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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
Superconductivity breakthroughs
Mar 19

Mar 19 Superconductivity breakthroughs

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Uncovering the patterns that exist along with and compete with superconductivity in high-temperature superconductors.

Biofuels and chemicals that don’t cut into the food supply
Mar 13

Mar 13 Biofuels and chemicals that don’t cut into the food supply

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Mar 13
Mar 13 Charcoal from Mapplethorpe

Victoria Martinez
Aliud
Recreating Microfossils at the CLS
Mar 11

Mar 11 Recreating Microfossils at the CLS

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Did you know that microbes leave behind fossil traces? Researchers from the University of Tubingen mimic that action.

Sound Waves - Pre-K activity
Feb 27

Feb 27 Sound Waves - Pre-K activity

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

Exploring sound waves from instruments to telephones.

Bringing high tech down to earth
Feb 19

Feb 19 Bringing high tech down to earth

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

What does the leftover phosphorus in the soil looks like? Is it inorganic, bonded to other metals in forms plants can use, or is it mostly organic, which microbes must break down to plant-available forms? And what sources of phosphorus do plants actually rely on?

The Last Week Before Normalcy
Feb 13

Feb 13 The Last Week Before Normalcy

Victoria Martinez
Aliud

My boyfriend is thirty. He is also kind of my best friend's boyfriend. He and I kiss, but they talk.

Nanoreactors mimicing plant cells
Feb 6

Feb 6 Nanoreactors mimicing plant cells

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Mimicking plant cells to build teeny-tiny reactors.

Dinosaur Math
Feb 1

Feb 1 Dinosaur Math

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

Using the world of dinosaurs to bring numbers to life with young learners.

CD hovercrafts
Feb 1

Feb 1 CD hovercrafts

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

A challenge to make a CD hovercraft results in engineering troubleshooting and a simple air pressure demo.

Elephant toothpaste adventure (9+)
Jan 22

Jan 22 Elephant toothpaste adventure (9+)

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science
Preserving Genetic Diversity
Jan 19

Jan 19 Preserving Genetic Diversity

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Ice Observations (Pre K and Kindergarten)
Jan 19

Jan 19 Ice Observations (Pre K and Kindergarten)

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

Studying and recording how ice melts. Plus, questions to think about for grown ups!

Biomedicine: Worth its Weight in Nanogold
Jan 12

Jan 12 Biomedicine: Worth its Weight in Nanogold

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Lagrangian
Jan 10

Jan 10 Lagrangian

Victoria Martinez
Poetry, Aliud

When it stops, we will finally have the path it took.

Maenad
Jan 10

Jan 10 Maenad

Victoria Martinez
Poetry, Aliud

Let us be Bassarid, Maenad, ecstasy-hunters. Let us be this.

Understanding Magnetite: More Complex Than Anyone Thought
Jan 9

Jan 9 Understanding Magnetite: More Complex Than Anyone Thought

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Science Write..., Science

A history of magnetite and cutting-edge research into the material's structure.

Kid made game: Baseball Pong
Dec 26

Dec 26 Kid made game: Baseball Pong

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

My cousin Ethan came over (he's 13) and we made his first video game ever!

Car building
Dec 15

Dec 15 Car building

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

A simple way to learn about wheels and axles for kids of all ages.

Preschool intro to building
Dec 8

Dec 8 Preschool intro to building

Victoria Martinez
Kids' Science, Science

Building with popsicle sticks, geared for the younger crowd.

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