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Derek Miller
Derek Miller holds a Bachelor's and Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering and currently lives in Columbus, OH.
His research has spanned from superalloys to aerogels to sensors and semiconductors in university, government, and private industry labs.
His passion has always been solving frustrating problems with creative solutions, and Genius Lab Gear is a way he can do that while supporting the scientific research community.
11 books to help get you through grad school (in 2024)
Think you only have time to read text books in grad school? That’s what I thought too. You have more time than you think. Your future self will tell you so (trust me). The 5-15 hours and $8-$35 it will take you to read any of these books will pay itself back in time and earnings many-fold throughout your student life and in your first job offer after graduation. Invest in yourself and reap the benefits later.
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How to read scientific papers quickly (and effectively organize them for a literature review)
It can seem like an impossible task: tediously reading dry academic research articles, following citations in never-ending circles to somehow come away with a structured literature review of the field. Two papers down and you’re already falling asleep. It’s a deeply unsettling feeling of hopelessness that I once felt as well. Here's what I did to overcome it.
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8 PhD Job Interview Questions: What They Ask vs. What They Mean
Interview questions aren't always what they seem. Outsmart the interviewer by studying this list of common questions that are meant to answer a question that isn't directly asked.
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27 ILLEGAL Interview Questions to Know Before Your PhD Job Interview
This list gives 27 common questions that interviewers should know are illegal to ask. We want you to know which questions are illegal so you can handle them appropriately.
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