John Mauro
@drjohnmauro.bsky.social
Penn State Professor of Materials Science and Engineering | Glass Scientist | National Academy of Engineering | Editor-in-Chief, J. American Ceramic Society | Grimdark Magazine | Before We Go Blog | Catholic | #WeAre 💙🤍
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John Mauro
@drjohnmauro.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Ready to learn about glass science and technology? I have a full introductory course available for free on YouTube. A link to the playlist of videos is here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hope you enjoy!
Hope you enjoy!
REVIEW: Black Lagoon
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"one of the finest anime series of the 2000s"
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"one of the finest anime series of the 2000s"
@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
REVIEW: Black Lagoon
Black Lagoon is the gritty, action-packed 2006 anime series following the Lagoon Company, a motley crew of modern-day pirates.
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August 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
REVIEW: Black Lagoon
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"one of the finest anime series of the 2000s"
@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-black...
"one of the finest anime series of the 2000s"
@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
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Good opportunity for folks in the oxide community. 🧪⚛️
WE ARE HIRING a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering in the area of electroceramics materials processing. Details on the position and the link to apply are here:
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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August 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Good opportunity for folks in the oxide community. 🧪⚛️
WE ARE HIRING a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering in the area of electroceramics materials processing. Details on the position and the link to apply are here:
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
Assistant or Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
WE ARE HIRING a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering in the area of electroceramics materials processing. Details on the position and the link to apply are here:
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
👀 Cover reveal for the second edition of Materials Kinetics! Special thanks to my cover artist, @luketarzian.bsky.social, for his outstanding work on this. The new edition is now available for preorder at: shop.elsevier.com/books/materi...
July 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
👀 Cover reveal for the second edition of Materials Kinetics! Special thanks to my cover artist, @luketarzian.bsky.social, for his outstanding work on this. The new edition is now available for preorder at: shop.elsevier.com/books/materi...
Ready to learn about glass science and technology? I have a full introductory course available for free on YouTube. A link to the playlist of videos is here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hope you enjoy!
Hope you enjoy!
July 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Ready to learn about glass science and technology? I have a full introductory course available for free on YouTube. A link to the playlist of videos is here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hope you enjoy!
Hope you enjoy!
Reposted by John Mauro
Many thanks to the eloquent @drjohnmauro.bsky.social for his review of While Darkness Gathers in @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social!
REVIEW: While Darkness Gathers by Philip Chase
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"feels like coming home after a long journey, with quiet nostalgia for a past that has slowly faded away"
@philipchase90.bsky.social
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"feels like coming home after a long journey, with quiet nostalgia for a past that has slowly faded away"
@philipchase90.bsky.social
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REVIEW: While Darkness Gathers by Philip Chase
Philip Chase welcomes us back to Eormenlond in While Darkness Gathers, the sequel to his Edan Trilogy set sixteen years after its conclusion.
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July 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Many thanks to the eloquent @drjohnmauro.bsky.social for his review of While Darkness Gathers in @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social!
REVIEW: While Darkness Gathers by Philip Chase
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-while...
"feels like coming home after a long journey, with quiet nostalgia for a past that has slowly faded away"
@philipchase90.bsky.social
💙📚
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-while...
"feels like coming home after a long journey, with quiet nostalgia for a past that has slowly faded away"
@philipchase90.bsky.social
💙📚
REVIEW: While Darkness Gathers by Philip Chase
Philip Chase welcomes us back to Eormenlond in While Darkness Gathers, the sequel to his Edan Trilogy set sixteen years after its conclusion.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
REVIEW: While Darkness Gathers by Philip Chase
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-while...
"feels like coming home after a long journey, with quiet nostalgia for a past that has slowly faded away"
@philipchase90.bsky.social
💙📚
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-while...
"feels like coming home after a long journey, with quiet nostalgia for a past that has slowly faded away"
@philipchase90.bsky.social
💙📚
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ICYMI
REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
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"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
@luketarzian.bsky.social
💙📚
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"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
@luketarzian.bsky.social
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REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
Liminal Monster is an emotionally charged nightmare brought to life through author Luke Tarzian’s vivid prose and unbounded imagination.
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July 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
ICYMI
Reposted by John Mauro
Thank you to Dr. Mauro for the review that made my year. 🫶
REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-limin...
"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
@luketarzian.bsky.social
💙📚
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-limin...
"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
@luketarzian.bsky.social
💙📚
REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
Liminal Monster is an emotionally charged nightmare brought to life through author Luke Tarzian’s vivid prose and unbounded imagination.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thank you to Dr. Mauro for the review that made my year. 🫶
REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-limin...
"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
@luketarzian.bsky.social
💙📚
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-limin...
"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
@luketarzian.bsky.social
💙📚
REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
Liminal Monster is an emotionally charged nightmare brought to life through author Luke Tarzian’s vivid prose and unbounded imagination.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-limin...
