Aggie Voice
Don’t Forget the Alka-Seltzer
By current estimates, the world’s population is roughly 7.6 billion people. I shouldn’t have to say, “that’s billion with a ‘B’”, but I will say it any ways (just for dramatic purposes). 7.6 billion is a huge number and by that token a lot of people so I should go to the FIE conference in San Jose, California even if it costs me close to a thousand dollars out of my own pocket. That was the argument I made when deciding whether I should go to San Jose, California for one day to attend a 4-day conference and the only way I could convince myself into spending that much money was the fact that the world has 7.6 billion people. Strange argument isn’t it?
Aggie Voice
A Few Tips from the Field
In the relatively short amount of time which I’ve been at A&M, I’ve spent a lot of time in the field doing research. I am in the Agriculture department, so working in my field literally requires working in a field. My particular research project requires an intensive set-up stage. As such, I’ve been working at my research site quite a bit. I recently completed the last major part of setting up my project. As I reflect on the many trips which I’ve made to the site, I realize that I have definitely learned many lessons. I’d like to share some tips on making research trips for any of you that also may be visiting literal fields for your work.