This site is the working handbook for the DENG Group. Use it for onboarding, day-to-day lab operations, NUS administrative tasks, and simulation or coding workflows.
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New to the group?
Start with Getting Started, then read General Rules, and keep Contact handy.
Common tasks
- Getting Started: first-week setup for new members
- Computing: laptop setup, accounts, backups, and shared services
- Onboarding: newcomer overview and first-week checklist
- General Rules: day-to-day expectations and group policies
- Facilities: lab resources, storage, and computing facilities
- Contact: who does what in the group
- Contributing to the Intranet: how to add, update, and maintain pages
- Reimbursement: NUS reimbursement process
- Graduate Assistantship Programme: GAP requirements and submission
- PhD Qualifying Examination: QE timeline and documents
- Job submission: running jobs on HPC systems
Browse by topic
- Group: onboarding, people, facilities, rules, printers, storage, and lab resources
- NUS: university administrative processes for students and staff
- Research: writing, figures, learning resources, and databases
- Simulation: software-specific notes for VASP, CASM, CASTEP, CRYSTAL, and HPC
- Techniques: coding, Python, Linux, containers, websites, Git, and AI tools
How to use this site
- Start from a section landing page if you are browsing.
- Use search if you already know the task you need to complete.
- If you want to improve the site, see Contributing to the Intranet.
- If a page is outdated or missing, contact the relevant page owner or the group’s News Officer in Contact.