Your intrepid hosts are four PhD scientists that have gotten their PhDs in different scientific fields and schools; and all come from varied and disparate backgrounds to get different points of view in order to best bring you “the real PhDeal”. Your hosts are Dr. Luis (Lou) Estevez - PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (Cornell University), Elizabeth Kautz - PhD in Materials Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Elias Nakouzi - PhD in Physical Chemistry (Florida State University), and Rajan Patel - PhD in Chemical Engineering (Missouri University of Science & Technology).

Join us each week (new podcasts drop Monday) as we try our best to handle various topics involved in pursuing a STEM PhD and try and give our best advice, stories, strategies and mutual commiseration of choosing this career path

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All the music in our episodes is done by Luis Estevez. 

• Topic: “How to choose your school, your department, and your Advisor for your PhD?”

• Choosing your school:

• Small school Vs. big school—will facilities play a role?

• Choosing your Department:

• Can you survive in a department that wasn’t your major as an undergrad? Can you thrive?

• Alternate tips from the panel like having a “back-up advisor” once you choose your school/department