Motivating students in research interests is a top priority; Integrating ongoing graduate research and REU projects is very important/productive, contributed by Yu-Dong Yao, Stevens Institute of Technology

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<Motivating Students in Research Interests is a Top Priority>

A student has a chance to work hard and do a good research only if the student is really interested in the research. Therefore we have the following suggestions.

• To know the research topic and applications well. Visit the lab of the project to see current status. To know the funding agency, if any, of the project.

• To work in a team environment. This promotes interaction and possibly increase interests. Having graduate students in the team is a big plus, very productive.

• Ongoing reporting/presentations by students can also improve research visibility and interests.

• Survey/exam related projects in other universities and in industry will help validating the research and enhance research interests.

• Short-term project combined with a long-term plan (such as after-REU research, graduate research plan, etc.)

Contributed by Yu-Dong Yao, Stevens Institute of Technology