According to Wii Fit, I am overweight.
How is that possible??? Maybe the game is programmed to Japanese standards. At least, my fit 'age' is 30, which is not too bad at all. :)
Monday, June 23, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Teaching Science
One day after I started postdoc work last week, I was told that I am co-mentoring a summer intern starting that day. Earlier today, I was told that there will be another summer intern for me next week.
It's kind of strange to start work with mentoring interns, because I did not expect to have any opportunities for teaching science at my new work place. It's not that I am complaining--I think I secretly like teaching science (well, I guess it's not secret any more) as long as I feel comfortable with the subjects. As an undergrad, I had my own tutoring classes for chemistry and physics on weekends. When I was in graduate student, I had to oversee five rotation students and one summer student. So I am not new to this area, but I really have to figure out a way to manage my time at work to have these interns happy while I focus on my research work.
The contents of this blog is supposed to be non-work related, but I have been writing work related stuff lately... Sorry, I will try to put some photos next time. :D
It's kind of strange to start work with mentoring interns, because I did not expect to have any opportunities for teaching science at my new work place. It's not that I am complaining--I think I secretly like teaching science (well, I guess it's not secret any more) as long as I feel comfortable with the subjects. As an undergrad, I had my own tutoring classes for chemistry and physics on weekends. When I was in graduate student, I had to oversee five rotation students and one summer student. So I am not new to this area, but I really have to figure out a way to manage my time at work to have these interns happy while I focus on my research work.
The contents of this blog is supposed to be non-work related, but I have been writing work related stuff lately... Sorry, I will try to put some photos next time. :D
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Going back to the real world
After 5 years and 10 months, I finally received my Ph.D. degree from UCSF. I feel like I gained so much from school--not only knowledge and expertise, but also close friends whom I hope to keep for the rest of my life.
But I know for certain that I will never miss graduate school.
I started my postdoc work at the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville as an employee of Sandia National Laboratories. I'm in Deconstruction Division for Enzyme Engineering. The laboratory at JBEI is not fully operational yet, so earlier this week I didn't know what I was supposed to be doing. It's finally getting better, so I'm happy about that. It took me a while to get used to hear people introduce me as 'Josh, our new POSTDOC'(most of times) or 'DR. Park'(rarely).
For those who are not familiar with postdoctoral positions--these jobs in academia and industry are offered for recent graduates with a doctoral degree in science or some disciplines of engineering to gain more work experience for faculty jobs in academia or scientist jobs in industry. It is similar to residency programs for medical doctors. The reason why I chose to do postdoc is to expand my background in protein biochemistry and molecular biology to gain expertise in protein engineering. By the grace of God, I found an opportunity to work on biofuels research, which is very different from what I have been doing in laboratories for the last 11 years or so as an undergrad, research technician, and grad student.
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Renee and I moved to El Cerrito, about 35 min drive away from where we used to live in San Francisco. We now live in a 2-bed room apartment, and we love the place! I just bought a hybrid bicycle last week to bike to work. I'm going to have to get used to my bike to ride ~12 mi everyday, but I think I can do it as long as I find a safe bike route to take.
But I know for certain that I will never miss graduate school.
I started my postdoc work at the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville as an employee of Sandia National Laboratories. I'm in Deconstruction Division for Enzyme Engineering. The laboratory at JBEI is not fully operational yet, so earlier this week I didn't know what I was supposed to be doing. It's finally getting better, so I'm happy about that. It took me a while to get used to hear people introduce me as 'Josh, our new POSTDOC'(most of times) or 'DR. Park'(rarely).
For those who are not familiar with postdoctoral positions--these jobs in academia and industry are offered for recent graduates with a doctoral degree in science or some disciplines of engineering to gain more work experience for faculty jobs in academia or scientist jobs in industry. It is similar to residency programs for medical doctors. The reason why I chose to do postdoc is to expand my background in protein biochemistry and molecular biology to gain expertise in protein engineering. By the grace of God, I found an opportunity to work on biofuels research, which is very different from what I have been doing in laboratories for the last 11 years or so as an undergrad, research technician, and grad student.
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Renee and I moved to El Cerrito, about 35 min drive away from where we used to live in San Francisco. We now live in a 2-bed room apartment, and we love the place! I just bought a hybrid bicycle last week to bike to work. I'm going to have to get used to my bike to ride ~12 mi everyday, but I think I can do it as long as I find a safe bike route to take.
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