JP and Kris pass their prelims!
Congrats to JP and Kris on passing their preliminary examinations! Great work guys!
graduate school
Hydrolab Newbie
Greetings VT Hydro Lab members and followers! My name is Cody Gillin, and I’m the newest member of Kevin McGuire’s research team. I’ll spend the next two years learning all about hydropedology while pursuing a master’s degree. I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, my background, and goals for my time at Virginia …
Advice: tips for talks and stats (via Oikos Blog)
There are some excellent resources on this site for graduate students. Check them out!! Here is a document I wrote up for the ecology grad students at my university, with tips on giving a good talk, and on some common statistical mistakes to avoid. As with all the advice I offer, it is far from …
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Preparing scientists for interdisciplinary research
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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Continued quest for a graduate research assistant
We’ve had an announcement for a GRA position posted a couple of times since last fall (including on this blog!). There has been a fair bit of interest in the position and I’ve spoken with some excellent candidates. The next month is the last push for student recruiting. So, if you’re out there and interested …
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Tell me a story
One of my favorite podcasts to listen to is Radiolab. I think they do a great job of explaining the wonder of a science in a way that is entertaining and relevant. Naturally, when the topic of creating the “story” of your research came up at our last group meeting, I thought of the short …
Research assistantship available
We are still recruiting a second graduate student to join us on our NSF funded hydropedology project. This study focuses on the overlap between hydrology, soil development, and biogeochemistry. We are using LIDAR data to map landforms and develop spatial predictions of soil types and dominant flowpaths in headwater catchments at the Hubbard Brook Experimental …
Welcome new members!
We have 2 new members joining our group this semester…JP and Kris. They are both PhD students in FREC. JP was working with the Virginia Rural Water Association in SW VA and Kris just finished his MS at LSU. JP will work on our hydropedology project at Hubbard Brook and Kris will work on a …