Week 18

After a number of slightly hectic weeks, I will try to summarize my last month, briefly.

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Summary

Project asterism: I got frequencies from the targets using PBjam and cookiejam. I have written and I have been putting it into the model, but I have been having some trouble getting it to work. This is a priority for next week.

PLATO: I have worked a lot on improving the code for the PSM side, not much for the PDC. One module works, but I need to apply my finding to the remainder. This is a priority for next week.

pitchfork: Submitted.

gmork: Resubmitted.

cookiejam: I developed the code and the code just works nicely on BlueBear.

parkour: Accepted and on arXiv.

Percy: Accepted and on arXiv.

beyblade: We have had a couple of meetings and I promised to look into how quickly we can produce our models. This is a priority for next week.

pastafork: I attended a two-day workshop and did a lot of nice modelling work.

estrella: I modelled a handfull of nice stars for collaborators.

BASTA: I started a bigger rework of BASTA (mostly outside of work/ as a weekend project). It is almost done. It will lead to a poster from a collaborator to TASC and to a project I can be a bit more proud of. It was nice and fun to do - I have learned a lot about Python 3.9-3.12, dataclasses, type hinting, mypy and ruff.

Teaching:

• We held oral exams, marked their final reports, and had meetings moderating the mark.
• I will not teach in the upcoming semester.

Postdoc rep:

• I planned and arranged another Physics Postdoc Jamboree. It had about 40 attendees. I was a better chair this time: I had an introduction slide, I prepped the speakers before-hand, I had some questions planned prior to the event and we finished beautifly on time.
• I will not do another before, say, October at the earliest – I have other stuff to do.

admin:

• I started visa extension application.

Other:

• I helped a student with some stellar properties for a target.
• I have helped others with job applications, abstract writings and paper writing over multiple sessions.
• It was Easter.

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Key things

• This month has been uncharacteristically hectic. I let go of all of my most useful planning practices (useful daily and weekly notes, this blog) because I felt busy and overwhelmed. It worked out, but I do not think that was the smartest choice and it goes to show that habits require energy to keep up.
• This is not the full list, but these are the things I kinda remember doing.

Challenges for next week

• Do fun work
• Write more

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