Some Useful Tools
Page created by Prof Naomi Halas at Rice University, super useful for spectroscopists to quick convert frequency and energy units
Desmos Graphing Calculator is useful when you want a quick plot of a function or compare different functions
If you are developing optical setups, here is a complete toolbox from Light Conversion to figure out Non-linear optics, dispersion etc.
Reads that may interest you...
In this Q & A, Louis Brus, Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, describes his journey from the first encounter with quantum dots - the "bump" - to winning the Nobel Prize along with Moungi Bawendi and Aleksey Yekimov. He also gives inspiring advice to scientists at the early stage of their careers.
For an academic or any other professional career, it is useful to develop good skills in writing papers and e-mails, talking, presentation and working with a team. In the below link I have shared a compilation of useful resources and tips (not made by me)
An article about the place that birthed so many innovations of the 20th Century that we are still building up on those innovations - Laser, transistor, CCD, solar cell, digital signal processing.... It is amazing how all of it came from one institution.
To quote from the article: Bell Labs' pantheon was built on the backs of those who can't escape having dark nights of the soul. People who wake up in the middle of the night every night and ask "what am I doing with my life? I've accomplished nothing worthwhile.”