"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
@luketarzian.bsky.social
💙📚
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-limin...
"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
@luketarzian.bsky.social
💙📚
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The new issue of Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social has a review of my forthcoming novella, Liminal Monster, by @drjohnmauro.bsky.social and I’m going to need about ten years to recover.
July 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The new issue of Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social has a review of my forthcoming novella, Liminal Monster, by @drjohnmauro.bsky.social and I’m going to need about ten years to recover.
If you haven't read Luke Tarzian yet...you really need to read his work. His new novella, Liminal Monster, is an excellent place to start. See more info below. 👇
Do you like:
👁️Crying
👁️Sleep Token
👁️Absurdist fantasy
👁️Dark fantasy
👁️Humorous fantasy
👁️Novellas
👁️Razor-sharp, lyrical prose
👁️Dark Souls
You do? LIMINAL MONSTER is a literary nightmare about grief, failure, and their impact on the craft of writing.
Preorder 🔗 below.
👁️Crying
👁️Sleep Token
👁️Absurdist fantasy
👁️Dark fantasy
👁️Humorous fantasy
👁️Novellas
👁️Razor-sharp, lyrical prose
👁️Dark Souls
You do? LIMINAL MONSTER is a literary nightmare about grief, failure, and their impact on the craft of writing.
Preorder 🔗 below.
June 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If you haven't read Luke Tarzian yet...you really need to read his work. His new novella, Liminal Monster, is an excellent place to start. See more info below. 👇
Hope you can join me for this Fireside Chat on July 9 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. The link to register is in the comment below. 👇
June 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hope you can join me for this Fireside Chat on July 9 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. The link to register is in the comment below. 👇
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The first half of 2025 has much to offer fans of dark and grimdark fantasy and science fiction. Check out the best of dark and grimdark SFF so far in 2025.
The best dark fantasy and science fiction books of 2025 so far
The Grimdark Magazine team selects their favorite dark fantasy and science fiction books released so far in 2025.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The first half of 2025 has much to offer fans of dark and grimdark fantasy and science fiction. Check out the best of dark and grimdark SFF so far in 2025.
Thanks so much to Philip Chase for sending me a copy of his beautiful new book. While Darkness Gathers takes place sixteen years after the conclusion of The Edan Trilogy.
The Edan Trilogy is one of my favorite epic fantasy series in recent years. I'm excited to dive back into this world! 💙📚
The Edan Trilogy is one of my favorite epic fantasy series in recent years. I'm excited to dive back into this world! 💙📚
June 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Thanks so much to Philip Chase for sending me a copy of his beautiful new book. While Darkness Gathers takes place sixteen years after the conclusion of The Edan Trilogy.
The Edan Trilogy is one of my favorite epic fantasy series in recent years. I'm excited to dive back into this world! 💙📚
The Edan Trilogy is one of my favorite epic fantasy series in recent years. I'm excited to dive back into this world! 💙📚
REVIEW: The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson
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"...an unholy marriage of Irish folklore and psychological horror..."
💙📚
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"...an unholy marriage of Irish folklore and psychological horror..."
💙📚
REVIEW: The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson
Neil Sharpson officiates an unholy marriage of Irish folklore and psychological horror in The Burial Ground.
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June 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
REVIEW: The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson
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"...an unholy marriage of Irish folklore and psychological horror..."
💙📚
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-b...
"...an unholy marriage of Irish folklore and psychological horror..."
💙📚
Reposted by John Mauro
LIMINAL MONSTER drops August 27, 2025.
A brief, literary nightmare nearly 3 years in the making.
"...an emotionally charged nightmare...serving as a meditation on the craft of writing...Luke Tarzian proves once again to be a rare talent."
—DR. JOHN MAURO, Grimdark Magazine
A brief, literary nightmare nearly 3 years in the making.
"...an emotionally charged nightmare...serving as a meditation on the craft of writing...Luke Tarzian proves once again to be a rare talent."
—DR. JOHN MAURO, Grimdark Magazine
June 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
LIMINAL MONSTER drops August 27, 2025.
A brief, literary nightmare nearly 3 years in the making.
"...an emotionally charged nightmare...serving as a meditation on the craft of writing...Luke Tarzian proves once again to be a rare talent."
—DR. JOHN MAURO, Grimdark Magazine
A brief, literary nightmare nearly 3 years in the making.
"...an emotionally charged nightmare...serving as a meditation on the craft of writing...Luke Tarzian proves once again to be a rare talent."
—DR. JOHN MAURO, Grimdark Magazine
REVIEW: Hostile by Luke Scull
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"knocked me senseless...left me genuinely shaken up in a way that few books have done before"
@lukescull.bsky.social
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"knocked me senseless...left me genuinely shaken up in a way that few books have done before"
@lukescull.bsky.social
REVIEW: Hostile by Luke Scull
Hostile, the debut horror novel from grimdark fantasy author Luke Scull, delivers a deceptively deep psychological thriller.
