After the Fall Break, we’ll have a seminar workshop on how to write good research proposals. This is in addition to the first few weeks of initiatives on how to do research, search literature and avoid plagiarism. The seminar will use the NSF Graduate Fellowship as the model to teach us the art and science of writing good proposals that people of diverse background can understand.
NSF Graduate fellowship program is one the most prestigious programs for graduate students in the nation. Like most fellowship programs, NSF pays a stipend and a travel and tuition allowance. Yet, the program requires only 2 pages as a proposal on research, 2 pages on ‘what do I want to become when I grow up and why?’ And another 2 pages on ‘what have I done so far and why?’ Two pages may seem like a relatively easy assignment. But you will all soon find out that clear communication in limited bandwidth can be quite a difficult task.
So our goal will be to clearly articulate fascinating research ideas succinctly and in a manner that retains the reviewer’s interest after the first few lines.
In this workshop, our goal will be to understand the dos and don’t of writing a good and brief proposal on your research plan. This is something that we need to master as part of our graduate degree requirement. If you can write a good NSF graduate fellowship proposal, you should be able to write anything in a succinct, brilliant and convincing manner to convince your advisor and committee.
More importantly, this skill can impress your future employer and help you rise up professionally!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Welcome to Fall 2012 Season of CEE6910 Graduate Seminar
Welcome CEE Grad students to yet another semester full of many planned activities for our graduate seminar series!! In this series, we have lined up an outstanding group of speakers. This is the first time we have selected more than half of our seminar speakers from outside institutions such as Ohio State, Tufts University, University of Tennessee, University of Tokyo, Illinois Institute of Technology and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
With support from CEE and the Water Center, we have arranged for some of the world’s best authorities in their field. We have Prof. CK Shum of Ohio State, an expert in the field of satellite detection of water bodies from space, particularly sea level and ice. He was part of the IPCC community that shared the Nobel Prize for Peace on Climate Change. He is also a distinguished member of the National Academy of Sciences. From Tufts University, we have Dr. Akanda, who is one of the few pioneers to have studied the interconnection between health epidemics and water using modern monitoring techniques. One of our very own BS alum (class of 2007), Dr. Brent Stephens, is planned as an outstanding seminar speaker on built environment and indoor air quality. From University of Tennessee, we have Dr. Rahbar to speak to us about new concepts of structural design. Lastly, Dr. Francis Turk from Jet Propulsion Laboratory will present emerging technology on monitoring the state of our planet’s rainfall patterns that engineers need to know for operations and design.
In addition to all the above, CEE Graduate Program is delighted to host Dr. Kumiko from University of Tokyo for a 2 day visit. Dr. Kumiko has selected Tennessee Tech’s Civil Engineering program as one of the three programs in the US relevant for his research on understanding the impact of infrastructure (dam) building on climate and extreme weather. The other universities he has selected to visit are University of Alabama-Huntsville and University of Colorado.
In short, we are indeed very privileged that our graduate program and the seminar series continue to be regarded and supported well by our peers. This is certainly a testament to CEE’s commitment to provide you all with a quality education at the graduate level.
I hope you will all make a conscious effort to get the best out of these world class experts that CEE is making available to you at your doorstep. Because you won’t get such a chance so easily once you graduate. Go TTU-CEE!!
With support from CEE and the Water Center, we have arranged for some of the world’s best authorities in their field. We have Prof. CK Shum of Ohio State, an expert in the field of satellite detection of water bodies from space, particularly sea level and ice. He was part of the IPCC community that shared the Nobel Prize for Peace on Climate Change. He is also a distinguished member of the National Academy of Sciences. From Tufts University, we have Dr. Akanda, who is one of the few pioneers to have studied the interconnection between health epidemics and water using modern monitoring techniques. One of our very own BS alum (class of 2007), Dr. Brent Stephens, is planned as an outstanding seminar speaker on built environment and indoor air quality. From University of Tennessee, we have Dr. Rahbar to speak to us about new concepts of structural design. Lastly, Dr. Francis Turk from Jet Propulsion Laboratory will present emerging technology on monitoring the state of our planet’s rainfall patterns that engineers need to know for operations and design.
In addition to all the above, CEE Graduate Program is delighted to host Dr. Kumiko from University of Tokyo for a 2 day visit. Dr. Kumiko has selected Tennessee Tech’s Civil Engineering program as one of the three programs in the US relevant for his research on understanding the impact of infrastructure (dam) building on climate and extreme weather. The other universities he has selected to visit are University of Alabama-Huntsville and University of Colorado.
In short, we are indeed very privileged that our graduate program and the seminar series continue to be regarded and supported well by our peers. This is certainly a testament to CEE’s commitment to provide you all with a quality education at the graduate level.
I hope you will all make a conscious effort to get the best out of these world class experts that CEE is making available to you at your doorstep. Because you won’t get such a chance so easily once you graduate. Go TTU-CEE!!
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