First interest
Name the area in the words your field uses, then two or three sentences on the specific question inside it that you want to answer and why it is still open.
Research
The questions I want to work on, and the work behind them.
Name the area in the words your field uses, then two or three sentences on the specific question inside it that you want to answer and why it is still open.
The second direction. Say what method you bring — simulation, measurement, theory — and what a first result would look like.
The third, usually the newest. It is fine for this to be a direction you are still learning your way into; say so plainly.
2026
Journal or conference, 2026
2025
Journal or conference, 2025
In preparation
Target journal · in preparation
Use the citation style of your field, newest first, and mark work in preparation as such.
Say what you are looking for — a master's position, a research assistantship, a co-author — and how to reach you. One short paragraph.