week in review: Jan 18

These were my research + writing goals for the week.

• Dossier due COB Friday, 1/22
• Last training
• Funding reconciliation
• Teaching statement
• Research statement
• Updated CV
• Luyang’s paper draft to Wei by Thursday, 1/21
• Finalize, submit AHTF paper
• Edit J-agg paper, submit draft to bioRxiv
• Bioengineering open house, Thursday 1/21 @ 1 pm 
• Send slides to Parag by Wed evening, 10 pm
• Reschedule call with InRedox for 1pm Wed, 1/27
• Do you have standard recipes for the plating solutions for Ni and Fe, or should we follow the literature? (Send paper we’re planning to follow)
• Any tips on handling the membranes? Concerned especially about removing the Au layer without damaging the rods. Should we use sandpaper or chemically etch?
• How to avoid oxidation of Fe nanorods + electrolytes
• Does the pH matter? Should we adjust it to a certain amount?
• Figure out how to spend OSCAR $$
• SA for NIH DNA NPs proposal
• Review IPF SA page drafted by Luis, meet on Thursday (met on Saturday)

Important other stuff

• Blackboard paint (bought by JK)
• Lapel mic
• Request a no-cost extension to NSF EAGER
• Ask Ying Sun about NSF REU supplement
• (if no) Hire Garrett as wage employee
• Migrate website
• Get bike fixed
• Bull Run Bicycles, 10458 Dumfries Rd, Manassas, VA 20110
• Review 4-VA abstract for POH, set up Zoom meeting poll, + ask about budget remaining
• Discuss a 4-VA “seminar schedule” – do we have a critical mass of speakers?
• Zach Pirtle
• Rich Kauzlarich
• Yi-Ching
• Post to FSP: 
• Work hard!
• Search more systematically for funding opportunities. Leave no stone unturned – search for 15 minutes every single day.
• Learn to keep impostor syndrome in check. This has been on my mind for way too long

Take-aways:

• The dossier took a lot longer than I expected/hoped, but I got it done late Sat night.
• For some reason, I have this reluctance to ask for the REU supplement or EAGER extension. I need to overcome that this week.
• There are a bunch of technical kinks I still need to work out for the lectures. How is my audio going to be connected to the video-taking device? Where is the camera going to go? Will it work if it's just my phone? I need to do some test runs, probably next weekend.
• I'm glad Ben suggested the blackboard paint.
• I need to get to bed earlier at night. Take the pill, read a book, go to bed. End of story.