![]() ![]() Heidi’s project, at least half of it, started 20 years before she ever came to USC, when I was doing field work on Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Although his somewhat “hands-off” approach was initially daunting, it allowed me to really take ownership of my work and ensure that I had accounted for all of the risks and potential outcomes with each step of the project. Jan gave me the independence to pursue my thesis project in whichever directions I was interested. We knew that the search for sulfur comproportionators would be a high-risk, high-reward project, but Jan encouraged me to take on the challenge. ![]() Heidi Aronson, PhD Candidate in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography: The same applies to my post-doc advisors. ![]() My PhD advisor’s mentoring style worked for me as a student, but I could not and would not want to adopt it as my approach to working with students. All of them helped me grow as a scientist, and I’m sure that I subconsciously picked up mentoring skills along the way. Jan Amend, Professor of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences:Īs a graduate student and postdoc, I was mentored by several extraordinary scientists. Here, Professor Jan Amend and his PhD student Heidi Aronson share thoughts about their experiences. USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies InstituteĮvery relationship between a mentor and mentee is unique and meaningful. Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies Huntington-USC Institute on California and The West Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American LifeĬenter for Islamic Thought, Culture and PracticeĬenter for Latinx and Latin American Studies ![]()
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