Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
Joined May 2020
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It’s official, I am Dr. Espinoza! What an amazing journey this has been! In the last 5 years I’ve grown so much! I am so looking forward to mentoring younger students and I hope that my experience can empower others to follow their dreams! @RiceGradSchool
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"We're scientists, we should understand that doing science properly means removing bias and removing barriers." Great commentary by @cathleencrudden on the importance of EDI criteria in grant funding decisions at #CSPC2023 @sciencepolicy
Life as a new mom & new chemistry prof. is tough, but today I was reminded that I’m in a supportive department! Shoutout to my Chair for making sure I found a comfortable place to pump while at a conference. Moms want to do science too, we just have to juggle our responsibilities
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What an amazing couple of days at the @WelchFoundation conference! I’m excited to get my lab up and running so I can keep contributing to the scientific community! I’m also so exited to find new and creative ways to implement the amazing scientific advances into my courses.
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Check out our open access center review on nonlinear microscopy. With @jendionne, Zanni, @RobertsGroupUT, Gruebele, and Link groups.
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As an honorary member of the Landes/Link super group I had to snag a picture with @LandesChristy 🎉
I’m happy to finally walk the stage and get hooded 👩🏽🔬! I’m excited for all the new adventures to come
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PhD convocation today. Always the best part of our job celebrating new PhDs.
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Congratulations to Dr. Syndi Nnorom the most recent graduate from the group! It was great to see her friends and family come we had a standing room only crowd attend her thesis defense - congrats Syndi!! @RiceCHBE @RiceEngineering
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Rice University is seeking diverse applicants for its 2023 Rice Academy of Postdoctoral Fellows. $60k stipend, plus research fund, full benefits and academic resources. Apply by January 4. riceacademy.rice.edu #academia #postdoc #phdlife #phdone #tenuretrack
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Proud to host the impressive @Lydia_Kisley back to @RiceChemistry for the Kinsey Memorial Lecture today.
~1/3 of the way through the semester! I’m truly loving the chance to get my students excited about chemistry! I hope I’m helping my students gain confidence as young scientists and see the exciting chemistry in their everyday lives
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First week of teaching ✅
I’m truly loving this experience and I hope I’m creating a supportive and encouraging learning environment in my classroom! 👩🏽🔬
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Today was a very different first day of school! I’m so excited to have the opportunity to be a Postdoc at Rice! This year I get to support grad students and also teach freshman the wonders of chemistry! I can’t wait to see how much they learn! 🎉👩🏽🔬
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So sad to hear that Bob Curl has passed. The quotes from Bruce Weisman in this article are spot-on. We were so lucky that Bob would attend all p-chem grad student seminars news.rice.edu/news/2022/nobe…
Did I mention I’m defending my PhD in chemistry in 9 days!?! I’m so nervously excited! – at Houston, TX
Today was a big day. I submitted my thesis and we are officially 14 DAYS FROM MY THESIS DEFENSE. This is about more than a PhD for me. This is about being a role model for my family and beyond by showing them that we ALL have a place in science! #LatinasInSTEM – at Houston, TX