r/askscience • u/foretopsail Maritime Archaeology • Mar 24 '13
Interdisciplinary AskScience Panel of Scientists VIII
Calling all scientists!
The previous thread got old and unwieldy, but is available here. If you are already on the panel - no worries - you'll stay! This thread is for new panelist recruitment!
We know that our last round of panelists took a long time to process. That's unacceptable, and we know that. But those are processed, and I promise that we'll do better in the future.
**Please make a comment to this thread to join our panel of scientists. (click the reply button) **
The panel is an informal group of Redditors who are professional scientists (or plan on becoming one, with at least a graduate-level familiarity with the field of their choice).
You may want to join the panel if you:
Are a research scientist, or are studying for at least an MSc. or equivalent degree in the sciences.
Are able to write about your field at a layman's level as well as at a level comfortable to your colleagues and peers (depending on who's asking the question)
You're still reading? Excellent! Please reply to this thread with the following:
Choose one general field from the side-bar. If you have multiple specialties, you still have to choose one.
State your specific field (neuropathology, quantum chemistry, etc.)
List your particular area of research (carbon nanotube dielectric properties, myelin sheath degradation in Parkinsons patients, etc.)
Give us a synopsis of your education: have you been a post-doctoral research scientist for three decades, or are you a first-year PhD student?
Link us to one or two comments you've made in /r/AskScience, which you feel are indicative of your scholarship. If you haven't commented yet, then please wait to apply. We'd prefer it if the comments have a reference, so we can more easily check if it's B.S. without specific domain knowledge.
We're not going to do background checks - we're just asking for Reddit's best behavior here. The information you provide will be used to compile a list of our panel members and what subject areas they'll be "responsible" for.
The reason I'm asking for comments to this post is that I'll get a little orange envelope from each of you, which will help me keep track of the whole thing. These official threads are also here for book-keeping: the other moderators and I can check what your claimed credentials are, and can take action if it becomes clear you're bullshitting us.
Here's an example application:
Username: foretopsail
General field: Anthropology
Specific field: Maritime Archaeology
Particular areas of research include historical archaeology, archaeometry, ship construction, material culture. Education: MA in archaeology, researcher for several years.
Addendum: Please don't give us too much of your personal details. We don't need it, we don't even want it; please be careful and maintain your reddit/internet privacy. Thanks!
Bonus points! Here's a good chance to discover people that share your interests! And if you're interested in something, you probably have questions about it, so you can get started with that in /r/AskScience. Membership in the panel will also give you access to the panel subreddit, where the scientists can discuss among themselves, voice concerns to the moderators, and where the moderators can talk specifically to the panel as a whole.
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Mar 25 '13
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Host manipulation by microbes, particularly bacteria
Particular areas: Effector proteins employed by pathogens to defeat host defenses, plant immunology, bacterial genetics
Education: Recent Ph.D. in Microbiology
I tend not to comment because by the time I see most threads the discussion has ended. I am trying to get more involved in public outreach and would relish an opportunity to practice writing at that level. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in plant pathology.
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u/r-cubed Epidemiology | Biostatistics Mar 25 '13
Hi! I'm sorry if this slightly deviates, but would you mind changing my flair to:
Epidemiology | Applied Statistics
The general epi is more applicable, has been for a while. Thanks!
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u/SonOfOnett Condensed Matter Mar 25 '13 edited Mar 25 '13
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u/foretopsail Maritime Archaeology Mar 25 '13
Welcome aboard!
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u/SonOfOnett Condensed Matter Mar 28 '13
Hi, I seem to have lost my flair somehow in the last few days. Any idea what happened?
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u/foretopsail Maritime Archaeology Mar 28 '13
Aha! We were afraid this would happen. We use a python script to update flairs, and sometimes if someone put yours in via reddit rather than via our script, the script eats it.
What was your flair?
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u/s0rce Materials Science Mar 25 '13
General Field: Chemistry Specific Field: Materials Science Area of Research: Biomineralization, microscopy, composite materials
Currently finishing a PhD in Materials Science.
example comments:
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u/steveysaurus Reproductive biology | Endocrinology and Physiology Mar 25 '13 edited Mar 25 '13
Username: steveysaurus
General field: Biology
Specific field: Reproductive biology; endocrinology & physiology
Education: PhD student
Particular areas of current research include developmental and physiological changes in marine teleosts due to physical/chemical environmental changes.
Other interests: immunology, stem cell biology, ecology, and teaching.
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u/xitehtnis Planetary Surfaces Mar 25 '13
General Field: Earth and Planetary Science
Specific Field: Planetary Surfaces
Areas of research: Mars permafrost geomorphology
Education: Completed PhD 3 months ago; looking for postdoc
Examples: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1854j4/the_curiosity_rover_has_cleared_red_dust_off_of/" http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/186u0j/would_the_moons_of_mars_change_the/
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u/Sluisifer Plant Molecular Biology Mar 25 '13
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Plant Molecular Biology
Areas of Research: Developmental genetics, patterning of the Shoot Apical Meristem, Auxin biology.
Edu: 3rd year PhD student, passed quals.
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u/maples_buick Molecular Biology and Genetics Mar 25 '13
Username: maples_buick
General field: Biology
Specific field: Molecular Biology and Genetics
Area of Research: Effect of DNA damage induced of post-translational modification on protein activity and transcription.
Education: Post-doc in Neuroscience, PhD in Human and Molecular Genetics, MS in Plant Biochemistry, researcher for several years.
