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PhD 014: “12 Years A Graduate Student” with Parag Gupta

2014-08-15

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Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week, Jason talks to Parag Gupta, 12th-year materials science and mechanical engineering PhD student at Northwestern University about his perspective on graduate school and learning from mistakes. Resources: Parag Gupta’s April 2014 TEDxNorthwesternU “So, Um…12 Years, Huh?!” can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32QCk1fRpfY. Robert Fulghum’s […]

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Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week, the hosts recount their final days as graduate students and their first days as doctors. How are the last steps of the PhD process? Finalizing thesis, defense talk, and job search simultaneously Stressful days leading up to the defense “No one cares about […]
PhD 021: Post-doctoral Life and the European Experience with Aleksandra Badura
2015-08-19
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/phdinprogress/PhD_021.mp3 Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week we talk to Aleksandra Badura, a neuroscience post-doctoral researcher at Princeton University about the post-doc life and differences between the US and European PhD programs. (This episode was recorded a LONG time ago. We have all since defended and will catch up on […]
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PhD 020: Dr. Ben McNeil on the Creativity Deficit in Science and Thinkable.org
2015-05-15
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PhD_020.mp3 Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher Dr. Benjamin McNeil is a Senior Lecturer at University of New South Wales and creator of Thinkable.org. He wrote this piece for Ars Technica titled “Is there a creativity deficit in science?” What are the hurdles to professors getting funding? How can we pursue projects that […]
PhD 019: Starting an “Alternative” Career Symposium at Your Institution with Mark Esposito
2015-04-30
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Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher A very special thank you to Mark Esposito who also runs the Breaking Bio blog found at breakingbio.org. Mark wrote a guide about creating the career symposium you heard in this show at http://www.breakingbio.org/resources/ Discussion points: Understanding your career path and constantly questioning your goals Problems with […]
PhD 018: Engineering Management, Industry, and Informational Interviews with Kyle Imatani
2014-11-13
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher Discussion points: What are informational interviews? Understanding what you’re interested in Keeping a casual conversation Learning about prospects of the company, the culture, how promotions work Overcoming being hesitant How did you jump into informational interviewing Strategies: Leveraging Alumni Network Being earnest What roles with […]
PhD 017: “We’re NOT Morons!” – Facing Impostor Syndrome
2014-10-03
41:36
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher [Episode card image adapted from a Flickr photo by Derek Mindler, used under the Creative Commons] If you would like to donate to help cover costs, please click here.This week we have a friendly dialogue about facing Impostor Syndrome and how it has appeared in […]
PhD 016: Mental Health Awareness and Treatment as a Grad Student
2014-09-23
45:37
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher [Episode card image adapted from a Flickr photo by Bhernandez, used under the Creative Commons] Questions asked: What is a “lifeguard”? How did you decide to seek help? What does help look like? How is mental illness perceived in graduate school? Am I alone […]
PhD 015: Financial Basics- Priorities, Budgets, and Credit with Patricia Berhau
2014-09-10
1:09:18
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher Patricia Berhau is an ISLES Asset Building Coordinator who works primarily with moderate and low-income people. She encourages graduate students to remember that their income-level is only temporary as their income potential is much higher in the long-run. [Episode Card uses a Flickr image by epSos.de under […]
PhD 014: “12 Years A Graduate Student” with Parag Gupta
2014-08-15
1:03:14
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week, Jason talks to Parag Gupta, 12th-year materials science and mechanical engineering PhD student at Northwestern University about his perspective on graduate school and learning from mistakes. Resources: Parag Gupta’s April 2014 TEDxNorthwesternU “So, Um…12 Years, Huh?!” can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32QCk1fRpfY. Robert Fulghum’s […]
PhD 013: Parenting and Raising a Family as a Graduate Student with Jessica Rowland Williams
2014-07-17
47:19
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week, Jason and Kelly talk to Princeton University graduate student Jessica Rowland Williams about starting graduate school with a child and deciding to raise a family. Resources Parenting in Grad School by Andrea Zellner at GradHacker.org Grad School and Parenting: If I Knew Then What […]

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PhD 014: “12 Years A Graduate Student” with Parag Gupta

PhD (in Progress) Podcast | Education, Career, Life

Fler avsnitt från "PhD (in Progress) Podcast | Education, Career, Life"

PhD 022: PhDs No Longer In Progress! – The Dr. Nikhil and Dr. Kelly Show

PhD 021: Post-doctoral Life and the European Experience with Aleksandra Badura

PhD 020: Dr. Ben McNeil on the Creativity Deficit in Science and Thinkable.org

PhD 019: Starting an “Alternative” Career Symposium at Your Institution with Mark Esposito

PhD 018: Engineering Management, Industry, and Informational Interviews with Kyle Imatani

PhD 017: “We’re NOT Morons!” – Facing Impostor Syndrome

PhD 016: Mental Health Awareness and Treatment as a Grad Student

PhD 015: Financial Basics- Priorities, Budgets, and Credit with Patricia Berhau

PhD 014: “12 Years A Graduate Student” with Parag Gupta

PhD 013: Parenting and Raising a Family as a Graduate Student with Jessica Rowland Williams