EAS Graduate Student Meeting: Aug 25, 2011

EAS news (new faculty)

GT/EAS budget

Fee changes/stipend compensation

EAS Computing

Fall course offerings

Comprehensive examination

Student-Faculty expectations

Research ethics training (RCR)

Graduate Student Symposium

Graduate Student Committees

Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere & Oceans – EAS 6140 (Nenes)

Introductory Fluid Dynamics & Synoptic Meteorology – EAS 6502 (Black)

Atmospheric Dynamics II – EAS 8803 (Deng)

Physical Volcanology – EAS 6331 (Dufek)

Planetary Science – EAS 8803 (Paty/Wray)

Earth System Modeling – EAS 6130 (Huber/Cardelino)

Geomicrobiology – EAS 6765 (Taillefert)

Air Pollution Physics and Chemistry – EAS 6790 (Russell)

Atmospheric Aerosols – EAS 6795 (Weber)

Fall Course Offerings

Climate & Global Change – EAS 8803 (Webster)

Advanced Environmental Data Analysis – EAS 6490 (Di Lorenzo)

Introduction to Research – EAS 8001 (Paty)

Cosmogenic Nuclide Exposure Dating of Surfaces – EAS 8001 (Dufek)

Paleoclimate Reading Course – EAS 8001 (Cobb)

Geochemistry Seminar – EAS 8001 (Taillefert)

Oceanography – EAS 4300 (Di Lorenzo/Cobb)

Satellite & Radar Meteorology – EAS 4460 (Karabanov)

Fall Course Offerings (Continued)

EAS Graduate Student Meeting: Aug 25, 2011

EAS news (new faculty)

GT/EAS budget

Fee changes/stipend compensation

EAS Computing

Fall course offerings

Comprehensive examination

Student-Faculty expectations

Research ethics training (RCR)

Graduate Student Symposium

Graduate Student Committees

Comprehensive ExamSchedule  

Fall, Year 1 Select permanent academic advisor and the major field of the study by the end of Fall Semester.   

Spring, Year 1

Comprehensive Examination Committee (CEC) is formed for each student by Apr. 15.  

Summer, Year 1

Student & advisor tailor Essential Knowledge list in accord with student’s thesis research area

Fall, Year 2 Required course on Scientific Writing must be taken by Fall of Second Year. Student requests CEC approval of his/her abstract of the thesis proposal and the Student’s Essential Knowledge list (by the end of Fall Semester). 

Spring, Year 2

Student submits his/her thesis proposal (by March 1) Two-step Written & Oral Examination:1. Written Exam (one day prior to Spring Break) 2. Oral examination (presentation of thesis proposal followed by questions/discussion; completed by April 15).  

Timeline Associated with Comprehensive Examination

EAS Graduate Student Meeting: Aug 25, 2011

EAS news (new faculty)

GT/EAS budget

Fee changes/stipend compensation

EAS Computing

Fall course offerings

Comprehensive examination

Student-Faculty expectations

Research ethics training (RCR)

Graduate Student Symposium

Graduate Student Committees

Student leadership: Participation in faculty committees

Graduate Student Committee on Faculty Search

Safety Committee: Students working in labs

Computing Committee: Students involved in data analysis, numerical modeling and/or other intensive computations

Graduate Recruitment: Planning recruiting/orientation

UG Studies Committee: Grad students with GT EAS BS

EAS Social Committee: Grad student representation

Graduate Student Symposium Committee: Organize/ Coordinate GSS

Miscellaneous/Other

GSS timing (fall vs spring)??

EAS fall social activities: ideas/EAS funding??

General Discussion/Other: ???