CHEME 7920 - Principles and Practices of Graduate Research

Fall. 2 credits.

S. Daniel, P. Clancy.

A colloquium/discussion group series for first-year graduate students. Topics include the culture and responsibilities of graduate research and the professional community; the mechanics of conducting research (experimental design, data analysis, serendipity in research, avoiding self-deception), documenting research (lab notebooks, computer files) and reporting research (writing a technical paper and oral presentations).