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Advice for students in science and engineering

Terry D. Johnson

UC Berkeley Bioengineering

Stuff I've written

Advice for first year undergraduate engineers

Tips for preparing a scientific presentation

What I think about when I think about teaching

Advice for students visiting graduate schools and looking for a lab

Writing your first letter of reference

Videos I've made

How to read a scientific or engineering paper

Traditional biological risk assessment

Responsible conduct in synthetic biology

For undergrads

I’m Having a Hard Time Making Friends at My Fancy University

HOWTO: Get into grad school for science, engineering, math and computer science

For graduate students

Ten Easy Ways to Fail a Ph.D.

On the Process of Becoming a Great Scientist

The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.

Ten Simple Rules for Graduate Students

Some Thoughts on Grad School

How to get Tenure at a Major Research University

Fellowships & grants

Fellowship advice and example applications for bioengineers (mostly NSF and NDSEG)

Fellowship Resources on the Web

Writing and presenting

English Communication for Scientists

Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper

Creating Effective Poster Presentations

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