Sara Callori
@saradoesscience.bsky.social
Physics prof and "talkative scientist"; loves x-rays, bad jokes, pizza, nerdy tattoos. You'll know I'm from NJ bc I'll tell you. Jeopardy silver medalist. Wheel champ. she/her
Beat lecture slide of my career so far.
January 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Beat lecture slide of my career so far.
My kid asked for an algebra book. He doesn't know what these mean but was very excited to show me his "first graphs" this morning.
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My kid asked for an algebra book. He doesn't know what these mean but was very excited to show me his "first graphs" this morning.
My kid started writing his own math problems and he's really into E=mc^2 and Einstein for some reason. Wonder where he gets it.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My kid started writing his own math problems and he's really into E=mc^2 and Einstein for some reason. Wonder where he gets it.
New approach for academically dishonest students.
November 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
New approach for academically dishonest students.
A "Faculty Learning Community" is not actually a Learning Community if you don't spend a significant amount of time building the community in the first place. End rant.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A "Faculty Learning Community" is not actually a Learning Community if you don't spend a significant amount of time building the community in the first place. End rant.
Currently reviewing internal grants and, I'm not sure if this is in the instructions but if it is, faculty should be penalized in the rankings if they put their names in what is supposed to be an anonymous proposal.
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Currently reviewing internal grants and, I'm not sure if this is in the instructions but if it is, faculty should be penalized in the rankings if they put their names in what is supposed to be an anonymous proposal.
My department is hiring and looking for a physicist to join us! We are a lot of fun and have lots of candy and snacks so if that doesn't convince you to apply I don't know what will. (Also feel free to share this!)
careers.csusb.edu/en-us/job/55...
careers.csusb.edu/en-us/job/55...
Details - Department of Physics & Astronomy- Assistant Professor | CSUSB
careers.csusb.edu
October 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
My department is hiring and looking for a physicist to join us! We are a lot of fun and have lots of candy and snacks so if that doesn't convince you to apply I don't know what will. (Also feel free to share this!)
careers.csusb.edu/en-us/job/55...
careers.csusb.edu/en-us/job/55...
Won a trophy this weekend. My kid told me I shoukd be proud and take it into work to show everyone.
October 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Won a trophy this weekend. My kid told me I shoukd be proud and take it into work to show everyone.
Doing all the things, with ribbons to prove it, at the @calbridge.bsky.social Fall Conference.
October 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Doing all the things, with ribbons to prove it, at the @calbridge.bsky.social Fall Conference.
AI is terrible for trivia writing research.
September 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
AI is terrible for trivia writing research.
My latest Funsize Physics post on making Silly Putty and playing with polymers is up!
funsizephysics.com/polymers-at-...
funsizephysics.com/polymers-at-...
Polymers at Play: Make your own Silly Putty! - FunsizePhysics
There is some serious science behind Silly Putty! This classic toy gets its unique properties from materials you can find them around your house or at the grocery store. Click to learn how you can mak...
funsizephysics.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My latest Funsize Physics post on making Silly Putty and playing with polymers is up!
funsizephysics.com/polymers-at-...
funsizephysics.com/polymers-at-...
New art up on the office. Two year difference between the top and bottom.
August 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New art up on the office. Two year difference between the top and bottom.
Idea for the next big ESPN The Ocho sport: Full Contact Charades.
August 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Idea for the next big ESPN The Ocho sport: Full Contact Charades.
Found some light reading at an Air BNB.
July 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Found some light reading at an Air BNB.
Soccer camp is only a half day so someone is at work getting an optics lab tour complete with using a laser to burn Post-Its.
July 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Soccer camp is only a half day so someone is at work getting an optics lab tour complete with using a laser to burn Post-Its.
At the airport lounge and there's a guy at the bar working on slides about thin films and all I want to do it start talking to him about them.
July 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At the airport lounge and there's a guy at the bar working on slides about thin films and all I want to do it start talking to him about them.
Automatic email replies are runnning and Slack notifications are paused. Vacation time!
June 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Automatic email replies are runnning and Slack notifications are paused. Vacation time!
One of my awesome students and I just gave a joint talk at the Advanced Labs Physics Association meeting showing off his senior lab project building a low-cost spin coater. #AdvancedLab
June 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
One of my awesome students and I just gave a joint talk at the Advanced Labs Physics Association meeting showing off his senior lab project building a low-cost spin coater. #AdvancedLab
Do bands on a multi-band "emo" night coordinate their cover songs for minimal overlap? I mean I am totally up for multiple versions of Scotty Doesn't Know but I don't need multiples of many other songs.
June 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Do bands on a multi-band "emo" night coordinate their cover songs for minimal overlap? I mean I am totally up for multiple versions of Scotty Doesn't Know but I don't need multiples of many other songs.
My mother sent me a New Jersey care package. Luckily the laundry and tan notes are much more pronounced than the gym ones.
May 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My mother sent me a New Jersey care package. Luckily the laundry and tan notes are much more pronounced than the gym ones.
I'm at a wedding for one of my students and I think this might be the first time the phrase "internal reference frame" has been used in a wedding vow.
May 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I'm at a wedding for one of my students and I think this might be the first time the phrase "internal reference frame" has been used in a wedding vow.
Its finals weel and I went into an unused lab room to watch trash TV while I grade and students just started coming in and sitting down and studying and asking me things. Next time I silently grade in a dark room.
May 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Its finals weel and I went into an unused lab room to watch trash TV while I grade and students just started coming in and sitting down and studying and asking me things. Next time I silently grade in a dark room.
This government is going to ensure that the NSF follows its mission to "to foster scientific progress, improve national health and prosperity, and safeguard our nation’s security" by...checks notes...ending programs that help ALL AMERICANS participate in STEM. 😠🤮
www.nsf.gov/edu/updates/...
www.nsf.gov/edu/updates/...
Sunsetting of the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM
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May 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This government is going to ensure that the NSF follows its mission to "to foster scientific progress, improve national health and prosperity, and safeguard our nation’s security" by...checks notes...ending programs that help ALL AMERICANS participate in STEM. 😠🤮
www.nsf.gov/edu/updates/...
www.nsf.gov/edu/updates/...