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Science Career Magazine

Issue for March 15, 2002

Science Career Magazine
Mud, Glorious Mud: Getting My Sea Legs During a Week at Sea in Antarctica
By  Jocelyn Kaiser  - BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX W atching the men at work on the freezing, rain-whipped deck below, the scientists gathered at the back of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ship RRS James Clark Ross yell "Yes!" and "Great!" If they were Americans, they'd be exchanging high-fives. We've pulled up another
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Optics Sees the Light
By  Eick von Ruschkowski  - Nearly all of today's telecommunication is based on optical networks.
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Where to Look for Polar Careers
By  Eick von Ruschkowski  - BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX G ermany has two major institutions that focus on polar research: the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, BGR). Next Wave Germany has put together the following
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Take Your Worst Estimate and Double It: Project Management for Postdocs
By  Rich Price  - Others are more likely to grab a pipettor with one hand and start sketching on a piece of paper towel with the other. ...
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An Unconventional Polar Science Career
By  David Norton  - My experience illustrates that not all careers in polar science follow an orderly pattern.