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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
Accidental maternity-friendly crop top
Nov 13

Nov 13 Accidental maternity-friendly crop top

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

A too short crop top does happen to work near-perfectly for pregnancy

Battery research world first
Oct 18

Oct 18 Battery research world first

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Western University’s Mohammad Banis won a bet he could make in situ XAS battery research work, a huge step for the field

Highly-efficient single atom catalyst could help auto industry
Sep 24

Sep 24 Highly-efficient single atom catalyst could help auto industry

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Sew Style Hero Month: Toddler shorts
Aug 31

Aug 31 Sew Style Hero Month: Toddler shorts

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Buster Sews is just my fav sewing blog. A foray into baby-sized menswear, with fancy pocket topstitiching, for Sew Style Hero month.

A canvas backpack wedding present
Aug 17

Aug 17 A canvas backpack wedding present

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Lithium-ion battery research at SGM
Jul 19

Jul 19 Lithium-ion battery research at SGM

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

MIT researchers are using the CLS to learn about battery materials

I like short shorts
Jul 17

Jul 17 I like short shorts

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

Sewing leftovers: leftover denim -> Ginger shorts!

Flower Architecture
Jul 12

Jul 12 Flower Architecture

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
Woollies!
Jul 7

Jul 7 Woollies!

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
An outfit fulla rarrs
Jun 25

Jun 25 An outfit fulla rarrs

Victoria Martinez
Sewing
Named's Blair Batwings
Jun 15

Jun 15 Named's Blair Batwings

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

a couple of tops, but you only get a picture of one

Glowing Gold
Jun 12

Jun 12 Glowing Gold

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science

Gold protein clusters could be used as environmental and health detectors

Lazily traced no-pattern tshirt
Jun 7

Jun 7 Lazily traced no-pattern tshirt

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

a real speedy and silly good time

Batik Robe
May 3

May 3 Batik Robe

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

A Samara cardigan commission with gorgeous fabric.

Big ol' flowy Esther pants
Apr 16

Apr 16 Big ol' flowy Esther pants

Victoria Martinez
No fear new jeans
Mar 27

Mar 27 No fear new jeans

Victoria Martinez
Sewing

i love my ginger jeans. I LOVE MY GINGER JEANS! (and I have so much room to improve!)

U of A Foams and ceramics
Mar 21

Mar 21 U of A Foams and ceramics

Victoria Martinez
Canadian Light Source, Science
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 .

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