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graduate_student_postdoc_seminar [2017/01/27 23:40] – [Fall 2016 Schedule] goullaudgraduate_student_postdoc_seminar [2022/05/27 18:26] (current) nathan_sandford
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-====== Graduate Student Postdoc Seminar ======+====== Graduate Student Postdoc Seminar ======  
  
-**Location:** 131A Campbell Hall!!! \\ +**//GSPS is regaining its footing after a year of remote working and the oversubscription of classrooms in Spring 2022. More recently it has been primarily a social event, but will hopefully shift back towards more regular schedule of talks and discussions.//** 
-(I was able to reserve the room for that slot with a repeating reservation, all year long.)+  
 +**Location:** TBD \\     
 +   
 +**Time:** TBD \\  
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 +**Organizers:​** \\  
 +Aliza Beverage (abeverage@berkeley.edu\\ 
 +Nathan Sandford (nathan_sandford@berkeley.edu) \\ 
 +Kiran Eiden (kiran_eiden@berkeley.edu) \\    
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 +**Schedule:** TBD \\
  
 +**Description/Motivation:** \\
 +The Graduate Student/Postdoc Seminar (GSPS) is a venue where grads and postdocs can give talks in a supportive environment. The topics of these talks can be anything from their own research (either completed, commencing, or in progress),​ career advancement and advice, pedagogy talks, practice talks (qual presentations, job talks, etc.), department updates, practical skills (programming, proposal writing, taxes, personal finance, etc.) or really anything at all!
  
-**Time:** Fridays @ 4:00pm \\ +Broadly, the goals of GSPS are:   
- +    * To promote community between students and postdocs   
-**Organizers:** \\ +    * To practice speaking and discussing your research   
-Charles Goullaud (goullaud@berkeley) \\ +    * To build confidence asking questions   
-Drummond Fielding (drummondfielding@berkeley) \\ +    * To Learn about topics outside your own research   
-Paul Duffell (duffell@berkeley) \\ +    * To impart practical knowledge 
- +    * To share fun impractical knowledge 
-=== Schedule === +    * To be sociable!
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-===== Fall 2016 Schedule ===== +
-^ Date ^ Slot 1 ^ Slot 2 ^ +
-| 20 Jan  | National Day of Surreality || +
-| 27  Jan  | (No GSPS) || +
-| 3  Feb  | TBD | TBD | +
-| 10 Feb  | Isaac Shivvers | TBD | +
-| 17 Feb  | Jason Wang Practice Qual || +
-| 24 Feb  | TBD | TBD | +
-| 3  Mar  | TBD | TBD | +
-| 10 Mar  | Prospective Student Visit | +
-| 17 Mar  | Wren Suess | TBD | +
-| 24 Mar  | Drummond Fielding & Chris White | TBD | +
-| 31 Mar  | Spring Break (No GSPS) | +
-| 7 Apr  | A Very Special GSPS Full of Serious Scientific Talks || +
-| 14 Apr  | TBD | TBD | +
-| 21 Apr  | Abi Polin Practice Qual || +
-| 28 Apr  | Ned Molter | Adrian Liu | +
-| 5  May  | TBD | TBD | +
  
 Past Semesters: \\ Past Semesters: \\
-[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2016]],[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2016]], \\ [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2015]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2015]], \\ [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2014]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2014]], \\  [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2013]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2013]], \\ [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2012]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2012]], \\ [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2011]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2011]], \\ [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2010]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2010]], \\ [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2009]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2009]], \\  [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2008]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2008]], \\  [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2007]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Spring 2007]], \\  [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:Fall 2006]] +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2019|​Spring 2019]], \\ 
- +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2018|​Fall 2018]], 
- +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2018|​Spring 2018]], \\ 
-===== Description / Motivation ===== +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2017|​Fall 2017]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2017|​Spring 2017]], \\ 
- +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2016|​Fall 2016]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2016|​Spring 2016]], \\ 
-  * 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. +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2015|​Fall 2015]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2015|​Spring 2015]], \\ 
-  * GSPS meets weekly; we aim to have one graduate student and one postdoc talk each week. +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2014|​Fall 2014]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2014|​Spring 2014]], \\ 
-  * Talks should be no longer than 15 minutes (strictly enforced). +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2013|​Fall 2013]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2013|​Spring 2013]], \\ 
-  * Please emphasize background material for those not in your subfield. +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2012|​Fall 2012]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2012|​Spring 2012]], \\ 
-  * No faculty allowed. +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2011|​Fall 2011]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2011|​Spring 2011]], \\ 
-  * GSPS is a good place to... +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2010|​Fall 2010]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2010|​Spring 2010]], \\ 
-    * promote community between students and postdocs +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2009|​Fall 2009]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2009|Spring 2009]], \\ 
-    * practice speaking and discussing your research +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2008|​Fall 2008]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2008|Spring 2008]], \\ 
-    * feel comfortable asking lots of questions +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2007|​Fall 2007]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:spring_2007|Spring 2007]], \\ 
-    * learn about topics outside your own research +[[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:fall_2006|​Fall 2006]] \\ 
-    * impart practical knowledge: job search, telescope allocation committees, diversity, etc. +    
-    * be sociable! +
-  * 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). +
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-Thanks for participating in GSPS! +
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