From tasty effervescence to notebooks for Nobel-winning thoughts, here are the top 15 gifts for celebrating phase transitions:

1. Dom Perignon, of course, or Veuve Clicquot for cheaper yet tasty effervescence $199.99 and $59.99
2. Custom portrait for fancy new office décor $30
3. Leather laptop bag to replace their backpack $59.99
4. Coffee maker to start the lab off right $108.08
5. Amazon, Visa, or Spotify gift card for intractable gifting
6. Coffee Powered Stirling Engine for impressing new colleagues $39.99
7. Research notebooks for Nobel-winning thoughts $14.95
8. Scented candle by state to remind them of home $31.23
9. Mechanical pencil for their first emergency tracheotomy $229.28 (or this one named Ambition $52.95)
10. Clever cards, cards, cards, and more cards for celebrating phase transitions
11. Frame for flaunting evidence-based achievements $166.95
12. Flowers in school colors (or the bouquet they really want)
13. Electronics cable organizer for avoiding dongle disorder $49.99
14. Custom bobblehead for celebrating the hood and chevrons $89.95

BONUS GIFT

Life-sized cardboard cutout for celebrating during COVID   $54.99

Prices accurate as of 3/23/2021

For lots of other gift ideas, visit our Pinterest board. It is stuffed full of all the thoughtful gifts and tackiest science related offerings we could find.

More Resources

2020 Gifts to Inspire Future Scientists

2020 Gifts for Academics

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