Questions to me: Self intro: tell me about urself Previous research: tell me about ur previous research TA questions: what kind of courses would you like to TA Other: how did you became interested in this subfield, what kind of questions or research had excited you From the interviewer: Their research summary and future plan, their collaborations etc.

Contacted the professor, talked over the phone, visited the institute during the open house, met the professor and discussed about my experience and his research for a couple of hrs, met up with the people in the lab