Calendar
Monday
- 6:00
- Wake up kids, make lunchs, help get kids off to school. Scan New York Times and local newspaper.
- 8:00
- Arrive at the office. Answer and send e-mails, work on assigning berths on the ship for upcoming cruise. Order clothes on-line for cruise.
- 10:00
- Attend Dean's Cabinet meeting (in place of my Dean who is out of town).
- 11:30
- Phone co-PI to talk about Jason watches for up-coming cruise.
- 12:00
- Meet with undergraduate and graduate student about on-going project on Iceland lavas.
- 1:00
- Quick lunch, while reading student newspaper.
- 1:30
- Work on draft of manuscript from graduate student.
- 2:30
- Prepare for class. Teach large introductory lecture class "The Dynamic Earth". Meet with students after class.
- 4:30
- Answer e-mails, take care of requests from department.
- 5:30
- Leave for home.
- 6:00
- Prepare dinner (it's my night to cook); my son decides to help me.
- 6:30
- Eat dinner with my husband and kids, talk about everyone's day, send kids off to do homework, while my husband and I clean up. Help kids with homework, relax together, play pictionary with kids, read.
- 11:00
- Go to sleep.
Tuesday
- 6:00
- Wake up kids, make lunchs, help get kids off to school. Scan New York Times and local newspaper. Do crossword puzzle.
- 8:00
- Arrive at the office. Answer and send e-mails, work on draft of paper.
- 10:00
- Attend faculty meeting.
- 12:00
- Lunch meeting with University Research Council.
- 1:30
- Meet with two undergraduate majors on their progress.
- 2:30
- Meet with independent study student on her project. Meet with graduate student on her project.
- 4:30
- Answer e-mails, work on student recommendation.
- 5:30
- Leave for home.
- 6:00
- Read newspaper. Eat dinner with husband and kids.
- 6:30
- Help kids with homework. Work on class for the next day, read.
- 11:00
- Go to sleep.
Wednesday
- 6:00
- Wake up kids, make lunchs, help get kids off to school. Scan New York Times and local newspaper. Do crossword puzzle.
- 8:00
- Meet students for field work for Field class. Today we will visit a quarry a few miles from Duke campus.
- 11:30
- Answer emails.
- 12:00
- Attend brown-bag lunch lecture.
- 1:00
- Meet with graduate student and staff assistant for undergraduate program.
- 2:30
- Prepare for class. Teach large introductory lecture class "The Dynamic Earth". Meet with students after class.
- 4:30
- Answer e-mails.
- 5:30
- Leave for home.
- 6:00
- Read newspaper. Eat dinner with husband and kids.
- 6:30
- Help kids with homework. Read.
- 11:00
- Go to sleep.
Thursday
- 6:00
- Wake up kids, make lunchs, help get kids off to school. Scan New York Times and local newspaper. Do crossword puzzle.
- 8:00
- Arrive at the office. Answer and send e-mails. Work on draft of paper.
- 12:00
- Lunch with my Dean
- 1:00
- Meet with my graduate student.
- 2:30
- Work on issues for up-coming cruise, over the phone and by e-mail with PIs.
- 4:30
- Lab clean-up with users of the lab.
- 5:30
- Leave for home.
- 6:00
- Read newspaper. Eat dinner with husband and kids.
- 6:30
- Help kids with homework. Read.
- 11:00
- Go to sleep.
Friday
- 6:00
- Wake up kids, make lunchs, help get kids off to school. Scan New York Times and local newspaper. Do crossword puzzle.
- 8:00
- Arrive at office. Meet with students from field class to help them begin to analyze their data.
- 10:00
- Answer e-mails. Work on paper.
- 12:00
- Attend lunch-time graduate student seminar.
- 1:00
- Meet with visiting speaker to the department.
- 230
- Work on paper and up-coming cruise.
- 4:30
- Attend department seminar.
- 5:30
- Leave for home.
- 6:00
- Read newspaper. Eat dinner with husband and kids.
- 6:30
- Relax with family. See a movie.
- 11:00
- Go to sleep.
Emily M. Klein
- Professor of Geology and Geochemistry
- Duke University
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