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Albert Einstein

Physics 595

Communicating Scientific Research
Spring 2023

The whole of science is nothing more
than a refinement of everyday thinking.
Albert Einstein, Physics and Reality, 1936

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Physics 598PEN Syllabus

Physics 595 - Course Syllabus - Spring 2023

(Syllabus is subject to change!)

Physics 595 Spring 2023 Channel on Media Space

Week

Date

Lectures

Homework Assignments

Assignments Due

Writing Workshop

Reading

Zoom/Video

1

Jan 20

Course Introduction;

Persuasive Science Communication

Assignment 1:
Write a Research Topic Statement and Research Outlines


WW0


Zoom Link


Video Recording

2

Jan 27

Journal Club Presentations;

Journal Club Presentation Template;

Scientific Writing Tips

Assignment 2:
Prepare and Present a Journal Club or Research Presentation


WW1
(Solutions)

WW1: Coherent Paragraph Structure

Paragraphs

Writing Cohesive Paragraphs

Guide to Being Concise

Zoom Link


Video Recording

3

Feb 3

The Scientific Publication Process

Writing Referee Reports

Assignment 3:
Write a Scientific Referee Report

Assignment 1 Due

WW2
(Solutions)

WW2: Writing Short Sentences

"Why Did You Accept My Paper" paper

Zoom Link


Video Recording

4

Feb 10

Writing Abstracts and Introductions


Assignment 4:
Write a Research Abstract and Introduction

JC Paper Selection Due

WW3
(Solutions)

WW3: Making Verbs Work

Verb Usage

Zoom Link


Video Recording

5

Feb 17

Communicating Science: Giving Better Science Talks

WW4
(Solutions)

WW4: Avoiding Ambiguous Pronouns

Ambiguous Pronouns

"Rethinking Design of Presentation Slides"

Zoom Link


Video Recording

6

Feb 24

Methods and Results Sections of Scientific Papers

Displaying Scientific Data


Assignment 5:
Write Research Methods and Results Sections w/ Figures

Assignment 4 Draft Due

WW5
(handout)

Figures and Captions


Graphing Resources

Zoom Link


Video Recording

7

March 3

Effective Scientific Posters

20-Minute Journal Club or Research Presentations:
Jenny Campbell

Assignment 3, Referee Report Due

WW6 (solutions)

WW6: Removing Questionable Qualifiers

Poster "Stump" Speeches

Scientific Poster Example/Template

Zoom Link


Video Recording

8

March 10

20-Minute Journal Club or Research Presentations:
Joshua Feldman
Gautham Krishnan
Krishna Polavaram

Assignment 4 Final Due

WW7

WW7: Writing an Editor Cover Letter

Zoom Link


Video Recording

March 17

Spring Break






9

March 24

20-Minute Journal Club or Research Presentations:
Lalith Bonagiri
Leah Espenhahn
Yingkai Liu
Ameya Patwardhan

WW8 (solutions)

WW8: Avoiding "There is..." Sentences

Zoom Link


Video Recording

10

March 31

Physics 595 Proposal Assignment

Writing Scientific Proposals

Effective Project Summaries

Assignment 6:
Write a Scientific Proposal

Assignment 5 Draft Due

WW9 (solutions)


WW9: Three Preposition Rule

Physics 595 Proposal Cover Sheet

"What Words Are Worth" paper

Zoom Link


Video Recording

11

April 7

Proposal Review Process

CVs for Proposals

Preparing a Proposal Budget


WW10
(solutions)

WW10: Parallel Construction

Celia's CV template


NSF-style CV template


NIH-style CV template

Zoom Link


Video Recording

12

April 14

20-Minute Journal Club or Research Presentations:
Yu-Huan Wang
Hsu-Chih Ni
Faisal Qadri
Becky Vandewalle





Proposal Project Summaries Due

WW11

WW11: Misplaced Modifiers

Only

Zoom Link


Video Recording

13

April 21

20-Minute Journal Club or Research Presentations:
Hyeonseok Jee
Yinchuan Lu
David Mitchell


Proposal Due
Proposal Review Form

Proposal Review Assignments

WW12

WW12: Ambiguous Four Letter Words

With

Need

Like

Zoom Link


Video Recording

14

April 28

Phys 595 Proposal Panel Review


Assignment 5 Final Due







Zoom Link


Video Recording