Finding Research
What is the process of reaching out to a faculty or graduate student for research without any previous introduction or interaction?
Cold-emailing
What is the empirical process of proposing questions/hypotheses, making observations, and refining hypotheses about a phenomenon?
Scientific method
What is the process of academic papers being accepted to conferences or journals?
Peer review process
Name the non-research graduate degree offered by many engineering departments at UIUC.
Masters of Engineering (MEng)
What is the name of the Illinois men's head basketball coach?
Brad Underwood
Name two things to prepare before sending a cold email to a professor.
2. Try reading a couple papers or watch a recorded talk.
3. Look into their graduate students.
4. Look for stated opportunities for undergraduate students.
What is the process of compiling and studying related research for a given research project?
Literature review
What is the stage of the peer review process that follows the initial review stage.
Rebuttal stage/phase
Name a non-enginering post-graduate degree.
Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Juris Doctorate (JD)
Name three players from this year's Illinois men's basketball team.
Kylan Boswell, Keaton Wagler, Jake Davis, Tomislav Ivisic, Zvonimir Ivisic, David Mirkovic, Andrej Stojakovic, Ben Humrichous, Brandon Lee, Mihailo Petrovic, Ty Rodgers, AJ Redd, Jason Jakstys, Blake Fagbemi, Tony Bilic
Name three things to do or include in a cold email.
1. Keep it short! 5-10 sentences.
2. Attach your resume
3. Introduce yourself
4. Share any relevant experience you have
5. What are you goals or expectations for next steps?
STEM research is broadly categorized into two groups: experimental and _______?
Theoretical
How often do conferences and journals happen/get published, respectively?
Conferences -> Once per year
Journals -> Multiple times per year
What is the major capstone research document called for MS and PhD students?
Thesis or dissertation
What is the name of the Illinois women's head basketball head coach?
Shauna Green
Undergraduate Research in Scientific Advancement
Quantitative data analysis considers numerical data and mathematical trends. What type of data analysis examines interviews, transcripts, and other text/audio records?
Qualitative data analysis
Name three types of events that commonly happen at academic conferences.
Poster sessions, tutorials, workshops, invited talks, professional networking
Name two pieces of a PhD application excluding your resume/CV and academic transcript.
1. Statement of purpose
2. Personal statement
3. Letters of recommendation
Name the teams that the Illinois men's basketball team beat (in order) on their way to the Final Four
Penn, VCU, Houston, Iowa
Name 3 campus or RSO research programs.
1. URAP
2. First-Gen Scholars Research Program
3. Illinois Undergraduate Research Week/Symposium
4. ISUR
5. URSA
Name three research databases you can search for relevant prior research.
Scopus, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, JSTOR, ProQuest, Medline
Name an open-access, non-peer reviewed research database.
arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv
Name the three main PhD exam milestones in order.
2. Preliminary exam (prelim)
3. Final exam (final defense)
Name the two teams that the Illinois women's team played in the NCAA tournament
Colorado and Vanderbilt