Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It's go time. Let's shape some brains. Seems important. 260
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I was just reminded of this neat way to advertise your group's work. "Submissions of your recently published or ongoing work will be considered for highlights on DSOFT's Bluesky, TikTok, website, or blog platforms." docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com 053
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026CHAOTIC BUBBLEWHEEL says good morning, as it fights off your dark thoughts with its playfulness. It glides autonomously through distinct life stages for over an hour, as gas slowly escapes the environment, along the bifurcation diagram of the Lorenz system. (1/10) arxiv.org/abs/2608.17169 1155
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026NCAR. National treasure. I assume the flag is at half staff due to the ongoing assault on scientific excellence. 070
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Great work by the @apsphysics.bsky.social to distill the proposed OMB changes into one clear page: www.aps.org/initiatives/... Comments close July 13. Let's get in there.aps.orgComment on OMB proposed rule for federal financial assistanceMake your voice heard on the Office of Management and Budget's proposed federal grant funding changes and defend the scientific community from this existential threat. 042
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 17/05/2026"The "no electronics" policy is genius. I'm used to taking notes on my laptop-it's convenient but a constant temptation for distraction. The class deeply benefited from how firmly Professor Spagnolie stuck to his guns; not just making such a policy but willing to pause lecture to enforce it." (YMMV) 1111
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieAlain Goriely @alaingoriely.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I am looking for a Post-doc in Oxford to work with me on morphogenesis at the cellular scale, with particular emphasis on growth processes and their mechanical and dynamical consequences. Please circulate my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... This bristle is created by a single cell! Let's model it. 12112
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 27/04/2026“They are among more than 1,500 biologists, chemists and other experts at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development who have been laid off, reassigned or pressured to retire. Today, only 124 researchers remain,“ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...nytimes.comHow the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A. 210272
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieSimon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey. 191958537
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieMitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026PUB. DAY! Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia is officially out today. Available Open Access: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... #legalhistory Outfit: red for bloodstain testing+flowered shirt for botanical poisons+poisoner's ring (for show only) 97929
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Best Star Trek crew. Wrong answers only. 130
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Beautiful day in Madison to protest one of the most corrupt administrations in the 250-year history of the USA. #NoKings 060
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The current members of the Madison Applied Math Lab. 0130
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 15/03/2026This is such a nice event! I'm very impressed. 254
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Squishy Science Sunday is back at the Global Physics Summit! Join us for hands-on activities about physics, including the physics of slime, sand, and cotton candy! Find us at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Use code APSSQUISHY26 for a discount on general admission tickets! 078
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 10/03/2026The DSOFT Invited Sessions for next week's Global Summit. Should be fun! Especially Thursday's 'Soft Matter in Active Fluids' session... 👀 😉 000
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 02/03/2026We are excited to present the finalists for this year's DSOFT Emerging Soft Matter Excellence Award! Join us in celebrating the work of these exceptional soft matter physics students, who will present their work in a special DSOFT Awards Session at the 2026 APS Global Physics Summit. 054
Reposted by Saverio E. Spagnoliemarohgr.bsky.social @marohgr.bsky.social · 25/01/2026www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comYes, It’s FascismUntil recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny. 3471154
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Ah, a jellyfish cleanse! Excellent. I took this video of spotted jellyfish (Mastigias papua) at the Vancouver Aquarium when I was visiting @gelfring.bsky.social, back when @jeanluct.bsky.social had us thinking about fluid mixing by vortex rings. people.math.wisc.edu/~spagnolie/P... 061
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieHadrien Oliveri @hadrienoliveri.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Job alert🚨I am advertising a 2-year postdoctoral position to work on the mathematics of plant morphogenesis @mpipz.bsky.social. Candidates with interests in mathematical modelling, mechanics, or biophysics are strongly encouraged to apply. 🌱Reposts are appreciated! jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/4... 02527
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 20/01/2026An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. 290
