授课教师：Marcello Ferrera

国籍：意大利

职称：副教授

教师简介（中英文）：

Marcello Ferrera博士于2005年获得The University of Palermo(意大利)微电子工程硕士学位。2012年，在美国普渡大学Vladimir Shalaev教授的团队中开发并开展了“ATOMIC”项目，获得了居里夫人IOF奖学金。2014年，Ferrera博士被任命为英国Heriot-Watt大学工程与物理科学学院讲师，领导ASN团队。Ferreira教授主要研究和探索纳米光子学和量子光学应用的最具创新性的材料平台的潜力.

Dr. Marcello Ferrera attained his master degree in micro-electronic engineering in 2005 from The University of Palermo (Italy).In 2012 he won the Marie-Curie IOF fellowship with the project “ATOMIC” developed and carried on inside the group of Prof. Vladimir Shalaev at Purdue University (USA).  In 2014, Dr. Ferrera was appointed Lecturer at the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in UK, where he leads the ASN group. Dr. Marcello Ferrera research and explores the potential of the most innovative material platforms for nanophotonics and quantum optics applications.

课程简介（中英文）：

本课程经过精心设计，旨在让学生全面了解科学界的全球框架。它旨在使学生能够在塑造自己的职业生涯时做出明智的战略决策。该课程的核心是鼓励自我评估，将其定位为在竞争激烈的学术环境中快速进步的重要工具。参与者将详细了解他们在科学之旅中会遇到的关键决策，包括机构、学科和博士生导师的选择。重点关注学术出版中作者身份、同行评审和编辑过程的复杂动态。这包括区分突破性和增量性科学贡献。在本课程结束时，学生将解开对于在研究和学术界蓬勃发展至关重要的基本但通常不言而喻的规则。此外，该课程强调人际交往和沟通技巧的发展，需要全勤才能实现其全部的教育目标。该课程将持续两周，并且不会有期末考试，将根据许多课堂任务对知识转移进行评估，这些任务几乎每天都会要求所有参加的学生参加。讲师还将专注于促进科学写作英语的发展。

This course is meticulously crafted to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the scientific community's global framework. It aims to empower students to make informed, strategic decisions in shaping their careers. Central to the course is the encouragement of self-assessment, positioning it as a vital tool for rapid progression in the competitive academic landscape. Participants will gain a detailed insight into critical decisions they will encounter in their scientific journey, including choices of institution, subject, and PhD advisor. A significant focus is placed on navigating the complex dynamics of authorship, peer review, and editorial processes in scholarly publishing. This includes distinguishing between ground-breaking and incremental scientific contributions.  By the conclusion of this program, students will have unraveled the essential, yet often unspoken, rules vital for a thriving career in research and academia.Additionally, the course emphasizes the development of interpersonal and communication skills, necessitating full attendance to achieve its comprehensive educational objectives.  The course will last for two weeks,and it will not have a final exam, assessment about the knowledge transfer will be performed based on numerous in-class tasks which will be asked to all the attending students almost on a daily base. The lecturer will also focus on promoting the development of the English language for scientific writing.