Stephen Sekula steve@hub.polari.us
Dallas, TX, USA
Husband; Associate Professor of Physics; I teach at SMU in Dallas, TX; I study the Higgs Particle with the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN; writer and blogger; drummer; programmer; teacher; scientist; traveler; runner; gardener; open-source aficionado.
2019-03-20T21:40:54Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From us_lhc on Twitter: What a group! #heptakesthehill https://twitter.com/us_lhc/status/1108347858644844544/photo/12019-03-20T12:41:54Z via NavierStokes To: Public
While the President’s budget is always a fantasy and this one is DOA, nonetheless federal agencies have to plan using this proposal until Congress actually passes a budget. Thus it is imperative the Congressional budget process proceeds effectively. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/19/trumps-budget-slashes-science-heres-what-would-be-lost/?noredirect=on2019-03-19T22:20:41Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From HEPfeickert on Twitter: Had a great first day of meetings with the offices of Congressional representatives in the House where I joined my colleagues in sharing the exciting work and great discoveries of the particle physics community. Looking forward to more great meetings! #HEPTakesTheHill https://twitter.com/HEPfeickert/status/1108117901742100480/photo/12019-03-19T12:01:08Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From LaurenEHostert on Twitter: My team is hiring summer field technicians! Please share with people that might be interested in #StreamEcology #fieldwork https://twitter.com/INHSillinois/status/11066048015116206092019-03-15T22:30:50Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From allymcleangames on Twitter: Important Working Lunch instructional slide RE introducing yourself https://twitter.com/allymcleangames/status/1027445459353096192/photo/12019-03-14T22:30:54Z via NavierStokes To: Public
There is real joy in multiplying the Sun's surface temperature, raised to the 4th power, by the Stefan-Boltzmann constant; or dividing the power output of the sun by its surface area; then seeing for yourself those numbers are nearly identical. Thank-you, nature. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1106319892469436422/photo/12019-03-14T22:10:59Z via NavierStokes To: Public
I am very happy when I get to spend time talking with students about physics. Thanks to the graduate and undergraduate students who made that possible today. Your curiosity keeps me on my mental toes, constantly thinking about the universe from a different perspective. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1106316220352159744/photo/12019-03-14T22:10:54Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From PhysicsCakes on Twitter: Happy #PiDay one and all! Here is a pie chart pie we made to visualize the composition of the universe (and also represents the proportions of our friends that prefer dark, milk, and white chocolate) #PiDay2019 https://twitter.com/PhysicsCakes/status/1106236126493327361/photo/12019-03-14T14:10:57Z via NavierStokes To: Public
It's Pi Day, and I'm working on a #Jupyter/RISE upgrade of my "Pi Monte Carlo" lecture. I'll be guest lecturing on this subject next Tuesday in Prof. Scalise's "Theoretical Methods" course... with a new, shiny, interactive slide deck! Old code: https://github.com/stephensekula/smu-honors-physics/tree/master/pi_monte_carlo https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1106194016759013377/photo/1
Happy π day! 🤓
2019-03-13T20:40:59Z via NavierStokes To: Public
Hmm. An application of Bayes' Theorem here is wise. The probability of being high-achieving and having these routines is not at all guaranteed to be the same as the probability of having these routines and being high-achieving. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1105931178257862656/photo/12019-03-13T20:40:56Z via NavierStokes To: Public
It was raining this morning, along with scattered thunderstorms. At 11, the skies cleared and were a rich blue. I went for a lovely run around SMU before having lunch with a grad student. And got a bunch of work done today. This was a good day.2019-03-13T20:40:55Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From jenheemstra on Twitter: Grad students, you deserve a research advisor who: -cares about your health and well-being -is genuinely rooting for your success -fully supports you in whatever career path you choose Faculty, this is part of our job, and we owe it to our students to recognize that. #PhDchat
my wife and I often talk about how being a research advisor is a bit like being a parent2019-03-13T20:30:46Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From KyleCranmer on Twitter: Lol Bruno Olshausen https://twitter.com/KyleCranmer/status/1105924932930809857/photo/12019-03-12T11:52:47Z via NavierStokes To: Public
.@HEPFeickert: a timely article, given potential guidelines for submitting your thesis. “Faxing is old tech. So why is it also growing in popularity?” from @washingtonpost Also, we will need you to telegraph it in morse, figures included. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/faxing-is-old-tech-so-why-is-it-also-growing-in-popularity/2019/03/08/d01c638a-2f0b-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?noredirect=on2019-03-11T13:31:02Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From agbuckley on Twitter: Common Gotchas in HEP Thesis Writing https://zenodo.org/record/2589703 Now updated to v1.1, with a bunch of tweaks, fixes, and a few extras -- thanks for the feedback!2019-03-10T18:00:43Z via NavierStokes To: Public
Almost home. It's a good feeling.2019-03-08T17:40:49Z via NavierStokes To: Public
I cannot ever fully understand the challenges that women face; but I can celebrate how they have made everything better by increasing the boundaries of knowledge. We are a better species when all of us can be viewed with equality. #InternationalWomensDay http://landing.perimeterinstitute.ca/postergallery https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1104073205923397640/photo/12019-03-08T17:00:49Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From peteronyisi1 on Twitter: (Kicker: Dalitz Plot art. More quantum mechanics at work for you!) https://twitter.com/peteronyisi1/status/1103966816278335489/photo/12019-03-08T02:40:44Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From agbuckley on Twitter: For my students, I made a little guide to style and LaTeXnical pitfalls when writing a HEP PhD thesis. No reason not to share, so here you go: https://www.scribd.com/document/401311835/Common-Gotchas-in-HEP-Thesis-Writing Corrections and additions welcome!2019-03-07T13:21:12Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From RRGregory1 on Twitter: Google street view now lets you take a walk around the Large Hadron Collider http://time.com/5545922/google-street-view-large-hadron-collider/?xid=tcoshare