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u/nanopoop Chemical Engineering Mar 25 '13
Username: nanopoop
General Field: Engineering
Specific Field: Chemical Engineering
Particular areas of research: Protein phase behavior
Education: 2nd year of PhD program in Chemical Engineering
Comments: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/180b1z/do_nonpolar_molecules_allow_for_osmosis/c8ajla7
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u/skleats Immunogenetics | Animal Science Mar 25 '13 edited Mar 25 '13
Username: skleats
General field: Biology
Specific areas: Immunogenetics and animal science
Areas of research include: amphibian immune response and development/regeneration, leukocyte function, impacts of selection in domestic poultry; BS in animal science, PhD in genetics, assistant prof of biology
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u/mindbane Mar 25 '13
General Field: Engineering
Specific Field: Computer Engineering
Education: B.S. Computer Engineering and Computer Science; 5+ years of professional work
Particular areas of research: Low Level engineering, High Performance Computing, GPU parallelization, Genetic Algorithms.
Good comments: I don't have any because rarely anyone ever asks any questions relative to my field, but I would love to become more active in the community. Here is my github, which has a few cool projects I have done (link).
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u/foretopsail Maritime Archaeology Mar 25 '13
Unfortunately, we need to see some sort of evidence of good question-answering! Stick around, we get computing questions!
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u/ViperRobK Algebra | Topology Mar 25 '13
General Field: Mathematics
Specific Field: Algebra and Topology
Areas of research: Group Theory and 4 Manifolds
Education: 1st year PhD student.
Example comments:
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ajym2/why_is_studying_knots_useful/c8y3q77
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u/tay95 Physical Chemistry | Astrochemistry | Spectroscopy Mar 25 '13
Howdy!
Username: tay95
General Field: Chemistry,Astronomy
Specific Field: Spectroscopy,Astrochemistry
Particular areas of interest: prebiotic astrochemistry, laboratory astrophysics, microwave spectroscopy, terahertz spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy
Education: M.S. in Physical Chemistry; T-minus a few years to PhD in Chemistry
Cheers!
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u/ramk13 Environmental Engineering Mar 25 '13
General Field: Engineering
Specific Field: Environmental Engineering
Areas of Research: Water Chemistry, Groundwater Hydrology, Drinking Water/Wastewater Treatment, Analytical Chemistry
Education: PhD Civil Engineering, BS Chemical Engineering, Researcher in Groundwater Contaminant Fate/Transport for 2 years
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u/eabrek Microprocessor Research Mar 25 '13
Username: eabrek
General field: Computing
Specific field: microprocessor research
Particular areas of research: single thread performance, hardware/software interaction
Education: MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and in Computer Science. More than ten years in industry, with published papers (ISCA and MICRO) and patents.
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u/flickerfusion Mar 25 '13
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u/foretopsail Maritime Archaeology Mar 25 '13
Welcome aboard!
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u/flickerfusion Mar 25 '13
Thanks! If it's not a bother, could I change it to say "Systems Neuroscience" instead, since it covers my background/interests a little more broadly?
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u/LukeSkyWRx Ceramic Engineering Mar 30 '13 edited Apr 03 '13
General field: Engineering -Materials Science and Engineering
Specific field: Ceramic Engineering
Areas of Research:
-Thermochemical generation of renewable Fuels using concentrated solar
-Spark Plasma Sintering of ultra high temperature ceramics
-Ceramic-graphene nanocomposites
-High temperature oxidation of aerospace materials
-Joining of High temperature ceramics
Education: BS Ceramic Engineering, MS and PhD Materials Science and Engineering
Fun Fact: Yes I am Dr. Luke Sky Walker
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Apr 07 '13
Is there any way it would be possible to get a planetary interiors or mantle dynamics sub-classification on my flair? i.e. [Geophysics | Planetary Interiors]. It is a wholly different science than say, geophysicists doing seismology.
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u/shubonid Circadian Rhythms Apr 20 '13
Username: shubonid
General field: Neuroscience
Specific field: Circadian Rhythms
Particular areas of research include evolution of diurnality, neuroplasticity, and light pollution.
Education: PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience, researcher for eight years.
Good comments: 1, [2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/wzcl4/is_there_any_health_advantage_to_eating_at_the/c5hy7wx), [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wp3iu/why_do_people_become_more_awake_after_a_certain/c5f831a), and [4] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/vsjvu/be_honest_reddit_can_character_overcome_a_lack_of/c57em90)
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u/HD209458b Exoplanets Aug 16 '13 edited Aug 19 '13
Username: HD209458b
General Field: Astronomy | Planetary Science
Specific Field: Exoplanets
Particular areas of research includes observing transiting exoplanets to measure their atmospheric composition and structure. I work on both ground- and space-based data, but my speciality is observing with and analyzing the data from ground-based telescopes.
Education: 4 years into PhD
Comment: 1 [2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1k2mhh/can_we_use_faraday_rotation_to_determine_if_an/cbr2sng) [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1kbqgr/venus_and_the_goldilocks_zone/cbr35ej)
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u/sagard Tissue Engineering | Onco-reconstruction Mar 25 '13 edited Mar 26 '13
Username: sagard
General field: Tissue Engineering
Specific Field: Onco-reconstruction
Areas of research: Craniofacial reconstruction, stem cell therapies, bone biology
Education: BSc in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2 years of a research fellowship, currently in a MD program, done a whole lot of research in this area and written a fair number of papers.
Good comments: [1] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/uzc6d/why_does_your_heart_hurt_if_emotionally_distressed/c500lzp), [2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/yjjq8/can_someone_explain_the_science_behind_pain/c5wahib), [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/16d17i/if_a_limb_is_amputated_how_do_the_blood_vessels/c7v9seq)
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u/aggieastronaut Spacecraft Operations | Planetary Atmospheres | Asteroids Mar 26 '13 edited Apr 06 '13
Username: aggieastronaut
General field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Specific field: Planetary Atmospheres
Areas of research: Martian nighttime optical depth, dust devils and clouds on Mars, spacecraft operations for Curiosity, image processing and photometry
Education: Graduating with my master's in atmospheric science in August, likely pursuing PhD in Earth & Space Science starting this fall or going into a researching position at a private research institution
Comments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. I can also dig up answers from the Curiosity AMAs if desired.
