What we're Reading
Check out articles from our group's weekly journal club! Members rotate leading discussion on their chosen article.
Konswaran, G. and Nierenberg, D. Global Farm Animal Production and Global Warming: Impacting and Mitigating Climate Change. Environ. Health Perspect. 2008, 116(5), 578-582.
Seiter, C. The Art And Science Of Giving And Receiving Criticism At Work. December 9, 2014 in Fast Company
Khodakovskaya, M. et al. Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth, ACS Nano, 2009, 3(10), 3221-3227.
Bhutan is the world's only carbon negative country, so how did they do it? (by Climate Council) March 4, 2017
This week the group discussed expectations of authorship and how to avoid common mistakes in manuscripts:
Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors
Guidance on authorship
Strategies for avoiding common problems with research manuscripts
Responding to Questions Effectively: A guide prepared by the University of Leicester
Bendan, B. The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics. Nature News Feature, July 28, 2016
Temming, M. Climate change could exacerbate economic inequalities
in the U.S. Science News, June 29, 2017
Yirka, B. Problem of wheeled suitcases wobbling explained. Physics.Org June 21, 2017
Khan, F. R.; Syberg, K.; Palmqvist, A. Are Standardized Test Guidelines Adequate for Assessing Waterborne Particulate Contaminants? ES&T, 2017, 51(4), 1948-1950
Our group spent the spring term developing IDPs! (Shout out to Julie Haack for resources and motivation!) Here are some readings that we discussed throughout the process:
Arnaud, C. H. The chemical reactions taking place in your swimming pool. C&EN, 8/1/2016
Zhao, Y. and Fent, K. Time Matters in Ecotoxicological Sampling Due to Circadian Rhythm. ES&T, 2016, 50, 3287-3289.
Hafner, J. Imaging Art and Facts. ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 6417-6419.
Alon, U. How To Give a Good Talk. Molecular Cell, 36, 2009.
(See related, How to give a bad talk by D. St James, 9 (13), 1999.)
Logan, B. E. Relative Impact Factors. ES&T Letters, Editorial, June 16, 2016
Katsnelson, A. Chemical reaction lights the way for tracking microRNA in living organisms. C&EN, 6/13/2016
We are getting ready for summer conferences! Check out these resources for helpful hints on how to create an engaging scientific poster.
Designing Conference Posters Van Dalen, J., Gubbles, H., Engel, C., Mfenyana, K.
Effective Poster Design. Educ. Health. 2002, 15(1), 79-83.
Masic, I. Plagiarism in Scientific Research and Publications and How to Prevent It. Mater. Sociomed. 2014, 26(2), 141-146.
Getting What you Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or PhD. Ch 12 Managing Yourself, by Peters, R. L.
How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists. by Jennifer Raff, 8/25/2013
Who Are Coauthors and What Should Be Their Responsibilities? by Clement, T. P., Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 3265-3266.
Vegetables grown with treated wastewater boost human exposure to pharmaceutical contaminants. C&EN, 4/18/2016
Getting What you Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or PhD. Ch 13 Playing Politics: Building a Reputation, by Peters, R. L.
Explosion at the University of Hawaii seriously injures researcher. C&EN, 3/21/2016
In An Unusual Move, The EPA Tries To Pull A Pesticide From Market. NPR, The Salt, 3/1/2016
Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper by George M. Whitesides. Adv. Mater. 2004, 16 (15), 1375-1377.
EPA proposes new regulations for chemical plants. C&EN, 2/29/2016, related CSB video
Science Teachers' Grasp of Climate Change is Found Lacking. NY Times, 2/11/2016
Nanoparticle Synthesis Paper Retracted After 12 Years. C&EN, 2/16/2016
Understanding the Nexus: Background paper for the Bonn2011 Nexus Conference, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), 2011.
Seiter, C. The Art And Science Of Giving And Receiving Criticism At Work. December 9, 2014 in Fast Company
Khodakovskaya, M. et al. Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth, ACS Nano, 2009, 3(10), 3221-3227.
