Boston University students completing a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation as a requirement for their degree must submit a PDF copy of their manuscript to Boston University Libraries so as to ...

The semester after the successful completion of the Qualifying Exam, each student and their research mentor put together a dissertation advisory committee (DAC) that contains at least three members ...

Chapter 1 – introduction (if written, a review paper can serve as the introduction) Chapter 2 – first publication Chapter 3 – second publication Chapter X – overall conclusions, and recommendation for ...

The Ph.D. thesis is based upon original research and shows mature scholarship and critical judgment, as well as familiarity with tools and methods of research. The Ph.D. thesis differs from a M.S.

Everyone’s Zoom box looks to be on mute. All eyes in the virtual space are focused attentively on the student presenter. The last five years of coursework and long nights writing have come down to ...

Ingrid J. Paredes is a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering at New York University. You can find her on Twitter @ingridjoylyn. In my program, we have four major milestones towards graduation: the ...

The dissertation proposal defense represents a significant milestone in the doctoral journey, marking the transition from planning a study to engaging as an emerging researcher. Although this ...