by Brian Waters | Aug 23, 2021 | Publishing, Writing Tips
You need to read a lot of other papers from the scientific literature before you can write your own paper. You need to download some papers and read them to understand what’s going on in the field, or maybe to get some methods for your experiments. And so you...
by Brian Waters | Aug 19, 2021 | Process, Professional Development
A scientific poster presentation is often the first type of scientific presentation that early career researchers will give. Before you write a journal article or a senior thesis even, usually you will have an opportunity to present a poster to during a poster session...
by Brian Waters | Aug 18, 2021 | Process, Publishing
A target journal is a journal to which you will submit your manuscript for publication. Typically an author will submit to their target journal, and if they can’t get it published there, switch to a second choice journal. It’s a good idea to have a list of 2-3 target...
by Brian Waters | Aug 16, 2021 | Process, Professional Development, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing Tips
Course giveaways! To celebrate the launch of our second course and first coaching package, the Scientific Writing School is going to give away enrollment for up to 5 students in each of our current offerings! Here is what you need to do to be considered: 1. ...
by Brian Waters | May 9, 2020 | Writing Tips
The title of this post might be a little misleading. It is a play on words, as the term “has-been” refers to “one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity” according to Merriam-Webster. But this post is not about washed-up scientists. In this post I...
by Brian Waters | Jan 26, 2020 | Book reviews, Professional Development
Ever since my Mom taught me to read at age 5, I have loved learning from books. I enjoy learning in other ways also, but books have been a major source for me to both learn new things, and to gain additional awareness of nuances about things I was already doing that...
by Brian Waters | Jan 25, 2020 | Professional Development
What is the meaning of marketing as it applies to science? When I was a graduate student and even as a postdoc, I was in science for the purity of discovery and the building of knowledge. When I thought about marketing, what I thought was advertising and some...
by Brian Waters | Jan 21, 2020 | Professional Development
If you are in graduate school or your postdoc, you should be building your CV, or Curriculum Vitae. You will use it to apply for awards, scholarships, and academic jobs. However, if you are going to apply to non-academic jobs, using your academic CV could be a big...
by Brian Waters | Jan 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
The year of 2019 was a big one for me! I wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary at the beginning, but where I started the year and where I ended it were vastly different. I took a big leap of faith, and it looks like it is going to work out great! I started...
by Brian Waters | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have never really done a year in review before. For the past 10 years, I have had the privilege to write an annual report of my activities and accomplishments as a professor. But, those reports were, by necessity, biased toward the positive and did not mention the...
