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/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mlz2wzwss22lPre-gamed graduation enough to finally order PhD regalia from Stony Brook because I am jealous of my colleagues with cooler robes than my generic Amazon ones.17 May 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlz2wzwss22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mlej64ij7k2uHooray for my awesome department! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlej64ij7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mjs2rlrde22tDynamite with a laser beam.18 Apr 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs2rlrde22thttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mjpoqxglqk2qMake and take diffraction gratings for a field trip today!17 Apr 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpoqxglqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mjism2noys2wAt Hollywood actor is giving a talk at our local historical society in an old mission. This is some Midsomer Murders in So Cal shit.15 Apr 2026 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjism2noys2whttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mianvr5n222qA 12 cabin resort in Belize in an uncommonly rainy week is how murder mysteries begin. I am both here for it and want to get out before I am a suspect.30 Mar 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mianvr5n222qhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mgzmpahh2s2mSo excited to be doing a ton of stuff and meeting amazing folks at CU*IP!14 Mar 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzmpahh2s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mgynubg7ss2tSnacks for physicists.14 Mar 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgynubg7ss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mgxepw54nk26No proper celebration until all the paperwork is done, but I think I just pulled the "Campus grant office messed up. Error in your favor." Chance card in Academic Monopoly.13 Mar 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxepw54nk26https://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mgof5jcs2c2tThesis feedback for my first ever masters student, who is amazing and basically supervised himself because I am the world's okayest advisor.10 Mar 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgof5jcs2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mddow63i5s2fThis is going to be either the best or dumbest thing I've put in my office.26 Jan 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddow63i5s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mcuqatd6jk23Beat lecture slide of my career so far.20 Jan 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuqatd6jk23https://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mcpuie2wlk22I have never related to a conference talk title more. #AAPTWM2618 Jan 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcpuie2wlk22https://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3mclqz6dsnk2wIn Vegas for the AAPT meeting. The hotel is clearly ready for us. #AAPTWM2617 Jan 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mclqz6dsnk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3m76dvxplqs2uMy 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.04 Dec 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76dvxplqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3m65ohkfyqc2dMy 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.21 Nov 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65ohkfyqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3m5pjiphbpk2tNew approach for academically dishonest students.16 Nov 2025 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pjiphbpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3m4vy5m2ed22aA "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.05 Nov 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vy5m2ed22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3m3v7xsrux224Currently 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.23 Oct 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3v7xsrux224https://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3m3scv5dkk22sMy 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!) https://careers.csusb.edu/en-us/job/552502/department-of-physics-astronomy-assistant-professor22 Oct 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3scv5dkk22shttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3m347tteilc2sWon a trophy this weekend. My kid told me I shoukd be proud and take it into work to show everyone.13 Oct 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m347tteilc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3m2f5gtcgv22pDoing all the things, with ribbons to prove it, at the @calbridge.bsky.social Fall Conference.04 Oct 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2f5gtcgv22phttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3lxybbnulm22bAI is terrible for trivia writing research.04 Sep 2025 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxybbnulm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3lxif57mfbs2gMy latest Funsize Physics post on making Silly Putty and playing with polymers is up! https://funsizephysics.com/polymers-at-play-make-your-own-silly-putty/28 Aug 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxif57mfbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3lxi2dzm2zk2tNew art up on the office. Two year difference between the top and bottom.28 Aug 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxi2dzm2zk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3lwkhc4xol22wIdea for the next big ESPN The Ocho sport: Full Contact Charades.16 Aug 2025 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwkhc4xol22whttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3lubrxllitk2uFound some light reading at an Air BNB.19 Jul 2025 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubrxllitk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3ltx7hiz4js26Soccer 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.14 Jul 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltx7hiz4js26https://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3ltfhnd4yhc2sAt 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.07 Jul 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfhnd4yhc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/saradoesscience.bsky.social/post/3lrw7bfl6i22fAutomatic email replies are runnning and Slack notifications are paused. Vacation time!18 Jun 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:vanfjco2ctz5ktbcnnsl7b7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrw7bfl6i22f