Pip Petersen

Some handy resources I have used throughout my professional life, from how I made this website, my NSF GRFP application advice & comments, code from some classes I've taken, etc.

Animations

Something essential for modern research is science communication. (To me) the most effective way to communicate a complex idea is through an informative animation. For all my projects, I try and make some sort of animation to communicate the big ideas. For my animations, I use the package Manim, which is an intuitive tool used for creating custom animations using Python. Originally designed for the YouTube channel 3blue1brown, there is now a huge community version with tons of documentation and examples to get started.
I upload my animations to Google Drive and the code to GitHub and you are free to use or edit them for your own needs, just please cite/reference me in some way :). Also, not required but would love to hear if you end up using any of them!

NSF GRFP Advice

There is a plethora of online resources online for NSF GRFP applications, many of which I used myself when I applied. Some of which are discussed here. I also wrote a Twitter thread with personal advice for the application, and much of that advice is repeated here.

• Research Statement
• Personal Statement
• Reviewer Comments

How I Built This Website

This whole site was built using the HTML5 template available for free here. The site is hosted on GitHub, which can be done by following the tutorial here. I'll also give a bit more of a description down below with the steps.
TLDR: set up your blank website on GitHub pages then copy and paste your template into your repository.