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June 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
REVIEW: Hostile by Luke Scull
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-hosti...
"knocked me senseless...left me genuinely shaken up in a way that few books have done before"
@lukescull.bsky.social
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-hosti...
"knocked me senseless...left me genuinely shaken up in a way that few books have done before"
@lukescull.bsky.social
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Joyous June - SIX ELEMENTALS INTERVIEWS
features 2 awesome creatives:
1 of the most dynamic SFF Indie authors
in @llmacrae.bsky.social &
1 of the best reviewers
in @drjohnmauro.bsky.social
Sunday June 29 2025 11am & 7pm EASTERN!
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features 2 awesome creatives:
1 of the most dynamic SFF Indie authors
in @llmacrae.bsky.social &
1 of the best reviewers
in @drjohnmauro.bsky.social
Sunday June 29 2025 11am & 7pm EASTERN!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEl...
June 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Joyous June - SIX ELEMENTALS INTERVIEWS
features 2 awesome creatives:
1 of the most dynamic SFF Indie authors
in @llmacrae.bsky.social &
1 of the best reviewers
in @drjohnmauro.bsky.social
Sunday June 29 2025 11am & 7pm EASTERN!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEl...
features 2 awesome creatives:
1 of the most dynamic SFF Indie authors
in @llmacrae.bsky.social &
1 of the best reviewers
in @drjohnmauro.bsky.social
Sunday June 29 2025 11am & 7pm EASTERN!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEl...
Learn about the fascinating history of the Deborah Number, its physical and philosophical implications, and more. Check out my new video here 👉 youtu.be/4hHMrD0mQDY
June 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Learn about the fascinating history of the Deborah Number, its physical and philosophical implications, and more. Check out my new video here 👉 youtu.be/4hHMrD0mQDY
My 400th publication! 🥳 🎉 🎊
Check it out at MRS Bulletin: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And the video version: youtu.be/NXbcTreRguI
This paper was a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy!
@materials-mrs.bsky.social
Check it out at MRS Bulletin: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And the video version: youtu.be/NXbcTreRguI
This paper was a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy!
@materials-mrs.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My 400th publication! 🥳 🎉 🎊
Check it out at MRS Bulletin: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And the video version: youtu.be/NXbcTreRguI
This paper was a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy!
@materials-mrs.bsky.social
Check it out at MRS Bulletin: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And the video version: youtu.be/NXbcTreRguI
This paper was a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy!
@materials-mrs.bsky.social
REVIEW: ITCH! by Gemma Amor
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"Gemma Amor has composed a violent concerto that showcases a heroine ready to overcome the all-too real horrors that have pervaded her life"
@manylittlewords.bsky.social
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-itch-...
"Gemma Amor has composed a violent concerto that showcases a heroine ready to overcome the all-too real horrors that have pervaded her life"
@manylittlewords.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
REVIEW: ITCH! by Gemma Amor
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-itch-...
"Gemma Amor has composed a violent concerto that showcases a heroine ready to overcome the all-too real horrors that have pervaded her life"
@manylittlewords.bsky.social
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-itch-...
"Gemma Amor has composed a violent concerto that showcases a heroine ready to overcome the all-too real horrors that have pervaded her life"
@manylittlewords.bsky.social
Everyone talks about the system, but what of the surroundings? In this new video (linked in the comment below 👇), we focus our attention on the nature of the surroundings in thermodynamics, questioning several of the long-held assumptions about the surroundings found in many textbooks.
June 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Everyone talks about the system, but what of the surroundings? In this new video (linked in the comment below 👇), we focus our attention on the nature of the surroundings in thermodynamics, questioning several of the long-held assumptions about the surroundings found in many textbooks.
REVIEW: Glass Girls by Danie Shokoohi
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"an impressive debut that offers a fresh twist on classic paranormal storytelling"
💙📚
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-glass...
"an impressive debut that offers a fresh twist on classic paranormal storytelling"
💙📚
REVIEW: Glass Girls by Danie Shokoohi
Ghosts of the past are not so easily eluded in Glass Girls, the debut novel by author Danie Shokoohi, a midwestern Gothic horror.
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June 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
REVIEW: Glass Girls by Danie Shokoohi
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-glass...
"an impressive debut that offers a fresh twist on classic paranormal storytelling"
💙📚
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-glass...
"an impressive debut that offers a fresh twist on classic paranormal storytelling"
💙📚
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Don’t worry guys, I’m fine.
(So excited for this monstrosity of a novella to be unleashed.)
(So excited for this monstrosity of a novella to be unleashed.)
June 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Don’t worry guys, I’m fine.
(So excited for this monstrosity of a novella to be unleashed.)
(So excited for this monstrosity of a novella to be unleashed.)