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2016/08/21 | 1,520 | 6,168 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a reference manager with note-taking/quote-storing capabilities. I don't need a full knowledge management suite, but I want to find a program where I can store and search long notes/lots of quotes, attached to entries in my bibliography.
So far I've used:
* Bib(La)TeX + pen an... |
2016/08/21 | 234 | 981 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to acknowledge a retired professor. How do I specify his name? With just Prof. or something particular?<issue_comment>username_1: I usually see acknowledgements in papers with just the full name of the person, regardless of their degrees or academic status. No "Prof." or other honorific ... |
2016/08/21 | 419 | 1,789 | <issue_start>username_0: Shall I use my university address to contact professors in other universities who are specialized in the field of my dissertation?<issue_comment>username_1: I personally use my university address any time that I am conducting academic business, as, in my experience, people place more trust in .... |
2016/08/21 | 2,707 | 10,650 | <issue_start>username_0: Arum and Roksa (p. 7) say:
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> Research on course evaluations by <NAME> has convincingly demonstrated that "higher grades do lead to better course evaluations" and "student course evaluations are not very good indicators of how much students have learned. "
>
>
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I don't have access to Jo... |
2016/08/22 | 1,318 | 5,412 | <issue_start>username_0: I asked my ex-professor for a LOR almost a week ago and I have got no response yet. It is making me pretty nervous and I am not sure what I should do now. I was thinking about visiting him at the department and asking him in person, but I am afraid that his silence means "no" and it will be qui... |
2016/08/22 | 809 | 3,001 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an article accepted in a journal, providing I make certain revisions. I have now made the revisions and sent them off, but am awaiting the journal's confirmation that the reviewers are satisfied. How do I reference my own paper in this limbo situation? 'Accepted'? 'In press' seems a bit ... |
2016/08/22 | 766 | 3,241 | <issue_start>username_0: I want my PhD thesis findings to be presented as a scientific pager and get it published in a journal which uses "iThenticate" as plagiarism detection software. When I present my findings, it's unavoidable that I'll use many exact sentences and exact findings from thesis to the paper. So, as I ... |
2016/08/22 | 5,070 | 21,585 | <issue_start>username_0: Over the years, I have had experiences at some conferences where more senior faculty members have been—shall we say—less than appropriate to women in the field. The same can be said about colleagues being heterosexist and/or racist, but I digress. Sometimes, these are isolated incidents and I d... |
2016/08/22 | 608 | 2,468 | <issue_start>username_0: I wonder, which one of these structurings is to prefer for a thesis.
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1. To write text between a topic and subtopic, e.g.
A. Main Topic
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse viverra lobortis semper. Donec ultrices ante eu ex interdum, eget ele... |
2016/08/22 | 629 | 2,421 | <issue_start>username_0: I am going to apply to several US universities(for 2017 session),mostly ranked within top 25 places,and I will apply for PhD positions in Pure Mathematics(Representation theory,to be precise).I took GRE with a week's preparation and scored 326(verbal 161,quant 165)-top 88 percentile,although I ... |
2016/08/22 | 1,021 | 3,783 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a postdoc in a US university (Rank A, edit: [R1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States)). I tried to get an academic faculty position in the US, but was unsuccessful. I got an offer (lecturer in the UK system) from the UK university (say, Rank B, ... |
2016/08/22 | 301 | 1,336 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any established clause to make a note of the fact that a paper is not meant to be published yet because part of the research is still pending and thence the final conclusions may prove inconclusive.
A case being a solid piece of work within reasonable framework and submission bound to... |
2016/08/22 | 471 | 2,040 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm applying for a reserach internship at a company at which I just finished a software internship.
I also want to go to grad school to get a Master's degree in computational neuroscience.
Does anyone have experience with where the legal boundaries are for this? The company obviously has priv... |
2016/08/22 | 428 | 1,857 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently in the process of finishing up my Master's thesis which requires me to disclose the exact word count.
