#365papers: Weeks 6-13
Olivia Wilkins
Illustrated summaries from my weeks 6 through 13 of reading #365papers are all about different complex organic molecules in protostars and molecular clouds.
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Graduate School: Applying, Living, Thesising
The Professional Student is a blog about everything grad school from the application process to my experiences living as a grad student, being a parent in grad school, and researching the role of chemistry in the evolution of our universe.
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#365papers: Weeks 4-5
Olivia Wilkins
Illustrated summaries from my fourth and fifth weeks of reading #365papers are all about different complex organic molecules in protostars and molecular clouds.
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Olivia Wilkins
Illustrated summaries from my third week of reading #365paper are all about the formation of complex organic molecules in young stellar objects.
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Olivia Wilkins
Illustrated summaries from my second week of reading #365paper are all complex organic molecules in young stellar objects.
Read More#365papers: Week 1
Olivia Wilkins
Illustrated summaries from my first week of reading #365paper are all about PAHs in the environment, especially around Southern California.
Read MoreRelearning how to read
Olivia Wilkins
As an undergraduate, I learned the hard way that I needed to relearn how to read. After reading several scientific journal articles front-to-back, word-by-word, I was bored out of my mind and found that I was unable to recall any of the information (I thought) I had just taken in.
Here's an overview of the mindset you should have when tackling just about any (but specifically scientific) type of journal article.
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