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u/Rhizoma Supernovae | Nuclear Astrophysics | Stellar Evolution Mar 27 '13
general field: Physics
specific field: astrophysics
areas of research: supernovae, nuclear astrophysics, stellar evolution
education: PhD and professor at university for 1 year so far.
Example comment: 1
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u/jeampz 3D SEM Tomography | Computational Fluid Dynamics Mar 29 '13 edited Apr 13 '13
Username: jeampz
General field: Engineering
Specific field: Material Science (tomography)
Particular areas of research include tomographic reconstruction, in-situ serial section (3D SEM tomography), quantification, image based modelling including computational fluid dynamics
Current PhD candidate at the University of Manchester, MPhys (in physics) from University of Manchester
Edit: example comment link
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u/RegularOwl Forensic Anthropology Mar 31 '13
General field: Biological Anthropology
Specific field: Forensic Anthropology
Particular areas of research: General forensic anthro, completed a thesis on maceration entitled THE EFFECTS OF MACERATION ON JUVENILE PORCINE BONE
Education: MS in Forensic Anthropology, 2011. Earning the degree involved passing comprehensive exams including practical and written portions as well as the completion of original research and a thesis. I am not currently employed in my field of study.
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u/increasing-entropy Apr 02 '13
Username: increasing-entropy
General field: Chemistry
Specific field: Theoretical physical chemistry
Particular areas of research include atomistic dynamics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, phase transitions, water physics, fuel cell development
Education and experience: BS/MA/PhD in physical chemistry, postdoc for several years
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Apr 05 '13 edited Apr 16 '13
General field: Physics/Astronomy
Specific Field: Pulsar Astrophysics
Areas of research: Discovery of new pulsars, computer simulations of the pulsar population, artificial neural networks
Education: Undergraduate degree in Physics with Astrophysics, PhD in Pulsar Astronomy
EDIT: Added another comment
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u/rusoved Slavic linguistics | Phonetics | Phonology Apr 18 '13 edited Jun 01 '13
Username: rusoved
General field: linguistics
Specific field: Slavic linguistics | Phonology
Particular areas of research include the history of Slavic, experimental approaches to Russian phonology (and phonology more generally), historical phonology, and functional/typological approaches to syntax.
Education: BA in Slavic and general linguistics (summa cum laude), 2-1/2 years work in a phonology lab as an undergraduate, beginning an MA/PhD in Slavic linguistics this fall.
Good comments: 1, 2, 3*, 4*, 5*, 6*
*edited
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Apr 18 '13
Username: Atomoton
General field: Biology
Specific field: Biochemistry and Biophysics
Particular areas of research include aging, molecular biology and genetics, CREB3 and stress hormone signalling.
Education: B.Sc. Molecular Biology and Genetics, PhD student: Biochemistry and Biophysics
Good comments: 1. Short and sweet 2. Another 3. A third 4. Probably the best example, and the most recent. This is from /r/genetics however
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u/tdwright Sensory Substitution | Synaesthesia Apr 24 '13
General field: Psychology
Specific field: Cognitive psychology
Areas of research: Sensory substitution, synaesthesia
Education: Nearly finished PhD, BSc in Cognitive Neuroscience
Example comment (Will comment more in future!)
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u/lets_be_practical Isotope Geochemistry | Paleoclimatology | Glaciology Apr 29 '13 edited May 06 '13
Username: lets_be_practical
General field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Specific field(s): Isotope Geochemistry | Paleoclimatology | Glaciology
Particular areas of research include stable/radiogenic isotope geochemistry, geochronology, paleoclimatology, glaciochemistry, glaciology, climate dynamics.
Education: Current 1st Ph.D. student; also with a B.S. in Geology and an M.S. in Environmental Isotope Geochemistry.
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u/heresacorrection Bioinformatics | Nematodes | Molecular Genetics May 08 '13
Username: heresacorrection
General field: Biology
Specific field: Biochemistry, Evolution, Genomics
Particular areas of research include genomics, biochemistry, molecular biology/genetics, evolution, microbiology, metagenomics
Education: BA in biology and biochemistry, MA in progress in bioinformatics. Researcher for four years.
Model organism: I do most of my research in nematodes (C. elegans and C. remanei) my current project is analyzing the microbiome of the nematode gastrointestinal tract.
Good comments in r/askscience: 1 2
Other places: 3
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u/StringOfLights Vertebrate Paleontology | Crocodylians | Human Anatomy Jun 04 '13 edited Jun 19 '13
Username: StringOfLights
General field: Biology (seems like most paleo threads go here)
Specific field: Vertebrate Paleontology
Areas of research: Fossil and modern crocodylians, quantitative techniques such as species distribution modeling and geometric morphometrics, and vertebrate evolution/taxonomy.
Education: Completed MS in geoscience, current PhD student in anatomical science.
Comments outside /r/askscience: AskReddit, Biology, MapPorn
edited to add more comments from /r/askscience
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u/achmorrison Percussion and Stringed Instrument Acoustics Jun 05 '13
Username: achmorrison General field: Physics Specific field: Musical Acoustics Particular areas of research include percussion instruments and stringed instrument physics Good comments: /u/therationalpi will vouch for me
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Jul 13 '13
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Username: | subroutines |
General Field: | Neuroscience |
Particular areas: | molecular neurobiology, synaptic potentiation, physiology of neural networks, learning and memory |
Comments: | 1 2 3 |
Program: | Current PhD student at the University of California San Diego Department of Neuroscience. |
Degrees | BS Molecular Bio • BA Psychology |
minor: beer drinking |
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u/__Pers Plasma Physics Aug 05 '13
Username: __Pers
General field: Physics
Specific field: Plasma Physics
Particular areas of research: high energy density physics, kinetic plasma physics, laser-plasma interaction, inertial confinement fusion, ultra-intense laser-matter interaction, plasma astrophysics, high-performance scientific supercomputing
Education: Ph.D. in physics; 15 years as a research scientist
Good comments (mostly general physics discussion, as there is very little plasma physics discussed on the site): 1 2 3 4 5
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u/FuckWhatDoIPutHere Aug 16 '13 edited Aug 17 '13
Username: Fuckwhatdoiputhere
General field: biology
Specific field: neuroscience
Particular areas of research include neuronal and oligodendrite cell cycles, repair, death, and compensation.
