Category: Section I: Program Basics

  • 2.1 Orientation

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    What: Orientation is designed to provide scholars with the core information needed for a successful start at Emory. The graduate program coordinator provides a full schedule to new students during the summer before the first year.  Who: New scholars must attend orientation for the chemistry graduate program and the Laney Graduate School before classes start. …

  • 1.5 Safety

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    Safety is the foundation of research. Without a safety focus, confidence in the lab can go hand-in-hand with carelessness, a sense that nothing can go wrong because nothing has gone wrong. Scholars are encouraged to build their confidence on strong foundations by committing to being part of a safety-first culture every day.  The Basics: All…

  • 1.4 Communication guidance

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    Email is the primary means of communication between chemistry faculty, staff, and students in the chemistry PhD program. Official communications from the graduate program are sent to scholar’s emory.edu email address.  Read your digest: Departmental events and announcements relevant to chemistry graduate scholars are shared in an email digest that goes out on a weekly…

  • 1.3 Goals for graduates

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    The James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies at Emory University is committed to education that provides scholars with deep and broad expertise in their chosen fields, creativity to cross disciplinary boundaries, courage to challenge convention, and confidence to ask unexpected questions and articulate bold new perspectives.  Graduates of the PhD program in chemistry should…

  • 1.2 How to use this handbook

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    Scholars should read the entire handbook. (If you haven’t already done that, take a moment to do that now.) Big picture: The handbook is easier to reference when scholars have a sense of what it contains in full. Reading and understanding program requirements via the handbook equips scholars to take control of their Emory journey. …

  • 1.1 Graduate program administration

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    Big picture: If scholars need support during their time in the graduate program, the first people to turn to most of the time will be the graduate admin team.  The Graduate Admin Team consists of…. Who’s who: Visit the People page of the chemistry website to see who currently holds each team role. This is…