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aeismail

East Coast, United States

http://www.mst.rwth-aachen.de

Computational scientist working in the area of molecular simulations.

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What to do about “grade grubbers?”

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Choosing the title of a paper: are provocative titles better?

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How long should letters of recommendation for students be?

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Resources on how to overcome writer's block, especially for non-native English speakers?

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Am I allowed to show properly redacted exams to a colleague to determine if cheating occurred?

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How active should professors be in writing papers with their students?

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What should advisors do if one of their PhD students has to withdraw?

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Why do a second PhD in a “neighboring” discipline?

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Keeping track of bibliography references for an entire research group

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What is the computational cost of $\sqrt{x}$ in standard libraries?

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Top Answers
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Slept through final, professor is giving me a zero and failing me – is there anything I can do to change this?
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Why so many people do a PhD even when chances of getting academic jobs on its completion are slim?
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My PhD supervisor cannot promise me a date to defend my dissertation before my visa expires. Should I just quit my PhD and start over?
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Is it acceptable for a professor to ask post-doc student to babysit for free?
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Can I legally omit the fact I hold a Ph.D. degree?
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Dismissed from PhD due to disability-related misconduct: how to answer question about dismissal?
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Can a professor ask for money directly from students to print out handouts for class?
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During peer-review, should I comment on the authors' messy code?
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Students bringing babies to class
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Is asking your PhD supervisor a basic question considered inappropriate?
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I submitted a paper to two journals, and the first published it, but I agreed to publish in the other; what can I do?
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How to handle an interview out of my league
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Is a university that grants me a PhD for $1000 and a copy of my unpublished book fake?
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What can I do about undergraduate students cheating?
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Got accused of plagiarism due to a reference lost during copying my own writing
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I was caught cheating on an exam, how can I minimize the damage?
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A student forgot to answer an exam question
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Is passion a must-have for a Master's student?
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How do I talk about my abusive former advisor if people ask?
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Self-Plagiarism in PhD thesis
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What is the best way to deal with cranks?
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Is it okay to expect advisors to offer a word of condolence?
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What physical contact, if any, is acceptable between a supervisor and a student?
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Is it legal for me to write my thesis in my native English and have it translated to German at the end?
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Should I report an accepted PhD thesis in which the literature review is copied verbatim from sources?
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How should I deal with discouragement as a graduate student?
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Is generic “thank you” email a waste of time in academia?
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Can I claim to have completed my degree on my résumé, prior to convocating and receiving the physical diploma?
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Can I invite myself to a lab to give a talk?
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Is copying equations plagiarism?
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