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Graduate Student Postdoc Seminar

Location: 131A Campbell Hall!!!

Time: Fridays @ 4:00pm

Organizers: Isaac Shivvers (ishivvers@berkeley)

Schedule

Fall 2015 Schedule

Date Slot 1 Slot 2
4 Sep Isaac Shivvers: GSPS discussion and department community night
11 Sep 1 minute colloquium!
18 Sep Sedona Price: Practice Qual
25 Sep Eve Lee: Practice Qual
2 Oct Nick Kern: Galaxy Cluster Mass Estimation Jeffrey Fung : GPU Computing
9 Oct Daniel Lecoanet (tba) Tom Esposito: Planet/disk imaging
16 Oct Isaac Shivvers (TBA) Abigain Polin: SWPS discussion on gender/diversity in the sciences
23 Oct Michael Medford (TBA) Howard Isaacson (TBA)
30 Oct Melanie Veale: Practice Qual
6 Nov Wren Suess (TBA) (postdoc TBA)
13 Nov Kaylan Burleigh (TBA) Melissa Graham (TBA)
19 Nov Aaron Lee (TBA) (postdoc TBA)
3 Dec Dyas Utomo (something cool TBA) (postdoc TBA)
10 Dec

Past Semesters:
Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011,
Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009, Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007,
Spring 2007, Fall 2006

Description / Motivation

  • GSPS is a place where students and postdocs can practice giving talks. The topics of these talks can be anything from their own research (either completed or commencing), career advancement and advice (usually from postdocs), pedagogy talks, practice qualification exam talks, job talks, etc.
  • GSPS meets weekly; we aim to have one graduate student and one postdoc talk each week.
  • Talks should be no longer than 15 minutes (strictly enforced).
  • Please emphasize background material for those not in your subfield.
  • No faculty allowed.
  • GSPS is a good place to…
    • promote community between students and postdocs
    • practice speaking and discussing your research
    • feel comfortable asking lots of questions
    • learn about topics outside your own research
    • impart practical knowledge: job search, telescope allocation committees, diversity, etc.
    • drink free beer, eat free snacks!
  • If you would like feedback on your presentation, the organizers would be happy to take notes and discuss it with you afterwards (and/or ask other audience members to do so).

Thanks for participating in GSPS!