Dr Leon Chernin

NEW PERSONAL RECORD: paper rejected by Mechanics of Materials in 1 hour. Forget reviewer 2, meet a new AI - EditorBot 3000!

Our #StructuralEngineering students won 2nd place in the 2025 @IStructE Student Model Competition!!! Well done!!! @SRGIStructE @UoDSciEng

The most fashionable #structures team ever? Checking out our cleared out lab space. More staff and a promise of investment in our lab… what more could we ask for? @LeonChernin @Margi_StructEng @tsanghho @Xuemei747941

Unfortunately, very much marred by the statement from our research lead "Books may have limited value in your area for promotion" which very much surprised some of the senior academics from other institutions I asked (esp. with no discussion on type of book/peer reviewed etc..).

@NicholasABill @Margi_StructEng Feel the same. It’s all about 💰 💰 💰

@Margi_StructEng Comments like that reinforce my view that academia has completely lost its way.

Really delighted to have our book on #Tensegrity #Structures published by @CRCPress 🎉
Also happy to have been able to include both my membership of the @ICEScotland and my role in @ComecUSU as career highlights

14th Edinburgh International Magic Festival opens TOMORROW! 🎉 Spreading magic this festive season all over Edinburgh, #MagicFest23 opens with @kevinquantum's Edinburgh Magic: 📅 Wed 20 Dec ⏰ 6pm & 8.30pm 🔍 magicfest.co.uk/whats-on/edinb… 🏫 Waldorf Astoria, Edinburgh See you there!

Congratulations to Thomas Graham, MEng Civil Engineering graduate, who was named ‘Best Graduate Structural Engineer’ at the Scottish Structural Engineering People Awards. Find your future in Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee today: buff.ly/3Tz2Ez8

It was an absolute privilege to be invited to the 21 gun salute this morning at @edinburghcastle. I was able to meet many likeminded people and discuss the importance of #STEM, engaging in outreach. I might have already started organising stuff for @dundeeuni…

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Great #VR training session delivered by @IanStuart66 @ClassVR . Teachers and engineers working together as part of our @RAEngNews Ingenious grant, bringing a #STEM library to Dundee. So many exciting ideas, and the kit will be available for local schools to borrow 😁 @STEMDundee

What’s all this? Balsa wood, glue guns, pens, foam boards… is it time for some more creative engineering?✅ We can’t wait to welcome some future #engineers to build their ideas for structural projects to improve their local community 🤩 @ClaypottsPS @ICE_schools @SRGIStructE

Check out these enthusiastic young #engineers from @ClaypottsPS. They’ve been designing some new structures to serve the local community 🤩 @ICE_schools @SRGIStructE @ICEScotland @STEMDundee @DA_RegionalSTEM @ICE_TAF

Vice-chancellors rake it in whilst staff and students come last Stand with UCU at negotiations with the employer tomorrow Back the talks, back the strikes, back the ballot #ucuRISING

How many #engineering #students can you fit in one room? 😉 Finally, after a break of a couple of years, we get to enjoy the brilliant engineering solutions in the @SRGIStructE competition

@AbertayUni up next 😁 presenting the Dundee Needle. 2.08kg

Another @dundeeuni team! 2.1kg

TONIGHT 🚨 Join us as we launch the #ucuRISING reballot campaign We are moving employers but we know only the threat of more action will get us the deal our members deserve SET YOUR REMINDER: youtu.be/I1EtdpGF7mA #ucuRISING

I can imagine, and understand, that these strike dates will be greeted with a fair amount of shock, surprise, and concern from students and their parents. £9k a year on university fees is a lot. So I want to explain just how much these institutions value students. 1/