Table, list, freeform, calendar, all good. Match your modality or even use more than one mechanism to support your journey this Fall and beyond.
Journey rabbit
Learn
Read Spatio-temporal statistics with R
Read Advanced R (skim some bits, functions)
Write
Rangeland brome papers x2
Scientific synthesis paper
Editorial on distributed learning
Dream on – notes on how to do experiments into paper
Magic paper with Mario
Synthesis papers with Mario, Nargol, and Malory
Work
Teach BIOl3250
Review apps for Diol grad committee
Support team in papers and planning
Other
Seminars on experimental science
Connect with USAID folks
Grants
Mozilla
YUFA to write a book
Journey army ants
1) Apply for NSERC and other grants
2) Readings list for PhD project
3) Select committee Members
4) Come up with a few thesis questions
a. Possibly run a meta/Systematic review (Would need to make a super clear one though)
b. Continue with density? Maybe make areas with a bunch of replicate shrubs and see what happens. Or cut some shrubs down and see what happens
c. Maybe look at how density of shrubs has an impact on invasive grasses?
d. Maybe look at one specific animal species and compare density of that specific species to density of shrubs?
e. Or maybe take a completely new route on thing.
5) Brainstorm possible field projects for PhD (When we are going, manipulative for experiments, timeframes, etc.)
6) Work on posters and other outside projects/research papers
Journey salamander
Read “Fundamentals of Statistics” Aug 2020
Research possible committee members and reach out Oct 2020
Select a committee member Dec 2020
Come up with a thesis question Dec 2020
Field Work/Data Collection Apr 2020 – Aug 2020
Data Analysis Fall 2021
Reading list for research Winter 2020
Take remote sensing course? Winter 2020
Thesis Writing Winter 2022
Hugh C. Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship application February 15, 2021
Scholarship/fellowship research Oct 1, 2020
Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) application Dec 1, 2020
Journey chipmunk
Not including how ongoing work is structured.. mostly deadlines, hopeful progress and some milestones
October
Decide on topic
Find committee
Submit NSERC/OGS application
Transfer final insect survey specimens to ethanol
Some progress on synthesis
November
Come up with a review/meta
Come up with 1or 2 new chapters on top of lizard diet
Progress report
Mail first run of samples to Mark
December
Field planning
Resurrect and write-up spatial veg finally
Apply for permits if needed
Work through a review
Compile taxonomist list
Jan
Family level data input
Second round of specimens sent to Mark
Review data extracted – what is the story?
Do I need to get additional data?
Get into grad level GIS course
Feb
Learn simulations
March
Research evaluation meeting
Submit thesis proposal to FGS
April
Submit interim report to BLM
My Q:
How focused does a topic need to be? How related are chapters?
How do expectations differ for phd from msc
Journey hellgrammite
1) Apply for NSERC and other grants
2) Readings list for PhD project
3) Select committee Members
4) Come up with a few thesis questions
a. Possibly run a meta/Systematic review (Would need to make a super clear one though)
b. Continue with density? Maybe make areas with a bunch of replicate shrubs and see what happens. Or cut some shrubs down and see what happens
c. Maybe look at how density of shrubs has an impact on invasive grasses?
d. Maybe look at one specific animal species and compare density of that specific species to density of shrubs?
e. e. Or maybe take a completely new route on thing.
5) Brainstorm possible field projects for PhD (When we are going, manipulative for experiments, timeframes, etc.)
6) Work on posters and other outside projects/research papers
Journey capybara
Largest focus on teaching for the fall term. Followed by restarting the greenhouse experiment and finishing seeds in October. Two papers are currently submitted and going through review, with another manuscript in preparation.
Journey kangaroo
-September’s end: finalize rough research questions and ideas to explore for PhD (human-wildlife conflict, trampling, and facilitation)-October 20th: confirm committee members-October: Collect reading list, get seeds and scale from lab to continue seed allocation side project-October 15th: Confirm all AIF Climate Activist Videos online-November: Work through reading list & submit grants (National Geogrpahic Explorer Grant, MITACS?, other small grants). Seed allocation data analyses-December 1st: first progress report-December: Continue working through reading lists, add to lists as necessary. -December’s end: Finish full draft of seed allocation paper-January: Determine 2 cognates and begin drafting cognate literature reviews-March: Finish up first full draft of proposal (due beginning of May)