Hello! I am Potassium. That is a picture of me skating in my very first figure skating competition (and I won first place in my category!).

Fun facts about me:

• I received my biochemistry PhD in October 2014 and I completed a Science Communication certificate program in 2017.
• I move around a lot. I am currently in Washington but I’m originally from California. I’ve also lived in New Mexico and Colorado (hint: this blog was started when I was in grad school in Colorado).
• My husband Cobalt and I have a kitty named Tarantula.

I love (in no apparent order):

• sharks
• whales
• cats
• stuffed animals
• photography
• figure skating
• my friends and family
• microscopes
• science communication
• reading
• learning new languages

Some of the cameras I will be posting pictures from:

• Nikon D750 – My DSLR. Love it. With this camera, I only shoot in Manual mode. Makes it more challenging and helps me get better at photography.
• Nikon D80 – My old DSLR. I haven’t been taking very many pictures with this guy recently, but I usually bring him along in case someone else wants to practice their photography skills
• My iPhone XS!