MMMS #5 feautures Dr. Bumochir Dulam, an anthropology professor at the National University of Mongolia. I happened to meet Bumochir briefly a few months ago at a luncheon, and he told me about the traditional role stoves have played in Mongolia. I ended up doing this interview with him to flesh out what we had… Read More
Монгол Xэл Prof. S. Lodoysamba is the feature person for the 4th installment of Meet Mongolia’s Scientists Series. Lodoysamba, a retired Professor of Electronics at the National University of Mongolia, has led an interesting and varied career, working on problems in nuclear science, computer hardware, and air pollution. Most recently, he has been working on… Read More
Монгол Xэл Rather than do an entry this time on one Mongolian scientist, I thought it would be interesting to talk about a scientific conference I attended recently in Ulaanbaatar.… Read More
Монгол Xэл For the latest installment of the Meet Mongolia’s Scientists Series, allow me to introduce you to Renchin Tsolmon. Tsolmon is a space science and remote sensing professor at the National University of Mongolia. She currently teaches remote sensing, astronomy, and environmental science courses and supervises over twenty masters and doctoral students.… Read More
Монгол Xэл As I mentioned in the previous post, this blog will feature a series called, “Meet Mongolia’s Scientists.” Today is the first installment!… Read More
Meet Mongolia’s Scientists – Starting Tomorrow!
I’ve been wondering a lot about how science works in Mongolia. How does funding work? How is research divided between the universities and institutions? What is grad school like? What’s the tenure track like? What are publication or presentation expectations for professors, researchers, and students? How do research groups function and departments function? … Read More
