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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only

@kcortiz.bsky.social

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Gardening, Gundams, and Games. Big Critical Role Fan & Kinda Funny Fan, Process Chemist. PhD Chem Auburn '24 | BS Chem TAMU '16 | Dog/Cat Dad | He/Him | Big Wife Guy

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 1h

Starting my music tattoo project on my left leg! Will be filling in the hexagons with my favorite songs from various pieces of media designed by various tattoo artist! Super excited.

Shout out to Clair Obscur Expedition 33!

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 1d

Worst part is it's not even the entire company from what I've seen. It's just this one individual at this pointed purple company. The majority of people are actually fair and friendly.

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 1d

It's definitely unfortunate. I know things are getting better in general for this stuff but yeah..... I could at least tolerate it if there was something constructive that came from it....

Let's start our own company 😂

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 1d

Which is also wild cuz it's Rice!?!

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 2d

I also will never be ashamed of the school I went to. I was at a program with a PI that was right for me. He was an incredible mentor and I was incredibly successful under his mentorship.

I'll keep learning and growing, but I will never regret my decision to do my PhD at Auburn.

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 2d

(for the record this isn't my current boss that guy is great)

The elitist quiet part is normally kept quiet so it was refreshing to hear the honest truth out loud.

I should be more angry but I'm just disappointed in that person. Not even disappointed in myself.

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 2d

Hiring manager: there were a lot of applicants from top tier schools

Me: ok I can't change my school, so what can I actively work on to improve?

Hiring manager: 🤷‍♂️

What an incredible interaction to be frank. Especially as I've continuously succeeded in my current role inside & out of the lab.

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 18d

Ty 🥹

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 18d

As a former kid I gotta say... That's hella impressive

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 18d

Sorry y'all. I went 9/10 as goalie last night so I probably blocked the rapture too. My b.

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 24d

Yeah.... But eh

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 24d

Keep on keeping on and all that 🫡

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 24d

We out here tho

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 24d

S'all goooddd

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 24d

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · 24d

Still can't believe I got multiple interviews deep in the process for a position only to then be told "you're a fantastic candidate but we can't move on due to concerns over rapidly changing immigration policies".

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · Aug 13

You know this would make good money if posted to the right kinda site.

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · Jul 29

Me turning 32 tomorrow

Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · Jul 29

32-Year-Old Clair Obscur Fan Can’t Wait to Get Gommaged

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A millennial fan of the hit RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is eagerly anticipating the upcoming date when she will dissolve into…

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · Jul 29

MFW James Gunn's Superman refreshes me and my endless pursuit of hopefulness and positivity 🥹

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · Jul 28

Random KC Lore: At 17 I was the Class Leader/Officer for warlocks in one of the top guilds in the US in World of Warcraft.

I scheduled/ran interviews with recruits for our 4x weekly 4 hr raids involving member meetings and raid performance tests. They were legit job interviews.

Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · Jul 11

For sure! I talk all about that stuff!!

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · Jul 8

Meet The Speaker: Prof. Abby Doyle @uclachem will be our first speaker at the next @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium on July 16 at 12 noon (ET) #ChemSky
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
More info: organicdivision.org/doc-virtual-sy…

Meet the Speaker: Prof. Abby Doyle UCLA Talk title: Nickel and Photocatalysis
BS: Harvard (White); Pre-Doc: Stanford (Du Bois); PhD: Harvard (Jacobsen);
Prof. Doyle received her BS from Harvard studying iron catalysis with Prof. Christina White where she was awarded a SURF Fellowship. Abby moved to the West Coast for a year of pre-graduate studies at Stanford with Prof. Du Bois before returning to Harvard for her PhD. with Prof. Jacobsen. In 2008, Prof. Doyle started her independent career at Princeton where she received tenure (2013) before moving to UCLA in 2021 where she serves as the Saul Winstein Chair in Organic Chemistry. The Doyle lab studies Ni-catalysis, fluorination and photochemistry and has become a leader in Machine Learning and Data Science. Abby has earned numerous awards including the ACS EJ Corey Award (2022), ACS Cope Scholar (2013) and was named an ACS Fellow in 2020. Website: doyle.chem.ucla.edu

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · Jul 8

I get a version of "you didn't finish this non-chemistry English or math class in your PhD so you don't get your PhD" like once a week

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Dr. KC Ortiz, The One & Only @kcortiz.bsky.social · Jul 8

Microsoft: Cuts thousands of jobs to free up budget for undesired AI

Meanwhile the twisted monstrous chimera of OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams: