Rutgers Department of Physics & Astronomy

Seminar In Graduate Mentoring in Astronomy and Physics (SIGMA-P)
Spring 2020

SIGMA-P seminars are held from 5:00-6:00 PM on Thursdays in room TBD; all postdocs and graduate students are welcome to attend. Those who attend 8 out of 10 seminars will receive a Certificate of Training in Physics Mentorship. The seminar series uses materials provided by the American Physical Society and is organized by Andrew Baker.


January 30
 Project design
Baker
February 13
 Expectations
Baker
February 27
 Communication
Baker + Jha
March 5
 Understanding
Baker
March 12
 Independence
Jha
March 26
 Mentoring challenges
Baker
April 2
 Ethics
Baker
April 9
 Addressing diversity
Baker
April 16
 Elements of good mentoring
Baker
April 23
 Developing a mentoring philosophy
Baker


Additional resources:

  • DELTA-P seminar series from fall 2019
  • Information for students with disabilities (Please contact the organizers if there are any ways we can make it easier for you to participate.)
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    Page maintained by Andrew Baker (ajbaker [at] physics.rutgers.edu), who ripped off Ryan Brennan's code for the DELTA-P page.