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Sample Thesis Defense Presentation- Fatema Tuz Zohra

Fatema Tuz Zohra 
MS Thesis Defense- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering - 2020
 

Structure For A Paper

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Introduction
1- What is known?
2- What is unknown/ gap to fill?
3- How and why should we fill the gap (rationale and purpose/hypothesis)?
Method
4- What/how did you do?
Results
5- What results did you get?
Discussion
6- How do the results fill the gap?
Conclusion
7- What does this mean for us going forward? 

How to Write a Research Paper?

How to Write a Great Research Paper

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Literature Review

How to Write a Literature Review in 30 Minutes or Less

1. Strip out summary paragraphs from research

2. Reorder summary paragraphs for the litrature review

3. Combine paragraphs if necessary

4. Add topic sentences and transitions to form literature review's body paragraphs

5. Add introduction and conclusion paragraphs to complete the literature review

 

How to do literature review (finding references) using Google Scholar

Research Paper Introduction

How to Write a Research Paper Introduction?

How to Give a Great Research Talk

How to give a great research talk

Sample Research Presentations- Texas State International Graduate Conference 2021

Mark Summers: Atmospheric Water Generation Optimization Using Various Heat Transfer Mechanisms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0VmDYLZvIM

Zaid Almusaeid: A Novel Design of Hybrid Hydrophilic-Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Fog Harvesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ojKBI5pb8

Fatema Zohra: A Review- Super-cool Passive Heat Radiating Materials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdCwV6Ah3Qo

Rafiqul Islam: Smart Passive Ambient Control for Indoor Vertical Farming by Simulation and Empirical Study

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzG-iF0VZno&t=1s

Muzaffer Akanda: Predict, Create, Control, and Maintain Optimum Living Condition for an Indoor Aquaponics System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-SmssmDG3g

Ricardo Ramirez: PMMA Optical Fiber for Solar Lighting Systems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzi62o8-lM&t=241s