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On standards or conventions specific to engineering as an academic discipline, and programs that lead to a degree in this field

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Interested in pursuing a Ph.D. to do research in making warp drive a reality

That calls for solid engineering and the physics of materials. You might study that combination of engineering and physics. …
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As a Master Thesis supervisor, how should I assist students with poor fundamental skills (e....

I suggest asking your supervisor about how you should deal with this problem. Provide examples of the questions you're fielding. Ask for help, don't simply badmouth the students. Your supervisor will …
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Why did only a few professors reply to my Ph.D. positions inquiry?

Each of the 20 professors you wrote to may have received hundreds of letters like yours. I think a quick acknowledgment with a "sorry, no" would be better than no response, but I can understand why m …
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Which software is used to write scientific textbooks, especially in engineering?

Your profile says you are interested in "Electronics and Communication Engineering". For that kind of technical writing I suspect LaTeX is the system of choice, both for you and for your publisher. …
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