The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. These events are open to the public, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance.

If you have any questions, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.

1) Familiarize yourself with the PhD student seminars

Before presenting, you are strongly encouraged to attend as many sessions of the the Ph.D. Seminar Series as you can, from students in your department and outside it. This will give you an opportunity to learn the style of these presentations. Please register in advance so that we know how many people to expect at each session. Lunch is included.

2) Sign up for a presentation slot

Please sign up for a day/time slot using the MICDE Ph.D. Student Seminar Sign-up form.  When possible, please select the remaining time slot on a day that has already been selected – this will allow us to schedule more efficiently.

The Working Title that you use on the sign-up form will be used for early promotion before you fill out the ‘talk details’ form with your final talk title. If you don’t even have a working title at the time you sign up, please list your degree program and Scientific Computing, e.g. “Physics and Scientific Computing” as a placeholder.

If you need to present in order to graduate and are unable to present during one of the scheduled seminar times, please contact MICDE early in the semester to make other arrangements. We recommend planning to present before your final semester if possible, so that you have time to make these arrangements.

When you sign up, please add your talk date and the talk details deadline (in column I of the spreadsheet) to your personal calendar.

3) Complete the speaker information form by the talk details deadline

Please let us know if you have any questions about the speaker information form.

3) Prepare your presentation

• Know your audience. The Ph.D. Student Seminar Series is an opportunity to learn how to simplify the explanation of your research problems and methods in order to talk about them to colleagues outside of your lab or your home department, which will help you prepare for future job searches. There will be attendees from different departments or even different schools/colleges than your own, so please prepare to speak on your topic in a way that will be accessible to people from a wide range of disciplines.
• The Ph.D. Student Seminar Series is an opportunity to get practice presenting your research, so it may be helpful to plan as though you were presenting at a conference:
  • Practice your talk before you give it so that you’re more comfortable speaking
  • Dress as though you were attending a conference
• See the “Logistics” section of this page for more details about preparing and presenting your talk.