Travis Foster

A PhD student at University of Canterbury, #marineinvertebrate enthusiast, community ecologist, and stats/R specialist. Enjoying the #NZ #estuary adventures!

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

@zeacology Hi Ellie! Sorry I didn't get back to you, went on a week-long trip up to our cabin after the defense! I defended in Michigan over Zoom (kind of like skype, I'd never heard of it before) it worked out pretty well. Morning in NZ for the reviewers and Sunday afternoon for me! 😃

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

I've successfully defended my PhD #thesis on estuarine foundation species after a long road of research, fieldwork, and writing! I am so happy and ready for what life brings me next! #phdchat ��😎😊

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

Great work! Let's keep this trend up! #GRExit!

[UMich Ecology and Evolutionary Biology @UMichEEB]

WE WILL NO LONGER USE the GRE for admissions decisions in keeping w/ a nationwide trend and under advice from @umichgradschool & @umichLSA. Studies show GRE correlates w/ economic status, race & gender rather likelihood of grad school success. Pls RT #GRExit

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

An interesting take for the post-PhD job market. Explain those skills!

[Paperpile @paperpile]

Should you leave your PhD off your CV? https://t.co/udl6tPYZWR via @thesiswhisperer #phdchat #AcademicTwitter #jobsearch

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

Some neat tricks to try next time I'm at a conference

[Corlett Wolfe Wood @corlettwwood]

https://t.co/2ngk5dk7l9
As a relatively shy person, networking at conferences is something I struggle with. This article has some good suggestions to make it easier. Here are some other strategies I use too:

[Dr. Angie Korabik @ecolangie]

Shine bright like a nudibranch 🌟

[Alynn Martin @alynn_martin]

tips on prepping a manuscript for review: https://t.co/a5OAUmtpES

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

Finally finished my #PhD #thesis! 279 pages, 91,000 words. What a beast! It feels so good it is finally complete! #habitatcascade #seagrass #seaweed #bivalves #phdchat

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

@jennypannell @FarmNatCons P.S. Powerpoint has a max res of 300 dpi! Hence if you need higher quality you need to re-scale in Photoshop or similar software (like GIMP - freeware!) 🙂

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

@jennypannell @FarmNatCons Illustrator is great (if you can afford the license/have it provided) Inkscape is similar but freeware! Unfortunately both have a learning curve, which I haven't gotten over yet. Classes or youtube videos? For now I use Powerpoint and then into photoshop to create high-res figs

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

@testeeves @jenheemstra I totally agree, & tried in my thesis, but have been told certain words are 'unscientific', so I take them out. I think it's important for supervisors & reviewers to understand this almost more so, as many young scientists apply this rhtetoric, only to be struck down by them 🙄

[TIME @TIME]

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressed a Christchurch school that lost students to the mosque shootings https://t.co/C1ebV5MxM0

[Dr Katie Collins @ktecollins]

This is your home & you should have been safe here ❤️

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

@b_talksnerdy If only I was still around.....snails and nudibranchs for days!

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

@zeacology @LaurelOld @arthurebarros @AGulachenski @ecolangie I usually do like a modified "El Salvador"...."El-Sev-eeyer" First thing that always came into my mind! 😆

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

Wow what a great infographic. As grad students, let's help each other out, talk about what's going on, and try to keep mentally healthy!

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

What a neat graphic!

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

Yah this outline for an abstract is pretty handy! 🙂

[Travis Foster @Travis_Ecology]

Awesome!

[Helen Kettles @CaptainKettles]

Exciting - our review is out.
Special places - NZ's key biogenic habitats.
Condition summaries, data sources, knowledge gaps, maps! Oh yeah & pretty pictures! https://t.co/M80swauUPW

[NZ Bat Conservation @NZBCT]

An absolute first for Opua Forest near Paihia - #BayBushAction have recorded long-tailed bats for the first time in the forest. Pest control works! 🦇🦇
#bats #ecology #longtailedbat #wattledbats #Chalinolobus #Chiroptera #nzbats @docgovtnz 📸 Bay Bush Action