Samuel E. Bish, Ph.D.

Transitioning to Tech Transfer

I knew I was entering a new chapter in my professional life in the early morning of my first day in technology transfer when I groggily walked to my closet to pick out my first-day outfit. I opened the closet door to the new dress clothes I purchased for the new job just weeks earlier. Instead of th...


Samuel E. Bish, Ph.D.

The Technology Transfer Task List

The "honey-do" list…every man dreads it, but few can avoid it, that list of chores or projects that your significant other creates for you to perform within an expected time frame. Completing a project on the honey-do list yields a sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction of striking the proje...


Samuel E. Bish, Ph.D.

Wii and Career Options

Earlier this month, my wife and I invited friends to our home for dinner and to catch up.  After dinner, we played the "Wii Party" video game for the Nintendo Wii.  In one of the challenges, two teammates start on opposite ends of a virtual house and must open the correct series of doors to f...


Samuel E. Bish, Ph.D.

Skill Building During Graduate School

“Ugh, why does he make us do this?”  “No way…Is it really my turn again next week? I just presented last month"  “No other lab has to get up this early…"  These are just a few of the comments I heard during graduate school before the start of every lab meeting.  Granted my advis...


Samuel E. Bish, Ph.D.

Pursuing the NBA of Science

I have been a fan of sports, particularly basketball, my entire life. Like any high school kid with at least marginal talent, I had dreams of playing college basketball and then professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As with most goals, I worked to achieve my dreams with an...


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