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Tigner Traineeship Expectations

Tigner Traineeship Program Expectations 

  • Receive extensive education in accelerator science, including formal coursework and seminars.
  • Conduct accelerator research aligned with the Tigner Traineeship’s targeted research areas at their home institutions.
  • Spend at least one summer in a research internship at a DOE National Laboratory.

    • CLARIFICATION: DOE requires that all Traineeship graduate students participate in a “DOE-focused” program element. Plan to spend one summer (~3 months) in a research internship at a DOE National Laboratory, typically at the end of your 2nd year in the program.The best way to fund this is through the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.Detailed information about the SCGSR program, including access to the online application system, can be found at: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/. If you are already spending a substantial time at a DOE lab as part of your PhD research, this will likely count as your “DOE-focused” program element.

      While long-term or summer research internships at a National Laboratory are the default expectation for your “DOE-focused” program element, other options might be possible. These could include multiple, shorter research visits at a National Laboratory, scientific or technical workshops at a laboratory that hosts unique research capabilities or facilities relevant to the target STEM discipline area, and workshops related to professional development skills critical to a broader range of career options (e.g., research project management, construction project management, entrepreneurial skills, science communication, technology transfer, or related regulatory requirements). Contact Matthias Liepe if you have any questions.

  • Participate regularly in research meetings, including Tigner grad-2-grad meetings.
  • Complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP) and review it annually with their advisor.
  • Participate in professional development training and at least one outreach activity per year.
  • Attend the annual Tigner Traineeship Program meeting.
  • Participate in program evaluations.
  • Complete Research Code of Conduct training.
  • Complete Harvard’s Implicit Bias testing.
  • Submit an annual report to the Program PI using the Cornell-provided template.
  • Submit required demographic information.
  • Complete and comply with all federal, state, and local safety training requirements.
  • Acknowledge the Tigner Traineeship and DOE Award DE-SC0024907 in all publications and presentations.

 

First-Year Program Activities

  1. Introduction to Accelerator Physics course
  2. USPAS Course(s) (minimum two-week session)
  3. Mini-courses in accelerator science (aligned with annual meeting)
  4. Professional development workshop (annual meeting)
  5. Monthly grad-2-grad meetings
  6. Weekly accelerator seminars
  7. Annual in-person meeting
  8. Participation in at least one outreach activity
  9. Accelerator research at home institution