016: Jia overcame losing a field seasons worth of data to finish her dissertation and ultimately land her dream job

Jia is an assistant professor in the Ecology department and Montana State University. Her research focuses on plant ecophysiology. To learn more about her and her research check out her lab website , which is amazing and well worth checking out both in terms of interesting research and visually appealing design. Listen to her graduate school story that led her to a tenure track professor position. Biggest Struggle Knowing what is enough to finish. You want a study that tells a great story but doesn't take forever. Worst Moment Installing her field equipment (sap flow sensors) backwards which meant she lost almost an entire seasons of data plus the winter that she had spent making them. Best Moment Receiving the National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) Mindful Minutes Segment Habit: Joined a writing group that forced her to write every week. Book: The Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology by Terry Chapin. Productivity Tool: To do lists: long-term, weekly, and daily. Best Advice: You need to be confident in yourself. Hobbies: Skiing and spending time with her kids. Alternative PhD study: Soil science. Contact Information and Resources Twitter Email: jia.hu02@montana.edu Lab Website Support the Rock Your Research!

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016: Jia overcame losing a field seasons worth of data to finish her dissertation and ultimately land her dream job is an episode from Rock Your Research with Chris Jones by Chris Jones.

This episode is 47:08 long.

This episode was published on Nov 17, 2015.

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