2/15 Concepts in Nano: Forces, Energies, van der Waals, London Dispersion, why study Nano? UCSD

My wife interviews me about startups, business, & how STEM students can be entrepreneurial (excerpt)

Basics of forces and interaction energies between atoms, molecules, and nanoparticles (1 of 2)

Diet and exercise for grad students, postdocs, & early career researchers--fitness for nerds ;)

Changing your PI / advisor: How you know you may have to do it and how to find a new one

How all engineering fields relate to "nano" (2 of 2)

Nanoengineering: At the Center of It All (1 of 2)

Why I wrote the book Introduction to Nanoengineering and how to use it - my attempt at narration

The formerly DAUNTING challenge of writing a book: From paralysis to progress

My first book was published! Initial thoughts and announcement

Chemistry vs. chemical engineering, art in STEM, & most embarrassing interview moments: PodCAT xover

Finding a postdoc advisor, pushing your research boundaries, & other topics on PodCAT!

The story behind my career move from San Diego to Rochester

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How to use ChatGPT and LLMs in college and academia

Startups, patents, small businesses, personal finances, and risk tolerance

Learning & studying strategies in college: top-down, active, context, team-based, time management

Networking for introverts: overcoming anxiety & impostor syndrome, what to say, & why it's important

How to get an internship, what it is, and how to succeed at it

What is research and how to get a position as an undergraduate

What is an R1 university? Mission, revenue sources, personnel. Tools for transfer students (1/10)

14/15 Concepts in Nano: Nanoscale characterization, spectroscopy, microscopy, SEM, TEM, NMR, XPS

13/15 Concepts in Nano: Bottom-up self-assembly, synthesis, & applications in cancer nanotechnology

12/15 Concepts in Nano: Photolithography, e-beam, printing, molding, thin-film deposition

11/15 Concepts in Nano: Applications in energy technologies, including catalysis and batteries