Participants complete a research project that is approved by the faculty supervisor.
Participants attend weekly reading group to discuss relevant literature from the field.
Reading topics vary each semester, depending on student interest. Mathematics through calculus of partial differential equations, matrices and linear spaces, and a familiarity with basic probability. Each participant is expected to complete a research project. Ideally, this project will target a specific problem relevant to the graduate student's own research interests. Participant and instructor work together to define and focus the project.