1 Ph D utdanning og veiledning mine tanker

1 Ph. D utdanning og veiledning mine tanker Edgar Hertwich Program for industriell økologi Institutt for energi og prosessteknikk 28 Feb 2007 NTNU edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

2 Outline 1. Intro – self og gruppe 2. Egen erfaring Berkeley 3. Mine første studenter 1 2 3 4 5 edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

3 My education • Bachelor in physics, Princeton 1993 • MSc Energy & Resources, 1994 -96 • Ph. D Energy & Resources, 1996 -99 MSc: Development of environmental assessment methods for Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing; Mech. Eng. and Public Health Ph. D: Life-cycle impact assessment method for toxic emissions; for EPA; School of Public Health Advisors: Tom Mc. Kone, Bill Pease, Cathy Koshland edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

4 My group Dr. Glen Peters Prof. Edgar Hertwich Ass. Prof. Anders Strømman Bhawna Singh Dr. Xiangping Zhang Bertha Sopha Christian Solli Marte Reenaas Hogne N. Larsen Johan Pettersen edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

5 Projects • Mongstad Pilot – Statoil • Multicriteria Assessment of Oil Drilling Fluids – Statoil • Local Climate Action – City of Trondheim • Pollution and Trade – EU • Household Environmental Impacts – EU, Japan, Sweden • Life-cycle assessment of energy technologies (CCS, wood, wind) edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

6 Ph. D - The Berkeley Experience Energy & Resources Group • Interdisciplinary unit, 6 faculty + 50 affiliates; 3040 MSc and 30 Ph. D students • Draw on resources on the whole campus • Ph. D seminar, each Wed 1 -3 pm; detailed discussion of Ph. D projects at various stages, all faculty present • Colloquium, each Wed 3 -4: 30 pm; both internal and external speakers edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

7 Berkeley Ph. D characteristics • High student responsibility – Topic choice – Funding – Course selection; more “graduate” courses • Good feedback system – Discussions with advisors, group – Ph. D student groups, other faculty, Ph. D seminar • “Drifting” Ph. D students – Some people take a long time to ‘find’ themselves • High quality output – Graduates now faculty at MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, NTNU … edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

8 Ph. D advising at NTNU • • Anders Strømman, 2005 Johan Pettersen, 2007 (exp. ) Harpreet Singh, terminated in 2005 Hogne Nersud Larsen, 2009 (exp. ) Tomas Martinsen, IFE, 2010 (exp. ) Bertha Sopha, 2010 (exp. ) Bhawna Singh, 2010 (exp. ) Raquel Jorge, 2011 (exp. ) edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

9 Development of capabilities • Where does the student stand today? • Need to develop further – Scientific reading, understanding of field, synthesize literature – Writing; oral presentations – Methods and techniques; specific skills needed for project – Capability to plan and execute research – Understanding of scientific process, placing of own work edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

10 Topic and project • Depends on the funding source and the skills/abilities • Candidates should have some scope to influence their own project • Different need for guidance • Match with own interest edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

11 Ph. D courses • Reading and writing • Scientific method and process • Methods and skills • Good courses … require time to prepare and execute • Seminar based • Cooperation with other universities edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

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13 Socializing into the scientific community • Learning by example • Larger evidence base is needed! • Importance of colloquia and research seminars edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no

14 My thoughts • Own involvement in project • Conflict between independent development and progress, project deliverables • Regular meetings • Milestones? • Utilization of duty work edgar. hertwich@ntnu. no, www. indecol. ntnu. no