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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
Workwear Kielo
Mar 17

Mar 17 Workwear Kielo

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Named's kielo wrap dress, with sleeves and shortened for work. 

Bubbles in noodle dough
Mar 8

Mar 8 Bubbles in noodle dough

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

There are bubbles in noodle dough. These are the first researchers to look at them.

(Most) everything I sewed in 2017
Mar 7

Mar 7 (Most) everything I sewed in 2017

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

A roundup of 2017 sewing, because it's kind of surprising to look back .

Feb 21
Feb 21 2017 quick sewing analysis

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Swishy ~sassy~ pencil skirt
Feb 16

Feb 16 Swishy ~sassy~ pencil skirt

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
From Greenhouse Gases to Plastics
Jan 29

Jan 29 From Greenhouse Gases to Plastics

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
November Rain
Jan 27

Jan 27 November Rain

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

A cardigan that goes from weekend to workwear AND fits my favourite notebook perfectly.

Throwback stripes
Jan 2

Jan 2 Throwback stripes

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

The Gable Top by Jennifer Lauren Handmade

Organic Electronics: Michael and Adit
Dec 31

Dec 31 Organic Electronics: Michael and Adit

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Dr. Xiaying Xin: Cleaner Water
Dec 15

Dec 15 Dr. Xiaying Xin: Cleaner Water

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
The Ferdinand Shirt
Dec 6

Dec 6 The Ferdinand Shirt

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

A bedsheet and a thrifted skirt = this adorable top

A quilt-style geodesic sweatshirt
Nov 21

Nov 21 A quilt-style geodesic sweatshirt

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

The perfect sweatshirt for my mom

PEMFCs (Kind of my fav): The Aimy Bazylak Group
Dec 21

Dec 21 PEMFCs (Kind of my fav): The Aimy Bazylak Group

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Photos of a group of young PEMFC researchers from the AImy Bazylak group at the University of Toronto.

Peering inside a blown-up battery: Imaging lithium ion batteries to improve performance and safety
Nov 30

Nov 30 Peering inside a blown-up battery: Imaging lithium ion batteries to improve performance and safety

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Plant Science! Gurcharn Brar and wheat
Nov 22

Nov 22 Plant Science! Gurcharn Brar and wheat

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Superconductors
Nov 14

Nov 14 Superconductors

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Aimee Bell: Finding unknown interstellar molecules
Oct 19

Oct 19 Aimee Bell: Finding unknown interstellar molecules

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Nuit Blanche YXE 2016
Oct 3

Oct 3 Nuit Blanche YXE 2016

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source
Improving food security and livelihoods for rural West Africa
Aug 3

Aug 3 Improving food security and livelihoods for rural West Africa

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Quick cooking chickpeas use microwaves - but not how you'd expect
May 10

May 10 Quick cooking chickpeas use microwaves - but not how you'd expect

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Researchers from the University of Manitoba have developed a simple technique to speed up the time it takes to prepare chickpeas and lentils by exposing them to microwaves before cooking.

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