Frequently Asked Questions
On this page I try to answer some of the questions I frequently receive via e-mail. I am actively recruiting 2–3 students for Fall 2024 — see my current openings. In general, my willingness to take a new student is generally dependent on capacity and funding. See the next question as well, and information for prospective students. Funding decisions are made with admission; all full-time Ph.D students receive a 5-year funding offer with their admission. See my information for prospective students for details on this, as well as the question above about taking new students. I am often recruiting, although I will not be taking new students every year. I am actively recruiting for Fall 2024. Drexel’s information science M.S. programs are coursework-only, with no thesis or project requirements. Therefore, M.S. students do not work with advisers on particular research projects like they would in a thesis-based graduate program. I sometimes work with M.S. students on research through independent study projects. I sometimes have opportunities for undergraduate research assistants, or undergrad or M.S. research projects that would fit in a different structure such as an independent study course. Send me an e-mail and we can talk further. No. If I do have summer research opportunities available, it will be through a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) or similar program, and will be advertised on my web site. Not usually. If I have an open postdoc opportunity, I will publicly list it. I am sometimes interested in helping with proposals to fund a post-doc to work with my group, but am much more likely to do this with someone I already know, for example through a conference. Possibly! There are two requirements that need to be filled for me to consider this: In your initial e-mail, please address both of these points.Are you taking new Ph.D students?
Do you have funding for me?
I would like to do a Ph.D at Drexel. Can I join your group?
Would you be my MS advisor?
I am an undergraduate or M.S. student at Drexel. Can I work with you on research?
Do you have paid internships available?
Are you hiring postdocs?
Can I spend the summer or a quarter with your group?