Classes Those interested in attending Clemson University should expect the first 2 years of the program to consist of 2-3 classes per semester, and sometimes even 1 class (depending on results of the placement exam, as well as the student’s decision on when to take their elective courses). The majority of the course load for […]
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What to Expect Graduate student life can certainly be taxing, as a PhD requires a lot of work. Because we graduate students are on the payroll for 40 hour work weeks, most find it beneficial to try roughly a 9:00am-5:00pm schedule to balance the workload and have productive days, and adjust if necessary. With teaching
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Scott is a 5th Year PhD student working with his advisor, Dr. Marco Ajello, in High-energy Astrophysics. Check out his paper here . “ A number of objects both within and outside our Galaxy are known to have energetic outbursts known as flares, which sometimes emit high-energy gamma rays. These dramatic gamma-ray transient events have been
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Janus is a 6th Year PhD student working with his advisor, Dr. Jeffrey Fung, in Astrophysics, specifically on observing planet-formation. Check out his paper here and press release here. “Theory pertaining to the interconnectivity of forming planets and protoplanetary disks has little observational backing as very few planets have been observed while still embedded in