Mother Mentor: A Tribute to Carolyn Ellis

How to survive and thrive in the mother-mentor marathon.

This article is for women who ask whether it is possible to combine motherhood with academia and still be successful and happy. It is also for those working with, bosses of, or married to such women, giving them a better feel for the challenges mothers in academia face, and the strategies that can be used to survive and thrive in both of these worlds.

A Tribute to Late Professor Mahlagha Ghorbanli

This edition of IJPP celebrates ten years of steady publication of Iranian Journal of Plant Physiology. The story of IJPP is that of a journey that started from a local forum where the researchers and scholars mainly from the Islamic Azad University could share findings of their studies, gradually developing into an international peer-reviewed jour...

EPCC - SS - 2000 - 12 Student Tracking : Mother , Mentor , Mate

The aim of this project is to explore the area of student tracking to monitor how student use web based courses, from where, at what time, which the browsers are used and the coverage of the course material. The Department of Meteorology at the University of Edinburgh [7] has already established some of the underlying principles through the EuroMet [6] and NLN [8]. projects and has a continuing...

Mel Avery: Mentor, Role Model, Friend, Mother of Us all

Dr. Mary Ellen Avery, affectionately known as “Mel,” was a woman of courage, with a sense of humor and deep humanity. She was an intellectual powerhouse, highly creative, and productive, similar to many leaders. Yet she became the most beloved mentor for many. Here, I share some personal memories hoping to inspire others juggling life and career responsibilities. I first met Mel in 1977 when sh...

Membrane Science and Research: A Tribute to Professor Takeshi Matsuura