My thesis contains a lot of mathematical symbols and equations and I am not sure whether those, together with table and figure captions, should be included in the final word co... |
2016/08/22 | 208 | 804 | <issue_start>username_0: If I understand it right, Graduate school means MS, PhD, or both, but a
Doctoral program means just PhD. Is this correct?<issue_comment>username_1: In general, a Doctoral program ends in a Ph.D ("doctor of philosophy"). If the program does not grant doctorate degrees, it cannot be doctoral. How... |
2016/08/23 | 1,013 | 4,389 | <issue_start>username_0: If a professor is *very* famous for his research and belongs to the most prestigious academies of science for his lifetime work, I find it unusual that the math department would ask us to evaluate him. We did so anyway and submitted the evaluations to the director of academic affairs.
Is this ... |
2016/08/23 | 1,194 | 5,122 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the correct term for a PhD student who does entirely research and is paid through third-party funds?
One can see that sometimes people doing a PhD call themselves a Research Associate or Research Assistant (in a very few cases also Research Fellow). I am looking for clarification regar... |
2016/08/23 | 1,270 | 5,318 | <issue_start>username_0: I do not have any particular situation at hand but I am about to start in a new short-term (research assistant) position. The thing is, I will be working on a topic that is very controversial. There are papers (appearing in top journals) explaining how my supervisors and their colleagues got it... |
2016/08/23 | 798 | 3,344 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm thinking about leaving my current lab, since it's moving to a field that I'm not really interested in.
I am thinking of contacting other PIs that work on topics that are a closer match to my research interests, to see if they are interested in starting a project together.
I am concerned t... |
2016/08/23 | 1,311 | 3,825 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for the percentage of total scholarly literature available in open access repositories by year of publication broken down by discipline.
I am aware of the following figure, however it is old. Are there any more recent statistics?
<NAME>. [Policy guidelines for the development and... |
2016/08/23 | 326 | 1,267 | <issue_start>username_0: I inquired a professor at a reputable university regarding the per-requisite for his research group and if a certain knowledge is required, with a CV of mine. He asked for my transcripts. I mailed him my transcripts but have not got any reply yet. It has been 4 days.
How should I approach the... |
2016/08/23 | 1,132 | 4,707 | <issue_start>username_0: [In answer to a question about moving between employment in the UK and the US,](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/75640/58418) user StrongBad suggests that "the obsession with the UK REF will likely push your CV in directions that are not ideal for getting a job in the US."
This point struc... |
2016/08/23 | 508 | 1,802 | <issue_start>username_0: I have the translation of a work in front of me and want to quote it. The translation reads:
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> "This is the right decision, and yet it is the wrong [one]"
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>
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The translator added the 'one' in brackets to make sure to indicate that he added this for comprehension etc. but that the ori... |
2016/08/24 | 820 | 3,309 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that it depends on where I publish whether I am allowed to upload my paper to an online repository like [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/ "ResearchGate") (cf. [here](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/54397/when-can-cant-i-upload-full-text-to-researchgate "When can/c... |
2016/08/24 | 735 | 3,176 | <issue_start>username_0: A professor asked from me to send one of his books I've had. Because I've had to leave for some days from the country I've arranged with a relative to send the book. However, he ignore it and now the professor sent me an email asking for what happened. In my reply should I mention that the faul... |
2016/08/24 | 851 | 3,690 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm an undergraduate in CS and I had a class in Adv. Data Structures & Algorithms in the spring of this year. Near the beginning of it I was pressured by a fellow classmate to "google pseudocode examples" and use them to do my labs. I guess the point here was that it wasn't copy and paste (bein... |
2016/08/25 | 1,514 | 6,526 | <issue_start>username_0: I will be teaching a course that has a significant programming component.
I would like to evaluate students' programming skills
using a computer-based quiz/exam,
because it seems to me that this is a better way
to evaluate students' programming skills than a paper-based quiz/exam,
given that in... |
2016/08/25 | 1,386 | 5,981 | <issue_start>username_0: During the U.S. admissions process to PhD programs in the STEM fields, are the admissions committees typically notified by university administrators, if one of the applicant's family is a generous donor to the school?
