在郭宁老师的推荐下阅读了哥伦比亚大学孙维正教授对他们课题组成员以及他自己工作的要求及期望，感到国际一流课题组对于研究生的学术要求着实是高，让人既向往又有些畏惧，结合自己的阅读做一些总结
一个优秀的计算岩土力学博士候选人（PhD Candidates）应当具备如下条件：
- 拥有土木工程，应用力学，岩土力学，应用数学以及其他相关专业的硕士学位
- 拥有一定计算力学的背景和必要的数学技能（例如，线性代数和偏微分方程）
- 较好的编程能力（Phython,C,C++,Fortran等等）
- 拥有良好的沟通能力
下面引用一段孙教授对于work ethics,strong self internal motivation的表述，十分经典
Ph.D. and postdoc candidates must also possess strong work ethics and be passionate about mechanics research. Individuals without strong desire, discipline, and commitment to improving their knowledge and their ability to conduct high-quality mechanics research should NOT consider joining this research group in the first place. Please think very carefully whether you are a right fit to this research group before applying. Please contact me or current group members if you have any question. It is my belief that one cannot truly success in mechanics research without strong internal motivation, but the satisfaction and joy brought by solving difficult problems are enormous and unparalleled to anything else.
下面是关于孙教授对于自身作为指导老师的责任的义务的分享
While working with Ph.D. students and postdoc fellows, my goal is to find a research theme that (i) makes the student and I both excited about the work, (ii) matches well with the student’s key competencies, personality and work habits, (iii) contains elements that are of fundamental importance, (iv) has sufficient chances to find sustainable fundings during and, ideally, beyond the Ph.D. study. As your research advisor, it is my duty to (1) provide an intellectually stimulating and safe environment for group members to conduct meaningful research, (2) to set high standards for research, (3) to provide the nuclei of research ideas, (4) to help group members to pursue research ideas as efficient as possible, and (5) to evaluate critically the development of each group member.
在孙教授的推荐下我还阅读了Gassman (1988)，从中也提取了一些比较有意义的建议
- 保证每周工作至少60个小时（不包括上课，参加会议讲座等），保证其中至少有10小时的阅读好的期刊和书籍的
- 建议学生多写一些阶段性的研究总结，并不一定是要发表的那种，people have more ideas about their research when they writing thesis than at any other time,总得来说写作是一种极好的思考问题的方式
- 做事情一定要有计划性，Gassman指出在进入实验室之前，一定要有一个今天要完成的任务的计划，what you are going to accomplish on that day
