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Complete the course! – Journal 9

By Shiqiang Posted on April 19, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 1 Comment

Tonight we had our last Communicating Science class this semester. We had great food from Jimmy Jones (thanks, Carrie!) and talked about some opinions towards our recorded video. Later we were separated in groups to watch our video again and …

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Improved Version of 3-min Talk – Journal 8

By Shiqiang Posted on April 18, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 1 Comment

This week we were invited to the undergraduate student dormitory to give a speech on our research projects. It was actually my first time to be inside an American undergraduate dorm, and the facilities there were fantastic. Although we rehearsed …

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Solve An Interpersonal Problem – Journal 7

By Shiqiang Posted on April 10, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 1 Comment

During the last weekend, I attended one Engineering Futures seminar offered by Tau Beta Pi (TBP) Honor Society. The Engineering Futures curriculum comprises five courses, including People Skills, Team Chartering, Group Process, Analytical Problem Solving, and Effective Presentation Skills. As a new …

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Put All the Things I Learn Into Use – Journal 6

By Shiqiang Posted on April 4, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science No Comments

Last week I attended the 33rd Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) Research Symposium and gave a oral presentation. This is an annual event providing a good platform for all the graduate students to share their interdisciplinary research to a broader audience. …

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Get Burnt or Get Understood – Journal 5

By Shiqiang Posted on March 21, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 1 Comment

This week we had a very interesting role-play game between a group of two people. One person took the role of a modern man travelling back through time to 1600, the other guy was a peaceful peasant working diligently on the …

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One Tiny Story Related to My Past Research Life

By Shiqiang Posted on March 6, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 4 Comments

This tiny story happened just after my graduation from college. During that summer, I was “kicked out” of my dormitory in the previous university and had to move all my stuff to the new university where I got admitted in …

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Conference Experience at University of Michigan – Journal 4

By Shiqiang Posted on February 28, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 1 Comment

This week, I was out for the Borchardt Water/Wastewater Conference at University of Michigan and, sadly, missed one class. Still, I learned quite a lot from listening to other people’s oral presentations, explaining my own poster, and chatting with people …

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How to make a good science story – Journal 3

By Shiqiang Posted on February 21, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 1 Comment

In this week’s class, we discussed both the good and bad examples in science story/publication regarding efficient communication. Unlike the news, science stories can be really difficult to understand sometimes, and hence we engineers and scientists should be aware of …

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Telling a Fascinating Story is Difficult – Journal 2

By Shiqiang Posted on February 14, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 1 Comment

I feel more connected to all classmates in this week’s class since I can at least recall their names. Some new classmates are joining us this week including one student just arrived in VT about few days ago. In this …

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A Good Start for Communication – Journal 1

By Shiqiang Posted on February 7, 2017 Posted in Communicating Science 1 Comment

It took me a lot of courage to choose this “Communicating Science” module since communicating with someone is not always easy, letting alone communicating in English as an international student. However, I was still enrolled in this class to make new …

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