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NSF GRFP application advice
I've finally decided to create a professional website, and will be putting these things on there to make it easier to share with others. My out-of-order tips would be:
- Start early (preferably 2-3 months before the deadline)
- Set your goal to...
Post · September 16, 2021
The Debate: Physician or Scientist
For years I was a hardcore, ambitious premedical student. I lived and breathed medicine and I had only one ambition - become a physician. And then, I began working in academia and it opened me up to a career I hadn’t yet considered, a PhD. For the...
Post · September 14, 2021
The importance of being emailable
Email is the primary method of long-distance communication in academia. Universities provide email addresses, so any student and faculty is guaranteed to have access to email.
As an academic, it is important to be emailable.
Being emailable mea...
Post · September 13, 2021
Starting a PhD in Melbourne, Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
As part of my blog, I aim to share many voices from other PhD students. As my first guest blogger, I asked Shakira Milton to share her story about starting her PhD in Australia during the pandemic. Shakira is a PhD Candidate at the University of M...
Post · September 07, 2021
8 lessons I learnt during my PhD
I finally defended my Ph.D. in front of a computer screen -- far from what I imagined when I embarked on this journey back in 2015 -- on July 29, 2021! As I ruminate back through this incredibly rewarding journey, I have condensed my experiences, ...
Post · September 06, 2021
DCOTSS 2021 summer deployment begins
DCOTSS field activities begin in Salina, Kansas. One of the mains goals will be to make in-situ measurements of air plumes in the stratosphere that has been influenced by deep convection. There will be around 85 hours of total flight time distribu...
Post · September 01, 2021
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