Graduate Student Professional Development Seminar
This seminar is primarily aimed at first and second year PhD students in Mathematics. However, others are welcome to join if they feel that they may benefit from some of the content.
Some topics which we will aim to cover are:
- The art of teaching mathematics at the university level.
- Research profiles of faculty members and research groups.
- Navigating the PhD program post-prelims : choosing an advisor, writing a thesis, securing internships, applying for jobs, etc.
- Guest speakers: past students or potential employers from academics and industry.
The seminar will take place sporadically during the semester, on Wednesdays from 3-4pm in PGH 648, unless otherwise indicated below. It will not conflict with the Colloquium.
In addition, sometimes there are special talks or Q&A sessions aimed at graduate students, before our regular seminar talks. Although these are not officially part of the Professional Development seminar, they may be of interest to some students and are listed below in blue.
Spring 2025
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Fri, Jan 17 11am (PGH 646) |
Heiko Enderling, MD Anderson Pre-talk before Networks seminar: Mathematical biology |
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Mon, Feb 3 10am (PGH 646) |
Serge Guillas, UCL Meeting with postdocs and students before Statistics seminar |
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Wed, Feb 12 3pm (PGH 648) |
Math Graduate Spring Tea
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Wed, Feb 19 2:30pm (PGH 646) |
Marina Vannucci, Rice University Pre-talk before Colloquium: Statistics and data science |
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Wed, Feb 26
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Jian Cao : Research problems for aspiring PhD students Alan Haynes : CV, Teaching, and Research statements (theory) |
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Wed, Mar 5
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Art of Teaching, Part 2 |
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Wed, Mar 19
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Yunhui He : Research problems for aspiring PhD students Analysis group: Research problems for aspiring PhD students |
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Wed, Apr 9
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Art of Teaching, Part 3 |
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