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Maxim Cherkashin

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Once did an experiment, and can't stop. Postdoc: sonicating things to help light get through them, photoacoustics, biomedical optics, Dad of 2 Takes in: coffee and music, outputs: questions

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@drmlharris.bsky.social made a good proposition already!

06.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey @vodafonegroup.bsky.social ,
Ich kriege von 'Tobi' mehrmals Links zugeschickt, wie ich selbst die StΓΆrung beheben kann, aber die Juristen, die mir ΓΌber Telefonnumer von Kundenservice erreichen, sagen mir, es liegt kein Hinweis dass ich eine StΓΆrung jemals gemeldet hΓ€tte?

Uncool.

24.02.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This seems like a great moment to talk about the importance of science communication!

Science communication matters because it connects scientific research with people, giving folks information they need to make informed decisions about everything from health to hazards.

16.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

My personal focus recently shifted towards LinkedIn, are you not there at all, or can't I just find you?

17.02.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo capturing a look through a moving train window. Tree strip, surrounding the tracks and land are covered in snow

Photo capturing a look through a moving train window. Tree strip, surrounding the tracks and land are covered in snow

Meanwhile proper winter just an hour away from Bochum!

16.02.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Man in the gray hoody, sitting in an ICE train. Hoody print reads "Ruhr UniversitΓ€t", in the background a scientific poster is visible on a seat nearby.

Man in the gray hoody, sitting in an ICE train. Hoody print reads "Ruhr UniversitΓ€t", in the background a scientific poster is visible on a seat nearby.

On one end, not having to drive is nice, especially looking at the snow through the window.

On the other end, it is already 30 min delay on 2 hr journey and will be more.

On my way to Hannover for @cluster-phoenixd.bsky.social Symposium "5D Photonics: From Concept to Innovation"

16.02.2026 06:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Walking to get coffee is 100x cooler though

16.02.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is kind of sad.

Twitter was such a lively place and a lot of posts now elsewhere are just announcements

10.02.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Awwww printing it out to go talk to three colleagues one after another!

10.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have two funded postdoctoral positions available. Topics encompass:

-Next gen light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instrumentation

-Structured illumination microscopy and other approaches to extend the resolution limit.

-Nonlinear microscopy combined with adaptive optics / phase conjugation

27.01.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

*Reden Sie bitte mit Ihrem Arzt falls Sie andauernd schlecht gelaunt sind, Depression ist kein Witz! Ja, andere kΓΆnnen es noch schwerer haben, nein, dass ist kein Grund es nicht zu tun!

21.01.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Der Link für die Veranstaltung von Science-Slam.com ist irgendwo im Thread, aber Dortmund ist schon ausverkauft 🀯 Trotzdem, schauen Sie doch die Termine an, es wird bestimmt sich was in der NÀhe finden ;)

21.01.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ich meine es hier nicht im Sinne von mentaler Gesundheit*, sonst von Physik und medizinischer Bildgebung: im meiner Slam geht es darΓΌber wie wir mittels Ultraschall mehr Licht tiefer im Gewebe kriegen kΓΆnnen, obwohl es so stark streuend ist.

21.01.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Schauspiel Dortmund | Science Slam

Hey #Ruhrgebiet, we have a date!

Aus Erfahrungen in Bochum und Jena sammelnd, gleich gehe ich wieder auf die BΓΌhne, diesmal im Dortmund, um etwas nΓ€her zu bringen, wie man die Dunkelheit, die innendrin herrscht zumindest lokal etwas beleuchten kann.

21.01.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD studentship in the Structured Light Lab at University of Exeter (UK). Project: 'Threading quantum states of light through complex scattering media': www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... International fees covered. Deadline 31st Jan. Please share πŸ™ or if this could be for you then get in touch!πŸ’‘

11.01.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ich _schwΓΆre_ SkianzΓΌge und vor allem Skihosen schrumpfen wΓ€hrend die nicht getragen sind.

Was ist das denn, wenn nicht diese geplante Obsoleszenz!?

09.01.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But then, now 10+ years after this is published and I am digging the light*sound for these last years.

With the ways we and other groups re-approach ultrasound focusing, there's clearly smaller optical structures then US field dimensions

07.01.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am actually thinking there's stuff to be clarified about how these shifted photons get outta there and it sound absolutely fine that adjusting the beam to better interact with sound may improve focal point dimensions

07.01.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I like it a lot! Why shouldn't it get better? Every iteration you improve data the mask is based on, surely this shall get better results.

I guess it sounds "nonlinear" with no reason for anything nonlinear there in the first place?
Or maybe too little info change between iterations?

07.01.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool, thanks, haven't caught this one yet.

Will have a proper read, the idea is that focus is refined because you keep just the shifted photons and iterate the masks to increase their fraction?

07.01.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And πŸ₯ the final program of the *"Image Science" Gordon Research Conference*, to take place in Italy April 26-May 1st, is out!
Please take some time to check the program, apply, *share* with your colleagues.
www.grc.org/image-scienc... (1/N)

05.01.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@retof.bsky.social Can you please hit me with title or link? Do I have it or have I missed it?

07.01.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So not the whole plane in phase is enforced but just some hot spots?

07.01.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool! 😍
What is the extent of the gap, less than a micron?

07.01.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines

04.01.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 8748 πŸ” 2612 πŸ’¬ 152 πŸ“Œ 73

Very good German and English required as teaching is part of the deal.
Post is advertised as PhD, however appointment as postdoc is possible
Ad in German: www.uni-paderborn.de/fileadmin/zv...

Apply by January 6th - next Tuesday already

Please repost!

02.01.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey πŸ’‘,
PhD/Postdoc position in optoelectronics is searching for a match! Apply by Jan. 6.

A lovely human being and former colleague Prof Nils Gerhardt is building a new group in Uni Paderborn - Semicon. Optoel. Devices,
spin-LEDs/lasers, optical characterization over time/freq/pol, perovskites,...

02.01.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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That's a good fun. Still trying to figure out why my schedule is lending itself to be posting on Wednesdays evenings? πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”
Thanks, @olof-loves-ai.bsky.social !

www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

01.01.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Proof

30.12.2025 19:41 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

What would be some features you'd wish to use with SLR?

27.12.2025 21:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0