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieClio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Here are the three new-to-me games which I enjoyed most this year (feat. games by @mathieujohnson.bsky.social @sespagnolie.bsky.social @gmtgames and others)! What were yours?cliosboardgames.wordpress.comFarewell 2025 – New-to-Me Games!As the year comes to a close, I’ll do my usual end-of-year posts: My personal top three in a range of categories. As tradition commands, we’ll begin with the games that I played for the first time … 3213
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnoliePrakash Lab @ Miami @vprakashlab.bsky.social · 23/12/2025🚨 POSTDOC OPENING 🚨 NIH-funded Bio-Fluid Mechanics Postdoc in my lab @univmiami.bsky.social Hofstenia miamia | cilia-driven flows | behavior & neuroscience Collab w/ Mansi Srivastava @harvard.edu 🕒 Start: Jan–Feb 2026 ⏳ 1 yr, renewable | Email me ASAP! #Postdoc #Biophysics #FluidDynamics 03227
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/12/2025NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.usatoday.comTrump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in ColoradoThe Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs. 5822031127
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 11/12/2025I am looking to hire a postdoc to work with me on fluid-structure interactions in complex and active fluids. Ideally the candidate will have a strong background in numerical/asymptotic analysis and fluid mechanics (complex fluids / LCs even better). www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/26...mathjobs.orgMathJobs from the the American Mathematical SocietyMathjobs is an automated job application system sponsored by the AMS. 097
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Not finding ANYTHING helpful in Batchelor 030
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieOtti Croze @otticroze.bsky.social · 04/11/2025🚨Fully funded PhD opportunity: Physics, biology & ecology of toxic dinoflagellate blooms 🦠. Join us to investigate how motility and mixotrophy influence bloom formation, using experiment🔬and modelling ♾️. #microswimmers #plankton #biophysics #ecology #PhD pls RT iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... 073
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieMarkus Deserno @markusdeserno.bsky.social · 05/11/2025NSF email to GRFP applicants from TODAY: you MUST submit official academic transcripts with your most recent academic status! First year PhDs often don't get these until the end of this semester. No clarification opportunity because of government shutdown. Application deadline is next week. 🫠 011
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Not *one* mention of Plateau-Rayleigh in this article. 150
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieCampàs Lab @campaslab.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Really excited to present the results of a fantastic collaboration with Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social 🤩 We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species ➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 614347
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Maybe you know someone who wants to support state school higher ed? There are many ways. Here's one. uwflamingos.com/campaign/mat...uwflamingos.comMathematics - Fill The HillRanked 13th globally and seventh nationally, the UW–Madison Department of Mathematics is devoted to research and teaching, and we want to spread our excitement about mathematics to the rest of the wor... 030
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Solid. orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...orgchart.mit.eduRegarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart 010
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Psst, your students want to hang out in Boulder next July. Application deadline is Jan. 15. www.colorado.edu/conference/b... 042
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Astounding!! This must have been so much fun to explore. I enjoyed the short Bluetorial as well. 110
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Me: Describes the Ship of Theseus. Wife: "Oh it's Van Halen." 130
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieMetropolitan Wargamers @metrowargamers.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Some of us had the day off from work so we got Vijayanagara from @gmtgames.bsky.social on the table at the club. 1253
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Without describing the experiment (soon!), please just enjoy with me a case where a simple model meets the data this well. Oh man. Math, I tell you. Good stuff. 060
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieMarkus Deserno @markusdeserno.bsky.social · 26/09/2025I am super excited to announce that we have a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics open in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon! 🧪 Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360 PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies! Let me briefly explain what we're looking for: 1/10 210589
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Friends in Canada and Europe are asking me if it's safe to travel to Houston this November for the big annual conference in our field. 230
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 15/09/2025If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is holding a fork in his mouthALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a fork in his mouth 010
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 14/09/2025What poster did you have hanging in your room as a kid? 020
Saverio E. Spagnolie @sespagnolie.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Ruin a book by adding Tom Clancy’s name to the title Tom Clancy’s Principles of Mathematical Analysis 030
Reposted by Saverio E. SpagnolieDenis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 11/08/2025These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-... 6313201