I am planning to reserve some time every week this semester to help undergraduate/masters students by answering any questions they might have around pursuing research.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ddanish/blog/research-office-hours/

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My undergraduate program didn’t offer many research opportunities, and it wasn’t easy to orient my career towards research. Thankfully many kind strangers answered my questions, encouraged me, and suggested people who I could work with. (2/3)

After many lucky breaks, I am in a very privileged position now: pursuing a PhD at CMU and working on exciting areas. Research can be rewarding but might pose many barriers to entry. This is my small attempt to make research more accessible. (3/3)