Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Research reports: journal papers, theses, and internal reports -- Submitting a paper and the review process -- Conference presentations: lectures and posters -- Research proposals -- Business plans -- Patents -- Reports in the popular media -- Correspondence and job-hunting -- Writing well: organization, grammar and style.

Read this book before you write your thesis or journal paper! 'Communicating Science' is a textbook and reference on scientific writing oriented primarily at researchers in the physical sciences and engineering. It is written from the perspective of an experienced researcher. It draws on the authors' experience of teaching and working with both native English speakers and English as a Second Language (ESL) writers. For the range of topics covered, this book is relatively short and tersely written, in order to appeal to busy researchers.