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| Independent tasks (component 2) are truly independent. Guidance and assistance can be requested from me and/ or the other students, but our time is limited. The undergrad will be expected to carry their own weight and learn "how to learn" on the fly. These tasks are crucial to getting our projects to publication, but they are not time critical. These tasks do need to be completed, but are typically scoped such that they only need to be completed months down the road. However, when the outputs of these are needed, the undergrad is expected to deliver. These tasks require time-management skills and self-discipline and the expectation is that there will be steady progress and not a last-minute rally to complete the task when the output is required. | Independent tasks (component 2) are truly independent. Guidance and assistance can be requested from me and/ or the other students, but our time is limited. The undergrad will be expected to carry their own weight and learn "how to learn" on the fly. These tasks are crucial to getting our projects to publication, but they are not time critical. These tasks do need to be completed, but are typically scoped such that they only need to be completed months down the road. However, when the outputs of these are needed, the undergrad is expected to deliver. These tasks require time-management skills and self-discipline and the expectation is that there will be steady progress and not a last-minute rally to complete the task when the output is required. | ||
| - | Participation is group/project meetings in encouraged but optional since an undergrad’s class schedule might not allow it. | + | Participation in group/project meetings is encouraged but optional since an undergrad’s class schedule might not allow it. |
| Throughout the participation in our research group, the undergrad will be expected to [[elog|document]] their progress at regular time intervals (~[[weekly_summaries_group_meetings|weekly]]). This documentation and [[triannual_review_development_form|our end-of-semester one-on-one meeting]] provides the raw material that I use for [[https://spinlab.me/2018/06/06/the-time-consuming-privilege-of-writing-a-thoughtful-letter-of-recommendation-for-a-student-2018-edition/|letter of recommendation requests]] down the road. In addition, a final [[https://www.overleaf.com/|technical report]] is expected at the end of each mini-project. The undergrad is expected to present at [[https://urca.msu.edu/uuraf|UURAF]] or [[https://urca.msu.edu/mid-sure|MID-SURE]] at MSU. After that experience, I make an honest effort to secure funding to allow the undergrad to participate in a domestic national conference or workshop to present their work to a professional audience. The undergrad is expected to apply for supplemental funding from the following sources as well: | Throughout the participation in our research group, the undergrad will be expected to [[elog|document]] their progress at regular time intervals (~[[weekly_summaries_group_meetings|weekly]]). This documentation and [[triannual_review_development_form|our end-of-semester one-on-one meeting]] provides the raw material that I use for [[https://spinlab.me/2018/06/06/the-time-consuming-privilege-of-writing-a-thoughtful-letter-of-recommendation-for-a-student-2018-edition/|letter of recommendation requests]] down the road. In addition, a final [[https://www.overleaf.com/|technical report]] is expected at the end of each mini-project. The undergrad is expected to present at [[https://urca.msu.edu/uuraf|UURAF]] or [[https://urca.msu.edu/mid-sure|MID-SURE]] at MSU. After that experience, I make an honest effort to secure funding to allow the undergrad to participate in a domestic national conference or workshop to present their work to a professional audience. The undergrad is expected to apply for supplemental funding from the following sources as well: | ||
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| ===== Reporting Effort (Number of Hours Worked) ===== | ===== Reporting Effort (Number of Hours Worked) ===== | ||
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| + | [[https://portal.frib.msu.edu/sites/dcc/pages/dcclink.aspx?WBS=S10203&Sub=MA&SN=005135|Getting Started Guide: How to Report Effort]] | ||
| It is expected that undergrads should be compensated | It is expected that undergrads should be compensated | ||
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| then I will not approve and certify the effort. | then I will not approve and certify the effort. | ||
| + | Please continue reporting effort over the break periods and holidays: | ||
| + | * you must submit your effort accurately even it is 0 hours | ||
| + | * you should indicate % of time spent in the FRIB building even if 0% | ||
| + | * you should report and submit a weekly summary – even it is the sentence is something like “I taking final exams.” | ||
| + | ===== Opportunities for Conference Experience ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | The primary opportunity to participate in | ||
| + | a scientific conference as a Spinlab | ||
| + | undergrad is CEU @ DNP in October 2025: | ||
