Stephanie C

UC Berkeley PhD student in civil engineering, Case Western chemistry alum, studying hydrogen and renewable energy technology systems

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Dear @FedEx this is the states of reviews for one of your distribution centers. I am not one to publicly blast companies but now I have 2 packages in a row with completely failed delivery attempts that I was in fact home/available for. I just want my packages.

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

It seems that the late summer/early fall sickness has finally caught up to me so today has been s stay home and rest day.
I prepped dough for sourdough english muffins, made applesauce, and am taking suggestions for the next sick day baking item!

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Sometimes I forget to check the chemistry papers for interesting updates in hydrogen technology now that I’m in the LCA world, but there are cool things happening in material development!

[MOF Papers @MOF_papers]

CoMo Metal–Organic Framework Derivatives Grown on Ni Foam for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution toward Seawater Splitting https://t.co/G7AmVuOK08

[Seaver Wang @wang_seaver]

Well, this is a big deal.

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Woke up to the fire trucks this morning and was saddened to learn that there was a full blown fire at East Bay Booksellers. I’ve only been in the neighborhood for a few months but it singlehandedly rekindled my love of reading this year.

[Oakland Fire Department (CA) @OaklandFireCA]

Crews on scene of a 3 Alarm fire in the 5400 block of College Ave. Fire started at 525am inside a bookstore. OFD still has approx 60 firefighters on scene. Currently only one exposure building needed to be evacuated, with 5 tenants temporarily displaced. No injuries reported.

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Completed the @theSFmarathon city half and beat my expected time by a whopping 20 minutes so I am feeling quite good about myself today. While i recover on my couch with lots of snacks.

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Less than 24 hours until @theSFmarathon (1/2 anyway)!! Excited to check this activity off the grad-student-outside-lab activity list!

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Why is it every time I need to write a for loop in python I panic and have to google it? Every time.
Mind you this event only happens about twice a year. One of hazards of a field where coding is a helpful but minor component of work

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

@KCarsch @UTChemistry Congrats Kurtis!!

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

I’ve been dreading the outcome of this case and its potential consequences since I heard it was in front of the court. Turns out those concerns were valid.

[Jesse D. Jenkins @JesseJenkins]

The Supreme Court just blew up four decades of precedent today, in a decision that will make it harder for executive agencies to protect the environment, public health, worker safety and more.
https://t.co/Nlxy5o56Bw
This will create utter chaos in the courts, as no one knows what the rules are now. There are more than 100 federal court decisions based on the 1984 Chevron v NRDC precedent SCOTUS just overturned. It's the most cited case in the whole field of administrative law.

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

@amandastern This sums it up perfectly.

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Sadly I’m not surprised. This is what I was expecting when I settled in with a glass of wine.

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Apparently I’m the only person I know who watched the full debate tonight. Everyone who bailed was right though. I watched this for entertainment, not education about policy. This was a disaster with 2 candidates just going at each other on personal attacks.

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Since I have concerts this weekend, and auditions for another ensemble next week, I am trying to do vocal exercises to get my voice back.

In other news, I would like to apologize to my neighbors who didn’t know they were getting a screechy bird next door

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

For the last 2 years I’ve been getting back into music after a hiatus to prioritize grad school. Mostly I’ve been singing in some local choruses. Well my voice has not been cooperating since allergies hit me a few weeks ago 1/2

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

I’ve been dogsitting for a friend for 10 days now. Trying to work from home with a little creature who wants constant attention has been far more difficult than I expected. Thank god he’s adorable.
Parents who work from home: I don’t know how you do it but I commend you!

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

I spent my whole morning trying to trace my way through someone else spreadsheet to answer a question I had. I did get that question answered, and now I’m even more confused but with a better understanding of why.

Tldr: I recreated a 5 year phd experience in one morning

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

@sustainablepeng @hanna_breunig @LongLabCal So excited to have this work published! It was a great way to pivot from chemistry to systems analysis

[Stephanie C @steph_c113]

Can someone please explain to me why my excel lookup function does something different every time I open the model?? I’m not great at coding but python doesn’t hurt me like this.