Matthew Turk

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Student Information

For students inquiring about pursuing a Ph.D. with me at UCSB:

What you should know

Possibly useful info for students:

Other links

Advice for undergraduates considering graduate school
How to be a leader in your field
Ron Azuma's graduate student survival kit
What Every New Grad Student Should Know
Avi Kak's thoughts on what it takes to produce a good Ph.D. thesis
Improve your writing
How to give a talk:
- Patrick Winston
- Bruce Donald
- Paul Edwards
- Clark and Edwards
- Margo Seltzer
- Mark Hill
- David Messerschmitt
- Mark Claypool
- Tamara Kolda
- Charles Elkan
- Ian Parberry
Randy Pausch's talk on Time Management (web version)
Marc Raibert's Good Writing
Douglas Comer essays on CS PhDs, research, career, etc.
How to Succeed in Graduate School
How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia
Collected Advice on Research and Writing
www.PhDs.org
Tomorrow's Professor Listserv
For foreign students, a guide to the U.S. Educational System (seems to be no longer available)

Here are a few notes for UCSB students:

My name is Matthew, and you are welcome to call me that! "Professor Turk," "Doctor Turk," "Sir," etc. are all acceptable if you wish, but you will not offend me by calling me by my first name. It's okay, really. (I don't mind the others, but "Matthew" just seems simpler.)
I generally prefer "Matthew" rather than "Matt," but I'll respond to either.
You are always welcome to come by my office if you have a question or would like to talk. However, keep in mind that (like all faculty - and students, for that matter) I'm often busy and I may ask you to come back later or to make an appointment. If you want to talk for a significant chunk of time (say, more than 15 minutes or so) I'd appreciate it if you made an appointment with me first.