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  40   Wed Oct 13 09:32:57 2021 Amy To-dos for writing thesisAcknowledge federal funding.

Writing:

Check paragraph structure.  Make		   
  39   Tue Aug 27 16:23:34 2019 Brian ClarkBox Opening Advice
You will likely adjust your code
to go from running the 100% to the 10%. Make
sure you actually re-process the 10% with		   
  38   Wed Jul 17 15:07:56 2019 Julie RollaAmy's Do's and Don'ts When Paper Writing
Don't use adverbs. Quantify!
Refer
to a figure or table before discussing it
-- not after. 
The first		   
  37   Fri Jul 5 15:51:14 2019 Amy and KaiDo's and Don'ts in a paperThings to say, and not say, in a paper.   
  36   Wed Jun 20 14:28:47 2018 Keith McBrideRunning icemcThis is a list of things that should be
expected when trying to make and run icemc.

1. The directory includes a Makefile.arch,		   
  35   Wed May 23 09:17:37 2018 Brian ClarkLessons Learned from a Year in ARA HardwareLessons Learned from a Year in ARA Hardware



Test samples, then
build batches.		   
  34   Wed May 16 12:56:15 2018 Amy ConnollyMarjorie-ismsAdvice about physics from Marjorie:


Always start with the physics!
Triggering
is where the physics is
  
  33   Mon Apr 9 00:03:09 2018 Brian ClarkMaking the Most of APS April Meeting 2018Yay, it's April Meeting time! This
is the biggest conference for the high-energy
physics community in the US.		   
  Draft   Tue Feb 20 14:40:15 2018 Amy Connolly nitpicky things for writing Don't start a sentence with a number.

For numbers less than or equal
to ten, spell out the word.		   
  31   Mon Feb 12 00:17:14 2018 Jorge TorresTProfile (ROOT) error optionsDifferent ways on which TProfile can estimate
and plot errors.		  Tprofile_options.pdf 
  30   Fri Feb 2 20:41:35 2018 Brian ClarkAntarctica -- Packing List and other advice Here are a bunch of my thoughts on prepping
for Antarctica. This mostly pertains to my
experience travelling to the South Pole in		   
  29   Sat Jan 20 13:22:10 2018 Suren GourapuraLinks/Advice on Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)Hello fellow undergrads,

Another thing to check out
is internships with NASA. It's ridiculously		   
  Draft   Sat Jan 13 17:42:03 2018 Oindree Banerjeeusing gitI am writing instructions specific for
adding code to an exisiting repository such
as this one: https://github.com/osu-particle-astrophysics/BinnedAnalysis		   
  27   Tue Jan 9 20:53:29 2018 Suren GourapuraLinks/Advice on Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)Hi All,

 

I applied to a few REUs last semester		   
  Draft   Thu Jan 4 09:24:52 2018 Amy Connolly Don't ever do these thingsDon't use the word "guaranteed"
to talk about neutrinos from GZK.  Although
they are strongly expected to be there, nothing		   
  25   Thu Jan 4 09:10:10 2018 Amy Connolly How to give a job talkNever underestimate the joy people derive
from hearing something they already know.
- Enrico Fermi		   
  24   Wed Dec 6 18:21:38 2017 Oindree Banerjeeupdating root on macTo get the newest root on a mac:
this is what Carl and I went through today 

Note that root was installed		   
  23   Fri Dec 1 13:08:51 2017 Amy Connolly Writing letters of recommendationPay close attention to the wording of your
stated level of support in the first sentence,
and in the last paragraph.  Make sure		   
  22   Thu Nov 30 09:58:14 2017 Brian ClarkPreparing For AntarcticaCongratulations, you've been selected
to deploy to Antartica in support of ARA
or ANITA. This mostly covers my experience		   
  21   Wed Sep 27 20:29:01 2017 Brian ClarkHow to PQ for AntarcticaIn order to go to Antartica, you first
have to Physically Qualify (or "PQ").
Here is some advice from my PQ experience		   
  20   Wed Sep 20 10:46:04 2017 Amy Connolly Connections in industryCheck out this seminar series:

http://erdosinstitute.org/industry.html		   
  19   Mon May 22 15:38:12 2017 Amy ConnollyPackages/Languages to learn to make yourself marketableR

