Global challenges (DEI)
Global challenges (DEI)
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"All researchers, regardless of background, should have the resources, guidance, and support to excel in engineering and research. A commitment to sustaining a global academia and industry communities where everyone feels seen, heard, and believed in. Engage in outreach activities as a team and have a democratic process for major group decisions, such as new collaborations."
Publish or Perish… But What About When You Are Not A Native Speaker?
Publish or Perish… But What About When You Are Not A Native Speaker?
Writing Papers… What’s The Problem?
One of the most important activities in an academic career is to publish your work. We all know it is the numbers that matter; the most valuable part of your CV is the number and quality of manuscripts published in scientific journals, defined by your H-Index. It is rule #1. Publish or you will perish in academia, and writing a scientific paper is held on a pedestal. It’s not the same as writing a tweet, a report, or a blog post (sorry, but it is true, even for me, since it is my first time!).
Every beginner or senior researcher knows this. After meeting and talking with different graduate students worldwide (from Sao Paulo, Vancouver, to Brisbane), all of us complain about the difficulties of writing. But if an English native speaker has problems, what about a non-native speaker? As a Brazilian (and we speak Portuguese, and not Brazilian or Spanish), I know how hard it is. This kind of pressure can make even the strongest researcher suffer.
Ongoing efforts (Prof. Amilton B Botelho Junior)
Ongoing efforts (Prof. Amilton B Botelho Junior)
Emerging Professionals Committee, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
MIT School of Engineering (SoE) Staff Advice and Implementation Committee (SAIC)
COO, Sustainable Life Pursuit.
Past efforts (Prof. Amilton B Botelho Junior)
Past efforts (Prof. Amilton B Botelho Junior)
2024-2025 - MIT Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Survey (led by Prof. Matthew Shoulders and Prof. Lianne Shields)
2024-2025 PDA chair Human Affais Committee (Previous DEI Committee), Postdoctoral Association - MIT.
2022-2025 - Collaborator, International Recycling Network – REDVAR.
2024 - Greene Scholars Science Fair Program, Stanford University.
2024 - Certificate in Critical Consciousness and Anti-Oppressive Praxis (CCC&AOP) - Science Fair for Latino Community in Bay Area.
2019-2021 - Gold mining in Amazon Forest - Treatment of effluent from artisanal gold mining, University of Sao Paulo and University of British Columbia.
2020 - Problems faced by international students, University of Sao Paulo
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