Friday, June 8, 2012

El Nino is coming back

The previous one in 97/98 was a record high El Nino in history. This year it is coming back. Why? Let's see what the professor said:

TO SEE THE FUTURE, YOU HAVE TO LOOK BELOW THE SURFACE.

What an insightful comment, though he was pointing to the ocean flow. Nevertheless, like predicting anything, to see the future, look below the surface.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Great Tips from a Symposium for K Awardees

From Mary-Claire Roghmann:

1. Choose your research area, and develop a portfolio of research projects
2. In negotiation to potential collaborators: analyze ahead, and be right upfront. (proactive)
3. Collaborative Opportunities: 1) what is being asked of me. 2) Do I have the expertise required? Is my expertise required? 3) Do I need this to move my research program forward? Will this collaboration generate new opportunities for me? 4) Can I afford being involved in terms of resources and time? 5) Is this someone or a group with whom I want to be involved?
4 Personal Qualities of a Good Collaborator: Fairness, Honesty, Effort, Openness, Reliability, Respect.
5 Send an email to potential collaborators.
6 Document in writing and reach consensus.
7 Develop internal collaborations: someone in the same research area, and with the same methods.

8 So important: be able to describe what you work on in 3 minutes or less (research area, recent paper)
invite yourself to another institution.
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9 Writing a grants: state "you are a good investigator, and you are going to make an impact."

10. independent accomplishment

11. At least one publication relevant to proposed aims of K

12. Publish, one publication without your mentor's name.

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13. Not go every meeting, not review

14. Good mentor: productive, and responsible.

15. Do something that move the field forward

16. Grant writing: minimize the work of the reviewer (refer to another paper)

17. Most important part of grant: abstract.

18. Know --- what is known in the field, and what is not known

19. the reviewers have too many candidates, so you need to capture (their attention).

20. Plan a year ahead.

21. Who pick your track: department chair, dean, faculty member

22. Serendipity: see other people see, and think nobody thought.