Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for continuing his Candidate for What? series by sharing a glimpse of his postdoctoral puzzle. Below are a few questions for your consideration as you dive into Part 4 (Click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2 - 3): How do you understand the purpose/value of postdoctoral studies? Note: Kelly Seaton has a significant (and highly visited) ESN blog series focused on Finding a postdoc in the sciences. Do you have a burden for fellowship with other believers … [Read more...] about Candidate for What? — Postdoctoral Puzzle
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Candidate For What? — Collegiate Chemistry
Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for continuing his Candidate for What? series by sharing a glimpse of his undergraduate and graduate school journey. A few questions for you as you dive into Part 2 and 3 (Click here for Part 1): How do you relate to Dwight's journey through college (and possibly graduate school)? Are you (or did you) follow the recommendations of academic mentors? Have you found your studies giving you a larger perspective on real life? How do you share your journey … [Read more...] about Candidate For What? — Collegiate Chemistry
Candidate For What? — Pre-college Chemistry
Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for taking a few minutes to share a glimpse of his pre-college journey through school -- a teaser for the insights he will relate not only in his Candidate for What? series, but also in his future contributions to the ESN blog. As some of you know, I have greatly appreciated getting to know Dwight over the past several years as we have co-labored with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's Graduate & Faculty Ministry (GFM). This summer we were part of the team … [Read more...] about Candidate For What? — Pre-college Chemistry
So Close, and Yet…So Far
This week has been Nobel week, as the various Nobel Prizes have been announced. (I see this morning that Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has won the Nobel for Literature. I guess Americans really are insular - I had not heard of this author before.) The Nobel Prize for Chemistry went to Roger Tsien of UC - San Diego, Martin Chalfie of Columbia, and Osamu Shimomura, of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA, for their work in using a glowing jellyfish gene to make proteins visible under UV light, greatly … [Read more...] about So Close, and Yet…So Far