ANNOUNCEMENT: I am launching a resource for students, postdocs, faculty, industry researchers and science-based entrepreneurs. I want to make a bigger change. 📍 Key reasons are: 1. Students struggle with advisors, research, presentations, visas, internships, etc. Most have no mentors and lack career guidance. They look for curated & useful information but it’s largely missing. 2. Faculty struggle with funding, projects and growing groups. Many face challenges in team building, maintaining high-quality research, keeping up with their fields, etc. What can help? Leadership experiences shared by highly accomplished scientists and leaders in R&D. 3. Many researchers want to make a tangible impact on society but have little guidance. In my view, an entrepreneurial mindset is key. But to get prepared? How to transition? How to succeed? How can you as a researcher build your own enterprise? 4. Building a career in industry is not easy. What should you know when you’re already in R&D, design or sales? What are the best ways to move forward and excel? 5. Science is evolving rapidly across multiple fields, but few channels / podcasts cover it at a proper level. As an avid scientist myself, I’ve long hoped to bring deep conversations to the forefront (the Electrochemical colloquium was a just warm-up). 📍 Evergreen Content: The content should stay valuable for a long time. Previously, I created the Electrochemical Colloquium with ‘evergreen lectures,’ which became very popular within the Electrochemical community. Now, it’s time to move on and make something bigger. 📍 Format (currently): 1. YouTube channel 2. Podcast channel (Guests and Solo episodes) 3. Website (with information and resources accumulated through a podcast).

❗ To all advisors: If you advise MS students, please get them READY for a PhD interview! Gather your students together at the end of each semester and go over the typical questions and mistakes that they can make during interviews. Explain them how competitive a PhD position is. Get them prepared!

@Robert_Palgrave The best 😂 I fall in the structural "purist" and compositional "purist/neutral". What would Lev Perovski say about it? (hint: They didn't know about crystallography at that time)

@PhysOrgChem_MU No, this 1 Gb is for YouTube and browsing. Email is turned off by default.

@nrzaied Yes!

WHAT HELPS [according to the study]: 1. “Making progress and receiving emotional support had the greatest alleviating impact.” 2. PIs and mentors should “focus on providing students with emotional support and positive feedback, rather than harsh criticism” 3. It’s important to “providing graduate students with adequate teacher training, greater financial support and improved access to mental-health care”.

Original study in Nature Biotech: Nature News:

For aspiring students: “How to Pick a PhD Advisor” is a 50-min episode that I recorded for aspiring students. It will guide you in finding a good fit: YouTube ➡️

Original study: Our paper on overpublishing and how to tackle it (based on our own experience):

Original study in Nature Biotech: Nature News:

Watch on YouTube: