Reflections

Service Artifact Reflection

My service artifact is my photo of one of my lunches in the “Lunch With a Grad Student” program. I have participated in this program for several times and I find it very valuable because I get to interact with undergrads who are considering going on to graduate school. I... Read more...

Feedback Request

Dear feedback provider, Thanks so much for helping me by providing feedback on my work here. It’s definitely a work in progress! I’m looking mostly for feedback about the content of the site, but I’d be happy to hear what you think of the design and layout as well. They... Read more...

Research Artifact Reflection

Test of sidenotes: this is it. Although there’s a lot of “science” to be done by going around and “finding” problems, it often ends up being a bit like Don Quixote—we imagine demons where demons are not, and ignore the elephants stepping on our toes. So when we pondered what... Read more...

Lifelong Learning Reflection

Let me introduce you to my motorcycle. There are a few different ways to describe the beast. Pessimistically, it could be called a money pit and a bucket of bolts; optimistically, it could be called a learning experience and the most fun you can have on the road. I bought... Read more...

Teaching Artifact Reflection

This is a poster that I made for the 2011 annual review of my research grant. This review was significant because it was at the end of the original 4-year span of the grant. Afterward, our grant was extended another 4 years. The external review board had commented the previous... Read more...

General Professional Reflection

I have to start at the end to start at the beginning. It’s hard to know what the beginning was if you don’t know where you’ve ended up. In a book, that’s fine because a gracious author will wrap things up for you by the time you get to the... Read more...