Mentoring Moments
Mentorship is a way of life at the MagLab. Hundreds of students and teachers of all ages learn from our scientists and educators every year through formal programs and informal teaching, furthering the lab's goal of nurturing the next generation of scientists. In this series, scientists, teachers and students share their stories.
The final hurdle
The culmination of years of hard work, the dissertation defense is as much an ordeal as it is a ritual.
Team effort behind big publication
When a grad student's first publication lands in the top-tier journal Nature, you can bet it's not beginner's luck.
The plusses of peer mentorship
Young scientists learning the ropes find they get by better with a little help from their fellow students, postdocs and colleagues.
A second serving of science
When a Florida teacher had the chance to spend a second summer doing research at the MagLab, he didn’t have to think twice.
How to make a mentor
Jim Brooks was a mentor to practically everyone he met. His life was a primer for educators everywhere on how to groom better scientists — and better people.
Internship offers student new way to science
High school intern Kyle Buchholz uses his time at the MagLab to learn science hands-first, rather than head-first.
When the teacher becomes the student
Paul Rigel, a Florida middle school teacher, talks about his six weeks working at the MagLab's microanalysis lab.
Undergrad learns how gratifying research can be
Gerardo A. Nazario, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) intern, talks about his eight weeks working at the MagLab and at the MagLab's Applied Superconductivity Center.
Two mentors means double the learning
Petroleum engineer Alicia Calero, a former participant in the lab's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, talks about two MagLab scientists who played a key role in her training.
Q&A with scientist Bob Goddard
MagLab scientist Bob Goddard talks about his 17 years as a mentor.