----- Forwarded message from Emerson Murphy-Hill <emerson at csc.ncsu.edu> ----- http://research.csc.ncsu.edu/dlf/ >> Ph.D. program to send out, but here are a couple of links students can >> check out: >> >> http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/future-students/ >> http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/academics/graduate/degrees/phd.php >> >> >> >> >> <emerson at csc.ncsu.edu> wrote: >> >> > Hi Tia, >> >> > >> >> > I?m an assistant professor at North Carolina State University. I?m >> >> > writing you to ask if you have any outstanding students who might be >> >> > interested in a Ph.D. -- even if they?ve never considered it. >> >> > >> >> > My research group aims at helping software developers make better use >> >> > of today?s software development tools. Through a blend of software >> >> > engineering, human-computer interaction, and social science, we study >> >> > the challenges software developers face, while seeking to build and >> >> > introduce improved tools that empower developers to meet those >> >> > challenges. Seven Ph.D. students currently work in the group, and I am >> >> > always on the lookout for students who share our interests. >> >> > >> >> > Beyond my own research group, NCSU?s computer science department is a >> >> > large and well-rounded department, with especially strong research in >> >> > games, intelligent tutoring, networking, software engineering, cyber >> >> > security, analytics, graphics, systems and cloud computing. If your >> >> > students? interests do not match my own, I?d be happy to help them >> >> > connect with the right faculty member. >> >> > >> >> > I?m reaching out to you to see if you could recommend 2 or 3 >> >> > outstanding students who will be graduating within the next year that >> >> > might be interested in a Ph.D. Because most students aren?t even >> >> > considering a Ph.D., rather than sending your students an impersonal >> >> > flier, I?d like to contact them directly. I?d like to connect with >> >> > interested students soon because they should take the Graduate Record >> >> > Exam (GRE) in the next couple of months. >> >> > >> >> > I?ve contacted you specifically based on the information on your >> >> > webpage -- I think that our interests align, and that you?re in the >> >> > best position in your department to recommend students. Please let me >> >> > know if this email is unwelcome -- I?m not looking to send out spam. >> >> > :) >> >> > >> >> > Sincerely, >> >> > >> >> > Emerson >> >> > http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/ermurph3 >> >> > http://www.csc.ncsu.edu