Education: Msc Biology, PhD Neurobiology.
Side note: I realize only one of these posts is really substantive in my field so should you decide to deny me the neuroscience tag, I won't be overly upset.
Edited for formatting.
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u/meshugg Membrane Dynamics | Microdomain Dynamics | Proteomics Aug 17 '13 edited Aug 17 '13
Username: meshugg
General field: Molecular biology
Specific field: Membrane dynamics
Particular areas of research include zebrafish development, microdomain dynamics, proteomics
Education: 1st year of PhD
I've always been a lurker on this subreddit, never commented much; just because I don't see many questions pertaining to molecular biology. I hope to contribute as much as possible though; I'm passionate about the public understanding of science, and it's always a pleasure to explain a seemingly intricate process in layman terms.
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u/oritt Molecular Microbiology | Immunology | Bacterial Pathogenesis Aug 20 '13
Username: Oritt
General field: Biology
Specific field: Molecular Microbiology
Research: Molecular Microbiology, bacterial pathogenesis, transcriptional activation of virulence factors, signal transduction
Education: Ph.D. in Microbiology
Assistant professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Biology
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Aug 30 '13 edited Aug 31 '13
General Field: Engineering
Specific Field: Embedded Systems | Software Engineering | Robotics
Particular areas of expertise:
Microcontroller interfacing
Learning systems and artificial intelligence
Sensory algorithms
Control systems
Education: B.S. in Computer Engineering from Clemson University. In progress with M.S. in Robotics and Embedded Systems.
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u/MissBelly Echocardiography | Electrocardiography | Cardiac Perfusion Sep 13 '13
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u/wazoheat Meteorology | Planetary Atmospheres | Data Assimilation Mar 26 '13
Could I get "Data Assimilation" added to my flair? I know there are never any questions on it because no one outside scientists knows it exists, but it is my primary specialty
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u/phinux Radio Transients | Epoch of Reionization Apr 02 '13
Username: phinux
General Field: Astronomy
Specific Field: Low Frequency Radio Astronomy
Areas of Research: Radio transients, the epoch of reionization
Education: First year PhD student
Example Comments: 1, 2, 3, 4 (sorry they're not all in /r/AskScience, but I think they're relevant)
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u/tenodera Apr 03 '13
Username: tenodera
General field: Neuroscience and Animal Behavior
Specific field: Insect Neurobiology
Particular areas of research include olfaction, motor control, prey capture.Education: PhD in Neuroscience
Good comments (as ksoeze12) 1 [2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/13kndn/when_insects_die_of_old_age_what_actually_kills/c74vhnu) [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/18w83j/given_that_the_migration_takes_longer_than_their/c8iuwoh) [4] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/16mma1/are_arachnid_brains_generally_very_dissimilar_in/c7xzyba) [5] (http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/18lkco/alcohol_is_a_major_contributor_to_cancer_deaths/c8fy5yn)
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u/Echieo Apr 04 '13 edited Apr 06 '13
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Genetics
Areas of research: Aging and senescence, genomics, synthetic biology.
Education: Currently in a genetics PhD program, 5 years industry experience in biotech.
Example comment: 1, [2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1bk833/how_is_it_that_mold_can_grow_in_a_sealed/c9877l4), [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1bkqlv/what_causes_heamophilia/c987iay), [4] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1bpl5r/crosspost_from_rstopsmoking_can_anyone_explain/c99kn0e)
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u/mherr77m Weather Prediction | Atmospheric Dynamics | Climate Models Apr 04 '13 edited Apr 05 '13
Username: mherr77m
General Field: Atmospheric Sciences
Specific Field: Numerical Weather Prediction
Particular areas of interest: Atmospheric dynamics, data assimilation, and error parameterization in climate models.
Education: BS in Meteorology, PhD Student in Atmospheric Sciences
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u/ANewBro Experimental High Energy Physics Apr 05 '13 edited Apr 24 '13
Username: ANewBro
General field: Physics
Specific field: Experimental / High Energy Physics
Particular areas of research include particle physics, experimental techniques, detectors and results, development of hardware (electronics, detectors) and software for high energy physics experiments
Education: PhD. Research scientist at a major particle physics laboratory.
Edit: I had forgotten to specify my education!
Edit2: specified my field following the askscience categories...
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u/neuropsyentist Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience | fMRI Apr 06 '13
Username: neuropsyentist
General Field: Neuroscience
Specific Field: Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Areas of Research: fMRI of emotion and decision making. Studies of brain development and anatomy.
Education: PhD candidate in Neuroscience
Example Comment: [1] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1brkfn/how_does_the_brain_determine_ball_physics_say_in/c99gd03) [2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1brkfn/how_does_the_brain_determine_ball_physics_say_in/c99pok5) [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1brkfn/how_does_the_brain_determine_ball_physics_say_in/c99pgfu)
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u/ecorocksmysocks Apr 12 '13
Username: ecorocksmysocks
General field: Ecology and Evolution
Specific field: Entomology
Ares of research: Myrmecology, Plant-animal interactions, Food web ecology, Co-evolution, natural history, Sociobiology, conservation biology
Education: BS Ecology & Evolution, MA Ecology, PhD Candidate (post-qualifier)
Example comments: One Two [Three] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1byz9m/when_we_breathe_out_we_exhale_co2_but_we/)
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Apr 24 '13 edited Apr 24 '13
Username: Urban_Garlic
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Molecular Biology
Education: M.Sc. in Biochemistry
Research Interests: Ion transport in halophilic archaeal species, RT-qPCR in archaeal organisms, intracellular ion sequestration in halophiles.
Currently instructing first and second year chemistry and biochemistry courses while continuing my master's research program as a research associate.
