Rotation advisors report to the Student Advisory Committee at the end of each rotation by filing a Rotation Evaluation Form . Faculty and student discuss available research projects in the lab and decide on a rotation project that coincides with the student's interests. Meanwhile, faculty use several criteria to judge whether a student will prove to be an asset to their laboratory. Projects often require students to work in the evening and on weekends. Students are encouraged to seek out published information relating to their projects and to think critically about how their project relates to the overall scientific enterprise.
Scientific research depends on effective communication among laboratory workers.
Common sense, cooperation, and courtesy are essential qualities for the proper functioning of a research laboratory. The arrangements for independent research are made between the student and the faculty member. The obligation of approaching individual faculty members lies with the student. Each faculty member will accommodate not more than two rotating students per quarter. Each faculty member will accept the student for independent research on the basis of direct discussions with the student.