I am looking forward to working out the scheduling details and coordinating workshops at the winter program officers' meeting. It promises to be another exciting and informative meeting. Be sure to review the poster and paper submissions in the new interdisciplinary categories, as well as those in your primary areas of interest. The curriculum vitae of our candidates, two for each position, will follow. I look forward to seeing you in Denver.
Research is the principle component in earning a graduate degree in science.
It requires long hours, focused determination, and lots of sacrifice. But, it also allows freedom to make choices, though this freedom may be overlooked most of the time. Along the way you make choices. Hard work and good advising will overcome the latter three problems, but the first problem is the most difficult. It is the focus of this article.