I started grad school in 1989. I had a lot of company: in the late 80’s, the NSF kicked off a push to prevent a huge shortfall of scientists and engineers that they predicted would soon arise. I got my PhD in 1994, and believe me, there was no such shortfall. I was one of the lucky ones – I landed a postdoc – but... read more

Peter and I (and hopefully you) share a belief that the current manner in which new scientists and engineers are trained leaves room for improvement. But what, exactly, needs to be done? There is no shortage of ideas for ways to “fix” things. Over the past few years, I have had the privilege of working with a... read more