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Prospective PhD students for Cathy Li's lab @ CEE, UW-Madison
Survey Description

Please fill out the following form if you are interested in joining Cathy Li's lab in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison! See the job ad here, and more information about Cathy's research here.

The following application materials are required for completing the form.

A single PDF that contains:

1. A cover letter (one page; treat this as the email you would sent me, and discuss in it why you want to join this group),

2. Your CV (include the schools you attended, your major/field of study for each degree, your GPA and the corresponding GPA scale, e.g., 4.0/4.0),

3. Your undergraduate transcript (unofficial is okay),

4. Other transcripts or certificates, if any (e.g., transcripts from your Master's program, your exchange/study abroad program, English proficiency exam or GRE exam results, etc.)

5. Other supporting materials, if any (for you to provide additional details or information for experiences listed in your CV that you would like to highlight, e.g., a personal statement, a writing sample, a project report, a code sample, etc.)


Please name the file "DesiredStart_FirstName_LastName.pdf" (e.g., Fall2027_Cathy_Li.pdf). The form will ask you to upload the PDF file to an online storage service (e.g., Google Drive, OneDrive, Baidu Netdisk, etc.) and paste the link in one of the questions. Make sure the file can be accessed and downloaded using the link alone, without requiring the reviewer to log in. You can test this by pasting the link to a private browsing/incognito tab and attempting download there.


To ensure a fair and efficient review process, only applications submitted through the survey will be reviewed; email applications will not be considered. 

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Prospective PhD students for Cathy Li's lab @ CEE, UW-Madison

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Your email address:
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Your full name:
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What is your highest degree earned or expected?
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Other
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When did you (or will you) receive your highest degree? If it is in progress, provide an expected degree date.
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Where did you (or will you) receive your highest degree? List both the university and the country it is in:
e.g., "University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.". Please avoid acronyms in the university name.
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What is your major/field of study?
Please avoid acronyms.
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What is your preferred start date? Choose all that apply.[Checkboxes]
Spring 2027
Summer 2027
Fall 2027
Other:
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Which research areas are you interested in? Select all that apply.[Choose at least 1 item]
Urban energy and anthropogenic heat
Human dynamics and human-urban-Earth system interactions
Urban climate, land-atmosphere interactions, and/or large-scale climate dynamics
Urban adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate/energy risks
Energy systems and grid resilience
Artificial intelligence/machine learning
Earth system modeling and/or regional climate modeling
Urban building energy modeling
Remote sensing applications
Data science
Other
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Your application materials
Please create a single PDF that contains the following:
1. A cover letter (max. one page; treat this as the email you would sent me, and discuss in it why you want to join this group),
2. Your CV (be sure to include the schools you attended, your major/field of study for each degree, your GPA and the corresponding GPA scale, e.g., 4.0/4.0, 4.5/4.5),
3. Your undergraduate transcript (unofficial is okay),
4. Other transcripts or certificates, if any (e.g., transcripts from your Master's program, your exchange/study abroad program, English proficiency exam or GRE exam results, etc.)
5. Other supporting materials, if any (for you to provide additional details or information for experiences listed in your CV that you would like to highlight, e.g., a personal statement, a writing sample, a project report, a code sample, etc.)

Please name the file "DesiredStart_FirstName_LastName.pdf" (e.g., Fall2027_Cathy_Li.pdf), upload it to an online storage service (e.g., Google Drive, OneDrive, Baidu Netdisk, etc.) and paste the link below. Make sure the file can be accessed and downloaded using the link alone, without requiring the reviewer to log in. You can test this by pasting the link to a private browsing/incognito tab and attempting download there.
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How did you learn about this opportunity?
Academic website/university website
Mailing list
LinkedIn
WeChat (Weixin)
Rednote (Xiaohongshu)
Academic conference
A professor or advisor
A friend or colleague
Other
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Any additional comments or information you would like to share?
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