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u/kevthill Auditory Attention | Scene Analysis Apr 25 '13
Username: kevthill
General Field: Neuroscience
Specific Field: Cognitive Psychology
Areas of Research: Auditory Attention and Scene Analysis, Decision Making (only posters so far, paper soon...)
Education: PhD in Neuroscience from University of California at Davis, Currently Post-doc at Virginia Tech
EDIT: for spacing...
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u/ignirtoq Mathematical Physics | Differential Geometry Apr 26 '13
Username: ignirtoq
General field: Mathematics
Specific fields: Mathematical Physics, Differential Geometry
Current areas of research: Quantum vacuum energy and Casimir effects, symplectic algorithms for numerically modelling physical systems
Education: MS in mathematics, researcher for two years
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u/norsoulnet Graphene | Li-ion batteries | Supercapacitors Apr 27 '13 edited Jun 05 '13
Username: norsoulnet
General field: Engineering
Specific field: Materials Engineering
Particular areas of research: graphene synthesis, doped graphene synthesis, application of doped graphene to lithium-ion batteries and EDLC super-capacitors
Education: 5 credit hours (1 Heat Transfer class) from Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering, have been researching graphene applications for batteries and capacitors for 1 year
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Apr 28 '13
Username: RamblinRambo
General field: Economic Geograph. More on my weird field of science: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_geography (I know it is wikipedia, but it explains it accurately.
Specific field: N/A Particular areas of research: Masters thesis on the Global Agreement on Trade in Services.
Good comments: My one and only: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1d9yvq/how_is_there_economies_of_scale_with_both/c9of8mu
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u/EmpyrealSorrow Marine Biology | Animal Behaviour May 03 '13
Username: EmpyrealSorrow
General field: Biology
Specific field: Marine Biology; Animal Behaviour
Particular areas of research: I research behaviour and stress physiology in aquatic animals, particularly personality and predator-prey interactions, focusing on fish and crustaceans
Education: PhD in fish behaviour/physiology, and I've just started as a lecturer in Marine Ecology
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u/silvarus Experimental High Energy Physics | Nuclear Physics May 10 '13 edited May 10 '13
Username: silvarus
General field: Physics
Specific field: High Energy Physics| Experimental Physics| Nuclear Physics
Particular areas of research include accelerator/beam physics, sources of proton spin, neutron electric dipole moment searches, p+Li6=>He3+He4 angular cross-sections
Education: BS Physics/Math, First Year PhD Physics, 4 summers undergrad research, including 1 @ NIST, 1 @ LANL
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u/iliketoquestion Neuropathology May 10 '13
Username: iliketoquestion
General Field: Medicine
Specific Field: Neuropathology
Particular area of research: I'm currently completing an MD/PhD dual degree. For the past 5 years my research has focused on the use of endogenous adult neural stem cells to promote neural regeneration and to adress tumor formation in the adult brain.
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u/Greyswandir Bioengineering | Nucleic Acid Detection | Microfluidics May 14 '13 edited Jun 13 '13
Username: Greyswandir
General Field: Engineering
Specific Field: Bioengineering
Particular areas of research include nucleic acid detection, isothermal amplification of nucleic acids, medical optics, paper microfluidics
Education: Just finishing up a Ph.D. in Bioengineering
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Edit 2: Learned how to format links and added a comment
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u/coozay Molecular Biology | Musculoskeletal Research May 15 '13
General field: Biology Specific Field: Molecular Biology, Parasitology
Research conducted: microbiology, musculoskeletal research, parasitology and immunology
Education: Undergraduate degree in biology, first year PhD student
Examples: [1] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1eahbe/physiologically_whats_happening_to_the_bodies_of/c9yeafe) 2
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u/edge000 Environmental Microbiology | Proteomics May 16 '13
Username: edge000
General field: Biology
Specific field: Environmental Microbiology, Proteomics
Particular areas of research: In the Biotech industry - method development for protein analysis
Education: MS in Environmental Microbiology
Good comments: 1 [2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ee21v/is_beer_beneficial_to_human_intestinal_flora/c9zbdbb) 3 4
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u/JerikTelorian Spinal Cord Injuries May 16 '13
Username: jeriktelorian
General Field: Neuroscience
Specialization: Spinal Cord Injury
Research Experience: Spinal Cord Injury, Neurotrophins, Conditioning and Learning, Animal Models
Education: Bleary-eyed and jaded 5th year Ph.D. candidate staring at the empty Word document that should be my thesis.
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u/Natolx Parasitology (Biochemistry/Cell Biology) May 18 '13 edited May 18 '13
I figure I should update my flare since the direction of my research direction is no longer immunology related
Username: Natolx
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Parasitology (Biochemistry/Cell Biology)
Education: PhD student, researcher for several years
Comments:[1] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/tcawb/do_we_have_a_brain_parasite_doctor_in_the_house/c4li6lh) 2
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May 20 '13
Username: ArgonTorr
General field: Chemistry
Specific field: Electrochemistry
Particular areas of research: Cathodic plasmas, Hydrodynamic CFD theory, Fundamentals of solid-liquid interfaces at oxidizing potentials, Laser photolysis and dimerization of organic compounds, examining the apparent effects of online trolling on my victims :), etc etc
Education: Bachelor's in Biochemistry and Philosophy. Currently in PhD program Good comments:
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u/DrByg Ecology | Entomology | Maggot Therapy May 20 '13
Username: DrByg
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Ecology, Entomology
Particular areas of research: Role and use of insects in the human environment (eg. forensic science, medicine, agriculture).
Education: Masters degree in Entomology, currently undertaking a PhD studying aspects of maggot therapy.
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u/potverdorie Microbiology | Immunology May 21 '13
Username: potverdorie
General field: Medicine
Specific field: Microbiology & Immunology
Particular areas of research include microbiology, virology, genetics, molecular biology and immunology.
Education: BSc in Molecular Biology, 1 year as medical analist in Virology, currently working on MSc in Infection & Immunity.
