Ferdinand Hayden: A Young Scientist in the Great West, 1853–1855

A young scientist to watch.

There are many rewards associated with serving as the Editor of the Journal of Environmental Quality ( JEQ), but I have experienced very few that compare with the pleasure associated with writing this Letter from the Editor introducing you to a new young scientist that you should keep an eye on. On 7 September 2010, I received an e-mail from ASA Editorin-Chief Dr. Warren Dick containing a PDF f...

Howard Florey. The making of a great scientist

have been unable to depict satisfactorily his multi-sided and often contradictory personality. Professor Paradis' study attempts a reconstruction of Huxley's intellectual biography within the context of "Victorian culture". Therefore his book does not deal with the "internal" minutiae of Huxley's scientific work, but endeavours to outline his views of the relations involving science, philosophy...

On the Process of Becoming a Great Scientist

In the Editorial ‘‘Ten Simple Rules for Doing Your Best Research, According to Hamming’’ [1], Erren and colleagues discussed ten ideas originally presented by Hamming for how to do great science. I am grateful that the authors started this discussion. Scientific careers are very challenging, and there is a lack of training in many graduate programs to provide this kind of career meta-advice. Su...

Young Scientist Forum

A plant Photosystem I (PSI) is a large membrane super-complex that drives photosynthesis. PSI captures sunlight through sophisticated pigment network and uses the energy to perform transmembrane electron transfer. It consists of the reaction center complex (RC), where the charge separation reaction takes place and the light harvesting complex (LHCI), which serves as an additional antenna system...

Remembering Amir Pnueli, a great scientist and a great friend (April 22, 1941-November 2, 2009)