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My intelligent colleagues will totally get this post.  Though I take in select reads, feeds, and write daily, I rarely post in L-I other than celebrating member’s successes.  In that spirit, I am celebrating my daughter, Jessica’s achievements.  Humble, focused, and a patiently understanding problem-solver, some of her accomplishments include:  NCAA Division 1 Athlete, Dean's List 5 years running, current GPA 3.9, Master of Science and Biology with a concentration of Biomedical Sciences, Quillen School of Medicine, Captain of the women’s Track and Field Team, 21 all SoCon Performances, 13 Podium Finishes, Institution records for 4x400M Relay and Distance Medley Relay, Commissioner Metals, community volunteer service, Graduate Assistant, Counselor and Teaching Assistant for STEM students under the Governor’s School of Integration of Biological and Statistical Sciences at ETSU. Recently, our family was invited to join a video conference of her master’s thesis defense.  While the medical and biological terms were beyond my vernacular, the statistical analysis of her bio experiments was being spoken in my native language. The PhD panel questioned how she validated her hypothesis against observed test data. I involuntarily unmuted for about one full second before sitting back down.  Then, Jessica successfully demonstrated her null hypothesis with a p-value of lower than 0.05, explaining this p-value was generally sufficient to prove statistical significance.  I was in engineering ecstasy. #ProudDad  #GoTheDistance  #Overcome&Achieve

✨ AAPS Spotlight Series: Today we’re thrilled to highlight Dan Mason from Cohort 3, who is just entering his final year of PhD study! ✨ 👉 What were you doing before joining AAPS? 🙋♂️ Before AAPS I was finishing my undergraduate Master’s degree in chemistry, right here at University of Bath. I joined the CDT as I thought it would be a great opportunity to apply my knowledge to a field that I thought was interesting, having completed a placement with Shell, where I was looking at fuel formulations. 👉 What is your PhD focussed on? 🙋♂️ I am developing “precursor materials” that can be broken down, under heating, to formulate potential battery materials. The aim is to evaluate various species of these “precursors” to assess which is the best contender moving forward 👉 If you could have any superpower what it be? 🙋♂️ If I could have a superpower, I would want the ability to teleport (with a view caveats involved). 👉 What does Advanced Propulsion Systems mean to you? 🙋♂️ It means the development of propulsion systems to fit within an ever-changing future. 👉 What is the highlight of being in AAPS for you? 🙋♂️ The highlight of AAPS is the connectivity between different people that would not have crossed paths with otherwise. 👉 What are you most looking forward to in the next 12 months? 🙋♂️ In the next 12 months I look forward to culminating my final year with my thesis being written up. 👉 Finally, what is your overall reflection of your time in AAPS so far? 🙋♂️ Reflecting on my time in AAPS, I think it has been beneficial. I feel it has helped to develop my approach to certain problems, as well as being able to improve my understanding to highlight my research from a niche piece of work, to how it fits within part of a bigger system. 💥 Find out more about Dan and his research here: https://lnkd.in/eRd_WY28 👇 #PhD #PhDstudent #phdresearch #research #chemistry #battery #materials

2 days of education sessions done. My mind is in overdrive! Day 1 of the scientific meeting has begun. Still much learning to be had! #ptcog62 #singapore #cancerresearch #particletherapy #radiationtherapy #trogcanceresearch

“The AGSE Industry PhD program has allowed me to develop both my scientific and professional networks and explore my career options post-PhD.”— Claire Bridges, working with Synedgen, Inc. and the UNSW Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering to repair blood vessels affected by diabetes. The Industry PhD from the Australian Graduate School of Engineering at UNSW gives you industry-ready skills and professional networks, gearing you for success in your next industry or academic role. Embarking on a research degree is fundamentally different to any other degree. As an engineering researcher, you are on a single-minded mission to shift the boundaries of science and technology in society. Simultaneously, this gives you a platform to deep-dive into your own natural curiosity by holding a magnifying glass up to the world around you. Every hypothesis starts with a question: what are you curious about? Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eak_eMkG

💯 Placement High Package Research Fund from MSME #ArtificialIntelligenceandDataScience #computerscienceandengineering #electronicsandcommunicationengineering #electricalandelectronicsengineering #mechanicalengineering #admissions2024_25 #admissionsopen #growwithsmtec #yourlifebeginshere

