Resources
Must reads:
# GSA professional code of conduct
# UW Diversity Blueprint 2017-2021
# Southern Poverty Law Center practical advice for responding to everyday bigotry
# Stopping sexist speech in the sciences
# handout summarizing much of the above
# Washington Post Article on National Academies consensus report on harassment of women in academic sciences, engineering, medicine
# Respect and Equity in Fieldwork
# Best practices for fieldwork (UW)
# Go beyond bias training (Nature)
Info for students
# Dear students: why you should take geology
# Expectations & info for new grad students (doc)
# Expectations & info for new grad students (pdf)
# Kate's Do and Don't list (advice on how I stay happy and productive, with notes for women in science)
# Requesting letters of recommendation
# On creativity / some great advice
# Peer mentoring is extremely effective
# Kate's GeoClub communication workshop, with sample job application materials, sample email to prospective graduate advisor, elevator pitch & more [slides] [handout] (letter worksheets in handout are from Alley, The Craft of Scientific Writing page)
Preparing for academic careers in geoscience
Supporting graduate students of color at UW
Women who walk through time video!
Presentation tips [here].
Advice for women science students
Experience of a transgender scientist
Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN)
Supporting Latinx scholars through academic ninos
Mothers in science: 64 ways to have it all
Time management and procrastination
Riley guide writing, resumes, etc.
The 5 pivotal paragraphs in a paper
AGI - introduction to professional geo writing
Undergrads:
Dear students: why you should take geology
"How to be a good grad student"
UW resources for English Language Learners
Do's and don't for prospective grad students
Grad students:
"So long and thanks for the PhD"
"How to be a good grad student"
Kate's "what you should get out of grad school"
The science of scientific writing
How to write a proposal [slides] [info here]
How to make a scientific poster [slides] [handout]
Funding for grad students & postdocs
UW Program on Climate Change (PCC) Fellowship
UW Quaternary Research Center (QRC)
UW ESS Scholarships & Awards (apply yearly)
UW Fellowships & Assistantships
USGS Mendenhall postdoc fellowship
Funding for international sudents
Funding - undergrads
UW Undergraduate Research Program
ESS Scholarships & Awards
GEM Fellowships (minorities can apply as early as their Junior year for PhD funding)
NSF REU website
Opportunities at Various Universities
Princeton
University of Oklahoma
Washington State University
Clarkson
Colorado State
RSMAS
California Institute of Technology
U of Michigan Bological Station
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
University of Massachusetts/ ColoradoState/ University of Oklahoma
DAAD German academic exchange (link)
NOAA:
Student Opportunities
National Weather Service student opportunities
Hollings Scholarship
EPA:
GRO scholarship
DOE:
summer research program for undergraduates (SURE)
National Labs:
Argonne
Los Alamos
Oak Ridge
Pacific Northwest
Sandia
National Renewable Energy Lab
NASA:
Programs for college students
Undergraduate Research Program (USRP)
NCAR/UCAR:
SOARS (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science)
Professional Organizations:
AMS
Science Policy Internships
(compilation of opportunities)
Study Abroad Programs:
SIT Study Abroad
Overview
Here are some links, resources, files and ideas (including funding opportunities for students) to help you along your way, wherever your path may lead you. See Outreach and Teaching for more resources.
Please pass these along to others, and contact Kate if you have comments or resources you'd like to share!
(Sorry, I don't post links on behalf of companies or for-profit enducational entities, etc.)
Health & wellness
UW resources for students: If you’re having trouble outside of class, check out UW's student care gateway [here], stop by ESS Advising, and/or talk with Kate (JHN 353) today.
Professional
WONDERFUL video on The Art and Science of Reviewing Proposals that oulines all manner of bias and how to avoid it - relevant to everything from student recruitment and hiring to attending conference talks https://tipsforreviewers.nsf.gov
American Geophysical Union Code of Conduct
Geological Society of America (GSA)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Geochemical Society (GS), Goldschmidt
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)
Gilbert Club (all are invited) [link]
Clumped Isotope forum (iDeal)
NSF's PI guide to communicating science (link)
Attending conferences:
Attending professional conferences can be a joy and a challenge of academic research. One's first big conference can be a daunting experience, if one is not properly prepared and organized for the events to come. How do you ... prepare posters or conference talks, prepare a conference itinerary, respond to the question of "tell me about your research," and do networking and small talk?
- On networking
- How to Work a Scientific Conference
- Conference Tips
- How to write a conference abstract for AGU
- How to write a conference abstract for GSA
Info for aspiring/new professors
# Students & junior colleagues may contact Kate for sample cover letters, research & teaching statements, startup package lists, tenure package narrative, and successful proposals.
# Life can't wait until after tenure (Kate's notes from UW pre-tenure workshop)
# Peer mentoring is extremely effective
Preparing for an academic career in geoscience
# Requesting letters of recommendation
The two-body problem1, Two-body 2
Negotiation (worksheet)
Negotiation UW ADVANCE (notes for women)
Pathways to success for traditionaly underrepresented & women PhD students
Setting up a website with EverWeb
Advice on CAREER proposals [slides]
Reviewing papers (advice from editors)
Reviewing papers (Science mag)
Proposal reviews / NSF panels [rubric]
WONDERFUL video on The Art and Science of Reviewing Proposals that oulines all manner of bias and how to avoid it https://tipsforreviewers.nsf.gov
Advising research students:
- Expectations & info for new grad students
- Semi-annual activity report (student fills out report electronically, prof reads it, prof and student meet to discuss, prof takes notes and writes letter summarizing outcomes and action items from meeting, student asks questions/further discussion if needed, student approves letter, everyone is happy and successful!)
Running an effective faculty search committee
Best practices handbook for faculty search/hiring
For wherever the road ahead may lead