ECE GSA Survey Questions Step 1 of 7 - Personal Information 0% Personal InformationName First Last Email Are you willing to take on new students? Yes No Management Styles and Research choices1. What type of research excites you? Fundamental Theory Practical Applications A Mixture of Both 2. How often do you meet with your students? Once a month Once every two weeks Once a week Not every day but multiple times a week Everyday 3. How would you describe your management style? Hands-on Hands-off Constructive comments 4. What type of research project structures do you prefer? Small-sized research project groups with a student driving the project and me (the professor) as the mentor Small-sized research project groups with a couple of students (possibly a senior+ a junior student) and me (the professor) as the mentor Medium-sized research project groups that have several students but generally me (the professor) as the only mentor Medium-sized collaborative research projects with 2 groups (generally 2-3 students and 2-3 professors) Large projects with several research groups across several universities 5. What is your flexibility around time management? Not important where work is done, as long as the work is accomplished and progress can be quantified Students should do at least half of their work on campus in order to keep track of details Working on campus every day is important for communication purposes Expectations and Graduation1. What are your expectations from your students? A number of first author publications Publications in a certain level of journals/ certain conferences A number of publications A number of oral conference presentations 2. What are your minimum expectations for a student to graduate from your group?e.g., I expect a highly impactful publication(s) at a venue such as Nature or consistent publications at conferences, journals or pursue industrial research problems, etc. Recruiting Students1. What are some open projects going on in your lab?2. What are some of your recent publications that interested students should look at?3. Where are some of your recent graduates currently?4. Do you support students if they would like to pursue an internship?5. What are the courses you require your students to take? Input from Your Students1. Will your students have or have they had opportunities to take part in the grant writing processes (Check all that apply)? Students provide figures Students help write sections Students help reviewing the drafts and help with proofreading/editing Students see the final proposal Other Other*2. Will your students have a say in deciding the direction of research projects and finding new and interesting topics of research? Industry Outlook1. Will/Have your students be/been supported to file for patents on their research?2. Will/Have your students be/been allowed to brainstorm and pursue pathways to commercialize the research done in the lab?3. Do you hope to collaborate with your students in academic/industrial research once they graduate, hence forming long term collaborative partnerships? Conference AttendanceHow often do your students go to conferences and with what capacity? One conference per year only if they are presenting their work Multiple conferences per year only if they are presenting their work One-two conferences per year regardless of whether they’re presenting their work or not Multiple conferences per year regardless of whether they’re presenting their work or not