2. Agenda General Information Program Information Appointment Information Other Important Information Questions

3. General Information Facilities Akerman Hall Faculty, student, staff offices, labs, and classrooms Room 107 – Main Office, Finance/Payroll, Administration, DGS, Dept. head Room 120– Grad Student Lounge Room 123– Teaching & Learning Center, TA Offices Room 430 – Wind Tunnel ME 152 – MENet, Computer and Network Support Johnston Hall Room 316 – Graduate School, Student Services http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/ Room 320 – Graduate School, Admissions http://www.grad.umn.edu/prospective_students/

4. General Information Facilities cont. Hubert H Humphrey Center Room 190 – International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) Boynton Health Services Medical Clinic, Pharmacy Rec Center Fitness classes, gym, ping pong, racquetball, pool, field house Coffman Memorial Union Bookstore, Ucard Office, Bus Passes & Discount Tickets, Theater, Bowling

5. General Information Facilities Access UCard Access –Some labs –Building access,120, 123 Keys –Some offices and/or labs –$10 deposit (exact amount, the dept. does not have change) –Don’t give your keys to anyone else or let anyone use them –If lost notify Lisa Walt immediately.

6. General Information Misc. Information Faxing, Photocopying, Long Distance Calling ―Fax, Copier and Long Distance Telephone calls are reserved for official university business only. ―No personal photo copies are allowed. Copy codes are assigned and students are not given codes unless they are a TA for a course or the PI grants them permission to use the PI’s copy code ―http://www.aem.umn.edu/teaching/graduate/handbook/dept_policy.shtmlhttp://www.aem.umn.edu/teaching/graduate/handbook/dept_policy.shtml Office Space –All Office Spaces are assigned and you are not allowed to switch without dept. consent –If you have an issue please contact Donna Rosenthal donna@aem.umn.edudonna@aem.umn.edu Room Scheduling for Exams & Other Needs ―130A for meetings, conference calls, etc ―Library for final oral exams, defenses, meetings ―To Schedule a room please contact dept@aem.umn.edudept@aem.umn.edu Mailboxes located in 107 Akerman Hall ―Mail sorted by last name ―Your responsibility to check once a week for important communication. ―Please do not have your personal mail or packages sent to 107 Akerman

7. General Information Computers and Email Courses Database Email Accounts Webpages Computer Networks –Ray Muno, muno@aem.umn.edumuno@aem.umn.edu Support

8. General Information Department Head: Prof. Gary Balas Assoc. Department Head: Prof. Perry Leo Director of Graduate Studies: Prof. Perry Leo Director of Undergraduate Studies: Prof. Tom Shield AEM Safety Officer: Prof. Yohannes Ketema

9. General Information Staff Administrative Director: Donna RosenthalAccounting Dan Hegland (Grants, Finance, Budget Management) Lisa Schouviller (Finance, Budget Management) Julie Koch (Reimbursements, Purchasing, Payroll, Appointments) Administrative Support Lisa Walt(Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Permission Numbers) Julie Koch (Graduate Program Coordinator, Degree Progress) Student Worker (Keys, Office Needs, Supplies, Printers, Copy Codes, Courses, Textbooks, TA needs)

10. General Information Staff Technical Support problem@aem.umn.edu 6-9800

11. General Information Fluids F aculty Graham Candler Ellen Longmire Krishnan Mahesh Tom Schwartzentruber Jian Sheng

12. General Information Solids Faculty Ryan Elliott Roger Fosdick Richard James Perry Leo Tom Shield Ellad Tadmor

13. General Information Systems and Dynamics F aculty Gary Balas William Garrard Demoz Gebre-Egziabher Bernie Mettler Peter Seiler Yiyuan Zhao

