Advising

The Department of Chemistry is committed to providing academic advising in support of graduate student scholarly and professional development. This advising relationship entails collaborative and sustained engagement grounded in mutual respect between the advisor and advisee.

1. Students and advisors are expected to meet at least once a month to discuss ongoing research.

2. In addition to the monthly meetings, students and advisors should also meet annually to discuss the student's independent development plan (IDP). Topics include research progress, expectations for PhD completion, and areas for the student and advisor to improve in their joint research effort.

3. A research advisor should provide timely feedback on manuscripts and thesis chapters.

4. Graduate students are active contributors to the advising relationship. They should proactively seek academic and professional guidance and take responsibility for informing themselves of policies and degree requirements for their graduate program.

5. If there is a significant issue concerning the graduate student’s progress in research, the advisor must communicate in writing to the student and the Graduate Studies Committee. This communication should identify the issues, what needs to be done, and by when.

6. To join a lab outside of chemistry, the student must get approval from a chemistry faculty member, who will then serve on the student's ready committee.