Perks of being a EU-projects consultant: getting to experience the local culture while attending consortium meetings

Changing from academia to industry is often referred as transitioning. But how does this transition look like? From a physics point of view, I'd say it' a second order phase transition. 🧪👩🏻‍🔬 ⚛️ 🧵#AcademicSky

That’s the famous Kitaev chain.
Start with electrons → rewrite as Majoranas → recombine → and boom: unpaired Majorana modes at the ends.

Here’s a visual I made to show it 👇

Today we had the online graduation ceremony, closing this year with @scicommtrento.bsky.social.
It was bittersweet to see my classmates one last time all together after this very intense year.
Congratulations everyone, let’s keep telling science stories #SciComm

Here is my cat to remind myself and everyone that resting is fundamental (and being this cute also helps) #catsofbluesky

#WomenOfQuantum is back! I took a long break from this series due to life circumstances and having chosen to feature none other than the only women to have won the Abel Prize for her contributions to mathematics: Karen Uhlenbeck 🧪👩🏻‍🔬⚛️🧵
clioagrapidis.com/2025/04/23/w...

Besides his portrait being displayed next to us at our wedding ceremony, my husband and I walked under a city gate with a Dedicato a Dante banner just after getting married.

At the time, it felt like a fun coincidence. Looking back, it was oddly fitting for the journey I’d be on. 2/8

🧵 Back with my #WomenOfQuantum series for #IYQ2025 Today, let’s talk about Hertha Sponer—an incredible pioneer who bridged physics and #chemistry through her work on molecular spectroscopy. 🔬🧪👩🏻‍🔬⚛️ clioagrapidis.com/2025/03/21/w...

As part of my #WomenOfQuantum series for the #IYQ25, I’ve been exploring the lives of incredible women who’ve made contributions to quantum and nuclear physics. This week, I’m focusing on Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, a true pioneer in nuclear physics! clioagrapidis.com/2025/03/07/w... 🧪👩🏻‍🔬⚛️

This week was tough, but still, here is my delayed post for my #WomenOfQuantum series in honor of #IYQ25. Today, we honor the Queen of Carbon, Mildred Dresselhaus. 🌟 👩🏻‍🔬⚛️🧪 clioagrapidis.com/2025/03/02/w...

This felt like too much for LinkedIn, but feels just right over here. A reminder that marketing claims and reality are different 🧪⚛️

Today for Women of Quantum I write about Dr. Deborah S. Jin and the first ever observed fermionic condensate 🧪⚛️👩🏻‍🔬https://clioagrapidis.com/2025/02/18/women-of-quantum-deborah-s-jin/

Everyone at home has a cold, toddler is recovering, no mountain trip this week and a forced rest day today. At least there’s been progress in the toddler-cat relationship

Today in the #WomenOfQuantum series: the First Lady of Physics herself—Chien-Shiung Wu.
If you're a physicist, you probably know her. f you aren't, take the opportunity to get to know her and her science-changing experiment on parity breaking.
Read more here: clioagrapidis.com/2025/02/12/w... 🧪👩🏻‍🔬⚛️

Today on the blog: High-Tc superconductivity: why it changed everything and why, 40 years later, we still don't know how it works. A story of ceramics, liquid nitrogen temperatures, applications and enduring mysteries.
Read more here: clioagrapidis.com/2025/02/07/s... 🧪⚛️👩🏻‍🔬 #SciComm

Today in Paris marks the inauguration of the #IYQ2025! To celebrate, I’m launching Women of Quantum—a series highlighting the women who have shaped and continue to shape this field. Who better to start with than Grete Hermann? More about her on the blog! 👩🏻‍🔬🧪⚛️ clioagrapidis.com/2025/02/04/w...

This week feels like a mix of a lot and not much at the same time. I’ve been juggling different things, but it’s been challenging to focus deeply on any one project. So, for a little reset, I took my son to my favorite place wherever I live: the central library. Can recommend. 👩🏻‍🔬 #reset #BookSky

Got a great Christmas present this year, but Henry is not as excited about it. Looking forward to dive into this book on maps and mathematics by my talented friend Paulina Rowinska