A PhD Is Not Enough!: A Guide to Survival in Science

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A Ph. D. Is Not Enough! is required reading for anyone thinking of applying to graduate school or entering the science job market. Focusing on critical survival skills, it offers sound advice on selecting a thesis or postdoctoral adviser; choosing among research jobs in academia, government laboratories, and industry; and defining a research program. This new edition features updates throughout and a new chapter reflecting todays rapidly changing world.

A Senior Scientist at Sandia National labouratories, Peter J. Feibelman received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California at San Diego, did postdoctoral research at the C.E.N. Saclay (France) and the University of Illinois (Urbana), and taught for three years at Stony Brook University. Feibelman lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Breezily written, irreverent, and filled with useful information. I wish something like it had been available when I was starting out. --Michael Weber, Cancer Center Director, University of Virginia, Charlottesville I loved A PhD Is Not Enough! I couldn't put it down. His writing is delightful, and he is on targed with virtually all of his advice.--Steven H. Strogatz, author of The Joy of X It took me over forty years to learn from experience what can be learned in one hour from this guide. --Carl Djerassi