Bhutan is the world's only carbon negative country, so how did they do it? (by Climate Council) March 4, 2017
This week the group discussed expectations of authorship and how to avoid common mistakes in manuscripts:
Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors
Guidance on authorship
Strategies for avoiding common problems with research manuscripts
Responding to Questions Effectively: A guide prepared by the University of Leicester
Bendan, B. The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics. Nature News Feature, July 28, 2016
Temming, M. Climate change could exacerbate economic inequalities
in the U.S. Science News, June 29, 2017
Yirka, B. Problem of wheeled suitcases wobbling explained. Physics.Org June 21, 2017
Khan, F. R.; Syberg, K.; Palmqvist, A. Are Standardized Test Guidelines Adequate for Assessing Waterborne Particulate Contaminants? ES&T, 2017, 51(4), 1948-1950
Our group spent the spring term developing IDPs! (Shout out to Julie Haack for resources and motivation!) Here are some readings that we discussed throughout the process:
- Hobin, J. A.; Fuhrmann, C. N.; Lindstaedt, B.; Clifford, P. S. You Need a Game Plan. Science, 9/7/2012
- Hobin, J. A.; Fuhrmann, C. N.; Lindstaedt, B.; Clifford, P. S. So You Think You Have Skills. Science, 9/21/2012
- Hobin, J. A.; Fuhrmann, C. N.; Lindstaedt, B.; Clifford, P. S. Making Sense of Your Self-Assessment. Science, 3/20/2013
- The Individual Development Plan for Graduate Students at the University of Minnesota (link at the bottom of this webpage)
Arnaud, C. H. The chemical reactions taking place in your swimming pool. C&EN, 8/1/2016
Zhao, Y. and Fent, K. Time Matters in Ecotoxicological Sampling Due to Circadian Rhythm. ES&T, 2016, 50, 3287-3289.
Hafner, J. Imaging Art and Facts. ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 6417-6419.
Alon, U. How To Give a Good Talk. Molecular Cell, 36, 2009.
(See related, How to give a bad talk by D. St James, 9 (13), 1999.)
Logan, B. E. Relative Impact Factors. ES&T Letters, Editorial, June 16, 2016
Katsnelson, A. Chemical reaction lights the way for tracking microRNA in living organisms. C&EN, 6/13/2016
We are getting ready for summer conferences! Check out these resources for helpful hints on how to create an engaging scientific poster.
Designing Conference Posters Van Dalen, J., Gubbles, H., Engel, C., Mfenyana, K.
Effective Poster Design. Educ. Health. 2002, 15(1), 79-83.
Masic, I. Plagiarism in Scientific Research and Publications and How to Prevent It. Mater. Sociomed. 2014, 26(2), 141-146.
Getting What you Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or PhD. Ch 12 Managing Yourself, by Peters, R. L.
How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists. by Jennifer Raff, 8/25/2013
Who Are Coauthors and What Should Be Their Responsibilities? by Clement, T. P., Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 3265-3266.
Vegetables grown with treated wastewater boost human exposure to pharmaceutical contaminants. C&EN, 4/18/2016
Getting What you Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or PhD. Ch 13 Playing Politics: Building a Reputation, by Peters, R. L.
Explosion at the University of Hawaii seriously injures researcher. C&EN, 3/21/2016
In An Unusual Move, The EPA Tries To Pull A Pesticide From Market. NPR, The Salt, 3/1/2016
Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper by George M. Whitesides. Adv. Mater. 2004, 16 (15), 1375-1377.
EPA proposes new regulations for chemical plants. C&EN, 2/29/2016, related CSB video
Science Teachers' Grasp of Climate Change is Found Lacking. NY Times, 2/11/2016
Nanoparticle Synthesis Paper Retracted After 12 Years. C&EN, 2/16/2016
Understanding the Nexus: Background paper for the Bonn2011 Nexus Conference, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), 2011.