Python

Various machine learning tools		   
  18   Fri May 19 16:02:48 2017 EveryoneEasy Explanations of Difficult ConceptsOindree:

Concept used in Brian Dailey
and Sam Stafford's analysis:		   
  17   Wed Apr 26 23:28:55 2017 Brian ClarkHow to TravelBelow is some advice. The most important
point is that you must file a eTravel request
online at etravel.osu.edu.		  international_travel_rules.pdfbeacom_travel_expenses_advice.pdfHow_to_Submit_a_Travel_Request_Online-LAC.PDF 
  16   Sun Apr 23 00:23:21 2017 Amy ConnollyWriting a proposalA few basic principles for writing a proposal,
many of which I got from Scott Gaudi in Astronomy:

1. Make sure that the first sentence		   
  15   Fri Mar 31 15:38:40 2017 EveryoneWriting/Presenting a posterKaeli's Advice:

Writing the poster:


I generally start off my		   
  14   Fri Mar 3 15:09:40 2017 Everyone ROOT advice Oindree

I am terrible at ROOT, so I have
started to read the Users Guide on ROOT		  ROOTUsersGuideLetter.pdfIntroToAnitaData.txtROOT's_Time_Axis_Feature.docx 
  13   Tue Feb 28 15:54:42 2017 Oindree BanerjeeAntarctica -- Packing List and other advice I was in Antarctica
for 2 months in year 2016 to launch and support
the ANITA-4 mission. I was mostly at/near		   
  12   Wed Feb 22 22:32:16 2017 EveryoneFavorite restaurants in ColumbusEach person can list one favorite
restaurant per category, or add their name
to someone else's entry if you share		   
  11   Wed Feb 22 15:50:16 2017 EveryoneCompleting a dissertation    
  10   Wed Feb 22 15:49:26 2017 EveryoneCandidacy examsOindree's
advice:

My experience is with taking the Physics		   
  9   Wed Feb 22 15:48:39 2017 EveryoneGetting into graduate schoolsKaeli's Advice:

If grad school is something you
want to do, make sure your activities throughout		   
  8   Wed Feb 22 15:47:57 2017 EveryoneWriting papers    
  7   Wed Feb 22 15:47:40 2017 EveryoneWriting proposalsOindree's contribution:

I am attaching one of my undergrad
research proposals as an example. I got this		  Banerjee_Oindree_Proposal_12_13.pdf 
  6   Wed Feb 22 15:44:19 2017 EveryoneHow to do well in grad classesOindree's contribution:

1. mentally prepare to spend 60
hours a week doing homework, 20 hours for		   
  5   Wed Feb 22 15:43:37 2017 EveryoneJob interviews in industryJohn 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		  TechnicalQuestions.docx 
  4   Wed Feb 22 15:43:20 2017 EveryoneAcademic job interviewsAmy's advice

Remember that they are not always
looking for the "best" person on		   
  3   Wed Feb 22 15:42:30 2017 EveryoneGiving talks on weekly phone callsOindree's contribution:

1. Have slide numbers on the slides!
So you can say ".. in slide 9 you can		   
  2   Tue Feb 21 11:47:34 2017 Brian ClarkA guide to writing good talk slidesThis is a checklist we should all complete
when giving talks.

 		  amy-guide.pdfamy-guide.tar.gz 
  1   Sat Feb 18 14:23:09 2017 J.C. HansonDon't Lose Hope :-)When applying for jobs, all it takes is
time!  Have faith in yourself.

~Jordan		   
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