I may be no fan of sequins, but Dr.Isis is undoubtedly a shoe goddess. In fact, the alter ego of my alter ego would wear Dr.Isis's shoes without any foot pain, while the real-life me mostly sticks to much more modest attire (except the occasional away-from-the-lab I-can-look-pretty stunts).
But, since competing with Dr.Isis's shoes is futile, I am glad that my science can compete with those Naughty Monkeys instead. And, let me tell you, my science is HOT.
I have been trying to figure out how I can blog about my science while remaining anonymous (anybody else have this problem?), and I have decided that I can allude to what I do without naming names. Some of you may end up with a better idea of what I do than others, and those of you that are curious to know for sure can feel free to email me, but I shall keep the searchable terms off this page.
I may not be an experimental scientist, but my science enables all kinds of computational science. Are you a computational physicist, computational biologist, computational astrophysicist, computational geologist, computational *ist? If so, you have probably dealt with people like yours truly who help you get your computing groove on. If you are going to simulate the climate, the super novae, a folding protein, Rayleigh-Taylor instability, earthquakes, melting ice caps, or what have you, you will want to talk to me (or better yet, hire me ;). It is my pleasure to help you get your science humming on the biggest and greatest computers you have access to, and help you get the most out of your computational resources.
It is the job of my Science to guide the design of your computation in a way that allows you to compute what you want to compute. Reducing time to solution on a current machine, making it easier to move to the next machine, giving you the flexibility to solve a variety of problems using the same tools are all my concerns. I may not be a specialist in your particular science, but once we figure out a common language to communicate, this symbiotic relationship can really take off. You get to do your really hot science, and I get to develop my really hot science further and support your really hot science in the process. And, my hot science helping all of your hot sciences is like having a closet-full of hot, steamy stilettos!
The perverse incentives of academia
5 years ago
6 comments:
haha, i still have only the vaguest idea of what you do (mission accomplished!) but it sounds darned.....hot!
Cool, I mean hot, science... I think you do the sort of stuff that many of us need and rely on dialy.
Hot!
Yeah, I can't even come close to blogging about my (former) hot science because it would be too identifying. Too bad because there are some Hot (and just plain hilarious) stories from my (former) field.
Quiet - thanks :) And I am glad I didn't give away too many secrets :)
SF - thanks, and I hope so :)
UR - thanks, and I am a little sad we are missing out on all the hot stories!
I'm late on my Scientiae reading, but this does sound hot!
The Bean-Mom - thanks! I've noticed you've been busy lately - glad you are catching a little break!
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