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| + | [[https://www.uwlax.edu/ceu/]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | The Director of this program is now | ||
| + | [[https://www.duq.edu/faculty-and-staff/fatiha-benmokhtar.php|Prof. Fatiha Benmokhtar]]. We were both | ||
| + | grad students at JLab decades ago and | ||
| + | I know both her and this program well. | ||
| + | For example, I have been, in the past, | ||
| + | asked to review and score CEU applications | ||
| + | that are not from MSU. | ||
| + | |||
| + | It is your responsibility to become | ||
| + | familiar with the program due dates | ||
| + | and requirements. Note that since | ||
| + | the program Director is now at | ||
| + | Duquesne, the website for this program | ||
| + | might be updated and move locations. | ||
| + | |||
| + | If you are selected to participate | ||
| + | in this program, then I will allocate | ||
| + | any/all supplemental funds from my grants | ||
| + | as necessary to support your participation | ||
| + | in this program. If you are not selected | ||
| + | for this competitive program, then there | ||
| + | are other options and we can discuss those | ||
| + | options as soon as decision letters are | ||
| + | sent in early Septemberish 2025. | ||
| + | |||
| + | You will need to be a student member of APS | ||
| + | in order to participate in APS meetings: | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[https://www.aps.org/membership/join/students]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Participating in a scientific conference | ||
| + | is a professional activity and should be | ||
| + | treated as such. This includes, for example, | ||
| + | preparing and revising your talk/poster | ||
| + | through several iterations well advance | ||
| + | of the conference. Failure to do so shows | ||
| + | a lack of seriousness and professionalism. | ||
| + | |||
| + | If you want to participate in CEU @ DNP | ||
| + | next Fall, then you must first present | ||
| + | at UURAF @ MSU which is a low-stakes | ||
| + | dry run for the real thing: | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[https://urca.msu.edu/uuraf]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Registration for participation in UURAF | ||
| + | is due February 12, 2025. If you are | ||
| + | interested in participating in UURAF, | ||
| + | then please indicate your interest | ||
| + | with me via email by January 12, 2025. | ||
| + | |||
| + | We’ll then set up a meeting to discuss | ||
| + | the next steps for participation in UURAF. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Finally, let me emphasize in no uncertain | ||
| + | times, if this set of experiences are | ||
| + | important to you, then you should study | ||
| + | the websites for UURAF and CEU and be | ||
| + | responsible for the information contained | ||
| + | in them. Failure to do so shows a lack | ||
| + | of seriousness and professionalism. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Applying to Graduate School ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | If you intend on applying to grad school, | ||
| + | then you should take the process seriously | ||
| + | and be aware well ahead of time of the | ||
| + | expectations. | ||
| + | |||
| + | If you are going to apply in the Fall of 2025, | ||
| + | then please send me a calendar request for May 2025 | ||
| + | so that we can discuss an application strategy. | ||
| + | |||
| + | In the meantime, please familiarize yourselves | ||
| + | with the process and start thinking about who | ||
| + | your three letter writers might be: | ||
| + | |||
| + | At least for MSU, be sure to follow the guidance | ||
| + | regarding the written statements for the application | ||
| + | here. In other words, address the questions head on and | ||
| + | be certain to tailor your statements to MSU specifically. | ||
| + | Not addressing the requested points will hurt your application | ||
| + | here. Again, study point 11 in the link below: | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[https://pa.msu.edu/graduate-program/prospective-grad-students/index.aspx#instructions]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | I made this video for the MSU undergrads re: applying for grad school, but I think it is universal: | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/2021-09-13+Physics+Grad+School+Application+%22Boot+Camp%22/1_fyo73vuh]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Slides from this talk are here: | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zhkbvep1x7b0p1w42m3kr/2021]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | General lists of places and what research is available there: | ||
| + | * List of Physics/Astronomy graduate schools: [[https://gradschoolshopper.com/]] | ||
| + | * Universities with local small scale nuclear physics facilities: [[https://aruna.physics.fsu.edu/]] | ||
| + | * Physics Education Research groups: [[https://www.per-central.org/programs/]] | ||
| + | * Certified Medical Physics programs: [[https://www.campep.org/campeplstgrad.asp]] | ||
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