👩🔬 👨🔬 A PhD in SR-Tiget: what comes next?  Training as PhD student in SR-Tiget is a greatly formative journey enabling young scientists to be the main protagonists of trailblazing science while being supported in terms of expertise, mentorship and resources. This ultimately contributes to their professional and personal growth, empowering them to choose in which avenues of science to venture into. 👇 What are SR-Tiget PhDs doing? Browse below for a glipse on their placement! #CareerDevelopment #ScienceCareers #GeneTherapy #CellTherapy #RareDiseases  

POV: You’re a biomedical graduate, torn between pursuing a career in academia or diving into the fast-paced world of industry. 🤔💭 Should you continue with your passion for research and teaching, or take your skills into a dynamic company setting? The choice feels like a never-ending dilemma. 🌟 You're not alone! Our upcoming 8th NBSG, “The Great Dilemma: Industry or Academia” is designed to guide you through this tough choice. Stay tuned for registration details—your answer might be closer than you think! 🚀 #biomedicalscience

In the last few days I have completed my review work of part of the applications for the CERN-Solvay Education Programme. I was thinking today how grateful I am to be able to help with this phase of the review process. So many applications reached us for this incredible program designed to engage students, from all over the world, in exciting education content related to the scientific activities conducted at CERN. Personally, it was a pleasure to read the multiple motivations baseline for learning through the dual process: online and on-site. So many voices, personalities, backgrounds and places emerged from those anonymous profiles. I read about those who, with a rich portfolio of experiences, applied for this program, with the awareness of being able to bring in their own preparation; I read about those who wrote with eyes full of dreams about our laboratory and its scientific activities, following an unforgettable previous site visit; I read to the enthusiasm of the very young people, just 16 years old, so happy that the new cipher opened up for them, among others, this incredible opportunity. I read about the high aspirations of some, who humbly write because they feel that their provincial city has only offered them limited opportunities for prizes and competitions. But over all, diagonally, I sensed the desire to learn and share, to offer one's contribution and to gain experience in a group; to be excited by the present and have faith in a future, in a future that is open and international and worth exploring. See you next summer or fall, scientists-to-be, when you come to explore your future and to lay the foundation for the science of the future. #CERNSolvayEducation #CERNScienceGateway #studentcamp #future #dream-big

2022 #BeckmanScholar (and recent graduate!) Helen Xia talks about alkylation of indoles, the importance of resilience and adaptability, and her future MD-PhD plans in the Beckman Friday Feature. Mentored Undergraduate Research Experience Leads to Key Lab Role and Journal Publication for University of Richmond Student Helen Xia, who graduated from the University of Richmond on May 12, 2024, is making a giant leap toward a goal she set as a teen: Becoming a physician-scientist who can save and improve people’s lives. Xia, who majored in biochemistry & molecular biology and minored in leadership studies, is now on her way to UT Southwestern where she will enter an MD-PhD program through the Perot Family Scholars Medical Scientist Training Program. “I am dedicated to conducting both basic and clinical translational research in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. To best achieve this, I need both the research expertise to advance science and the clinical expertise to implement these advancements,” shared Xia. “The MD-PhD program is the perfect bridge between my dual passions: scientific research and medicine.” That meant applying to MD-PhD programs – and undertaking a lot of preparation. Not merely the kind of preparation that involves getting paperwork in order or taking certain prerequisites, but the sort of preparation that someone with a singular focus or a dream or a calling embarks on to meld themselves into whatever it takes to achieve success. For Xia, that preparation started when she was just a young child, and it was supported largely by her immigrant parents who did not have careers in the sciences themselves but wanted their daughter to pursue her passions and challenge herself with new endeavors. READ MORE: https://ow.ly/INRw50RIMy1 Images: Jamie Betts #beckman #BSP #fridayfeature #scholarspotlight #research #spiderpride #mdphd #indoles #friedel-crafts #mentorship #sciencegoals #undergraduateresearch #article #graduate University of Richmond

Great tips for surviving the first week of your PhD and beyond... Thanks to Seph from the University of Bath, and Kate and Shannon from the University of Bristol) for being so candid and sharing!