 Tue Jan 9 20:53:29 2018, Suren Gourapura, Links/Advice on Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)
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Hi All,
I applied to a few REUs last semester and am applying to around 7 this semester, so I decided to put some of what I have learned and the link |
 Sat Jan 20 13:22:10 2018, Suren Gourapura, Links/Advice on Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)
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Hello fellow undergrads,
Another thing to check out is internships with NASA. It's ridiculously easy to apply for an internship at JPL (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/summer-internship-program/),
but for other sites the application looks more like what one would expect for an internship position (https://intern.nasa.gov/ossi/web/public/main/) |
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Tue Feb 28 15:54:42 2017, Oindree Banerjee, Antarctica -- Packing List and other advice
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I was in Antarctica for 2 months in year 2016 to launch and support the ANITA-4 mission. I was mostly at/near McMurdo (MCM)
Station.
What to pack (thanks to Steph Wissel, Brian Hill for heavily contributing to below list): |
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Wed Dec 6 18:21:38 2017, Oindree Banerjee, updating root on mac
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To get the newest root on a mac: this is what Carl and I went through today
Note that root was installed on my mac by IT earlier
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Sat Jan 13 17:42:03 2018, Oindree Banerjee, using git
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I am writing instructions specific for adding code to an exisiting repository such as this one: https://github.com/osu-particle-astrophysics/BinnedAnalysis
From your terminal, get the repo:
git clone https://oindree@github.com/osu-particle-astrophysics/BinnedAnalysis.git |
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Wed Jun 20 14:28:47 2018, Keith McBride, Running icemc
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This is a list of things that should be expected when trying to make and run icemc.
1. The directory includes a Makefile.arch, but seems to have lost it’s
StandardDefinitions.mk, which was necessary in previous versions. Is it no |
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Wed Jul 17 15:07:56 2019, Julie Rolla, Amy's Do's and Don'ts When Paper Writing
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Don't use adverbs. Quantify!
Refer to a figure or table before discussing it -- not after.
The first sentence
of a paragraph should summarize the whole paragraph.
Know the difference between "that" and "which".
Be
careful. Are you using "I", "we", or no identifier? Be consistent. Is it personal or objective?
Be careful with past |
Mon Feb 12 00:17:14 2018, Jorge Torres, TProfile (ROOT) error options 
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| Different ways on which TProfile can estimate and plot errors. |
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Sat Feb 18 14:23:09 2017, J.C. Hanson, Don't Lose Hope :-)
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When applying for jobs, all it takes is time! Have faith in yourself.
~Jordan |
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Fri Mar 3 15:09:40 2017, Everyone , ROOT advice
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Oindree
I am terrible at ROOT, so I have started to read the Users Guide on ROOT (attached). It's 700 pages.. so it's like a Harry Potter
book, no big deal. |
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Wed Feb 22 15:42:30 2017, Everyone, Giving talks on weekly phone calls
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Oindree's contribution:
1. Have slide numbers on the slides! So you can say ".. in slide 9 you can see .." instead of "in the next slide". On phone
calls, it is hard to know what is the "next" slide. |
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Wed Feb 22 15:43:20 2017, Everyone, Academic job interviews
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Amy's advice
Remember that they are not always looking for the "best" person on some absolute scale, it's about "fitting into a slot"
(that's what my advisor told me once anyway) |
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Wed Feb 22 15:43:37 2017, Everyone, Job interviews in industry
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John Beacom: http://degreeofsatisfaction.blogspot.com/ A good site from a the view of a data scientist with a Ph.D. in physics about how industry
is different than academia.
Ryan Hype: "While I was looking for an industry position I was able to get some pretty good advice from the OSU Career Counseling and Support |
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Wed Feb 22 15:44:19 2017, Everyone, How to do well in grad classes
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Oindree's contribution:
1. mentally prepare to spend 60 hours a week doing homework, 20 hours for each core class
2. know that everyone else is struggling too, in some way or the other |
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Wed Feb 22 15:47:40 2017, Everyone, Writing proposals
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Oindree's contribution:
I am attaching one of my undergrad research proposals as an example. I got this research award for the year 2012-2013. --Oindree |
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Wed Feb 22 15:47:57 2017, Everyone, Writing papers
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Wed Feb 22 15:48:39 2017, Everyone, Getting into graduate schools
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Kaeli's Advice:
If grad school is something you want to do, make sure your activities throughout college reflects that! Get involved in research, SPS/ Sigma
Pi Sigma, apply for REUs, and spend the summers learning as much as you can about research in your chosen area. Take on leadership positions in clubs if |
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Wed Feb 22 15:49:26 2017, Everyone, Candidacy exams
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Oindree's advice:
My experience is with taking the Physics PhD Candidacy Exam at The Ohio State University in the Connolly Group. Here,
I will be sharing my personal experience and guideline, starting with covering what is candidacy and what a first-year grad student should focus on and |
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Wed Feb 22 15:50:16 2017, Everyone, Completing a dissertation
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Wed Feb 22 22:32:16 2017, Everyone, Favorite restaurants in Columbus
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Each person can list one favorite restaurant per category, or add their name to someone else's entry if you share a favorite. Feel free
to add any comments on your favorite thing to order, etc. Also go ahead and add categories.
Breakfast |