The duration of a Harvard EPS Ph.D. is typically 5-6 years. Because of the intensive laboratory component of our research, nearly all students in our group require 6 years. Our group has had 9 PhD students enrolled over the years. Two are current...
All Ph.D. students are guaranteed tuition and stipend for the normal duration of their time at Harvard. During the first academic year the funding comes from Harvard, and after that it comes either from my research grants or from external fellowships. You...
You will take a qualifying exam in the spring of your second year, at which point you'll typically have completed all or almost all of your coursework. This exam consists of both general knowledge and an oral presentation of your Ph.D. research proposal.
Here the answer is almost always yes. Post-docs often can secure independent or external funding and come to the lab with a project already in mind. Please reach out so we can point you to fellowship opportunities.
No, but somewhere along the way you probably will be asked to learn Matlab or another language. It is more helpful if you understand a bit (or are curious about) about how mechanical things work, like to fix things that are broken, or are fascinated by...
No, our lab is not currently accepting graduate students.
