Paper Related Academic Papers make up a fundamental part of a researcher’s life. Keeping up with the day to day new publications can be difficult but not impossible. Two great resources to help with this are Cornell University’s Open Source Papers Website and NASA’s Astrophysics Data Archive of papers. To investigate more on a certain […]
After you have finished your core courses, the Physics PhD program requires a comprehensive oral exam to proceed to PhD candidacy. This exam must be taken by the end of your 6th semester barring special circumstances. The exam consists of your advisory committee, who you choose, and one invigilator who is chosen for you from
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There are two degree pathways in the Clemson Physics and Astronomy department, M.S (both thesis/non-thesis options), and PhD. The thesis option M.S. requires 24 credit hours of coursework with 50% of those credits coming from 8000 level courses within the department and at least 6 hours coming from master’s research credits within the department. This
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Fall SIRPA Board Game Night Smash Tournament Tailgate Fellowship Workshop Halloween Party Movie Night Coffee and Donuts Spring International Food Potluck FINNESST Workshop Interview Weekend Board Game Night Mario Kart Tournament End of Year GSO-SPS Picnic Coffee and Donuts GSO hosts exciting movie nights at least once a year. In Fall 2023, GSO organized an
The two closest airports to Clemson are the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (~45 min drive) and the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (~2 hr 30 min drive). The most convenient way to travel to these airports is by car if possible. There is an Amtrak station in Clemson that has daily trains to Greenville that depart at
The grocery stores in the Clemson area are Publix, Ingles, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Aldi, Food Lion, and the Walmart Super Center. The CATBus goes to all of these stores except Publix and Food Lion. Further away in Greenville and Anderson, there are international food grocery stores.
There are many apartment complexes in the Clemson-Seneca-Central area. See here for an in-depth list of places to live. Generally speaking though, most graduate students here live at one of these complexes: University Place University Terrace University Village The Woodlands Stone Ridge Apartments Creekside Village Green Heritage Pointe Please note that the apartments in
Clemson is a small city in South Carolina, and is widely recognized as a college town. The students and affiliates of the University here make up the majority of the town’s population. The city is quite walkable in most areas, and the University has a large network of “CATbuses” that cover quite a few areas