Author Archives: mokhles

I have two major limitations regard to current situations of the universities: I believe that there is no balance in higher education systems in the universities. You can imagine two students in the same major from two different universities. They … Continue reading →

Research Misconduct Case from ORI I have selected a research misconduct case from ORI website and I want to explain it in this blog. I do not like to mention the name of the person who had misconduct, because I … Continue reading →

National Science Foundation National Science Foundation (NSF) is well-known founding resource for scientific researches in the US. NSF vision includes: “enabling the nation’s future through discovery, learning and innovation” [6]. NSF support the researches because of these goals: Improves knowledge … Continue reading →

As a PhD student at Human Factor Engineering and Ergonomics, ISE, Virginia Tech, I need to participate in different experiments as my research. I need to collect data from humans and analyze this data. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has … Continue reading →

The researchers should submit a proposal to apply for the grant. The proposal should be written to address the following three features: Significance: ability of project to improve health Approach: feasibility of methods & budged Innovation: originality of your approach* … Continue reading →

In four posts, I want to talk about funding resources in the US for faculties, particularly new faculties. In this post, I will talk about National Institute of Health (NIH). National Institute of Health This organization is a great resource … Continue reading →

Funding Opportunities In this post, I want to talk about available resources that international students can submit their proposals via their advisors. UPS Doctoral Fellowship Program UPS foundation support PhD students in Human Factor Engineering group at Virginia Tech. The … Continue reading →

As a PhD student at ISE, Virginia Tech, I need to participate in different experiments as my research. I need to collect data from humans and analyze this data. There is an Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Virginia Tech for … Continue reading →

I believe that open access journals have a big roles in development of knowledge and promoting the research fields. They provide free access of articles for researchers, in particular, this method help the poor researchers and institutions. In other words, … Continue reading →

I believed that PhD give me very solid academic foundation and will be prepared me to undertake research projects in high-tech fields. My motivation for achieving to PhD degree has doubled since I had a trip to Austria to take part in Biomed2011 conference for … Continue reading →