Harvard Gra-dua-tio

With great curiosity I observed today the different rituals of Havard's Commencement Day (Graduatio in latin as in some of the traditional speeches I heard today) which started with a campus wide early breakfast at 6:45 am. There were speeches and music before and after each Diploma Awarding Ceremony of every School. Later, in the afternoon, walking through the Yard filled with now ex-alumni in crimson/black gowns and proud parents I could feel in the atmosphere their excitement and bitter sweet emotions.

Networking in Argentina

I came back yesterday from my trip to Argentina. 

At the Colegio Eucaristico
de La Plata, Argentina.

My inspirational "Horizons" talk (in spanish) on Friday at the Colegio Eucaristico of La Plata went very well. After the talk many students came to ask questions on black holes and scientific careers -- see the picture on the side. I made an emphasis on those careers in science, such as geophysics and astrophysics, that enjoy nowadays of 0% unemployment rate after graduation.  The article "Four careers with 0% unemployment" says the same thing!

On a social gathering on Saturday I met Dr. Julio Cesar Alak, currently Argentina's Minister of Justice and Human Rights (Ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la Nacion). He was curious about my academic trajectory and aware of the efforts of the government on attracting scientist living abroad back to Argentina. The main challenge in this task is to assure the research future of the returning scientists.

The Glimpse Inaugural Post

I will post here a glimpse of my life. There are too many interesting things that I encounter and it is time to put them together.