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A compilation of stories, telescopes, internship resources, and other things radio astronomy.
The Professional Student is a blog about everything grad school from the application process to my experiences living as a grad student, being a parent in grad school, and researching the role of chemistry in the evolution of our universe.
Filtering by Tag: Proposal Writing
Another Ph.D. milestone down! I survived my props exam! In this post, I share a little bit about the experience, including reflections and tips for Ph.D. candidates going through something similar.
Read MoreThroughout grad school, I’ve learned a lot by imitating. This is especially true for proposal writing. As a parent, I’ve also observed how my son learns through imitating others. He’s picked up on a lot of great things, but he also imitates some of my not-so-great grad school habits too.
Read MoreObtaining astronomical data with a telescope takes much longer than several hours actually using the instrument. Rather, the process takes months starting with a telescope proposal that provides both scientific justification for the project and technical justification for the instruments requested. Here’s a look into what this process looks like, from writing the proposal itself to the review process, using my recent Green Bank Telescope observations to provide some examples.
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