Mentoring

Creating a research brand – advice from my Ph.D. advisor published today in Science

April 11, 2019 / Mentoring, Science / By

Published in the working life section of Science, Jeff provides some good advice for early career academics – it’s “critical to find one’s focus and voice and have it heard—quickly.”  He discusses how early career scientists need to develop brand identity and reinforce this brand as much as possible.  Defining the optimal degree of focus and …

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Reblog: Science Writing – Academically & Creatively

May 24, 2019 / Communication, Mentoring, Science / By

To continue on the theme of my last post on communication, writing is also a challenge many of us face.  Here is a nice blog from Scientific American on the topic.  For me, I’ve had to stay home on Thursdays this semester to make writing progress, but I’m still behind.  Being behind is inevitable, but …

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Preparing scientists for interdisciplinary research

May 24, 2019 / Graduate studies, Mentoring, Science / By

A few weeks ago, there was an article in EOS, the American Geophysical Union newspaper, about a recent survey conducted of graduate students from two large interdisciplinary research projects.  The findings from the survey, I believe, are right on the money.  Scientists preparing for interdisciplinary research careers must learn many diverse skills that do not …

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Learning how read in graduate school

May 24, 2019 / Graduate studies, Mentoring / By

My wife, Dana, is a graduate student in the higher education program here at Tech.  They focus on academic or student affairs, university operations, counseling/mentoring, etc. Anyway, they are encouraged to read the The Chronicle of Higher Education on a regular basis – something all good academics should be doing.  The other day Dana came across …

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