The Pipettepen

Exposing Graduate Students and Post-Docs to Science Writing
  • Home
  • SWAC
    • About Us
    • Executive Board
    • SWAC Writing Guidelines
    • SWAC Editing Guidelines
    • SWAC Dispute Resolution Policy
    • Science Writing Resources
    • Illustration Resources
    • Science Communication Training Opportunities
    • Mental Health Resources
  • SciComSeries 2023
  • Illustrations
  • Events
  • Academia
  • Submit Draft
  • WP Login

Author: Erika Van Goethem

Erika is a 5th year PhD candidate in the Papanikolas Lab. Her research focuses on studying vibrational motion and electron dynamics in nanomaterials with ultrafast lasers. In her spare time she volunteers with Science in the Stacks! and the Chapel Hill Ronald McDonald House.

Blog / Next in the SWAC Science Communication Series: Inspiring Storytelling

April 14, 2018 / Erika Van Goethem /

We are thrilled to welcome Robin Smith as our speaker for the Writing Workshop: Inspiring Storytelling as part of the SWAC Science Communication Certificate Series for 2018. Robin will speak on April 17th from 2:00 to 3:30…

Continue Reading
Science Communication Series

Blog / Next in the SWAC Science Communication Series: Worlds Collide with Science and Art with Amanda Graham

April 9, 2018 / Erika Van Goethem /

We are thrilled to welcome Amanda Graham as our speaker for the Worlds Collide with Science and Art Seminar as part of the SWAC Science Communication Certificate Series for 2018. Amanda will speak on April 11th from 2:00…

Continue Reading
Science Communication Series

Blog / Next in the SWAC Science Communication Series: Science and Editing with Dr. Lakshmi Goyal

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 / Erika Van Goethem /

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Lakshmi Goyal as our speaker for the Careers in Science Editing Seminar as part of the SWAC Science Communication Certificate Series for 2018. Lakshmi will speak on March 20th from 3:00…

Continue Reading
Science Communication Series

Blog / SWAC Science Communication Certificate Series: Keynote with Dr. Mónica Feliu-Mojer

March 14, 2018October 6, 2019 / Erika Van Goethem /

  We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Mónica Feliu-Mojer as our SWAC Science Communication Certificate Series Keynote Speaker for 2018. Mónica will speak at the Diversity in STEM Conference on March…

Continue Reading
Science Communication Series

Blog / Space Travel is Possible with the Sound of Light

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 / Erika Van Goethem /

Technology moguls dream of human colonies on other planets. For this dream to become reality, science needs to develop new spacecraft capable of transporting people and cargo to the outer…

Continue Reading
Physics Quantum Mechanics Science News Weird Science

Blog / Science and Ethics

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 / Erika Van Goethem / 1

So let’s say, hypothetically, that your lab receives blood samples from a group of individuals to study genetic links with diabetes.  However, these samples would also provide important insights into…

Continue Reading
Genetics Graduate School Medicine Microbiology science communication Science Communication Series Science Policy Scientific Process Scientists

Blog / Talking Science with Grandma: How to Communicate Science to the Public

April 13, 2017April 12, 2017 / Erika Van Goethem / 1

Before we know it, it will be summer.  That means sunny days, flowers, barbecues, beach trips, and family reunions.  With family reunions comes having to explain to every cousin, aunt,…

Continue Reading
Chemistry Graduate School Physics Quantum Mechanics science communication

Blog / Is Your Impostor Syndrome Showing?

December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 / Erika Van Goethem /

I was sitting at my kitchen table with a scattered mess of textbooks and notes studying for my first graduate school final.  The white board was filled with incoherent scribbles…

Continue Reading
Everyday Questions Graduate School impostor syndrome Mental Health Psychology

Blog / A Ph.D in Anxiety

August 18, 2016August 19, 2016 / Erika Van Goethem / 2

I’m standing in front of a long conference table, rubbing my clammy palms on my blazer. My committee is discussing my transcripts and research progress.  One professor is questioning the…

Continue Reading
Anxiety Everyday Questions Graduate School Mental Health Opinions Science Communication Series

Search Articles

Follow Us!

Visit Us On FacebookVisit Us On TwitterVisit Us On Linkedin

Our Topics

astronomy bioengineering Biology brain Cancer Chemistry Climate Change Coronavirus COVID-19 Diversity environment Environmental Science Everyday Questions Evolutionary Biology Feature Article Food Food Science Genetics Graduate School Health Immunology Medicine Memory Mental Health Microbiology Neuroscience Nobel Prize Not so Frivolous nutrition Opinions Physics Politics Psychology research science communication Science Communication Series Science News Science Policy Scientific Communication Scientists space UNC-CH Research Unsung Heroes Weird Science Women in Science
Powered by WordPress | Theme: Latest by UXL Themes
  • Home
  • SWAC
  • SciComSeries 2023
  • Illustrations
  • Events
  • Academia
  • Submit Draft
  • WP Login