If the answer is yes, does this cause PhD admissions committees to consider... |
2016/08/25 | 2,027 | 8,711 | <issue_start>username_0: I'll be starting my 4-th year of post-secondary education, in a few weeks, and during my first 3 years, I've had problems with attentiveness. My latest problem was last year, where I don't think I've been able to follow a single lecture during more than 30 minutes out of the 2 to 4 hours (There... |
2016/08/25 | 3,936 | 16,432 | <issue_start>username_0: About 3 months ago, my co-author and I submitted a mathematical paper to a journal. Yesterday, we got the editor's response and the paper has been rejected. The reason is that the referee thinks that our results are wrong or trivial.
However, we carefully read the referee's report and we concl... |
2016/08/25 | 320 | 1,424 | <issue_start>username_0: I sent a proposal for public sector transformation to the Ministry of Economy and received a reply from the Federal Minister, who highly appreciated my suggestions. I would like to know this: can I put "Email of Appreciation" by the Federal Minister of Economy in my CV?<issue_comment>username_1... |
2016/08/25 | 2,002 | 8,535 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in math and I am fairly new in supervising PhD students, so I need some advice. I have a fairly good student who has made very good progress initially. But after a promising start, he's been stuck at the same problem for over one year, without making any progress. I have at a few occasions... |
2016/08/25 | 986 | 4,081 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a graduate student in an interdisciplinary psychological field. With the help of a paper I have read today, I have realized that a result of mine is now invalid: I missed a covariate in my analysis and when I include it, my result is non-significant. Fortunately it was not that much about ... |
2016/08/25 | 802 | 3,260 | <issue_start>username_0: I am going to finish my PhD in the Netherlands within one year. Ideally I would like to get a postdoc here. However, due to competition or other factors I might not find a postdoc position. Then, there are two options:
1- Searching for a postdoc outside of the Netherlands which is not the best... |
2016/08/26 | 1,141 | 4,925 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently attended a conference and met a professor who I would be interested in working with for my PhD. One of his students introduced us, and I mentioned some of my research interests, and he asked me about my GPA and GRE scores, and encouraged me to check the school website for application... |
2016/08/26 | 703 | 3,101 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently completed a course project with some other students in my department. In this project, we discovered a few novel results that might be of interest to others in the field. I would like to revise and submit this project for publication (with the consent of my coauthors, of course).
Th... |
2016/08/26 | 285 | 1,118 | <issue_start>username_0: A person claims to have earned a PhD from Harvard University, but is offering no credible proof. How can I verify their claim?<issue_comment>username_1: If he got his PhD [after 1970](http://asklib.hcl.harvard.edu/faq/81789), then his dissertation should be available through proquest. [Go here]... |
2016/08/26 | 740 | 3,094 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a hypothetical situation I've wondered about. When an undergraduate student receives an undesirable class grade, that grade is typically left on their transcript (with the exception of sparing "grade forgiveness" allowances) for the rest of their academic endeavors. Naturally, this all... |
2016/08/26 | 2,938 | 11,424 | <issue_start>username_0: I've heard anecdotally that some mothers will list the dates of birth of their children on their CV, but I've never seen it done myself. The intended effect seems to provide a kind of excuse for lower output around those dates, I suppose. Is this common? Am I totally misinterpreting the motive?... |
2016/08/26 | 2,953 | 11,456 | <issue_start>username_0: Quick question for the collective.
1. Is it appropriate to list completion of online courses (eg. Coursera) on your academic CV? I'm in medicine, but want to articulate that I am expanding my skill set by completing work in data science and analytics.
2. If so, where would you put it in contex... |
2016/08/26 | 2,977 | 11,626 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking at applying to a couple of schools abroad (for math grad school), and outside of the fact that they are fairly well known, I have little idea about how competitive they are to get into. Internet searches haven't really helped me out, so I am wondering if it is it acceptable to emai... |
2016/08/27 | 1,647 | 7,401 | <issue_start>username_0: *This question is about my attempt to give the administrators at my institution some feedback on how to better help **them** assess faculty teaching effectiveness.*
My institution is soliciting input from faculty on how to improve the way teaching effectiveness is evaluated and assessed **at t... |
2016/08/27 | 672 | 2,720 | <issue_start>username_0: I graduated with a Ph.D. in Physics (specialized in studying protein dynamics via laser light and coherent X-rays) from a U.S. university in May 2014. However, could not continue with research/post-doc due to a medical condition with my infant child. We had to move to a different state for his ... |
2016/08/27 | 983 | 4,138 | <issue_start>username_0: My question is similar to this - [Rude to ask a book chapter](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/15413/is-it-rude-to-request-a-book-chapter-from-the-academic-who-wrote-it-if-you-dont?rq=1).
