5/2/05lecture161 REVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE Literature review project: 2 nd draft is due on Wednesday. Bring ONE printed copy to class. We will exchange, read, edit, and comment on each others work. Random or assigned?

5/2/05lecture162 REVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE Final draft due on the last day of class. –One copy direct to me TOGETHER WITH YOUR FIRST DRAFT WITH MY EDITS. –One copy to your advisor’s mailbox. Grade? –Grades will be assigned independently by your advisor and by me. –You will get an overall grade based on these plus a combination of technical writing style and scientific “wellness”. Questions?

5/2/05lecture163 REVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE Oral presentation: Note that conferences often give you a choice (oral vs. poster). Read the guidelines above for oral presentations – they are useful!

5/2/05lecture164 REVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE Oral presentation: Schedule? –Next Wednesday? –Will you ALL be ready then? –Otherwise, the last Monday of classes (Mon May 16, 2 weeks from today) Questions?

5/2/05lecture165 ITEMS DUE 1.Due today: –Cover letter + resume Hand in –Evidence of having started powerpoint slides Show me!

5/2/05lecture166 ITEMS DUE 1.Also due today: Attend special seminar during MET 170 class (2pm) Write a report on the seminar –What topic was discussed –Methods –Results Double-spaced, 12 point, 1” margins About 1 page (more is OK…much less is not OK) –Hand in on Wednesday.

5/2/05lecture167 ITEMS DUE 2.Due Wednesday: –2 nd draft of lit rev

5/2/05lecture168 ITEMS DUE 3.Due next Monday: Read “abstracts” chapter in text, and outline the major information. I will check in class to verify you have done this. Abstract of your literature review (you will get a chance to revise this!) –150 word max –Double-spaced, 12 point, 1” margins If I make this due next Wednesday…

5/2/05lecture169 ITEMS DUE 4.Due next Wednesday: Powerpoint slides (if we decide on that date). me a copy of your talk/slides/*.ppt file.

5/2/05lecture1610 ITEMS DUE 5.Due Monday May 16: Final copy of everything (paper + abstract + slides).

5/2/05lecture1611 THIS NEVER ENDS… For me: Review your work Review a paper submitted to JAS Review a (large?) number of proposals submitted to a NASA AO, and attend the selection panel.

5/2/05lecture1612 ABSTRACTS According to the book – and my experience – there are two types of abstract: An indicative abstract. An informative abstract. I have never heard these terms before, so that… More closely…

5/2/05lecture1613 An indicative abstract: Tells what you ARE GOING TO DO and HOW YOU WILL DO IT (my paraphrase). It does NOT give results!

5/2/05lecture1614 An informative abstract: Tells the same information and DOES give results. When would one use either?

5/2/05lecture1615 An indicative abstract is often used in the scientific community when submitting an abstract for a conference or a workshop. In this case, many of us know we want to attend and present at a meeting, but the research may not be complete (so we don’t have any results yet!)

5/2/05lecture1616 Example: Intrinsic Variability in Dust Deflation Potential in Multi-Annual MGCM Simulations. A.F.C. Bridger (Meteorology Dept., San Jose State Univ.) & R.M. Haberle (NASA Ames Research Center) Multi-annual simulations with the NASA Ames Mars General Circulation Model (MGCM) show significant year-to-year variability in various atmospheric measures. Bla bla bla. We will discuss deflation results from multi-annual simulations. We will focus on the following questions: (a) How large is the year-to- year variability in deflation both at specific locations (e.g., Hellas), and globally? (b) Is the year-to-year variability confined to certain locations and seasons? (c) What are the possible impacts of this instrinsic variability in dust deflation when trying to account for year-to-year variations in Global Dust Storm (GDS) activity?

5/2/05lecture1617 An informative abstract is the type used at the start of a thesis, proposal, technical report etc. It is a high-level summary of the report. It covers – very briefly: –What you did. –How you did it. –What results you got. –The significance of your work. This is what YOU NEED TO DO for this class, as well as you senior and/or MS thesis.

5/2/05lecture1618 Do’s and don’t’s about the informative abstract. Do write it carefully! –You write your title carefully to catch the attention of the reader. –The abstract allows you to include a little more information and detail beyond the title. –Your goal is to get the reader to read your paper (and bring fame, fortune, more grants, prestige etc. to you and/or your company!)

5/2/05lecture1619 Do think about keywords and phrases to include. –These will be picked up by Google etc! –Example…don’t write an abstract about El Nino without the words “El Nino” in the abstract!

5/2/05lecture1620 Do include: –An introduction = why you did this study. –A methods section = how you did this study. –A results section = your main result(s). –A conclusion = why this is so important –See examples in a minute.

5/2/05lecture1621 Do make it available to a wide audience (while being technically sound). –Abstracts are now widely available because of the internet. Make sure yours can be read (i.e., understood, i.e., jargon-free) by many! Do pay attention to length guidelines. –SJSU guidelines for an MS thesis are 150 words maximum!!!

5/2/05lecture1622 Do’s and don’t’s about the informative abstract. Do not: –Use jargon –Acronyms?

5/2/05lecture1623 Examples & in-class exercise TASK: Identify the main components in each: Introduction-overview-justification Methods Results Summary-conclusion-why this matters

5/2/05lecture1624 Second in-class exercise Figure out what’s missing from each of the sample abstracts!