CHEM 545: Physical Chemistry Literature Seminars
Fall 2023
Syllabus
Departmental guideline
Room: CLSL B102; NL 355A; NL 355F
Period: August 21 – December 6, W 4:00 – 5:20 PM
Instructor: So Hirata Required text: None Recommended text: “Seminar on Seminars” by Professor Ken Suslick Objectives: An ability to deliver lucid, engaging, well-prepared and well-rehearsed presentations on your work (including handling Q&A part well) in conferences, university seminars, job interviews, etc. can play a decisive role in your career, be it in academia, industry, or elsewhere. This course supplements individual laboratories’ efforts to improve and perfect graduate students’ presentation skills, while at the same time have them learn relatively recently published research made in fields related, but distinct from their own.
Attendance: Attending all meetings, submitting requested presentation materials and feedbacks, and presenting practice and final talks are mandatory. Grades: Letter grades given on the basis of the seminar performance and class participation.
Email: sohirata@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-244-0629
Office: NL 355F