I have bought the first of two parts of a research monograph. The second part is even more expe... |
2016/08/27 | 1,176 | 4,028 | <issue_start>username_0: Technically, plurals shouldn't be indicated with apostrophes.
However, in maths and computer science textbooks, I've often seen people write things like "if we combine the x's and y's" or "string A is the same as string B xor'd with string C".
Is that right? Should I adopt this convention whe... |
2016/08/27 | 851 | 3,718 | <issue_start>username_0: My school policy for PhDs does not require any publications, but it's good to publish anyway. Recently my advisor asked me to write a journal paper, but I have more experiments to focus on.
Should I refuse him or just put my work on hold for a while? Personally I want to publish, but this time... |
2016/08/27 | 921 | 4,082 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm not sure if this question would be more appropriate here or on SO. My hope is that someone has already had this need and found a solution.
Periodically, I search for a specific research topic on arXiv. Unfortunately it doesn't correspond to a specific arXiv subject: papers of interest can... |
2016/08/27 | 1,886 | 8,399 | <issue_start>username_0: In a modeling paper I am writing, I know that there are some limitations.
Is it a bad idea to point out the limitations? Am I just giving the reviewers more straw for them to reject my paper?<issue_comment>username_1: Science is not about getting papers published; it's about writing papers th... |
2016/08/28 | 605 | 2,303 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there books/writing on project management as applied to scientific research (for PhD students and higher)?
I am looking for something synonymous to <NAME>'s "Making Things Happen", which was written for software developers.
Other interesting and useful practices I am familiar with include ... |
2016/08/28 | 772 | 3,147 | <issue_start>username_0: Context: I am a PhD student in mathematics currently applying for tenure-track positions at small colleges throughout the US.
In general, most openings I've seen are asking for what they've termed a "Teaching Statement," while the remainder ask for a "Teaching Philosophy." Is there a differenc... |
2016/08/28 | 758 | 3,238 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a statistics student at the undergraduate level, writing an undergraduate thesis about genetics. I already have the objectives well defined and I will write the introduction lined with those objectives.
I found a text in a website with authors name and publication date that would be nice t... |
2016/08/28 | 860 | 3,617 | <issue_start>username_0: I am taking an Introduction to Differential Equations class. There is assigned homework. It is specified that we must turn it in on paper.
Is it wrong or odd to use LaTeX and turn it in as computer generated instead of handwritten? I am in fact using a computer to do the assignment so it woul... |
2016/08/28 | 575 | 2,502 | <issue_start>username_0: Prof. A and I were working on a proposal which we intended to submit to a current call. Upon learning from my ex-supervisor Prof. B that she was also preparing a similar proposal to submit to the same call, I told Prof. A about it, and he suggested that we submit to another call, whose deadline... |
2016/08/28 | 684 | 2,815 | <issue_start>username_0: Some universities do not publish the list of persons who obtained a degree from their institution. In order to verify whether an individual obtained a degree there, one needs to call them, for instance.
[Example](http://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/frequently-asked-questions/faq-verify-degree... |
2016/08/29 | 1,534 | 6,195 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any specific rule that requires someone supervising and awarding a Ph.D. to have a Ph.D. themselves? I learned recently in some parts of Asia it is possible to have a Masters degree and award a Ph.D. One point made was, in the example of Korea, there was no education system and as such... |
2016/08/29 | 6,197 | 24,378 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm working on my bachelor's thesis to get my bachelor's degree at a German university. I am not sure about the situation in other countries, but German universities are very sensitive when it comes to gender-neutral language. Some professors mark it as a mistake if you use gender-specific term... |
2016/08/29 | 712 | 3,003 | <issue_start>username_0: How long before you need them should you ask for letters of recommendation for academic jobs? I've heard the etiquette is to ask 3-4 months in advance, but haven't found much corroboration for that. Honestly, that seems like quite a long time. Would asking as late as 6 weeks in advance come acr... |
2016/08/29 | 1,173 | 4,914 | <issue_start>username_0: There is an intern sharing the office with me. Once day his PI came to talk to him. Since there were only 3 of us in the office, although I didn't pay attention, their conversation just automatically went into my mind.
