{"product_id":"good-grad-a-practical-guide-to-graduate-school-in-the-sciences-engineering-paperback","title":"Good Grad!: A Practical Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences \u0026 Engineering - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph W. Gangestad Ph. D.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA graduate student in the sciences and engineering has to attend conferences, write journal articles, navigate collaborations, negotiate for lab equipment, mediate between squabbling lab mates, indulge eccentric professors, teach undergraduates, and secure funding every semester. Undergrad teaches you none of these skills, and no one warns you before you start grad school that you need them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eGood Grad \u003c\/i\u003e is a practical-and politically incorrect-guide for current and future grad students trying to unravel the mysteries of the master's degree and Ph.D. For most of your time in grad school, you're not worrying about looking good to an admissions committee or beefing up a resume. Instead, you're hoping that you'll get that teaching position next semester so you can pay the rent; you're working late into the night to get that conference abstract submitted before the deadline; you're wondering how to get forms signed when your advisor is out of town; you're hoping you won't have to spend the weekend feeding rats in the lab. \u003ci\u003eGood Grad \u003c\/i\u003e contains the hard-fought wisdom of those who have gone through these trials by fire and come out the other side.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For budding scientists and engineers, \u003ci\u003eGood Grad \u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource at every stage of a graduate career, from when you're deciding whether to attend grad school at all to when you're finally defending your thesis, and all the years in between.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Table of Contents: \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Going to Grad School\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: The Milestones of Grad School\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Your Advisor\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: The Research Group\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Your Research\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Funding\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Going to a Conference\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Publishing a Journal Article\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: The Bureaucracy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Getting a Job\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Social Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Gangestad is the author of several scholarly journal articles in the fields of aerospace engineering and astrodynamics and has authored the articles on \"Celestial Mechanics\" and \"Orbital Motion\" for the \u003ci\u003eMcGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.\u003c\/i\u003e A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he received his bachelor's degree in Astrophysics from Williams College, a liberal arts college in western Massachusetts, and later a master's degree and Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Gangestad currently works in the aerospace industry in southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47449252790493,"sku":"9780988972605","price":15.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/REpsWTd4ZWtXTWl1eEZLLzRNaUMrdz09.webp?v=1771525280","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/good-grad-a-practical-guide-to-graduate-school-in-the-sciences-engineering-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}