The first time I went to a thesis defense was the summer before my sophomore year, when I worked in a Chemistry lab . Alice (not her real name) defended her thesis after 6 six years in graduate school (average for department), and her defense went so well that no one realized how much hardship […]
Writing and Publishing
Life after publishing?
Most of us know the old adage of academia: “Publish or perish”. It is no surprise then that most professors, and their students and post-docs, strive to publish as much as possible. Some departments even have a standard for a minimum number of papers a student must publish to get their degrees. But, does your […]
Trying To Write?
Writer’s block can hit during any stage of your education or career: college, graduate school, postdoc, and professional life. Even seasoned writers experience blocks occasionally. The worst part about writer’s blocks, is that they tend to hit you right when you are trying to meet a deadline. So, what can you do to get words […]