Make Your Mark in Science: Creativity, Presenting, Publishing, and Patents, A Guide for Young Scientists - Softcover

Ascheron, Claus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471657336 ISBN 13: 9780471657330

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 2004

Synopsis

This excellent guide tells graduate students and other young scientists and engineers everything they need to know to help them work creatively and communicate their achievements in oral presentations and written publications. Also addressing the topics of scientific ethics, electronic publishing, and patents, this concise but comprehensive book will help answer many of the questions faced by novice researchers, thereby making their tasks seem less intimidating.

About this title

About the Author

CLAUS ASCHERON is Physics Editor at Springer-Verlag Heidelberg and a former professor of Kyoto University. He has given lectures on the topics of creativity, presenting, and publishing at numerous universities and professional conferences.

ANGELA KICKUTH also works in science publishing and as a freelance writer and translator. Both authors have themselves survived the experience of obtaining a PhD in physics. Both also subsequently pursued careers in research, with appointments at universities and other research centers in several countries.

From the Back Cover

A degree is not enough

Make Your Mark in Science gives the young scientist the guidance and support much needed during the challenging early years of his or her career. It helps build the skills necessary to become successful in the world of professional science by answering the often neglected but career-defining questions of:

• How do I work creatively once I have left exams and course books behind?
• How do I effectively communicate my scientific achievements in oral presentations and written publications?
• Should I protect my accomplishments with a patent and, if so, how?

Most importantly, this book shows young scientists how to develop their own optimum working habits, an essential ingredient of a successful career in science. In addition, readers will gain an understanding of the machinery of scientific publishing, including electronic publishing. The final chapter is devoted to patents, an area in which scientists frequently fail to recognize and exploit good opportunities.

The authors have taken pains to write in a simple, informal style avoiding the minor but cumbersome technical details often encountered in such guides. Nearly every graduate student and working scientist will find useful hints for improving their creativity and communicating their ideas and results effectively. With proven techniques, useful tips, and practical perspectives on building a career in science, this book will enable you, the reader, to Make Your Mark in Science.

Make Your Mark in Science gives the young scientist the guidance and support much needed during the challenging early years of his or her career. It helps build the skills necessary to become successful in the world of professional science by answering the often neglected but career-defining questions of:

• How do I work creatively once I have left exams and course books behind?
• How do I effectively communicate my scientific achievements in oral presentations and written publications?
• Should I protect my accomplishments with a patent and, if so, how?

Most importantly, this book shows young scientists how to develop their own optimum working habits, an essential ingredient of a successful career in science. In addition, readers will gain an understanding of the machinery of scientific publishing, including electronic publishing. The final chapter is devoted to patents, an area in which scientists frequently fail to recognize and exploit good opportunities.

The authors have taken pains to write in a simple, informal style avoiding the minor but cumbersome technical details often encountered in such guides. Nearly every graduate student and working scientist will find useful hints for improving their creativity and communicating their ideas and results effectively. With proven techniques, useful tips, and practical perspectives on building a career in science, this book will enable you, the reader, to Make Your Mark in Science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471657336
• ISBN 13: 9780471657330
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 254