#professional science

[paitatertot]

One cool thing about learning while working is that I'm thinking about getting my masters more seriously & I would want to do research on soil composition in different forests and the effects of fire on soil composition if there's any. I would even want to study the soil composition 1, 5, & 10 years post fire, see how the microorganisms change, see how the chemicals change & present themselves because fire = combustion, ya know? And firefighters have chemicals in the water to help put out fires, how will those molecules attach themselves to the existing chemicals in the soil, ya know? Soops interesting to me but I'm just a dirt nerd so 🤷‍♀️

[profsalcedo]

Did you know? Students, societies, travel grants - and travel for a meeting this year!

I was just chatting with a student about the process of science and getting money to do summer research as an undergraduate. A question I was asked was whether undergrads were welcome in the major professional societies - and in my experience, that’s a resounding “yes.”

My best experiences have been with the Society for the Study of Evolution, which has student membership rates, which are open to anyone seeking a degree. Those are lower than the annual membership rates for professors and other science professionals. SSE also offers competitive grants to support travel to and attendance of their annual meetings, held jointly with the American Society of Naturalists and the Society for Systematic Biology (the Evolution meetings). I’ve been both a student participant in and (grad student) “older adult” mentor for their diversity program, which further financially supports students of color and others who are traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.

So if you’re an undergraduate student who loves science and knows you want to be in a particular field of work, look for the website of the society you want to be part of, and see what opportunities they have for your participation. 

I also wanted to share this, which I received this morning as part of a group I’m in:

   We are happy to announce the PLANTS undergraduate travel awards to the BOTANY 2017 meetings June 24-28, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. The PLANTS program (funded by the NSF and Botanical Society of America) encourages the participation of undergraduates from underrepresented groups at the annual meetings of the BSA and affiliated organizations. The goal of the program is to increase the diversity of future professionals interested in the plant sciences. These meetings focus on all aspects of the botanical sciences and include areas such as genomics, evolution, climate change, ecology, conservation, systematics, paleobotany, physiology, and ethnobotany. The PLANTS program will fund up to 12 undergraduates annually to participate in the meetings. Students attend career oriented events and receive mentoring from both a junior (advanced undergrad and graduate students) and a senior mentor (postdocs, faculty, and other professionals) as they attend scientific sessions and networking events together. The program covers the normal costs of travel, registration, food and accommodation at the meeting. Applications are accepted through MARCH 1, 2017 at http://www.botany.org/Awards/F_PLANTS.php    Applicants will be asked to provide a one page statement of academic interests and career goals and relevance of the BSA meetings to these goals, and one letter of recommendation. The letter of reference should indicate the student’s level of interest in the plant sciences and how inclusion of the student will increase the diversity of the PLANTS participants. Applicants must be undergraduates who are registered or recently graduated (i.e., within the last 12 months) from U.S. institutions, including Puerto Rico, and traveling to the meeting from within the U.S.  Students demonstrating a need for funds to attend BSA will be given preference, and will be selected so that the group as a whole will maximize diversity among undergraduates at the meetings. For questions, please contact Heather Cacanindin ([email protected]), Anna Monfils ([email protected]), or Ann Sakai ([email protected]).

[profsalcedo]

Travel Award - Undergraduate Diversity at Evolution 2016

If you’re reading this, and you think you’re eligible, PLEASE APPLY. I was lucky enough to have a mentor who helped me attend other meetings before I went to my first Evolution meeting (it’s a joint meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the American Society of Naturalists, and the Study for Systematic Biology), but I was a student who was supported by this program. I’ve also been a mentor.

It’s such a great opportunity: not only do you get money, and people who are interested in meeting you and hearing about your work, but you also get to be part of the panel/discussion, and have more senior scientists helping you to navigate the meetings.

We are pleased to announce an undergraduate travel award to bring talented and diverse undergraduates to the Evolution meetings this June 17-21 in Austin, TX (www.evolutionmeetings.org). For the 13th year we will fund a cohort of undergraduates from throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico to (1) present a poster at the meetings, (2) receive mentoring from graduate students, postdocs and faculty, and (3) participate in a career-oriented 'Undergraduate Futures in Evolutionary Biology' panel and discussion.  The program is sponsored by SSE/BEACON and covers the costs of travel, registration, food and accommodation at the meetings. The application deadline is Monday, April 18th, and decisions will be announced by Tuesday, April 26th. Applications are welcomed from all undergraduates, and the admissions goal is to create a diverse pool of students.  An overview of the program and the online application can be found at: http://beacon-center.org/ude/. Applications consist of a short statement of interest, a letter of recommendation, and the title and abstract of the poster to be presented. For inquires, please contact one of the organizers: Alexa Warwick - [email protected] Richard Kliman - [email protected] Scott Edwards - [email protected]

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[scienceinpopculture]

The major crux of the problem that academic scientists have with the evidence surrounding Bigfoot is the clear cut lack of it. While there have been blips on the radar, such as the Cripplefoot track sighting mentioned in the article, overall there has been no concrete evidence of such a monster existing. If a Bigfoot was to be caught and bagged, there would be no doubts to the question of its existence with such strong evidence. Unfortunately, that evidence bag has remained empty of such, and instead filled with far-fetched stories of “he said/ she said” opinion. While amateur “scientists” may have gripes with professionals, they are more opinions than actual founded complaints. While they may find their interests and research valuable, there is a reason they are hard pressed to find a greater number of professionals to join their studies. Namely, there are other equally as interesting topics that have far greater foundations. Carl Sagan relates in his article, “The Demon Haunted World,” as he speaks of how is driver is entranced by Atlantis, “And yet there’s so much in real science that’s equally exciting, more mysterious, a greater intellectual- as well as being a lot closer to the truth.” It may not be that professionals have an utter lack of interest in Bigfoot, but rather that they believe that can spend their time and effort on more founded issues, something both logical and important.

The video posted is of Anatoly Kashpirovsky, famous as both a Soviet pseudo healer and as a Russian politician. He claimed to have healing abilities, so great that by simply viewing him on television would be enough to heal whatever malady afflicted you. He was immensely popular in the Soviet Union and has actually held office in the Russian Duma, or legislative assembly. Luckily for us, some of his videos are now on Youtube and easily accessible to the general, afflicted, public. Prepare to be healed.

Mike Morrissey