UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

All workshops will take place in the Young Research Library Presentation Room (Room 11348) Monday, June 27th, 12:45–2:15pm Getting Started on the Dissertation This workshop will focus on identifying and improving dissertation structure. We will examine common dissertation structures and discuss strategies for improving organization and flow both within and across articles/chapters of the dissertation. We will also discuss writing process in the sciences, project management, and time management strategies. Please bring an outline of your dissertation or dissertation proposal if you have one. Recommended for people working on their dissertation proposal and people at the early stages of writing their dissertation articles/chapters, but all are welcome. Tuesday, June 28th, 12:45 – 2:00pm Strategies for Writing Scientific Papers This workshop will focus on strategies for self-editing structure and style in scientific writing. We will review...

The UC Davis Center for Water Energy Efficiency ( http://cwee.ucdavis.edu ) is currently recruiting for two positions.     Project Engineer https://www.employment.ucdavis.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=313809 The project engineer will execute technical and written aspects of project deliverables and research projects consistent with the Center's mission, assist in project management and delegation of tasks to center staff and students, and perform project site visits and basic field work as needed.   Research Data Analyst/Programmer https://www.employment.ucdavis.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=313888 The successful candidate will perform data management, programming, data visualization, and analysis tasks to support research and application development in the water-energy field and will assist in analyzing systems and automating processes to improve analytical applications, docum...

Time Management Strategies This workshop will cover time management strategies based on the three pillars of productivity: time, attention, and energy. Learn how to manage your time effectively, prioritize tasks, and schedule your week.  In particular, the workshop will address time management strategies that help graduate students make consistent progress on writing projects. Thursday, June 30th ,  5:15-7:15pm Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center (basement level)   ( map )

This program targets graduate students who are already writing their doctoral dissertation or master's thesis. The program will provide a quiet space to get away and focus on your writing. It will also offer workshops that address thesis and dissertation structure, writing strategies, and scientific writing issues.  T his program will meet  9:00 – 4:45 ,  Monday – Thursday, June 27th – 30th. Deadline to apply is  June 15th .   Space is limited. For more information and application instructions, please see our website– http://gsrc.ucla.edu/gwc/programs/diss/

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1) Dissertation Writing Retreat   This program targets graduate students who are already writing their doctoral dissertation or master's thesis. The program will provide a quiet space to get away and focus on your writing. It will also offer workshops that address thesis and dissertation structure, writing strategies, and scientific writing issues.  T his program will meet  9:00 – 4:45 ,  Monday – Thursday, June 27th – 30th. Deadline to apply is  June 15th .   Space is limited. For more information and application instructions, please see our website– http://gsrc.ucla.edu/gwc/programs/diss/ 2) Dissertation Proposal Workshop (STEM)   This workshop will cover dissertation proposal structures and how proposal structure may vary across discipline. We will also focus on writing the dissertation proposal components, including global introduction and background sections, as well as methods and abstracts. In addition, we will address iss...

Seeking a graduate student researcher to study the environmental implications of shared mobility   Professors Deepak Rajagopal and Brian Taylor seek a graduate student researcher to work on an interdisciplinary research project examining the environmental implications of the rise in shared mobility. If people begin to shift from owning vehicles and driving them for most trips, to purchasing individual trips from companies like Lyft, Uber, and Zipcar, will they increase or decrease vehicle travel overall? Further, what are the direct and indirect spillover effects on the environment? These are important and understudied questions that we seek to address in this research. To help us do this, we are looking for a student interested in working with us on these questions who, ideally, has a strong foundation in two or more of the following areas: ·           Behavioral economics ·       ...