Asst. Prof. @ChemEng_UofT. πΊπΈ in π¨π¦. Ph.D. ChemE/EnvE. he/him. Research: Membranes, desalination, CO2 removal
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Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
'When in 2007 #Ljubljana closed 12 hectares of its city center to private cars, just 40% of residents approved.
A decade later, no less than 97% were against reopening to motor traffic: βNone of us can really imagine cars ever staging a comebackβ.'
β@modacitylife
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
Sabrina Ionescu (@sabrina_i20) just set the all-time record for NBA or WNBA with a score of 37 PTS in the FINAL ROUND of the #Starry3PT Contest to be crowned the NEW 3-PT CHAMPION π | @starrylemonlime
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
it is ludicrously dangerous to bike for transportation in most of the country and yet people act like youβre demanding gold-plated streets when you ask for protected bike lanes
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
Big news: @usedgov will begin notifying borrowers that their federal loans will be discharged following fixes to income driven repayment plans.
This is a result of the Administrationβs actions to ensure borrowers have an accurate count of payments qualifying for IDR forgiveness.
I'm debating become more active on LinkedIn, rather than on Twitter. Do folks here have thoughts on LinkedIn vs. Twitter?
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
It is very funny that everyone understands housing supply affects prices when talking about AirBnB ("they converted these apartments and took them off the market!") but doesn't extrapolate that forward to construction ("how are these new apartments supposed to lower rents?")
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
Let this sink in: 35% of faculty on job market are there SIMPLY to gain a counter-offer to renegotiate terms of their current position!!
Postdocs like me have to compete with them!!
This CO culture is a painful reminder of how toxic #academia often is. #phdchat #AcademicTwitter
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
Being loyal to a shipping company seems silly but I sure do love seeing these @FedEx delivery bikes and electric @brightdrop vans around town.
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
31. Also get your rooftop solar system built when you have scaffolding up for something else, 'cos scaffolding is expensive. Ideally build it when youβre building the roof, there will never be a better time.
Rooftop solar mandates are good and should be more common.
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
What does it take for Democrats to start playing hardball? Apparently not the Court arrogating to itself all the powers of their legislative or executive offices. Apparently not the justices engaging in open corruption and laughing off the idea they could be held accountable.
My philosophy, which I hope others will share, is to NEVER publish in a journal that I hear through the grapevine asks/requests potential authors to cite papers in their journal. This "impact-factor hacking" is straight-up unethical.
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
Itβs worth repeating many times that the new progressive Mayor of Toronto, @OliviaChow, rides her bike for transportation and doesnβt have a drivers licence. #Toronto
BREAKING: @OliviaChow is elected Torontoβs new Mayor, a role that now has powerful βStrong Mayorβ powers similar to US cities. An experienced, progressive mayor & the first racialized Mayor in the cityβs history.
This may be the true turning point that #Toronto has badly needed.
Was surprised to see PM2.5 levels in my home creep up last night to ~20 ug/m3. Higher levels outside. Bumped up filtration inside --> ~10 ug/m3 inside now.
Again, super valuable in our apocalyptic world to get an indoor air quality monitor.
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
BREAKING: Progressive stalwart Olivia Chow will be Toronto's next mayor, the CBC News decision desk projected Monday, elected in a stunningly tight race that saw former councillor Ana BailΓ£o come in a close second. bit.ly/3XtfOxz
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
cbc decision desk: projecting OLIVIA CHOW will be next mayor of Toronto
On Friday we hosted the first "Canadian Separations Symposium" at U of T. It was a great event, and we hope to do a similar event annually going forward. It was fabulous to get to meet colleagues and see the great work going on Separations Science here in Canada.
Again...cars suck. Car culture sucks. Get out of your damn cars.
New report finds that over 8,000 pedestrians were killed on US roadways in 2022.
Jimmy Carter was president the last time that happened.
ghsa.org/resources/Pedestriaβ¦
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
New report finds that over 8,000 pedestrians were killed on US roadways in 2022.
Jimmy Carter was president the last time that happened.
ghsa.org/resources/Pedestriaβ¦
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
@YaleEnvEng just posted a faculty search. Ad is at AEESP website below. Come and find our faculty to chat if you are interested in @AEESP2023_NEU
aeesp.org/jobs/3244
Jay Werber ιζ° π§π¬π―π² retweeted
One of the most simple and powerful city-building projects your city could do would be to transform its street intersections to prioritize people and life over cars and speed. We know how. It just takes will. Graphic via the always clever @LiorSteinberg.