(MENAFN- Gulf Times) World-renowned scholar Dr Jose Rodriguez Perez gave the second talk in Texas A & M University at Qatar's 2016-2017 Distinguished Lecture Series recently.
In his talk, 'Keys to do good research, Rodriguez discussed tips on how to excel at research. 'You do not need to be a genius and you do not need a lot of money, he said.
Rodriguez emphasised the importance of building a good team around you that you trust and are willing to empower through delegation. 'I hired you not to tell you what to do, but rather so that you can tell me what we should do. Rodriguez said: 'University students can do anything. Really!
Other advice that Rodriguez shared was to prepare for meetings and to ensure they start and end on time. He advised faculty to work for the benefit of your entire team and not to work just for self-benefit or self-promotion. And the research papers themselves should be simple, clear and original.
The guidelines to do good research presented by Rodriguez deserve notice because of his accomplishments. He has more than 41,000 citations and in 2014 Rodriguez was rated as the top-ranked researcher, out of more than 800,000 engineers, in all fields of engineering according to Microsoft Academic. Rodriguez closed by stressing the importance of a positive attitude and mentality. He said: 'If you think you can, you can.
An electrical engineer, Rodriguez Perez is president of Universidad Andres Bello in Chile and a member of the Chilean Academy of Engineering.
Texas A & M at Qatar's Distinguished Lecture attracts world-class experts to campus, encouraging discourse among faculty and researchers in Education City and the local community on important topics in science, engineering and technology. This sharing of scholarship fosters intellectual discourse and encourages the development of critical thinking, lifelong learning and a responsibility to global awareness.
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