Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Hi Sciencebuddies,

I find it hard to find a mentor who would be willing to help in a science fair project (for Intel) in a field I would be interested in. I have fortunately found a mentor in the past year, but she just gave me papers to read and instructed me to do very useless/menial things (washing testtubes, refilling, etc.)

What is your advice on finding a good mentor? Should I attend some university summer courses and contact professors there?

Thanks!

From,

Distressed/Frustrated researcher

Have you read through this resource at Science Buddies on finding a mentor?

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... tors.shtml

It has a great deal of valuable information and steps to take in your search for a mentor.

Amy
Science Buddies