Annual Review

A subcommittee of the Interdisciplinary IPhD Group (the faculty oversight committee for the IPhD program) will meet each spring and review the progress of all students in the IPhD program. Submission deadlines vary each year and sufficient notice of the due dates are given to students and faculty.

In this meeting, the IPhD Group reviews two documents:

1. The IPhD Progress Report written and submitted by the student’s Supervisory Committee chair. Supervisory Chairs and students are strongly encouraged to meet and discuss the content of these reports. These reports are usually written and discussed in the Spring Quarter. Additionally, students are responsible for convening an annual committee meeting with their supervisory chair to discuss their progress and academic goals for the following year—these meetings usually occur in Autumn Quarter.
2. A 2–4 page, single-spaced paper written by the student describing his or her progress and research during the past academic year. This paper should include a brief abstract of the work, a description of progress made on the research during the current academic year, information regarding any seminars attended, papers published, awards/honors received, and current and planned funding. The student should complete this paper and submit it to the IPhD Program’s Coordinator for review by the IPhD Group’s Review Committee. This report is due in Spring Quarter.

The IPhD program director will communicate the results of this annual review to the student.