"....Feeling so proud!!

Our Future Climate With Author Kim Stanley Robinson https://t.co/kq7B9DF3Pd via @YouTube

[Ke’La @kelakimble]

Spilled a little water on my macbook keyboard yesterday and I think that was its 13th reason 🫠…

[Ke’La @kelakimble]

@kprather88 @UCSanDiego Thank you for the nomination and wonderful mentoring ☺️

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

Telling it like it is...a leader for our future @kelakimble @UCSanDiego

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

So proud of my amazing grad student @kelakimble getting ready to deliver @UCSanDiego as Minister for the Air discussing Kim Stanley Robinson's book Ministry for the Future!!

[Ke’La @kelakimble]

It’s a blessing to know people are speaking highly of you in rooms you’ve never stepped foot in.

[Ke’La @kelakimble]

Congrats again Kim on receiving the Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest! Your contributions have sparked science that will save the world! @kprather88

[Dr. Monica Cox @DrMonicaCox]

I mentioned Nic Watkins on my timeline a couple of weeks ago. Here's a bio from Northwestern about him. https://t.co/UtEskujPJx

[The Airborne Institute @airborne_ucsd]

With the goal of benefiting global human health, Vitalik Buterin directs gift to research on aerosols, establishing the UC San Diego Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate. @UCSanDiego

https://t.co/TWdjV3bZYx