Graduate Writing Resources

A PDF of presentation slides from a Fall 2006 course at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Useful for a quick lesson in technical writing with lots of examples.

Information from a Fall 2016 course on scientific and technical writing at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). A useful guide for self-directed study.

A free online course through Stanford University.

An interview with George Whitesides from Harvard University, one of the most prolific scientific writers today.
The interview is broken down into short video segments so you can skip to the section that most interests you or watch the full 43-minute interview.

Originally presented at the 231st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006. Division of Chemical Information, CINF 17.

An article published in Advanced Materials, 16(15), 1375-1377.

An article by George Gopen and Judith Swan, published in American Scientist, Vol. 78, No. 6 (November-December 1990), pp. 550-558.

A quick and easy guide to use for a variety of technical and professional writing needs.