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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · 1d

Exciting news: I have been elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society!

I am so thrilled, and my citation makes me extremely happy: "For sustained, significant, and impactful research on and service towards promoting gender equity in physics."

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · 8d

Every damn demo failed. Even using my Fun Fly Stick to create charge failed.

I let class out 15 minutes early because what was the point in watching NOTHING HAPPEN.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · 8d

Climate change for the...fail. Big old fail.

This is the week that I start teaching static electricity. Early October. Works great since the humidity is low and static demos work well.

Today will get into the high 80s and the current humidity is about 85%.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · 22d

Mood:

a close up of a fluffy dog with a beard and a very angry look on its face .

Alt: a close up of a fluffy fantasy creature opening its mouth wide and screaming, while stomping its feet

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · 29d

We got a message from the cats this morning, but I’m not sure what it means.

A litter box with three long, parallel, poops slightly off shifted from each other.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Excuse me, can you help me find my class?”

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hey women in physics!

I am co-authoring a forthcoming book focused on helping women thrive in physics, and we are looking for success stories!

We are collecting short quotes and stories from women in physics who have successfully navigated challenges they faced due to being a woman in physics.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 20

This has been one of the worst days in years. All I want now is to spend 12 hours in one place with a good bed and no problematic texts or calls or emails. Just 12 hours, please.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 14

Sounds good to me!

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 14

I have submitted my grades and my gen ed assessments.

I am now weeping with relief. It was a more stressful semester than ever, and I had to take several mental health days.

But I survived. And my students did very well.

Now to prepare for three trips in one week. <sigh>

But done!

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 9

The Gen Z generation is so much more open about things that my generation would never consider or talk about. It gives me hope.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 9

The guy said “It just is!“ She kept asking why, and he didn’t have a good answer. Finally, he said “It isn’t fair because I can’t hit you back.“

It was fascinating that he had absorbed the message that boys don’t hit girls, but he also recognized the unfairness of it when she tagged him.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 9

I witnessed an unusual encounter as I was walking home the other day. A male-female couple were holding hands and chatting. The guy said something, and the young woman whacked him on the shoulder. He said a fake “ow!” and then said “That’s not fair!” She responded with “Why isn’t it fair?”

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 6

Dragon Magic was really good too. That was @kellydmcc.bsky.social ‘s favorite. I was thinking of rereading the Beast Master books next!

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 5

Last night I finished the last of Andre Norton’s Magic series. I especially enjoyed Octagon Magic and Fur Magic. I gave up on Lavender Green Magic since I thought the main character too stupid about life. A kid probably wouldn’t have that problem.

They were a great gentle read for these times.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 5

...That shows your true character and for that I say thank you, because everyone believes professors are these perfect humans with no flaws of what
they teach."

💖💖💖

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 5

From a student: "Laura, I felt you greatly helped show me that it isn’t scary to be wrong, as sometimes during lecture you would even get things wrong, and you would fix them and explain why you went wrong...

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 4

Feets!

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 4

I had a delightful day at a local conference, seeing one of my undergrad professors and my doctoral supervisor. Good to see them continuing to keep physics education moving forward!

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 3

The Prince’s Bride

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 2

Tonight’s dinner finds me pairing a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with a bowl of Lucky Charms in whole milk.

Living the dream, here.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · May 2

Uff da. Didn’t need tonight’s added stress on top of the existing piles. But I got my poster finished and can print it tomorrow, so there’s one thing taken care of.

I’m not sure why I agreed to go to a local conference and present. Momentary lapse of judgment, clearly.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · Apr 30

One of my students explaining why they weren’t in class last week.

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Laura McCullough @lauramccphd.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is a delightful analogy for a crappy feeling:

"I have been unable to sleep or breath for the last week from an unknown sickness. I felt microwaved: cold in the middle and hot/sweaty everywhere else."

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