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GAD Plan for 2011-2012

September 30, 2011

  • Topic: Finding and Obtaining Fellowships and Grants
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  • Time/Place: 3:00-4:00pm PAI 3.14

October 28, 2011

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November 25, 2011

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January 27, 2012

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No GAD in February because of GradFest

March 30, 2012

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April 27, 2012

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GAD Topics

Here are topics that have been suggested for Graduate Advising Day. Add your thoughts! Simply log in and edit.

  • Selecting exciting research projects
  • Choosing an advisor
  • Senior vs. junior
  • Prominent or not?
  • Checking with students
  • Picking a postdoc position
  • Giving talks
  • Introductions
  • Prettiness
  • Writing papers
  • Titles
  • Abstracts
  • Prof. Dahlin has been suggested as a good person to give this talk.
  • Professional Development Seminar on Writing
  • Picking a path: Academia vs. industry, teaching vs. research, lab vs. commercial
  • Industry vs. Academia panel talk
  • How to get an internship / how to be successful at an internship / Internship Panel
  • Networking
  • At conferences – faculty / students
  • Grant writing
  • How to teach and advise
  • How to manage your advisor
  • Switching advisors
  • C.v. / resume / statement writing & review workshop
  • Preparing your Ph.D. proposal
  • Master's career opportunities
  • Interdisciplinary research
  • Strategies for finishing

Previous Years' GADs

  • 2010-2011

| 24 Sep 2010 | Fellowships | Prof. van de Geijn, Bryan Marker | |

22 Oct 2010 Advisors – Finding and Managing Them Panel: Donald Fussell, Peter Djeu, and Don Porter
28 Jan 2011 Preparing your PhD proposal Graduate students, including Eric and Jeremy
25 Mar 2011 Writing Papers Mike Dahlin recording
29 April 2011 Finding an Academic Position Kathryn McKinley recording
  • Older

| 30 Apr 2010 | Research Funding (Prof. W. Hunt) |

26 Mar 2010 Conference Talks & Networking (Profs. P. Stone and C. Lin)
05 Mar 2010 Tools for Becoming an Excellent Researcher
29 Jan 2010 Internships – Industrial and Research (Prof. R. van de Geijn)
25 Sep 2009 Fellowships slides
2009 Spring See Grad Advice page
2007 Spring See Grad Advice page
2006 Spring See Grad Advice page

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