The story is like this: the intern had worked for 2 months, and he was goin... |
2016/08/30 | 1,613 | 6,949 | <issue_start>username_0: I seem to have reached the phase of my career where I receive regular requests to **externally evaluate** faculty: this means that I am evaluating the research program of tenure-track faculty (so far always at US institutions, so let's concentrate on this case) and writing a letter to be used i... |
2016/08/30 | 1,258 | 5,594 | <issue_start>username_0: As an undergraduate, I did some group research a little over a year ago which is now being compiled into a paper. My advisor at the time is contacting us to request feedback and help writing it. I am especially important to the effort, because I am the only one who knows some of the results (an... |
2016/08/30 | 996 | 4,306 | <issue_start>username_0: What free programs/software are best for creating publication-quality scatterplots?
I'm looking for something like this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x9wN0.png)
Square, small (take ups about 1/4 to 1/3 of a single column i... |
2016/08/30 | 695 | 2,503 | <issue_start>username_0: When referencing to another work in a scientific paper, do we cite the paper or its author(s)?
This question is intended to clarify the conjugation of the verb that follows the reference -- especially in these cases:
* One author, two papers:
>
> <NAME> (2015a, 2015b) **list-s** the very sp... |
2016/08/30 | 1,261 | 5,029 | <issue_start>username_0: As an academic, my papers (I assume) have been cited. But only once do I remember a publisher, on behalf of a writer, contacted me to ask if they could reused (or republish) a chart I had created in one of papers - for a textbook. I gave them my permission and that was the end of it.
Now I am ... |
2016/08/30 | 415 | 1,910 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to submit two papers to the same conference which are citing each other?
Both papers were accepted and they are both very related, so I think to cite the papers in each other, when submitting the camera ready version. Is this allowed or is it not a good idea?<issue_comment>usern... |
2016/08/30 | 369 | 1,637 | <issue_start>username_0: A journal with high impact accepted my paper after peer review. In the copy-editing phase I noticed some errors -- mostly mixed up references. Can the paper now be rejected due to these errors? What about if I want to update some references?<issue_comment>username_1: If you ask for too many cha... |
2016/08/31 | 783 | 3,278 | <issue_start>username_0: Several journals have short digest articles highlighting specific research publications. One of the best known examples are the Nature News and Views articles.
They describe these articles like this:
>
> ... short, accessible articles focused on one scientific advance independent of the aut... |
2016/08/31 | 926 | 3,895 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it frowned upon to add slight humor and sarcasm to academic presentations? For example, I flip to a background slide and say "This is a typical slide used by researchers in (field) just to show off how difficult their work is." before going through the content of the slide. Is there a differ... |
2016/08/31 | 2,479 | 10,313 | <issue_start>username_0: I am not sure about the incentive effects of websites such as ratemyprof.com, as Professors with tenure may or may not care about *undergrad* students. However, they may be more serious about graduate students (supervision, co-authorship etc).
**Does a ratemyadvisor type website exist?**
Th... |
2016/08/31 | 533 | 2,270 | <issue_start>username_0: I will introduce a well-known speaker who will give a lecture in his work in neurobiology in front of a large student audience. What is a good introduction and followup?
I have noticed people often give what I consider trivialities like the year he received his PhD degree and spend a long tim... |
2016/08/31 | 900 | 3,724 | <issue_start>username_0: I have finished my Phd in maths shortly. A few days ago, I have heard a revision decision from a very good journal where I submitted my paper. The comments from referees are generally fairly positive, and are not too difficult to address. However, I have found a mistake in a theorem proof, whic... |
2016/08/31 | 1,151 | 4,261 | <issue_start>username_0: Currently it is my job to schedule (Date+Time) my PhD defense which shall take place in approx. 2 months from now. Hence, I have to ask all committee members about their availability. How should I approach this task:
1. Using a tool like doodle. I worry that this is too "modern" for some commi... |
2016/09/01 | 1,555 | 6,512 | <issue_start>username_0: When I had joined the program last year, I was assigned an advisor who was the one I'd wanted to work with. However, due to things not working out (because she thinks I lack the background), I have had to start looking for a new one, and that's what I was working on all summer. I'm still in the... |
2016/09/01 | 854 | 3,530 | <issue_start>username_0: My PhD supervisor claims being first author of all the work I do. I also write research proposals for his grants and the rest of our group, he just redirects their emails to me and pretends that he's writing it.
