Forms
Here we will post useful forms for Physics and Astronomy Graduate Students. Note that many of the forms you will need for administrative tasks are posted on the Graduate School website here. For the moment we will just post forms that are specific to our department on this page.
Oral Exam to advance to candidacy forms
You should contact Matt at least three weeks before the exam and establish the composition of the committee. Once the committee is approved by Matt, fill out this form and email to Matt and Don. Also download the signature sheet and the advisor's note before the exam. Make sure they are signed after the exam. Submit the signature sheet and the advisor's note to Matt and Don.
Annual Meeting with PhD Committee
Once a student has passed their oral examination and begins to concentrate on thesis research, they should meet with their thesis committee at least once each year. This committee is made up of the people who served on the student's oral exam committee, and will generally continue to be active until the student defends the thesis. Accordingly, the committee should contain at least one experimentalist and one theorist, and at least one member whose research specialty is different from the student's field of research. Scheduling of the annual meetings of the thesis committee is the responsibility of the student. After the meeting, this form should be completed and sent to Matt and Don.
Form to schedule your PhD thesis defense
Complete this form and email to Matt and Don at least four weeks before the exam.
Doctoral Defense Announcement Templates
Complete as appropriate and send either the word document or pdf generated from the Latex template to Matt and Don at least three weeks before your PhD defense date. Please note that if you chose to use the Latex template Don will not be able to make minor edits for you, if you use the Word template he may be able to do that for you.