Academics » Graduate Student Organization
This is the portal to the web pages of the AGSO, the organization of astronomy graduate students at NMSU. We are officially recognized as a chartered organization by the Student Organizations and Programs office at NMSU.
We provide information about our group's activities, and graduate school life (yes – you can have one!). We meet weekly, at 2:30pm on Friday afternoons in the Astronomy Conference Room (room #119).
| President | Kenza Arraki |
| Vice-President | Nigel Mathes |
| Treasurer | Nick Ule |
| Secretary | Diane Feuillet |
| GSO Representative | Jean McKeever |
| Cumulative Exam Czar | Sean Markert |
| Website Manager | Jacob VanderVliet |
| Co-op Coordinator | Meredith Rawls |
| Tea Time Overlords | Teresa Ross & Candace Gray |
| Astro Coffee Boss | Adam McKay & Teresa Ross |
| Extragalactic Beer Leader | Kyle Uckert |
NMSU Graduate Affairs
Cumulative Exam Dates
Exams are held from 10:00 till noon on Saturday mornings (in ASTR119)
- Fall 2012: Sept. 15, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, and Dec. 1
- Spring 2013: Jan. 19, Feb. 16, Mar. 9, Apr. 6, and Apr. 27
Scheduling a Comprehensive Examination
The Comprehensive Examination is held in the third or fourth year of study,
and is made up of two parts. You will take an oral exam focused on your
coursework, with a committee composed of several departmental faculty and at
least one external member. You will also give a colloquium talk, and present
your PhD Thesis plan to the department. Speak to the colloquium coordinator
to select an available date and time for your talk, and send them your talk
title and abstract, well ahead of time. The two portions of the exam need not
take place on the same day, and can be held in either order (though the
coursework exam usually precedes the thesis presentation).
You will need to formally schedule your Examination by filing two forms with the graduate school and with the astronomy department: the Doctorate of Philosophy Examination form, and the Program of Study and Committee for Doctoral Students form. These two forms must be submitted to the graduate school and to Ofelia Ruiz at least ten working days before the final component of the exam is held, or the graduate school will not accept the results.
Scholarships
- NMSU Graduate School Fellowships
- NMSU Graduate School Travel Grants (application form)
- NMSU College of Arts & Sciences Scholarships
- NMSU CHE Fellowships
- NMSGC Graduate Research Fellowships
- NASA Internships
- NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships
- NASA Jenkins Fellowships
- NASA Space Technology Fellowships
- NSF Graduate Fellowships
- Carnegie Graduate Research Fellowships
- SAO Predoctoral Fellowships
- NPSC Graduate Fellowships
- Ford Foundation Fellowships
- Hertz Foundation Fellowships
- IGERT Interdisciplinary Fellowships
- QEM Internships
- AWIS Foundation Awards
- GSFC Co-op Positions
- Air Force Research Laboratory Scholars
- Sandia Truman Fellowships
- NASA Exploration Systems Internships (application)
- ASTRON-JIVE International Summer Students Program
- NRAO Summer Student Research Assistantships
- Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School
- JPL Summer Student Research Assistantships
- JPL Planetary Science Summer School
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics Summer School
- AAS Grants and Prizes
- Sigma Xi Research Grants
Employment