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  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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