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Lexi Kenis
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Curriculum vitae



Earth and Planetary Sciences

University of New Mexico



Cool Stuff


A collection of helpful tools for research and such


This links to Dr. Kayla Iacovino's website where she has compiled a one-stop-shop of petrology tools. I recommend heading over and checking it out!
This flow chart maker is really helpful for creating visual representations of complex processes. I have used this for outlining modeling workflows, making paper outlines, and even drafting mind maps of complex subjects when I am studying for exams.
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Lovely Plots is a python package that allows for additional customization of matplotlib-style plots for publication. These plots are visually appealing and also can be exported as .svg for additional editing in other software like Adobe Illustrator. 
I find myself getting distracted when reading papers and other long texts. Natural Readers is one of many text-to-speech options that will read the text to you. I use it to read along with and have found that it takes fewer read-throughs to to nail down the key points of a paper. 
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This interactive mineral crystallization simulator offers learners a visual way to understand how temperature affects chemical compositions in cooling magma chambers. I use this in my fractional crystallization lab! No more counting 10,000 beads!

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