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Pondering blather

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All too often I find myself reading a peer-reviewed paper and wondering how on earth it managed to get by the reviewers and editor.

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The key to success as an academic scientist lies in successful management of two vital resources: time and information.

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It's alive!!!!!

Yesterday I received a rather unexpected call - from my NSF program director. Apparently he's recommending that my recent proposal be funded! If you recall, this proposal is based on a new research program I was trying to raise from the ashes of my mid-tenure crisis. Apparently that new research program now has a life.

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Odyssey's new research program lurches into existence.
It's alive!


This certainly changes things over the next couple of months. Instead of working frantically to generate more preliminary data for a resubmission of the proposal, I get to look for a new postdoc.


And start up another new project.


'Cos my new research program needs...



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