How can I find out if a specific professor is taking new students next year?
It is not necessary to contact individual faculty to find out if he/she is taking new students because we do not admit students to work specifically with a given faculty member. Rather, we accept students whose current interests are generally compatible with faculty interests. After a new doctoral class is admitted, students are sent a questionnaire about their interests and prior experience in research. Then individuals are matched with faculty research supervisors based on experience and congruence of interests. During their time here, we strongly encourage students to expand their interests and attend research groups and teams with faculty other than their specific research mentor. In fact, students often choose dissertation chairs other than their advisors because their interests have changed since the beginning of their doctoral work. We consider this process to be a strength of our program.
