Iris van Zelst

If you are in academia, it is very likely you are part of a research group. But how does a research group come into existence, you may ask? 🧐 Well, the season finale of Science Sisters is here to the rescue! Join Iris as she chats with Ana-Catal...

Back the Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/irisvanzelst/quartetnary/ Ready to explore the history of Earth? Welcome to QUARTETnary - The card game about the geological time scale! Discover the formation of mountain ranges,...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to be an astronaut and travel to far-off worlds! 🙋🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🚀 Haven’t we all? But did you know that long duration space travel comes with not just scientific, but also physical and psychological challenges?...

It’s Halloween week 🎃 and the dreaded imposter syndrome is here to haunt us (or did it ever leave in the first place 👻)! We all feel its looming presence as if it’s here to haunt only us. But hang in there! Join Iris for a chat with Philipp Baum...

Join Silvia Brizzi (postdoc at the University of Roma Tre, Italy) and Iris as they chat about the phenomenon in academia called "postdoc hopping". It may sound like fun, but not if you have to pack up your bags every 1 - 2 years (or sometimes mont...

Do you love musicals and theatre? 🎹🎶 Do you also love science? 🧪 Then this episode is just the right one for you! Join in as Iris chats with Roberta Wilkinson and Matthew Kemp, creators of Geologise Theatre and Earth Sciences PhD students, as t...

Ever wondered how to get into geodynamic modelling? Fear not! This paper will help you out! Subscribe (because there will be a lot more videos in fall)! (not so) Secret paper: Van Zelst et al., 2022 (Solid Earth): 101 geodynamic modelling: how t...

As we gear up for Season 2, here’s a little teaser to one of the episodes 😉 Join Iris for a chat with Ana-Catalina Plesa as they discuss job interviews, imposter syndrome, and applying for positions in academia! See you very soon for the very f...

It's here! The new season of Science Sisters! Join us for chats about postdoc life, science outreach through musicals, astronaut training and more! Subscribe to make sure you don't miss any Science Sisters episodes! ***** More Science Sisters *...

So basically I spent December packing boxes. What were you up to? Subscribe for more postdoc vlogs! Secret paper: Ulrich et al., 2019 (PAGeoph): Coupled, Physics-Based Modeling Reveals Earthquake Displacements are Critical to the 2018 Palu, S...

I've been uploading videos on youtube weekly for AN ENTIRE YEAR, so it's time to really lean into the cliches and do a good old Q&A! Do you have any more questions? Pop them in the comments below, because I'm sure there will be a next one 😉 Subs...

It's almost time for the European Song Contest! So what if some of the previous winners had a more ... academic message? Subscribe for more songs! Secret paper: Van Zelst et al., 2022 (Solid Earth): 101 geodynamic modelling: how to design, in...

MY PAPER WAS PUBLISHED! This is not a drill! And of course I need to announce my paper in Iris-style. Sorry everyone 😘 Subscribe for more paper announcements! Secret paper: Van Zelst et al., 2022 (Solid Earth): 101 geodynamic modelling: how t...

The life of a postdoc isn't easy. They need to be strong! 💪 Subscribe for more postdoc sketches! Secret paper: Van Zelst et al., 2019 (JGR: Solid Earth): Modeling megathrust earthquakes across scales: one-way coupling from geodynamics and sei...

In this episode of Science Sisters, Tamarah King (postdoc at Oxford University) and I talk about how we managed to land our current postdoc jobs, what it is like to do a postdoc, and how terribly incompetent we feel all of the time. Also, we discu...

It is November 2021, which means I am moving to Germany soon! I am preparing by watching German shows on Netflix and apparently hoarding bubble wrap. And, okay, maybe I also worked a bit this month. Subscribe for more postdoc vlogs! Secret pap...

October 2021 has got to be my most successful postdoc month yet! Two grants in one month! Travelling! My birthday! What more could you possibly want in a postdoc vlog?! Follow QUARTETnary: www. QUARTETnary.com or www.twitter.com/QUARTETnary Subs...

In this episode of Science Sisters, Simon Clark (content creator, author) and I talk about the loaded decision to leave academia when you find out it isn't for you and the many ways in which you can do science communication and how to do it well. ...

What if metamorphic rocks threw a party? What kind of music would they listen to? Let's go down to the core and rock! Subscribe or I'll keep rapping! Secret paper: Brizzi et al., 2020 (JGR: Solid Earth): How sediment thickness influences subdu...

My new project is about the interior-atmosphere coupling of Venus, but what does that really mean?! I explain that and other postdoc shenanigans in this month's postdoc vlog! Subscribe for more postdoc vlogs! Secret paper: Boneh et al., 2019 (...