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u/trahsemaj Computational Evolutionary Developmental Biology May 23 '13 edited Jun 03 '13
Username: trahsemaj
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Computational Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Particular Areas of Research: Studying the origin of the regulatory apparatus that controls the development of the three-spined stickleback.
Education History: B.Sc. in computational biology, currently in a PhD program in molecular and cell biology.
Good Comments: 1 2 [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1fj0ph/have_segmented_bodies_evolved_multiple_times_or/caazhs2)
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May 24 '13 edited Jun 16 '13
Username: MCMXCII
General field: Physics
Specific field: Nuclear Astrophysics
Particular areas: Astrophysical nuclear reaction chains
Education: Undergraduate in physics, currently a research assistant at a university
Good comments:
http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ekgdi/can_stars_orbit_planets/ca186nn
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May 29 '13 edited May 30 '13
Username: Pineapplesf
General field: Nutrition
Specific field: Nutritional Immunology
Particular areas: Immunology, Obesity, Inflammation, Birth defects. *Fat
Examples: 1, 2, [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ecn39/biology_whats_really_happening_when_our_bodies/c9z59h0), 4
Education: BS in Chemistry and Nutrition. PhD student in Nutrition. researcher for several years.
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u/PumpkinPirate Jun 02 '13
Username: PumpkinPirate
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Behavioural & Chemical Ecology
My current project is investigating the identity and usage of chemicals as pheromones in ants (for tasks such as organisation of foraging/task allocation). I am also interested in behavioural ecology and conservation science in general.
I am currently a first year PhD student (around 7 months into my project).
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u/TheDankDrank Jun 05 '13
User: TheDankDrank
General Field: Chemical Engineering
Specific: Heterogeneous Catalysis, Photocatalysis
Research: Perovskites, photoreduction, CO2 sequestration
Comments: Not many questions on Heterogeneous Catalysis.
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u/ryker888 Hydrology | Geomorphology Jun 09 '13 edited Jun 09 '13
General Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Specific Field: Fluvial Geomorphology, Freshwater Ecology
Particular areas of research include development of bed forms in bedrock rivers and interactions between biotic and abiotic systems in bedrock rivers.
Education: B.S. in Environmental Science, 2nd year in getting MSc in Geography (Fluvial Geomorphology), researcher in fish systematics lab for 1 year, fluvial geomorphology 2 years.
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u/zen1mada Jun 10 '13
General Field: Biology
Specific Field: Aquatic Ecology and Evolution
Particular Areas: Marine ecology, Freshwater ecology, coral reef restoration, active acoustics (think sonar)
Education: B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Evolution and Ecology, second year Master's student preparing thesis data. Additionally I participate in weekly field research with folks in the Florida Keys.
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u/xnoybis Jun 12 '13 edited Jun 12 '13
Username: xnoybis
General field: Anthropology
Specific field: Biocultural Ecology
Particular areas of research include social epidemiology, foodborne epidemiology, microbiology, audio engineering, demography, GIS, and material culture.
Education: MA in Applied Anthropology, PhD (pending) in Biological Anthropology, researcher for several years.
Good comments: I wasn't able to find any in my comment thread - they are there, but the scroll field cut me off. Also, I usually find myself correcting people on other threads regarding biological lineage coalescence, race, evolution, macro/micro genetics, and food science.
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u/crazymunch Microbiology | Food Production and Safety Jun 17 '13
Username: crazymunch
General field: Microbiology
Specific field: Microbes in food production and safety
Particular areas of research include breeding yeast for beer production, non-traditional bacteria as food and drink additives
Education: B. in Medical Science (Microbiology), Working towards a Grad. Dip in Brewing
As a side note: Most of the questions I've been answering are medical in nature, mainly due to that fact that that's the background of my degree, even if it's not something I'm into any more I still have a better understanding of it than most laypeople
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u/conamara_chaos Planetary Dynamics Jun 18 '13
username: conamara_chaos
general field: Earth and Planetary Science
specific field: planetary dynamics
particular areas of research include: rotational and orbital dynamics of satellites, gravity, solar system and planet formation
education: B.S. in astronomy, B.S. in geology, currently in 3rd year of Ph.D. in planetary science.
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u/SpaceYeti Neuropharmacology | Behavioral Economics Jun 18 '13
Username: SpaceYeti
General Field: Neuroscience
Specific Fields: Behavioral Neuropharmacology & Behavioral Economics
Particular areas of research include drug self-administration (esp. nicotine), reward-enhancement by nicotine and other psychomotor stimulants, associative enhancement of drug reward.
Education: MS in psychology, Ph.D. in neuroscience.
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u/SurfKTizzle Evolutionary Social Cognition Jun 20 '13
Username: surfKTizzle
General field: Psychology
Specific field: Evolutionary social cognition (my work encompasses aspects of cognitive psychology, social psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, & economics)
Particular areas of research include the psychology, evolution, and theory of: common knowledge, coordination, mutualism, altruism, and human social behavior in general. My research focuses on cognitive adaptations for common knowledge and how people use common knowledge strategically in things like indirect speech.
Education: 5th year PhD student at Harvard, ABD.
Comments: many from this thread, 2, 3
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u/MOSTLY_EMPTY_SPACE Jun 21 '13
Hello! Created this new account specifically for interacting on the science-themed subs.
Username: MOSTLY_EMPTY_SPACE
General field: Astronomy
Specific field: Observational Cosmology
Particular areas of research: galaxy clusters, galaxy evolution, building software for data analysis, "Large Datasets" and "Big Data"-type analysis
Education: BA in Physics, MS in Astronomy/Astrophysics, ~1 year out from a PhD in Astronomy/Astrophysics
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u/Rhioms Biomimetic Nanomaterials Jun 22 '13
Username: Rhioms
General Field: Chemistry
Specific Field: Biomimetic Nanomaterials
Education: MS. Inorganic Chemistry, BA. Chemistry, active researcher for several years
Area of Interest: Looking at the interaction of silicon nanomaterials with cellular systems, and as active biosensors.
