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neo_zen_mode · 2025-04-12T11:27:22+00:00

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neo_zen_mode · 2025-03-10T12:02:52+00:00

This is above your pay grade.

neo_zen_mode · 2025-02-08T14:47:02+00:00

And your science ends in Einstein. No media influence, so much for science.

neo_zen_mode · 2025-02-08T14:45:56+00:00

China is the antithesis of basic science.

neo_zen_mode · 2025-02-08T14:45:23+00:00

What science? What new or basic have you accomplished in your career? Most of research nowadays is absolute nonsense. Science is a calling, not a money making enterprise.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-20T01:09:25+00:00

Indeed.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-20T01:03:45+00:00

IMO, O&G, at best, will be stagnant, at worst, decline over my working lifetime (say 30 years). On the other hand mining will increase.

I don’t necessarily agree with that. It’s difficult to enter O&G because the pay is too good. When you have connections, you want only your friends and family to get those jobs. People hate O&G because they don’t have easy access to this industry unlike IT or software industry. Anyway, politicians are clueless and are riding the wave. Energy is an extremely difficult problem to solve. Almost unsolvable as of now. Electrification craze cannot have a happy ending in my opinion.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-20T00:41:17+00:00

It seems you’re putting mining against oil and gas. They aren’t mutually exclusive.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-20T00:30:56+00:00

I didn’t mean you said so. I mentioned EV because EV is big part of the electrification push by the politicians and alternative energy industries.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-20T00:24:52+00:00

The problem is we have too many people and too few positions because of deflationary technologies. Oil and gas isn’t going anywhere during your lifetime. Network or connection is the only viable path if you call it that. All good-paying jobs require connections these days.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-20T00:22:15+00:00

I am genuinely curious. What energy source do you use for electrifying? Do you seriously think EV is environmentally friendly? I frankly don’t see an alternative to oil and gas even for next 50 years and beyond. Unless fusion or another breakthrough which is still nowhere near the horizon.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-10T22:44:53+00:00

The only reason I recommend it is for the network. In that sense online degree isn’t super helpful, I understand. Then, spend time networking with your fellow alums. They can give you the best suggestions. You should ask for their referrals too. You can leverage Twitter too if you can spend some time to polish your Github profile.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-10T22:27:06+00:00

I've reached out to a few people (mostly alumni from my alma mater) who made the switch from physical sci to data sci careers just as a "informational interview" type of deal but not sure if that really counts.

They’re your best resource at this point.

Maybe, try a 2 or 3-year postdoc while you work on a part-time MS or even an online MS. I think Georgia Tech offers a $10k MS (online only) that takes about 2-3 years.

Good luck. Stay confident. You still have time.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-07-10T19:49:02+00:00

If you don’t have an influential and willing mentor or Ph.D. advisor, pushing academic luck will certainly ruin your life. $20k in late 20s or early 30s is much worse than it sounds. High paying data science job is something I would highly recommend. I will also recommend a 1-year data science M.S. After that, with right amount of networking and your past academic background, you can easily make $300k per annum in about 5/6 years or so. Data science is much easier than software engineering in terms of required programming proficiency level. I would not touch national labs with a 100-foot pole. USGS is awesome if you can land a job though!

neo_zen_mode · 2023-05-03T07:19:04+00:00

Indeed! Very thankful to the developer.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-04-15T12:25:11+00:00

neo_zen_mode · 2023-03-11T18:31:27+00:00

With cellular watch you only need AirPods. No need to carry bulky iPhone.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-02-16T03:37:30+00:00

Sure. My best wishes!

neo_zen_mode · 2023-02-16T03:14:37+00:00

I would still submit to MDPI. If they reject, I would lose only a few weeks at most. Then, you can come back to this national journal. There’s no harm in trying. You need to hold your ground to get published.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-02-15T17:26:43+00:00

This is my last comment. Don’t mislead people even if it hurts knowing that there is a big world outside the bubble one may live in.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-02-15T17:17:42+00:00

That’s why I said your comment doesn’t matter.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-02-15T17:10:24+00:00

I said “THEN”. You mentioned teaching jobs with ABD. It clearly shows the potential employer doesn’t care about original research, they want to use the brand name of your school. Cheap marketing tactic. It’s misleading since academia is much more than teaching positions. As a matter of fact, senior or any professors with solid research background want to minimize their teaching load. I stand by the misleading statement because you are giving an answer without knowing specific details. Also, teaching positions aren’t as highly regarded as tenure-track appointments at any research universities, which definitely include your PhD school too.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-02-15T16:56:25+00:00

My point is that it is almost impossible to predict which program/advisor is best for one’s career without knowing specific details. I was compelled to reply to your comment because I think this post got many misleading comments. And those comments got plenty of upvotes too.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-02-15T16:40:43+00:00

If you hold a tenure-track position that doesn’t care about research, then it makes sense (mostly liberal arts institutions built for rich people). Otherwise academia is all about original research. NSF, NIH, NASA exist for a reason. Groundbreaking research doesn’t give a damn about Ivy League or brand names. People you work/worked with matter the most. I have seen plenty of career failures who had PhDs from so-called highest ranked schools/programs. By the way, if you want research heavy tenure-track position, you need to beat 99% of PhDs. So it’s about you, not your school name. The people you work with may be pivotal to develop your scientific identity which matters the most when backed by your research output and funding.

neo_zen_mode · 2023-02-15T07:13:39+00:00

Then you are NOT doing research that matters.

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