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Sylvain Gigan
@sylvaingigan.bsky.social
Prof. @Sorbonne | Physics / Optics | PI @comedialkb @lkb_lab @ENSParis | co-founder @Lightonio | proud dad & Husband | he/him
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Maybe there is an emoji for all that at once !

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my workflow optimization routine : pack the most menial tasks in the morning when I'm super productive and concentrated, and then try to fit the important chunks of work in the time intervals between meetings and calls.

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I love reading interviews of senior researchers (that I admire!) who explain how they got a permanent academic position BEFORE starting their PhD :)

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Pondering about scattering, and the fugacity of summer and of life, while travelling to Como by train …

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Do you publish in journals ?

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If I receive an academic spam (predatory journal, conference, etc) I immediately block the sender domain permanently, and too bad if they send me some review requests in the future. Did you Get that mdpi.com ?

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Today I learned that the term "photonics" was coined in 1967 by Pierre Aigrain, a french physicist from my institute @Physique_ENS ""Photonics is the science of the harnessing of light." www.laserfocusworld.com/blogs/articl...

Photonics—what's in a name?
Photonics—what's in a name?

The term Photonics was coined in 1967 by Pierre Aigrain, a French scientist, who gave the following definition: "Photonics is the science of the harnessing of light."

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They look very nice, but indeed one cannot fully judge without seeing the final results (if it is very short-lived, it is a good sign!)

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my todo list #EndOfSummer

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Sylvain Gigan
@sylvaingigan.bsky.social
Prof. @Sorbonne | Physics / Optics | PI @comedialkb @lkb_lab @ENSParis | co-founder @Lightonio | proud dad & Husband | he/him
186 followers100 following29 posts