Students
This page is for students who is either a) already doing a project with me or b) thinking about it. The three sections below cover, in order: information for students already working on a project, prospective Master’s and Bachelor’s students at DTU, and prospective PhDs and postdocs from anywhere.
Current students | Master’s & Bachelor’s at DTU | PhDs & postdocs
Current students
Two guides I have written over the years that are still the best reference for what I expect from a thesis project. Useful both before you start and while you are in the middle of it.
- How to write a Master’s Thesis – a long, opinionated set of notes, mostly about process: how to keep track of what you have done, how to build a list of references, how to structure the text, how to write it. Re-read it once in a while during your project; you will get different things out of it at different stages.
- Master’s defense notes – what actually happens in the room on the day of the exam, what each of the three stages is for, and how to prepare for them.
Prospective Master’s and Bachelor’s students at DTU
If you are at DTU and would like to do your Master’s or Bachelor’s project with me: there is a procedure. I am sorry about the formality – I get more requests than I can handle individually, and a structured intake is the only way I have found to give each one a fair look.
Send me an email, using this exact subject line:
M.Sc. Project | Student number: [student number(s)] | Semester: [when you are planning to write your thesis](Use B.Sc. Project instead of M.Sc. Project if it is a Bachelor’s project.)
Attach the following:
- A short application. Fill out this form and return it as plain text (
.mdor.txt) – please don’t send.docx. - A CV.
- Your DTU grades so far.
- A portfolio, if you have one.
I read these as they arrive, but I am not always quick to reply. Apologies in advance.
Prospective PhDs and postdocs
I get a lot of emails from people who would like to join the group as a PhD student or a postdoc. That’s amazing and I’m honored. I read them all. But I get so much incoming mail that there are weeks when I simply can’t answer everything.
The reliable signal is this: every open position in the group gets posted on the blog and on LinkedIn. If you would rather have those announcements arrive in your inbox, the Bursty Transmissions newsletter is the slow channel for the same news.
Unsolicited applications are welcome too, but please understand that I cannot always promise an answer.