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%%        This template should NOT be used for ALMA,        %%
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% This is a summary of the guidelines for a Plan of Dissertation Research. Consult the NRAO and GBO User's Policies or contact the NRAO Science Helpdesk directly.

% Students proposing to use an NRAO telescope for their PhD dissertation must submit a "Plan of Dissertation Research" if they check the thesis box on the PST. The plan provides some assurance against a dissertation being impaired by adverse referee comments on one proposal, when the referees do not see the full scope of the project. This requirement applies to all three of the NRAO major instruments: VLA, VLBA and GBT.

% The Plan of Dissertation Research can be uploaded either from the Author's page or from the student's user profile at: Profile > My Profile > User Preferences. The Plan of Dissertation Research is associated with an Author which can then be used in one or more proposals. The Plan of Dissertation Research field here is only used to display the current status. For example, if there are no students listed on the proposal who are observing for their thesis the text box will display: ``Dissertation Research Plan(s) not required''.

% If a Plan of Dissertation Research is compliant with these guidelines, an associated proposal may be considered for a potential boost ranking during the review process, although it is NOT guaranteed. However, non-compliant plans will automatically render the associated proposal ineligible for any ranking elevation. See the NRAO and GBO User's Policies for the full policy.

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% If your figures are stored as PostScript files, you can use the 
% following commands to generate a PDF file of your proposal:

%% latex file.tex
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% If your figures are PDF images or bitmap pictures in PNG, JPG, or GIF format,
% you can use the pdflatex command to generate a PDF file from this template
% (note, however, that the pdflatex command does not handle PostScript files):

% pdflatex file.tex

% Warnings: 
%           1. You must make sure that PDF output generated from this
%              template is complete both when displayed with a viewer 
%              (acroread, for example) and when printed on paper.
%              LaTeX installations vary greatly and therefore it might 
%              not be possible to get all plans to come out 
%              correctly with a single text page layout. 
%              In some cases you will have to adjust the 
%              \topmargin=-7mm command in the template to center the 
%              text vertically in the page.  
%           2. The Plan of Dissertation Research must all fit within the 2-page limit.
%           3. You are free to include color images.
%              Plans of Dissertation Research are distributed to reviewers in electronic form.
%              However, the scientific content of the images should still remain
%              clear when displayed or printed in black and white.
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\pagestyle{plain}
\pagenumbering{arabic}


% INCLUDE your name, institution, thesis adviser name, and their institution
% The title, abstract and list of investigators should NOT be included in the
% Plan of Dissertation Research. 

% The section headers are not to be changed to be compliant.
\noindent
\begin{minipage}[t]{0.5\textwidth}
    % Define the your information
    \textbf{PhD Student's Name} \\
    \textit{Student's Institution}
\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}[t]{0.5\textwidth}
    % Define the advisor's information
    \raggedleft % Right-align the content in the second minipage
    \textbf{Advisor's Name} \\
    \textit{Advisor's Institution}
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%% ENTER TEXT, FIGURES AND TABLES BELOW
%% Minimum font size for all text, references, figure captions, and tables is 11pt
%% Plan of Dissertation Research not compliant to this will be rejected. 
%% See the NRAO and GBO User's Policies for the consequences of a non-compliant Plan of Dissertation Research 

\section{Thesis Summary and Science Goals:}

This section should include a broad overview of the questions that the student's thesis will address.  Since the thesis plan will be read by reviewers that may not be direct experts in the research field of expertise, the thesis summary should provide context to a reviewer with general astronomy or astrophysics education and training.

\section{Role of NRAO Facilities to the Thesis Work:}
% NRAO North American Facilities include the GBT, VLA, and the VLBA

Please describe in adequate detail how the observations taken with NRAO facilities can address the questions and/or problems presented in Section 1.  It should not be a repeat of the submitted proposal but rather how NRAO facilities are necessary to address the broader science questions.

\section{NRAO Facility Resources Required:}

Describe any additional resources needed by NRAO in order to complete this observing program.  This can include publication charges, space for analyzing the data on NRAO computers, face-to-face visitor support and any additional resources that are currently not contained in the proposal text.

\section{Thesis Timeline:}

The student must demonstrate how the submitted proposal fits into the timeline for thesis completion.  For example, are these data the final products to complete the thesis?  Is the proposal the first step on a new thesis program?  A thesis plan to completion must be described on a quarterly basis (e.g.,Chapter 5 - Completed by Spring 2024; Acquire data for Chapter 6 - Summer 2025). Thesis timeline must include anticipated date of graduation; the student's profile in the Proposal Submission Tools should be consistent with this anticipated date.
% a rough timeline that includes:
%  the approximate dates of future observations, if applicatable
%  anticpated date of graduation

\section{References}

% List references here
% Minimum font size for references: 11pt 
% See the NRAO and GBO User's Policies for the consequences of a non-compliant Plan of Dissertation Research 
\noindent [1] Author1 et al. year, journal, vol, page

\noindent [2] Author2 et al. year, journal, vol, page


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