This Academic Life

In this episode, we talk about time management tools and skills for academics that help make your working days more efficient and more productive. Contact list: If you have any comments about our show or have suggestions for a future topic, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also find us on the webpage https://thisacademiclife.org and on Facebook group “This Academic Life”.Cast list:Hosts:

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.

• Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Editing team:

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])

• Edited by Angella Chen

• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

References:

• Clockify.me

• Capacities.io

• https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf21319#:~:text=Among%20the%20857%2C200%20employed%20U.S.,slightly%20smaller%20fraction%20(44%25)

• Dr. Narendra Nanal

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.
• Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])
• Edited by Angella Chen
• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])

• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

• https://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6240/1282/tab-pdf
• https://hbr.org/2019/03/facing-your-mid-career-crisis

• Prof. Michelle Portman (guest) is an Associate Professor at Technion Israel Institute of Technology. https://portman.net.technion.ac.il Her column “You’ll be OK” appeared in Science Working Life can be found here https://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6240/1282/tab-pdf

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.

• Prof. Pania Newel (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

In this episode, we discuss the taboo topic of a professor’s salary and the importance of academic salary transparency. We also discuss how administrators can work with junior faculty and help them ease the salary negotiation process. Reference list:

• https://www.ccdaily.com/2021/04/a-look-at-faculty-presidents-salaries/

• https://www.lifeofaprofessor.com/post/are-professors-rich

• The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2018-19

• https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/07/02/327289264/episode-550-when-salaries-arent-secret

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])

Contact list: If you have any comments about our show or have suggestions for a future topic, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also find us on webpage https://thisacademiclife.org and on facebook group “This Academic Life”. Cast list:

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.

• Prof. Pania Newel (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05222-x
• https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/02/university-hiring-if-you-didn-t-get-your-ph-d-at-an-elite-university-good-luck-finding-an-academic-job.html

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.
• Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.
• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])
• Edited by Angella Chen
• Edited by Jared Duffy
• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

In this episode, we talk about chatgpt with Prof. Taylor Sparks. He will tell us about the impact of this new AI tool in academia and how we can use it to our benefit.Contact list: If you have any comments about our show or have suggestions for a future topic, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also find us on the webpage https://thisacademiclife.org and on Facebook group “This Academic Life”.Cast list:

• Guest: Prof. Taylor Sparks is an Associate professor of Materials science and Engineering at the University of Utah.

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.

• Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Editing team:

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])

• Edited by Angella Chen

• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

In this episode, we talk about the college acceptance rate as one of the determining factors for selecting a college.References:

• https://www.degreechoices.com/blog/college-acceptance-rates-and-economic-outcomes/

Contact list: If you have any comments about our show or have suggestions for a future topic, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also find us on the webpage https://thisacademiclife.org and on Facebook group “This Academic Life”.Cast list:Hosts:

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.

• Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Editing team:

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])

• Edited by Angella Chen

• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

• https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf21319#:~:text=Among%20the%20857%2C200%20employed%20U.S.,slightly%20smaller%20fraction%20(44%25)

• Dr. Narendra Nanal

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.
• Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])
• Edited by Angella Chen
• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

• https://www.theacademiclife.org
• How to Avoid the Reviewer’s Axe

• Prof. Emeritus Stephen D. Senturia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.
• Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

• Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

• Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])
• Edited by Angella Chen
• Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

In this episode, one of the leaders of “The Academic Life” faculty-development workshops

https://www.theacademiclife.org, Dr. Stephen Senturia, shares his wisdom as a former journal

editor.

The upcoming workshop will take place in person on July 23, 2023 In Albuquerque. For more

information see: https://17.usnccm.org/SC17-017

References:

● https://www.theacademiclife.org

● How to Avoid the Reviewer’s Axe

Contact list: If you have any comments about our show or have suggestions for a future topic,

please contact us at [email protected]. You can also find us on the webpage

https://thisacademiclife.org and on Facebook group “This Academic Life”.

Cast list:

Guest:

● Prof. Emeritus Stephen D. Senturia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hosts:

● Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of

Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and

Sciences at Howard University.

● Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical

Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

Editing team:

● Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])

● Edited by Angella Chen

● Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com)