Michael Alley, Penn State and Virginia Tech

Writing as an Engineer or Scientist

Essence of Research Writing
  

Tutorial: Research Papers

Knowing Your Audience Organizing Your Research Papers: Overview Writing the Paper's Introduction Writing the Paper's Middle and Ending
Being Precise and Clear Avoiding Ambiguity Making Connections Achieving Energy: Strong Verbs Being Concise Incorporating Illustrations Incorporating Equations 
             
 

Journal papers and conference papers are the main ways that researchers in science and engineering communicate their work. In science and engineering, an expected organization exists for research papers. This tutorial discusses that expected organization. The content here arises from Lesson 7 in The Craft of Scientific Writing (Springer, 2018).

               
   

Sponsors and Editors

Sponsors

Leonhard Center, College of Engineering, Penn State

National Science Foundation, NSF EAGER Award 1752096

Faculty Editor

Michael Alley, Teaching Professor, College of Engineering, Penn State

Film Editors

Richelle Weiger, College of Engineering, Penn State

Casey Fenton, College of Engineering, Penn State