Group Meeting

Chair: Xueli Miao (缪雪丽)

Group meeting provides a friendly environment to interact with group members or visiting scholars. It also brings the opportunity to broaden views in science, to learn different methods in solving problems, to strengthen the capability in scientifically sound presentations, even to develop close collaborations via inspiring discussions.

  1. Our group meetings take place in the 1st meeting room at KIAA. To avoid conflicts with students’ classes, the time is fixed to Friday 19:00—21:30.

  2. Sessions literature reading and paper presentation are reserved for graduates/postdocs who work on research projects in the group, while everyone is HIGHLY encouraged to talk in the session updates on projects.

  3. It is suggested to use English whenever there are foreigners in the audience. Otherwise it is suggested to talk in Chinese, but use English in slides.

FORMAT DURATION NOTE
General News about 5 min  
Literature Reading < 15 min Sometimes, you only have 10 minutes to explain the main idea of a paper!
Paper Presentation about 1 hr PLEASE announce the paper at least one week in advance!
Break 5 min  
Updates on Projects indefinite Those who are not involved are free to leave.

We have a Journal Club Gravitational Astrophysics on benty-fields. Everyone is free to join.

Discussion on Research Topics

Chair: Dr. Rui Xu (徐睿 博士)

We have weekly discussion on research topics every Monday 14:00—17:00 in the 2nd meeting room at KIAA. The attendees are limited to graduates/postdocs who work on research projects in the group. Speakers are NOT allowed to use slides. Blackboard only!

Useful Tools

For new members in the group, it is highly advisable to learn the following basic tools. They will surely benefit the rest of your scientific life.