Show page Old revisions Backlinks Export to PDF Rename Page Fold/unfold all This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Working @NEST ====== ===== How to Apply ===== <html><div class="row align-items-start"></html> <col md="6"> ==== For international students ==== Send us an updated CV, your transcripts, and a brief letter of motivation in which you explain why you want to work at NEST Lab. To work at NEST Lab, you need to go through the WPI Admissions process ([[https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate|undergraduate]], [[https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/graduate|graduate]]). In your motivation letter, make sure you mention that you want to work at NEST Lab and motivate why. </col> <col md="6"> ==== For WPI students ==== Send us an updated CV and your most recent unofficial transcripts. We'll set up a meeting to talk in person. </col> <html></div></html> ===== WPI Major Qualifying Projects ===== ==== Timeline ==== MQPs at NEST Lab are typically done between A Term and C Term. Students who are doing a double major may work also in D Term to finalize the project. We won't consider MQPs distributed across less than 3 terms. ==== Organization ==== The typical organization of an MQP at NEST Lab is as follows. === A Term === **Objectives:** * Produce a document that specifies the problem statement and the objectives of the MQP. * The objectives must be *measurable* * At the end of the project, you will be evaluated according to these objectives! * *You* set the objectives, after discussing with the advisors * (optional) Describe the preliminary design of your solution. **Evaluation:** * General clarity of the document: structure, grammar, quality of the figures * Completeness of the citations to existing work === B Term === **Objectives:** * Complete the initial design * Implement the initial design * Identify the shortcoming of the design * Integrate your findings in the document produced in A-Term **Evaluation:** * Depth of the design - did you try the first thing you thought? * Independence - did you propose your solution? * General clarity of the document: structure, grammar, quality of the figures * Completeness of the citations to existing work === C and D Term === **Objectives:** * Finalize the design * Implement the final design * Validate the final design * Identify the shortcoming of the final design * Integrate your findings in the document produced in B-Term **Evaluation:** * Thoroughness of the validation - did you test your design in realistic conditions? * Adherence to the objectives formalized in A Term * General clarity of the document: structure, grammar, quality of the figures * Depth of "lessons learned" section - what did you learn from this project? how can it be improved by a future MQP team?