A Doctorate and Beyond

Graham Goodwin received B.Sc., B.E. and Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales. In 2010 he was awarded the IEEE Control Systems Field Award and in 2013 he received the Rufus T. Oldenburger Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was twice awarded the International Federation of Automatic Control Best Engineering Text Book. He is a Fellow of IEEE; an Honorary Fellow of Institute of Engineers, Australia; a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science; a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology, Science and Engineering; a Member of the International Statistical Institute; a Fellow of the Royal Society, London and a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He holds Honorary Doctorates from Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden and the Technion Israel. He is the co-author of nine books, four edited books, and several hundred papers. Graham is a Distinguished Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (China), Northwestern University (China), Zhengzhou University (China) and Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (Chile). He holds 16 International Patents covering rolling mill technology, telecommunications, mine planning and mineral exploration.

Part I: Choosing whether or not to do a doctorate.- Is a doctorate the right course for you?.- How might you use your doctorate, if you get one?.- The where, who and what of doing a doctorate.- How hard will you have to work?.- How long will it take you to get a doctorate?.- Part II: Doing your doctorate.- How to begin.- Student-supervisor interactions.- The value of networking.- Tools of the trade.- The art of publication.- The art of making great presentations.- The ethics of research.- How to write your thesis.- Part III: Using your doctorate: The early years.- Securing a job.- An academic position.- A position in industry.- Moving freely between academia and industry.- The cycle of success.- Part IV: Using your doctorate: The later years.- The cycle of success: The later years.- Public speaking and dealing with the media.- Job and career changes.- Mentoring and succession planning.- Work-life balance.- Keeping the bigger picture in focus.

"This is an excellent book on careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), aimed at, 'anybody contemplating or doing a doctorate in engineering or one of the physical sciences'. In addition, this book will be of interest to those interested in the topics discussed, including ethics in science, interactions between students and supervisors, goal setting, balance of one's work and personal life, and dealing with injustice. ... Whimsically illustrated, footnotes and references for further reading conclude every chapter ... ." (Robert Buntrock, ChemEd X, chemedx.org, August, 2017)

"This is an outstanding book on career development, especially for those in the sciences. ... The sections of the book cover elements related to pursuing a doctorate, advice for mentors and parents of doctoral students, and career development, with coverage of positions in both academia and industry. Ample illustrations appear throughout the work. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals." (R. E. Buntrock, Choice, Vol. 54 (9), May, 2017)