Looking for a monitor

While writing my dissertation, I will be extensively looking on the computer screen. The monitor of 15.6" Fujitsu A544, which I currently work with, does not seem to be enough wide. Some possible options are being listed in this post along with their size, response delay, resolution, and comments in this post. These monitors are majorly those which I am occasionally working on at the university.

15.6" Fujitsu A544

Systems Engineering and Project Management

In my opinion, a research group is a system. It means that it has its goals and runs projects to achieve them. Therefore, in order for this system works, there should be the systems engineering (SE) approach have been implemented, and the project management (PM) methods should be adapted to eventually accomplish the tasks and achieve the goals.
Because the size of the system of a research group is not usually large, we do not hire system engineers and project managers to do these jobs for us. In these cases, it is up to the principal investigator to learn or at least make him/herself familiar with the concepts of these disciplines. Otherwise, the system will not work efficiently; it will just roam arbitrarily.
Some helpful textbooks are listed below which I may start to study when I become a principal researcher and build my system as a research lab or a research institute.

Journals in Composites

Below is the running list of journals that may be targeted for publishing my papers in composites: Composite Structures (IF: 3.9), Composite Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Engineering (IF: 4.1), Composite Science and Technology (IF: 4.9), Polymer Composites (IF: 2.3), Journal of Applied Polymer Science (IF: 1.6), Fibers and Polymers (IF: 1.1).

Project Management in Scientific Research

I have been thinking for the past some months if the project management approach would be helpful in the management of the scientific projects too. The reason for this thought to come to my mind was the troubles that I have, so far, witnessed during my Ph.D. studies amongst various research groups. Today, while reading a text related to the tools which we, researchers and scientists, need for our projects, I came across a book which was referenced in the text. This book has been written right on the topic that I was looking for. I am thinking of studying it soon.

Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty by Maryrose Franko and Martin Ionescu-Pioggia, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2006 [Open PDF]

Engineering Fundamentals and Problem Solving.
by Eide, A., Jenison, R., Mashaw, L. J., Northup, L.
SU IC: TA417 .E54 2002

Troubles in the Orthography of Turkish

After a few weeks, I finally found a related reference which focuses on the problematic situations you may face while you speak or write in Turkish.

Türkçe Sorunları Kılavuzu
by Necmiye Alpay
Metis, Istanbul, Turkey, 2000

SU-IC code: PL 179 .A47 2000
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To-Read Books on the Scientific and Technical Communication

The following books are some candidates to help me improve my communication skills especially the writing skill. I am planning to finish some of these books during my Ph.D. and use the experiences from them when I write my Ph.D. dissertation. The rest of the text is just listed to help me remember easily the book names in this concept.

Has started, or planning to read in the near future:

  

Tükiye siyasetinde tarz sahibi isimler

Yaklaşık üç sene (2015'den beri) Türkiye'de yaşadıktan sonra, ki bir sürü siyasal ve topolumsal hadiselerle dolu geçti, artık hangi ictimai figürleri sevdiğimi dile getirebilirim. Onların bazileri siyasetçi bazileri yazar fakat hepsi tarzlarını beğendiğim kişilerdirler.

Be late only for 13 TL/min

Today, I got late for the university shuttle only 3 mins. To come early to the dorm, I changed my transportation path to the school which cost extra 15 (Havatas from Taksim sq. to SAW) + 35 TL (Taxi with the license plate 34 TEN 04 from SAW to Sabanci University who elongated the way deliberately). All these occurrences learned me again that never got late; i.e: be earlier than yourself!

نییه ایمتاحانیمیز اولاندا باغیریمیز چاتداییر

کئچن گون‌لرین بیرینده صابانجی بیلیورد'دا ائراسموس'ا گلن آلمانلی اؤیرنجی‌لردن دانیشیردیق. اونلار ایمتاحانا چوخ راحات گلیب چوخ راحات دا لاپ یاخجی نومره‌لری آلاردیلار آما تورکییه‌لی اوشاق‌لار بیر معمولی نومره آلماق اوچون او درسده ایکیز دوغاردیلار. بیز ده بئله ایدیک؛ ایندی ده بئله ایک. بونلار فیکیرلشرکن دانیشدیق کی نییه اونلارا او قدر راحات گلیر بیر ایمتاحان آما بیزه ائله او ایمتاحان داغ کیمی گلیر. من دئدیم کی «اونلارین ایجتیماعی تجروبه‌لری بیزدن چوخ اولدوقو اوچون بیز نن بیر نوقطه‌دن باشلامیرلار. اونلار بیزدن قاباقدا موسابیقه‌نی باشلاییرلار.»

آنام‌گیلین گتیردیکلری سووقات‌لاری‌نین باشینا گلن‌لر: هاوا فیشاری له نم

اردبیل ۱۳۳۵ مئتیر آزاد سولارین سطحلیندن یوخاریدا دیر، ایستانبول'سا ۴۰ مئتیر. آنام‌گیلین بیزه گتیردیک‌لری چیپس، پوفک‌لر اردبیل'ین آشاغی هاوا فیشاریندان ایستانبول‌'ون یوخاری فیشارینا گلرکن آشاغیداکی عکیز کیمی بوزوشموشدولر.

Let's hope

After a miserable daşma rice that I cooked a couple of weeks ago, I decided never but never do anything that I do not know. I was really upset. Only one week later, I tried to cook rice in another way (süzme). And guess what? A new baş I produced too - for the first time in my life. You hope it was good. Ohhhhh... It was excellent. I had never cooked any food that delicious. I did know the latter way of cooking for a long time but I had never tried it unless the real failure with the first way. I conclude that I will always do a better job even after a fail - like the rice I created. I will do a better job even if I fail the Ph.D. exactly like Leon Lederman did after he barely passed the Written QE.

Turkey is not the place to stay too

I am going to be expelled from my Ph.D. program because a new regulation which set after me interestingly affects me. I was gradually believing that I might stay in Turkey for rest of my life, but this assured me it is not a good place to live. When I came here I was running from the same things in my own country. Unfortunately, every thing is the same here but a slight difference. I left my hometown, family, beliefs and so on for what. I have to go out from this country. It is not a place to live because of the governmental management system rather than my beloved university.

بیر گونده ایکی دوگو

ایکی یول دوگو پیشیردیم بوگون. سولداکی (بیر یاریم ایستیکان دوگویه ایکی ایستیکان سو تؤکدوگوم) یاخجی، ساغداکی (اوستونده ایکی بند یوخاری گلنه‌جن سو تؤکدوگوم) شیفده چیخدی. سونونجوسونون شیفده چیخماسینا سبب، قابین آغزینی سو قاینایاناجان باغللادیغیم اولا بیلر.

 

Visit to Netherlands

کئچن هفته، جولای ۹-دان ۱۴-ه‌جن، هولند`ه یاخجی بیر سفریمزی اولدو ندا لا. بو سفرده آمستئردام`ین وریغژه بیلیوردو (Vrije Universiteit) لا آمستئردام بیلیوردونو گئتدیم. بیر توریست اولاراق دا شهرین بعضی جذاب یئرلرینه ده یولوموز توشدو؛ مثلا: فان قوخ موزه‌سی، مرکز ایستاسیون لا سو کانال‌لارینا. اوردا چکدیکیم عکیس‌لردن بیر اووجو آشاغیدا گلیر.

Boiling of coke

There is a significant amount of non-evaporable ingredients in coke which is believed to be composed of sugar mainly.