I remember applying for NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship many years ago and being asked to answer a question describing my experiences “integrating research and education”. At the time,...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/11/01/the-relationship-between-teaching-and-research/
In this post, I’ll discuss paper selection—how a program committee considers a set of papers, each with a collection of reviews, and produces a program for a conference. Paper Reviewing vs. P...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/10/25/program-committees-and-paper-selection/
Learning how to review papers not only (obviously) makes you a better reviewer, but it can also help you as an author, since an understanding of the process can help you write your paper submissi...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/10/18/the-paper-reviewing-process/
Little did I know that a Ph.D. in computer science would teach me more about how to write than any other previous experience I’d had. Indeed, research isn’t only about making new discoverie...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/10/11/storytelling-101-writing-tips-for-academics/
There is a lot of literature on public speaking, but most of it is general public speaking advice and is not geared towards presenting technical topics. Although researchers need to master gene...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/10/04/presenting-a-technical-talk/
Research creates new ideas, paradigms, and discoveries. The process of creating new ideas can seem daunting, and somewhat of a mystery. From some apparently unstructured environment, the myth...
Just as each of us develops taste in books, music, art, and food, every researcher ultimately develops a taste for research problems. Every researcher should spend some time developing “good ...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/09/13/cultivating-your-research-taste/
It’s that time of year again, when researchers young and old gear up to write research proposals. Graduate school hopefuls are preparing research statements, Ph.D. students are writing fellowsh...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/09/06/you-and-your-research-proposal/
A distinguishing feature of a research career—particularly in academia—is the unstructured nature of the job. Graduate students, research scientists, professors, and postdocs are generally ...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/08/31/time-management-tactics-for-academics/
The past several years have seen a few blog posts concerning careers in academia and industry; much of the debate has been colored by high-profile departures of university professors for a home i...
https://greatresearch.org/2013/08/30/industry-or-academia-a-counterpoint/