Aleksandra Pawlik joins Data Carpentry Directors Board
We are pleased to announce that Aleksandra Pawlik, who leads the Institutes' training activities, has now joined the Data Carpentry Directors Board.
Data Carpentry is an off-shoot of Software Carpentry, and is designed to teach basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data.
Teaching is done primarily in a form of intensive two-day workshops and cover topics such as effective use of spreadsheet programs, their limitations, the use of R or Python for more powerful data analysis tools, how best to use databases such as managing and querying data in SQL, workflows and the automation of repetitive tasks.
As a member of the board, Aleksandra will be joining a range of highly experienced and successful researchers and training practitioners.
In addition to Software Carpentry founder Greg Wilson, this includes Karen Cranston and Hilmar Lapp of NESCent, Karthik Ram at rOpenSci, Tracy Teal from Michigan State University, and Utah State University's Ethan White.