# Professional development

We have an internal collection of [professional development resources](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xun_7Xgaxo7OSsMvU4e5BREmo7TU4_bxKLj7mdNcpIg/edit#gid=0) on our group Google Drive, with the following topics:

* UCB Courses
* Conferences/workshops
* Science outreach & communication
* Berkeley organizations
* Fellowships/scholarships/awards
* Textbooks

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## **Science Communication**

### **Writing and Presenting your Research**

* Steve Whitesides - "[Writing a Paper](https://gmwgroup.harvard.edu/publications/whitesides-group-writing-paper)" \[article]
* Meny Elimelech - "[Practical Tips for Writing Effective Papers](https://elimelechlab.yale.edu/system/files/practical_tips_for_writing_effective_papers_2021.pdf)" \[presentation]
* [Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace](https://www.amazon.com/Style-Basics-Clarity-Grace-5th/dp/0321953304) \[book]
* [Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln](https://www.amazon.com/Speak-Like-Churchill-Stand-Lincoln-ebook/dp/B002ZFGJJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\&qid=1399782640\&sr=8-1\&keywords=speak+churchill+stand+lincoln) \[book]
* [Trees, Maps, and Theorems](https://www.principiae.be/book/X0300.php) \[book] and handouts availabe at the link - Authored by the consultant who conducts presentation training for the LBNL SLAM

### Training and Events

* [LBNL SLAM](https://slam.lbl.gov/) - 3 minute thesis-style science communication competition for LBNL postdocs
* [UC Grad Slam](https://gradslam.universityofcalifornia.edu/) - 3 minute thesis-style science communication competition for grad students

### Science Outreach

* Berkeley Lab K-12
* BASIS, CRS
* Be a Scientist, CRS
* UC Berkeley "Grad Slam" Competition
* LBNL Postdoc Slam Competition
* Exploring your Universe Symposium
* Cycle for Science
* National Science Policy Network (NSPN)
* Skype a Scientist

## Conferences, workshops & summer schools

Here are some annual conferences group members have attended. See [conference-travel](https://materialsproject.gitbook.io/persson-group-handbook/group-policies/conference-travel "mention") page for info on how to apply and get reimbursed for conferences.

### Large annual conferences and societies

* Materials Research Society (MRS): Fall and Spring meetings, smaller conferences too
* The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
* European Materials Research Society (e-MRS): Fall and Spring Meetings
* Electrochemical society (ECS)
* American chemical society (ACS)
* American Physical Society (APS)
* IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC)

### Smaller conferences

* Gordon Research Conferences

### Summer schools and workshops

There are so many short courses, summer schools and workshops out there! We recommend just googling "summer school" and the topic you are interested in. Here is a collection of some courses or workshops that group members have attended:

| Workshop                                                                                                     | Info                                                                    | Group member(s) who have gone                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Materials Project Workshop                                                                                   | Hosted by us, end of summer                                             |                                                                                                                 |
| International School of materials for sustainale development & energy <http://www.ipcb.ct.cnr.it/erice2022/> | This week-long school oscillates between CalTech and Sicily every year. | Rachel –– I went to it in Sicily in 2018. It was delightful and I got class credit! They offer scholarships too |
| American Vacuum Society (AVS) Sputtering Short Course                                                        | Three day long course on sputter deposition for materials synthesis.    | Rachel –– attended in 2017                                                                                      |
| SSRL School on Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering Techniques                                                       |                                                                         | Rachel –– attended in 2015(?)                                                                                   |

## Class opportunities

### List of courses past group members have taken & recommend

[Courses taken by students in the Persson Group](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xun_7Xgaxo7OSsMvU4e5BREmo7TU4_bxKLj7mdNcpIg/edit#gid=0)

### Decals

These are 1-unit courses you can take for pass/no-pass or just audit for fun!&#x20;

## Fellowships & scholarships

Examples of successful and unsuccessful fellowships are in the [group drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1HwAfXt8A9PlRZqgfTvx73YkB9cXPVJRh?ths=true). Add your own to help future students!

### Graduate Fellowships

* NSF Graduate research fellowship (NSF GRFP), 3 years of funding, can apply before or in beginning of PhD
* NDSEG, 3 years of funding, can apply before or in beginning of PhD
  * n.b. do NOT submit application until ALL letters of rec are in
* ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship
* Kavli Philomathia fellowship (Nanoscience), 1 year of funding and research stipend, can apply in 3rd year and later during PhD

### Postdoctoral Fellowships

## Career development opportunities

### Career counseling and coaching

### LBL opportunities