IACS Professional Development Program (PDP)
As of Fall 2019, all new IACS students will have to complete the IACS Professional Development Program (PDP) in order to be eligible for any IACS scholarship and/or awards, except the New Recruit. A new IACS student is defined as one who has just joined the research lab of one of our core or affiliated faculty.
PDP will be held on Fridays from 12pm - 1pm in the IACS Seminar Room in both the fall and spring semesters. The topics in the spring semester will be focused on career development skills. The topics in the fall semester will be based on technical skills.
If you are a student who is new to IACS, please email Dr. Jennifer McCauley, Educational Programs Manager. Students who were already part of a research group at IACS prior to 2019 are not mandated to take this course, but are welcome to join if desired. Priority registration will be given to new students.
Spring – Technical Content
Linux Command Line
Instructor: Alec Wills
Software Engineering I
Instructor: Smeet Chheda
Modern HPC
Instructor: Robert Harrison, PhD
Introduction to SeaWulf and Ookami
Instructor(s): Firat Coskun/David Carlson
Parallel Programming
Instructor: Catherine Feldman, PhD
Verification Validation and Uncertainty Quantification (VV/UQ)
Instructor: Alan Calder, PhD
Reproducibility
Instructor: Christian Che-Castaldo, PhD
Collaborative Document Writing
Instructor: Matthew Reuter, PhD
Proposal and Paper Writing
Instructor: Jennifer Albanese, PhD
Visualization and Graphics
Instructor: Heather Lynch, PhD
Students are allowed to miss one session with a legitimate reason but will be required to make up the session through the use of online materials.
Fall - Career Development Content
(Session order is subject to change)
Self–Assessment - Developing an IDP
Instructor: Kathleen Flint Ehm, PhD
How to Prepare a CV / Rèsumé
Instructor: Jennifer McCauley, PhD
Elevator Pitch
Instructor: Alfreda James, PhD
Industry vs Academia - "Many Paths to Science"
Instructor: Panel event
Interviewing/Salary Negotiation
Instructor: Marianna Savoca, PhD
Imposter Phenomenon
Instructor: Danielle Merolla, PhD
How to Give a Great Talk
Instructors: Elizabeth Bojsza
Mindfulness / Stress Management
Instructors: Patrick McCauley, PsyD
Time Management
Instructors: Kennellia Mellanson
How to Attend a Conference
Instructors: Rosalia Davi, MA/MS
Students are allowed to miss one session with a legitimate reason but will be required to make up the session through the use of online materials.
Fall 23 Schedule
