Study on math mentors
A Northwestern study shows math mentors much more effective in beginning of career. News story here: http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2010/06/mentorship.html
Lucky I have caught my dissertation adviser early in his career, I guess? It is nice that he will probably have more time for me than otherwise. The bigger name in our department has too many students already. I am too early in the process to know how things are going but will try to share my experience as I progress.
I was surprised by the statement that in math, mentors do not co-author their student’s papers. I am in biostatistics, not math, but co-authorship seems pretty much the norm from what I see. After my experience lead- and co-authoring papers in the research world, not including your mentor as a co-author would seem almost dishonest. Maybe full-on mathematics students’ dissertation work is more independent than I think it is?
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at 4:08PM 06/03/10 clara said:
Thanks for sharing that link! A really interesting example of how seemingly random things like where your adviser is in their career can have a big impact.
I’m not in math either, but my impression from friends who have been in math PhD programs is that their work is pretty independent.