In the latest issue of Nature a group of researchers published what they call “The Leiden Manifesto” for how to evaluate research using a mixture of bibliometric and qualitative data. They don’t say that bibliometric evaluation should be abolished completely, when used properly such data can reveal very interesting information […]
So, I’m officially a chemist… that’s a scary thought. Today the scientific council of our institute voted unanimously to award me the title doktor habilitowany, which is a sign of being an independent researcher. In Poland it is also a prerequisite for being allowed to supervise PhD students. But since […]
The second metro (subway if you wish) line in Warsaw has been under construction for the last five years now. It has been delayed over and over, but finally, in the beginning of March 2015 it opened. The opening itself was a bit strange. It was done with very little fanfare […]
Som de flesta som intresserar sig för sådan säkert redan sett så publicerade fysikdoktoranden Alexander R. Klotz en artikel in American Journal of Physics* där han beräknat hur lång tid det skulle ta att falla genom jorden. Det är ett klassiskt problem i grundutbildningen i fysik, och under antagandet att […]
Sunday was cold and windy, so we decided it’s a perfect day for visiting a museum. Despite living almost 7 years in Warsaw I had never been to the Museum of technology in the Palace of Culture and Science. Well, it a museum that itself belongs in a museum. Nothing seems […]
As part of a research project I took photos of small blocks of PDMS submerged in an organic solvent. I love how the blocks themselves are almost invisible but the shadows stand out so well.
Något av det bästa som hänt inom teknikutveckling de senaste åren är att hur höghastighetskameror integrerats i en mängd konsumentprylar. Tillsammans med ett gratis trackingprogram, som t.ex. Tracker, kan man göra massor of coola experiment som tidigare krävde professionell utrustning. Jag har använt Tracker på jobbet då och då, men det är […]
One of the coolest developments over the last few years is the integration of relatively good quality, high speed video recording in many consumer devices. Together with a free tracking program like Tracker one can do lots of really cool things that used to be possible only with professional equipment. […]
Over the last few years our institute has started sending out more professional press notes about recent research we have published. It has earned the institute some space in media. I am a little divided about these kind of press releases, since they tend to hype the research a bit […]
This post started out as a personal rant, but it also says something important about the state of science in Poland. Today the results of the latest application round for grants from the Polish National Science Centre (NCN) were announced. I have for some time that my application was not […]
