报告题目：Research Advice for Graduate Students
报告时间：2018年10月11日（周四）上午10点
报告地点：创新园大厦B1412
报告人： Ryan Loxton 澳大利亚科廷大学
报告校内联系人：王磊 副教授
报告摘要：University courses in science and engineering focus on subject-specific hard/technical skills. Soft skills related to communication, teamwork, organization, and leadership are much harder to quantify and assess, and are therefore often neglected by universities. Yet soft skills are critical to students’ future career success, whether in academia or in industry. Graduate students in particular face the daunting task of transitioning from “learner” to “inventor” and this requires much more than just technical knowledge – for example, the ability to write and give presentations is crucial to success as a graduate student. This talk will provide graduate students with advice on enhancing their soft skills to complement their technical ability. The talk is based on the speaker’s personal experience as a young researcher who has worked with many graduate students in China.
报告人简介： Ryan Loxton目前是澳大利亚科廷大学电子工程、计算和数学学院的全职教授。Loxton教授的研究领域主要是对复杂的过程，如矿业、油气田、农业和工业过程控制等，设计新的优化技术。 目前，他在国际重要期刊和会议上发表学术论文70余篇，并且担任国际SCI期刊《Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization》的副主编。 Loxton 教授的工作曾经获得澳大利亚研究委员会的highly competitive fellowships和 2014年度西澳大利亚青科学家奖。另外，Loxton教授还与许多国际大公司，如Woodside能源公司、Linkforce等，开展了一些工业研究项目。