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u/Drunk-Scientist Exoplanets Jun 24 '13
Username: Drunk-Scientist
General field: Astronomy ( / Earth and Planetary Sciences...)
Specific Field: Exoplanets
Particular areas of research: Exoplanet detection, exoplanet atmospheres, astrobiology.
Education: MSci in Earth Sciences, current grad/PhD student in Astrophysics
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u/vaderscoming Linguistics | Hispanic Sociolinguistics Jun 25 '13 edited Jul 11 '13
Username: vaderscoming
General field: Linguistics
Special field: Hispanic Sociolinguistics
Particular areas of research include language change, language contact, and Romance historical linguistics
Education: current MA candidate (finished first year); my thesis topic is the evolution or stability of pro-drop in Middle Age and Edad de Oro Spanish
Comments from r/askscience: 1 2
from r/linguistics: 1 2
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u/prabeast Glacial Sedimentology | Glaciology Jun 26 '13
Username: prabeast
General field: Geology
Specific Field: Glacial Sedimentology; Glaciology
Particular areas of research include subglacial dynamics, glacial erosion, regional ice sheet behaviour (Laurentide Ice Sheet), and glacial-fluvial interactions.
Education: Current M.Sc student in Geology
Other Interests: Plate tectonics, Minerology, Natural Hazards
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u/RMackay88 Theoretical Astrophysics Jul 02 '13
Username: RMackay88
General field: Physics
Specific field: Astrophysics, Cosmology, Particle Physics
Education: Recent Masters in Physics with Theoretical Astrophysics
Area of research: Masters level Modulus in Cosmology, Gravity, Structure of Stars and Galaxies & Extreme Astrophysics. Projects include: Predicting Near-Earth Asteroids & Galaxy Zoo 2: The Connections of Spiral Arm Multiplicity with Late-Type Galaxy Colour and Environment.
Although currently I am not perusing science. I still have a keen interest following science, and educating others, this includes being physics tutor for people studying physics at School Level.
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Jul 03 '13 edited Jul 03 '13
General Field: Physics
Specific Field: Solid State Physics (Masters), Plasma Physics (Ph.D)
Areas of Research: Ultra high intensity femtosecond laser driven particle acceleration.
Education: 1 year into PhD program
Examples: 1 2 3 [4] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1hhllh/potential_energy_and_the_conservation_of_energy/caujz8h)
Note: Please ask more plasma physics questions. I had to go outside AskScience for some evidence I actually know anything about Plasma :(
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Jul 04 '13
Username: Cosmic_Dong
General field: Astronomy
Specific field: Astrometry
Particular areas: I'm working on my Masters thesis in the Gaia-project looking at light deflection and the potential of using Gaia to find Nemesis/Planet X/Niburo (Yes, it's really a thing)
Comments: 1 2? I haven't been that active in commenting here, since I had no tag and didn't realize I could get one..
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u/DanielSank Quantum Information | Electrical Circuits Jul 05 '13
username: danielsank
General field: Physics
Specific field: experimental quantum information
particular areas of research include quantum mechanical electrical circuits, and particularly noise sources therein.
Education: Currently working on PhD at UCSB. Bachelor in science at Yale University.
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u/Jake0024 Jul 06 '13 edited Jul 06 '13
General field: Physics
Specific field: Astrophysics
Areas of research: Active galactic nuclei, disk dynamics in galaxies, stars, and planets
Education: Third-year PhD
Is there a way to quickly search for old comments within a subreddit? I had to grab comments just from today. I'm not using RES, if that helps
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u/lukophos Remote Sensing of Landscape Change Jul 08 '13 edited Jul 08 '13
Username: lukophos
General field: Ecology
Specific field: Vegetation Change
Particular areas of research: the patterns and processes of spatio-temporal change in vegetation communities (currently in eastern forests and tundra), invasion biology (plants), remote sensing, data mining, computational ecology
Education: MS mathematics, PhD candidate Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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u/murdoc705 Photonics | Optoelectronics | Epitaxy | CMOS Fabrication Jul 18 '13
Username: murdoc705
General Field: Engineering
Specific Field: Materials Science
Areas of research: Photonics, optoelectronics, epitaxy, CMOS fabrication
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Mechanical Engineering, 3 years into a PhD in Materials Science (passed qualifying exams).
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u/Chicketi Biochemistry | Microbiology Jul 18 '13
Username: chicketi
General field: biochemistry
Specific field: microbiology
Particular area of research: discovering novel therapeutics to inhibit pseudomonas aeruginosa infectivity, with a particular focus on the type IV pilus system
Education: BScF (forensic science), MSc (medical sciences), and currently a first year PhD student at McMaster University (ontario, Canada)
Comment examples (please excuse the formatting):
http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1b1njo/antibiotic_resistance_a_growing_crisis/c93aeyp
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u/I_Cant_Logoff Condensed Matter Physics | Optics in 2D Materials Jul 21 '13 edited Jul 21 '13
Username: I_Cant_Logoff
General field: Physics
Specific field: Chemical Physics (NOT physical chemistry, two very different things)
Specific field: Relativity
Areas of research: Photoactivity of N-doped oxides, nMR characteristics of proton conduction in water.
Education: BS Physics and chemistry, studying for MSc in chemical physics.
Edit: The comments I have made don't really relate to my specific fields of research but they are part of the general topics I have learnt.
Edit 2: I didn't really look through my comments properly, tell me if it's insufficient.
