====== Group Meetings ======

For Summer 2013 we are meeting at 11 AM Wednesdays in 416 PSB.  Check the weekly email or the [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=mceuen.group%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York|group calendar]] for updates.

===== Group Talks =====

We take turns giving the weekly talk at group meeting. The talk focuses on your own research results, or a journal article that you think the group will find interesting. Aim for a 20 minute presentation. It will naturally get longer when interrupted with questions.


Some rules of thumb about giving a good presentation:
  * With only 15 minutes, try to teach the audience one new nugget of knowledge (if you are presenting a journal article, the nugget of knowledge is summarized in the title of the article).  
  * Give your talk a story line, a story that teaches us one new nugget of knowledge. The story includes why the research was done, what was observed, and what it means.
  * Prepare some slides with the essential images, cartoon diagrams, data and equations that you want to explain. When you watch department seminars and colloquia, think about what makes a good slide.
  * Anticipate questions and do background reading to find the answers.