14. Program Information Student Handbook –Policies, Program Info –http://www.aem.umn.edu/teaching/graduate/handbook/intro1.shtml Registration Process Finding an Advisor Seminar Requirement –http://www.aem.umn.edu/info/seminars/http://www.aem.umn.edu/info/seminars/ Degree Program Form –Filed by the end of two terms Written Preliminary Exam (WPE) –First attempt in your first year Oral Preliminary Exam (OPE) –Completed within a year of passing WPE Grad Student Evaluation Process

15. Appointment Information Appointment Types –Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant –25% (10 hours per week) or 50% (20 hours per week) –Hourly Base Rate $20.17 for TA, RA’s tend to be the same unless otherwise noted by the advisor –http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/gae/index.html & http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/hr/Hiring/GRADSTUDENTEMPLOYMENT.htmlhttp://www1.umn.edu/ohr/gae/index.html http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/hr/Hiring/GRADSTUDENTEMPLOYMENT.html TA Responsibilities ―Grading ―Labs / Discussions ―Study Hall/Office Hours (50% TA=4 hrs / 25% TA=2 hrs) ―Study Hall Times (Monday: 2:30-3:30pm / Tuesday: 10:10-11am / Thursday: 1:25-2:25pm) ―130A, Akerman Hall ―Textbooks, Copy Codes RA Responsibilities ―Work with Advisor towards common research goals ―Additional Duties maybe added by the Advisor

16. Other Important Information Verification Letter for Traveling Purpose –Minimum of 3-days processing –Always check with ISSS before leaving the country –http://www.isss.umn.edu/http://www.isss.umn.edu/ Travel Reimbursement / General Reimbursement ―Prior to any travel get permission from your PI and ask if there is a dollar cap for which you will be reimbursed. ―Save ALL receipts except meal receipts those are unnecessary ―The departmental travel reimbursement form needs to be filled out within 15 days after the return date of your trip. Be sure to include a detailed justification as to the business purpose: how you and/or the project benefitted from your travel. ―http://www.aem.umn.edu/teaching/graduate/handbook/dept_policy.shtml#travelhttp://www.aem.umn.edu/teaching/graduate/handbook/dept_policy.shtml#travel Purchase Request ―Check with PI to see if there is a dollar limit ―Complete the form Thoroughly (vendor contact info, correct part #’s, justification, signature from PI and budget # from PI) ―Requests are typically processed within 48 hours unless specified ―The dept. does not email the individual when the package arrives to please be sure to check 107 Akerman, periodically to see if your package has arrived.

17. Events Tuesday, August 30th DGS Advising Appointments, 107 Akerman Hall Register immediately following advising appointments Tuesday, August 30th DGS Advising Appointments, 107 Akerman Hall Register immediately following advising appointments Wednesday, August 31st DGS Advising Appointments, 107 Akerman Hall Register immediately following advising appointments Wednesday, August 31st DGS Advising Appointments, 107 Akerman Hall Register immediately following advising appointments Thursday, September 1st Courses Database Training 1:00-2:00pm (highly recommended for all students), 227 Akerman Hall Safety Training 2:00-3:00pm (required for all students), 227 Akerman Hall Thursday, September 1st Courses Database Training 1:00-2:00pm (highly recommended for all students), 227 Akerman Hall Safety Training 2:00-3:00pm (required for all students), 227 Akerman Hall Tuesday, September 6th 1 st Day of Fall Classes TA’s must attend discussion they’re assigned if applicable. Tuesday, September 6th 1 st Day of Fall Classes TA’s must attend discussion they’re assigned if applicable. Monday, August 29th New Student Orientation 3:30pm, to 4:30pm, 107 Akerman Hall Library (required for all new students ) Monday, August 29th New Student Orientation 3:30pm, to 4:30pm, 107 Akerman Hall Library (required for all new students ) Friday, September 9 th Department Seminar (AEM 8000): 2:30 to 3:30pm, 209 Akerman Hall New Student Welcome-All Department Gathering 3:30 to 4:30pm, Hangar in Akerman Hall

18. Questions?