It's official: I have my first academic advisee. As of this week, I am advising an undergraduate environmental engineering student who is writing his thesis (in German) on soybean biodiesel conversion processes in Brazil. While I've mentored and managed both college and high school students before, this is my very first involvement with the writing of a thesis. As an undergraduate, this student is still learning how to do "real" research, so I will be helping him with all the major aspects: from the literature search to critical analysis to scientific writing. I may be a tad excited.
Yay! What a fabulous professional development opportunity--for both of you! :) And, what a great chance to right some of the wrongs we've all experienced in academia.
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