Student Research Seminars

Experience in organizing research data, interpretation of data, synthesis of information from diverse sources, and presentation to an audience of scientific colleagues represents valuable preparation for a career in science, whether in an academic or industrial setting. Therefore, students will be required to present a yearly seminar in the student series beginning in their second year of studies. Thesis committee members should be advised of the scheduled student seminar as soon as the schedule is published (August). The yearly committee meeting should be scheduled at the time of the seminar or within two weeks following the seminar. Prior to this meeting, the student should provide the committee with a brief, written summary of progress, including aims, results, and immediate and longer-term plans.

All students will register for this seminar series each semester: BCH 501 (Fall) and BCH 502 (Spring). Credit will be awarded for presentation of a seminar in the series (once a year, beginning in the second year) and for attendance at 75% of the seminars in each semester (every year). If a student fails to attend 75% of the student seminars in a given semester, they will need to write a 750-word paper for every seminar below attendance