CHEM-PHD - Chemistry (PhD)

The Department of Chemistry is committed to providing academic advising in support of graduate student scholarly and professional development. This advising relationship entails collaborative and sustained engagement with mutual respect by both the advisor and advisee.

1. The advisor is expected to meet at least monthly with the graduate student to discuss on-going research.

2. There should be a yearly independent development plan (IDP) meeting between the graduate student and advisor. Topics include research progress, expectations for completion of Ph.D., areas for both the student and advisor to improve in their joint research effort.

3. A research advisor should provide timely feedback on manuscripts and thesis chapters.

4. Graduate students are active contributors to the advising relationship, proactively seeking academic and professional guidance and taking responsibility for informing themselves of policies and degree requirements for their graduate program.

5. If there is a significant issue concerning the graduate student’s progress in research, the advisor must communicate this to the student and to the Graduate Studies Committee in writing. This feedback should include the issues, what needs to be done to overcome these issues, and by when.

For a statement of University policy on graduate advising, see the Graduate Advising section of this bulletin. Academic advising by Stanford faculty is a critical component of all graduate students' education and additional resources can be found in the Policies and Best Practices for Advising Relationships at Stanford and the Guidelines for Faculty-Student Advising at Stanford.