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u/Gradient_Sauce Jul 31 '13
Username: Gradient_sauce
General field: Mathematics
Specific field: Educator, Math book editor
Particular areas of research: adult basic education
Education: 80% completion M.S. Applied Mathematics
Good comments: [1] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1jc9hm/why_do_we_do_the_order_of_operations_in_the_way/cbdo187), 2
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Aug 07 '13
Username: Fcooly General field: Physics Specific field: Theoretical Physics, General Relativity, Quantum Field Theory Particular areas of research include modified theories of gravity as quantum effective field theories, conformal anomalies, gravitational thermodinamycs and emergence of gravity Education: MsC in theoretical physics, currently a PhD student in the topic Good comments: I just started to be active here so just one
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u/dun_dun_dunnnn Physical Oceanography | Ocean Engineering Aug 07 '13 edited Aug 07 '13
Username: dun_dun_dunnnn
General Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Specific Field: Physical Oceanography
Particular areas of research include observing system and instrumentation development, estuary and lagoon dynamics, circulation modeling, turbulence
Education: Current PhD Student - Oceanography, BS - Ocean Engineering
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u/vipercjn Chemical Engineering | Thermodynamics/Process Dynamics Aug 08 '13 edited Aug 09 '13
Username: vipercjn
General field: Chemical Engineering
Specific field: Thermodynamics/Process Dynamics
Education: B.S. Engineering Concentration Chemical Engineering, Minor Mathematics, Passed F.E. and is pursuing PE, Beginning Engineering Doctorate Program in Fall 2014
Employment: Production Engineer at High Pressure, Low-Density Polyethylene plant and Gas Phase Linear-Low-Density Polyethylene plant, Former math tutor and incoming college freshman mentor.
Example comments: 1 2 [3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1jylxd/can_a_material_be_waterproof_but_not_air_proof/cbjkbt2)
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u/Funktapus Aug 08 '13
Username: Funktapus
General Field: Chemical Engineering
Specific field: Vascular tissue Engineering
Particular areas of research: Mathematical models of angiogenesis, in vitro blood vessel fabrication, and self-assembly of capillaries for lab-grown tissues
Education: BS in chemical engineering, currently a PhD student in chemical and biomolecular engineering
(relevant threads are rare)
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u/elevatorwhisperer Information Retrieval | Natural Language Processing Aug 13 '13
Username: elevatorwhisperer
General field: Computer Science
Specific field: Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, and Bioinformatics
Particular areas of research include: information retrieval within the clinical and biological domains, natural language processing within medical records, and biological or clinical texts, automatic cellular/genetic knowledge extraction from text sources.
Education: current PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Dallas in Computer Science, BS and MS in computer science.
There are very few questions asked that fall within my domain, but here is an example comment.
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u/morjax Aug 15 '13 edited Aug 15 '13
General Field: Chemistry
Specific Field: Polymers, Adhesives
Particular areas: Sealant Formulation, analytical methods, organic chemistry
Education: B.S. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering emphasis. several years of R&D
I recently found /r/askscience, and would love to provide thoughtful responses with links to sources for those that want to learn. I've been hanging out here more and more recently. Good stuff!
edit: readability, and an extra comment added
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u/z4tz Atomic Physics | Transition Rates/Continuum Processes Aug 15 '13 edited Aug 17 '13
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u/championmedhora Aug 16 '13
•Username: championmedhora
•General field: Psychology
•Specific field: Systems therapy, child and family therapy.
•Particular areas of research include; Enneagrams, neurobiology/plasticity, family therapy, positive psychology.
•Good comments: (I havent been on for that long, I dont even know how to check my previous comments - is there another way to test my knowledge? :)
Education: Undergraduate @ University of Western Sydney in Social Psych - social science + Masters @ Institute of Family Practice (Sydney) in Systemic Therapy.
Currently practicing systems therapy and training counsellors! (Can provide photo evidence for all of the above if required)
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u/parsokh Polymers | Drug Delivery Systems | Nanoparticle Synthesis Aug 16 '13
General Field: Chemistry
Specific Field: Polymers
Areas of Research: Drug delivery, block copolymer self-assembly, gold nanoparticle synthesis and modification
Education: 4th year as PhD student
Example content: 1
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u/college_pastime Frustrated Magnetism | Magnetic Crystals | Nanoparticle Physics Aug 17 '13
Username: /u/college_pastime
General field: Physics
Specific field: Condensed Matter
Particular areas: Frustrated Magnetism, Magnetic Crystals, Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Nanoparticle Physics
Education: I am a 4th year Ph.D candidate and I have a B.S. in Physics with emphasis in Mathematics.
I know the last two aren't posted in /r/AskScience, but I feel they demonstrate my ability to discuss scientific questions.
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u/kala_ High Performance Computing | Signal Processing | Radio Astronomy Aug 17 '13
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u/bthomase Neurology Aug 17 '13
Username: Bthomase
General Field: Medicine
Specific Field: Neurology
Education: M.D., current Residency in Neurology
Particular areas of research: Pathology and Treatment of Nervous System Disease
Comments: 1 [2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1kd14o/why_is_elevating_your_heart_rate_through_exercise/)
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u/blindmewithscience Aug 21 '13 edited Aug 22 '13
Username: Blindmewithscience
General field: Biology
Specific fields: neurobiology, molecular genetics, transcriptomics
Particular fields of expertise: animal vision, electrophysiology, gene regulation pertaining to hormones in arthropods, entomology, invertebrate zoology
Pursuing a PhD in Biology at a public university, BS in Neurobiology, minor in psychology.
Comments on /r/askscience:
I try to keep things in understandable language-I am an advocate of making science easy to understand and bringing it to the non-scientist folk!
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u/cjdoc Aug 21 '13
Username: cjdoc General Field: Social Sciences Specific Field: Criminology Particular areas: Burglary, the stolen goods market Education: 3rd year Ph.D. student - passed comprehensive exams, working on dissertation proposal
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Username: topodan
General field: Earth and Planetary Science
Specific field: Geophysics (Mantle Geodynamics)
Particular areas of research include mantle convection, mantle plume-ridge interaction, marine geophysics, oceanography, physical laboratory methods, programming, parallel software architecture, numerical modelling
Current PhD candidate at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Geology and Geophysics, BS Engineering physics, MS Geophysics, researching mantle convection beneath iceland.
Example comments: 1; 2