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The unwritten curriculum
The most undervalued competency in academic development is not a methodological technique but a strategic practice: the disciplined art of refusal. Researchers often succumb to the peril of perpetual assent, accepting every request, invitation, an...
Post · December 30, 2025
Retrospective insights from the doctoral journey
The doctoral journey presents a landscape of unspoken challenges that often remain obscured by formal academic structures. What follows are seven hard-won truths, learned through experience that exacted a considerable toll in stress, burnout, and ...
Post · December 30, 2025
The productivity paradox
The diagnosis
The common interpretation of stalled progress is a deficit of discipline. In reality, the core issue is frequently one of cognitive overload. An excess of concurrent deadlines, combined with the pervasive pressure of academic compari...
Post · December 30, 2025
Navigating the supervisory relationship
One of the most challenging, yet least openly discussed, aspects of the doctoral journey is the relationship with one’s supervisor. This dynamic extends far beyond mere research guidance; it involves navigating power structures, communication styl...
Post · December 30, 2025
On privilege, perseverance, and the unseen work
A recent, pointed confrontation with a colleague serves as the impetus for this reflection. They charged that my research trajectory has been built upon a foundation of notable and unfair privilege. The remark was not an observation but an accusat...
Post · December 30, 2025
Decline of Christianity, Western Civilization and the Existential Fears
I read a recent article about the decline of Christianity that attributed this decline primarily to the secularization of formerly Christian societies. However, I think secularization is better understood as a shared explanation for the decline of...
Post · December 29, 2025
Congress, Conferences, Workshops
6th Ibero-American Congress on Solar Drying, Cooking, and Cooling of Food (ConSyCSA 2025). November 10-14, 2025. San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
3rd Brazilian Congress on Process Systems Engineering (PSE-BR 2024). July 29-31, 2024. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Post · December 28, 2025
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