A Nobel laureate shares 10 rules for being an effective mentor of young research scholars (opinion)
The most meaningful part of my professional career has come from mentoring young scholars and watching them develop. I have mentored more than 200 trainees, with a large percentage of them going on to enjoy highly successful careers in academe or industry. Many have won major research awards, and one has even received the Nobel Prize. Due to this track record, I have often been asked, How do you do it? What is your secret formula for producing generation after generation of standout scientists? For many years, I was flummoxed by such questions. I had no secret formula for mentoring. In fac...
Source: insidehighered.com