Scarlett Widgeon Paisner did a “Day in the Life” takeover of the U.S. Women in Nuclear X account on April 11, 2024. These were her tweets.
Scarlett Widgeon Paisner did a “Day in the Life” takeover of the U.S. Women in Nuclear X account on April 11, 2024. These were her tweets.
Good Morning! My name is Scarlett Widgeon Paisner and I am a research scientist at Los Alamos National Labs. I have been at @LANL for 7 years working on ceramic nuclear fuels. Today I will show you a day in my work life, which is dynamic, fast paced, and changes on any given day. pic.twitter.com/ZKXEaW5T4W
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024
The Fuels Research lab @LANL supports research & development of ceramic nuclear fuels. We have capabilities to synthesize various uranium compounds & carry out experiments to determine the properties and microstructure. I usually spend about a 1/4 to half of my day in the lab. pic.twitter.com/MJFgemjEiX
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024
The @LANL Fuels Research team has at least six major programs that we support, as well as provide minor support to other programs by carrying out materials fabrication, properties measurements, and microstructural analysis.
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024
At our weekly team meeting (missing a few people) for the Fuels Research Lab @LANL, we carefully plan the ongoing work each week. pic.twitter.com/wx2gTN1ERh
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024
Today, I had lunch with Erofili Kardoulaki, Space Nuclear Propulsion Program lead & Caitlin Kohnert, Fission Surface Power lead. I’m proud LANL has many women in management to work with & aspire to. I hope our presence at @LANL inspires other women to pursue a career in #science! pic.twitter.com/tFXx0DcGWz
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024
A large part of my job is training students, postdocs, and new staff to work at the Fuels Research Lab at @LANL. Mentoring is one of my favorite parts of my job and having great mentors is what has brought me to where I am today.
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024
Here, we are setting up a thermogravimetric analyzer to measure oxygen uptake of hydride moderator materials. @LANL #science pic.twitter.com/vgs5CTk3YS
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024
My career path to get to where I am today included getting a BS in Chemistry (@UNM) and a PhD in Materials Science (@ucdavis, @UCDavisCOE).This started from my interest in chemistry during high school and I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in science. pic.twitter.com/pN3U6GceG6
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024
Focus on your dreams and interests, and you will slowly but surely get there!
— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) April 11, 2024