# Table of Contents for 1 Managing Stuff

## Files
- [[0. QE To Do List.md]]
- [[How things will be organized.md]]
- [[Outstanding Tasks.md]]
- [[QE Research Questions.md]]

## Summary
This appears to be a comprehensive to-do list for a Ph.D. qualifying examination in engineering, with tasks divided into several categories: Research, Writing, and Presentation.

**Research**

* Complete Goals and Outcomes
* Finish State of the Art research paper
* Finalize Research Approach
* Write Broader Impacts, Metrics of Success, Risks and Contingencies sections

**Writing**

* First draft of written proposal complete (expected completion: November 13)
* Submit written proposal (expected submission date: November 13)
* Oral examination first draft complete (expected completion: December 9)

**Presentation**

* Create presentation outline
* Finalize introduction slides
* Finalize goals and outcomes slide
* Finalize robust control foundations slide
* Finalize struct vs. unstruct slide
* Finalize disk based uncertainty slide
* Finalize current limits slide
* Finalize diffusion models as a solution slide
* Finalize diffusion models in engineering slide

**Milestones**

* Complete first draft of written proposal (November 13)
* Submit written proposal (November 13)
* Oral examination first draft complete (December 9)
* Oral examination final draft complete (December 25)

Note that the deadlines for each task are not necessarily specific dates, but rather estimated completion times or submission dates. The list also includes placeholders like "kwyu6a", "i9ybdy", etc., which may represent unique identifiers or tracking numbers.

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