He refuses to start my PhD programme - no idea for a possible subject.
I'm depres... |
2016/09/01 | 2,354 | 9,702 | <issue_start>username_0: When I was a graduate student in the 1980s, I translated a treatise written by an important artist into English. A person who at the time was an assistant professor approached me about it. Flattered by the professor's interest, I gave him/her a copy. Soon thereafter, I asked for my translation ... |
2016/09/01 | 812 | 3,357 | <issue_start>username_0: I have the idea to commission a local artist to make an artistic version of a couple of figures I often use for presentations, and that I would probably use for my thesis cover. The figures does not present any numbers, but rather conveys the general idea behind the work (subject area is theore... |
2016/09/02 | 1,144 | 4,828 | <issue_start>username_0: I reviewed an article for a journal, suggesting some revisions. The authors made revisions and now the journal has asked me to do a second round of reviewing. As well as the revised manuscript, the journal also sent me the report written about the original submission by the other referee of the... |
2016/09/02 | 954 | 4,129 | <issue_start>username_0: So after all these crazy days of trying to finish my application and encouraging professors to finish the letters of recommendations (LORs) for me, there is the next thing - my professor sent the letter of recommendation (which he had to send just to the institution) also to me. I think he did ... |
2016/09/02 | 1,384 | 5,627 | <issue_start>username_0: As the title states, I don't have Computer Science background (B.A. in Business Administration and Master of Social Work) but would like to do PhD in Computational Social Science (Data analysis or Information sci).
There are master programs, mostly professional programs, admit students from wh... |
2016/09/02 | 653 | 2,888 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an undergraduate student in Computer Science. I asked a supervisor for thesis and he must still send me the first materials for starting. The actual supervisor hasn't yet even told me exactly what I must do and is waiting for me to return from my Erasmus to start. In the meanwhile I discov... |
2016/09/02 | 738 | 3,203 | <issue_start>username_0: In February-2016, I have undertaken my thesis. That was the topic proposed by my supervisor on my request. I started to work on the project and finding that I am actually short of various topics/knowledge(theoretical and practical). I still contacted the supervisor and he passed me in my lab an... |
2016/09/02 | 874 | 3,672 | <issue_start>username_0: I emailed a professor about possible openings for graduate studies in a certain research group and he answered me like this:
>
> Your background looks great. Unfortunately, I recently recruited a graduate student. I have been working on grant proposals. If they get funded, I will have money t... |
2016/09/02 | 970 | 4,460 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm working in chemical engineering field and being mathematician and programmer I'm conducting simulations and mathematical modeling problem solving. Basically the battery processes simulations. There is a problem with my chemists colleagues who can't really help in theory regarding the proces... |
2016/09/02 | 769 | 3,283 | <issue_start>username_0: Data are available publicly on several websites e.g. icpsr, databank, UK Data Archive. I am seeking guidelines, references and examples about using these open data for research. In other words, I want to publish a paper based on analyzing some publicly available datasets. Do I need permission f... |
2016/09/03 | 333 | 1,478 | <issue_start>username_0: For papers in disciplines where the authors are alphabetized, how does one decide which author of a paper to contact for more information? Suppose for the sake of argument that one doesn't know any of the authors even by reputation, so it's impossible to decide that way.<issue_comment>username_... |
2016/09/03 | 590 | 2,486 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a [deferred action](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_Arrivals) student, meaning that I apply for in-state resident tuition but I am not a US citizen (non-permanent resident).
I have a work card that allows me to work like any other citizen and pay taxes accordin... |
2016/09/03 | 1,237 | 5,615 | <issue_start>username_0: I work for an organization that has some research restrictions -- for instance, we do not allow non-employees to have direct data access for security purposes.
