What Every Postdoc Needs to Know
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governing dislocation mechanics. In particular, the chapters in this section rationalize the understanding of the orientational relationships and energy of dislocations responsible for dislocation mobility. Part IV advances the relationship between dislocations and intergranular arrangements in polycrystalline materials to discuss the orientation, energies, and elastic fields of grain boundaries and their influence in modifying material behavior. Through its well-chosen selection of topics and explanation of theoretical principles with practical insights, this book serves as a useful resource for students and researchers engaged in materials science and engineering. Each chapter includes a summary and an elaborate exercise section for the reader to analyze and apply the concepts. The book’s figures and tables are well done. References are adequate, although they do not include recent work from the past four or five years regarding new insights into
What Every Postdoc Needs to Know Liz Elvidge, Emma Williams, and Carol Spencely World Scientific, 2017 280 pages, $68.00 (softcover $28.00) ISBN 978-1-78634-234-8
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his book is a survival guide for firsttime postdocs coming to or leaving the United Kingdom (UK) and revolves around the UK academic system. Nevertheless, it portrays the academic career system in general, not limited to the UK. The book is divided into 21 chapters, preceded by a Foreword and Introduction and followed by an Index. The authors have consolidated their postdoc experiences in the book. Chapters 1–3 introduce the concept of a postdoctoral position and provide tips on applying for positions. Chapters 4–6 guide the reader not only at a professional level but also on a social level by providing the dos and don’ts of the job, including how to relate to one’s supervisor. Chapters 7–9 go beyond the tasks of a basic postdoc, but
are nevertheless useful in developing one’s academic career; they talk about transferable skills through teaching and supervision and the benefits of networking. Sometimes a postdoctoral topic can be risky and stressful. Chapters 10–12 bring out the bright side of the situation by encouraging postdocs to change their research topics. In fact, research can also be rewarding by diversifying one’s experience and managing stress when things get tough, all of which is well explained. The authors are realistic in their approach: all postdocs should have a plan B in case their plan A or main research topic supported by a grant does not reach its goal. Chapter 13 reinforces research ethics, which is generally introduced during a PhD program. Chapter 14 helps the reader
coupled grain-boundary motion in metals that results in structural multiplicity for similar chemical compositions. For future editions, the authors might consider including sections on the role and response of defects in governing the performance of functional materials (conductivity, light absorption, catalytic activity) and engineering concepts to create defects (doping, strain, laser patterning, high energy radiati
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