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I’m a prairie kid who loves research. I have a Master’s in economics with a focus on public programs, labour and education. Long before that, I did my undergrad in physics & English with a math minor.

Besides my resume, you’ll find this page full of sewing projects, the odd published poem, and stories about Canadian science.

A note about the blog title: in math and physics, the prefix eigen means one's own. It comes from the german, but mostly I always liked thinking about a particle's eigenvalues, and thought I might apply the same thought to my excursions.

Victoria Martinez eigenmotion: one's own motion | Policy, analysis... and sewing
Why won’t the Canada Science Museum explain why it’s closed?
Oct 15

Oct 15 Why won’t the Canada Science Museum explain why it’s closed?

Victoria Martinez
Science

But really, why?

CLS 2013 Research Report
Oct 7

Oct 7 CLS 2013 Research Report

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Norway’s cutest married couple wins Nobel Prize for medicine | the Albatross
Oct 6

Oct 6 Norway’s cutest married couple wins Nobel Prize for medicine | the Albatross

Victoria Martinez
Science

May-Britt and Edvard Moser discovered grid cells, which help our brains map their surroundings. Now they have the Nobel.

Blocking African sleeping sickness' tiny culprit
Oct 6

Oct 6 Blocking African sleeping sickness' tiny culprit

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

A tsetse fly bites a girl. She becomes itchy, feverish, and her joints ache. Weeks later, she loses coordination and some sensation in her limbs. It becomes difficult to think, to sleep.

FreshMint Blog — A (very) brief history of Montreal smoked meat
Oct 5

Oct 5 FreshMint Blog — A (very) brief history of Montreal smoked meat

Victoria Martinez
Aliud

Whether it be Schwartz’s or Pete’s, smoked meat has a special place in the hearts of Montrealers.

Draw a Scientist
Sep 22

Sep 22 Draw a Scientist

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

We tried the Draw a Scientist test at Saturday Science, and we got some great results.

Tangrams and the nature of science - All ages
Sep 20

Sep 20 Tangrams and the nature of science - All ages

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

Back at Saturday Science, the little ones made their own tangram sets and let their imaginations run wild.

Iron Hot Skillet
Sep 9

Sep 9 Iron Hot Skillet

Victoria Martinez
Poetry, Aliud

It's not that I don't dream of you — I do.

Next-generation Computing Materials
Sep 9

Sep 9 Next-generation Computing Materials

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

As computer chips continue to get smaller and more powerful, the field of electronics is approaching some severe limits.

Graphene research on the cusp of new energy capabilities
Aug 6

Aug 6 Graphene research on the cusp of new energy capabilities

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Advancements in uranium-driven energy
May 14

May 14 Advancements in uranium-driven energy

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Phil Boutin's Solar-Powered Future
May 6

May 6 Phil Boutin's Solar-Powered Future

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Science Write..., Science
Static power! 3+
Apr 30

Apr 30 Static power! 3+

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science
Paper Building Blocks 3+
Apr 3

Apr 3 Paper Building Blocks 3+

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

Mar 29
Mar 29 Messy PH indicator 3+

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science
Milestone for Canada’s synchrotron
Mar 26

Mar 26 Milestone for Canada’s synchrotron

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Acids and Bases 4+
Mar 19

Mar 19 Acids and Bases 4+

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science
Hello, Detective
Mar 16

Mar 16 Hello, Detective

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science
The Natural and Unnatural World in Art
Mar 5

Mar 5 The Natural and Unnatural World in Art

Victoria Martinez
Aliud, Design Work, Science
Electric Play Dough 4+
Mar 3

Mar 3 Electric Play Dough 4+

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science
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