I recently invited an academic collaborator to work with me on a new (social science) project that may get launched. It would involve ... |
2016/09/04 | 915 | 4,002 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a professor in my university. He has married his PhD supervisor, and students are now making fun out of it as he didn't work on his PhD. Instead they were in relationship and this and that.
I was wondering how this decision affects his academic life. Do people doubt his degree as being ... |
2016/09/04 | 3,995 | 16,902 | <issue_start>username_0: Our department is awesome. But every year, I think: "why aren't we getting more awesome applicants? They could be super happy here, and we could do a great job of jump-starting their careers."
Well, this year, I am on the PhD admissions committee.
What can I do to improve the quality of our a... |
2016/09/04 | 825 | 3,813 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an undergraduate student and while I was taking a class I happened to come up with some new concepts contrary to what my professor had told me regarding their possibility.
I have published in other journals but never in IEEE transactions, this could very well give a solid backing to any ... |
2016/09/04 | 783 | 3,276 | <issue_start>username_0: Are pure mathematicians, e.g., Algebraists, Number Theorists, Geometers, and Topologists, at good U.S. research universities expected to win research grants to fund their work, in order to gain tenure and be promoted?
I see a lot of questions here on Academia SE that talk about the need to win... |
2016/09/05 | 936 | 3,852 | <issue_start>username_0: For my graduate studies my supervisor was assigned to me without me having spoken to him first. Now I am wondering if I should introduce myself via e-Mail and then ask for an appointment, or keep it short and ask for an appointment specifically to introduce myself. I don't want to waste his tim... |
2016/09/05 | 830 | 3,640 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in the process of preparing various applications for postdoctoral positions in the US, and I need advice on what is the appropriate way to include contact information on my cover letters and CVs.
Presently, I am an international student studying in Australia. I foresee completing my PhD p... |
2016/09/05 | 882 | 3,858 | <issue_start>username_0: Quick background: I'll be applying for PhD programs and most likely want to study theoretical condensed matter (though I'm open to other theoretical and mathematical fields). I find experimental physics alright, but it really doesn't excite me.
I've heard that I should apply as if I'm pursuing... |
2016/09/05 | 563 | 2,389 | <issue_start>username_0: In [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/76192/professor-wrote-me-a-letter-of-recommendation-but-sent-it-to-both-me-and-the-in), it seems that most people think it is acceptable for candidates to see their references. I find this very strange, as in the vast majority of c... |
2016/09/05 | 606 | 2,583 | <issue_start>username_0: I am very interested in a particular PhD program that I feel is in line with my professional background. Specifically, I am thinking of doing a PhD in Communication Rhetoric and Digital Media.
However, I haven't been in academia for over 18-19 years. I was told by one of the program directors... |
2016/09/05 | 827 | 3,500 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently graduated from a university in Germany, and I would like to apply for a phD in UK. However, my university provides initial funding for me if I choose to do my phD in the university.
I will apply for my dream schools in UK. However, there will be a one year gap and I have no idea ho... |
2016/09/06 | 548 | 2,424 | <issue_start>username_0: I am submitting a paper to a computer science conference, can I submit it without author list? The submission guideline says: "submissions are reviewed following a single blind review process, meaning, you do not need to hide authors’ names and affiliations"
The names, affiliations and conflic... |
2016/09/06 | 8,102 | 33,861 | <issue_start>username_0: As many of you probably know, almost all advice regarding doing better academic talks includes universal advice to *not* put too many words in any one slide, and to *not* read straight from slides (this is always thought to be a sign of a bad talk).
I used to agree with all of this because it ... |
2016/09/06 | 415 | 1,773 | <issue_start>username_0: I have communicated my article to one elsevier journal. After being with editor for more than one month, the current status is "submitted to journal". I am confused regarding this status? What does it signify, kindly answer me?<issue_comment>username_1: Based on my experience, the review proces... |
2016/09/06 | 872 | 3,738 | <issue_start>username_0: I am wondering, because she is the only one in the department who is specialised in the area I worked in. But then also she worked with me, so she will recognise the things I've written - apart from that there is probably noone else who tackled exactly my topic.
How is fairness ensured here? I... |