July 2020 - sps-list

by Morin, David

For the SENIOR Physics and Chem/Phys concentrators among you (but also for non-seniors, for future reference): I checked through all of the seniors' records and emailed you of any remaining concentration requirements. But just as a double check, in case I missed anyone, here are some general comments and caveats: 1. Even though I checked through things, you should also check through the requirements listed in the Handbook. 2. Ignore the "Advising Report" in my.harvard, as far as the Physics concentration reqs go. It may very well say that some requirements aren't satisfied when in fact they are. The information I emailed to you supersedes the Advising Report. (However, the Gen Ed part of the Advising Report is probably correct, so you _should_ pay attention to that.) 3. Students who skipped 15b and/or 15c (and took an approved substitute instead) are still required to do the labs, on a pass/fail basis. (But no need to do the 15b lab if you took AP50b or PS12b.) 4. The secondary-field information isn't recorded in the system, so I didn't take that into account in my assessment of any remaining requirements. If you are doing a secondary, be aware that only one course can double count for concentration and secondary. (In contrast, there is unlimited double counting in joint concentrations.) 5. Similarly, for the very few students doing the AB/AM program, the system sometimes doesn't show which courses are bracketed. Be aware that bracketed courses can't count for the undergrad part of the degree.

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15b, 15c lab requirement

by Morin, David

This email is a reminder about the Physics Department's rule for the 15b and 15c labs. This rule applies to Physics concentrators, Chem/Phys concentrators, and students completing a Physics secondary: If you skip 15b and/or 15c and satisfy the E&M and/or waves requirement by taking an alternative course (approved by Prof. Georgi or me), then you must still complete the 15b and/or 15c labs at some point, on a pass/fail basis. (However, you don't need to do the 15b lab if you took AP50b or PS12b.) You can complete the labs in a future semester if you wish, but my recommendation is that you do them at the same time you take the alternative course. (Students in 15b and 15c must of course do the lab when taking the course.) To schedule your lab time, please email, as soon as possible: 15b: Dr. Carey Witkov (witkov(a)fas.harvard.edu) 15c: TF Kristine Rezai (kristinerezai(a)gmail.com) Please let me know if you have any questions.

1 year, 9 months

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TODAY! LPPC Seminar: Wednesday, March 4 @ 4pm | Justin Evans: The NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO experiments

by Gardner, Felice Ann

WHAT: LPPC SEMINAR WHERE: Palfrey House, 18 Hammond St. WHEN: Wednesday, March 4th @ 4:00pm TITLE: The NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO experiments Justin Evans, University of Manchester<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.research.mancheste…> Abstract: The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) would be evidence both for lepton-number violation and the Majorana nature of the neutrino. In the search for 0νββ, the elimination of radiological backgrounds is critical. The NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO experiments address this challenge with a unique technological approach that allows full topological reconstruction of double-β decay events. A gaseous tracker provides the reconstruction and identification of the β-decay electrons and elimination of non-ββ backgrounds; a plastic-scintillator calorimeter provides the electron energy measurement that identifies events at the ββ-decay end-point. I will give an overview of the results of the NEMO-3 experiment, and describe the SuperNEMO Demonstrator Module, currently under construction at the Modane Underground Laboratory with a goal of demonstrating an almost-zero-background measurement in the ββ-decay end-point region of selenium-82.

3 years, 3 months

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SAVE THE DATE! Neil Shubin on April 20 @ 7:00pm | Harvard Science Book Talk

by felice_gardner＠fas.harvard.edu

Harvard Science Book Talk: Monday, April 20, 2020 [https://mcusercontent.com/2a42f9e6c5264bb277175db04/images/735052c6-b321-4c…] Neil Shubin<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> Robert R. Bensley Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago Decoding Four Billion Years of Life Celebrated paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin discusses his latest book, Some Assembly Required. This lively and accessible account traces the great transformations in the history of life on Earth, including an updated view of the evolution of human and animal life that explains the development of the incredible diversity of life on our planet. Online Lecture @ 7:00pm REGISTER HERE<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> [Twitter]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> This lecture is free and open to the public. View previously recorded lectures<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> or list of future talks<https://science.fas.harvard.edu/book-talks>. For more information and to be notified about future events, please science_lectures(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:science_lectures@fas.harvard.edu>.

3 years, 7 months

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Phys, Chem/Phys Advising

by Morin, David

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing break. A new semester is almost upon us, so here we go... This email is relevant to the Physics and Chem/Phys concentrators among you (especially the sophomores, since this may be your first time receiving this info). It's a long email, but please pay special attention to the "YOUR TASK" item below. THE SHORT VERSION: Email your concentration advisor before classes start, to set up a meeting sometime during the first week of classes. Your advisor will electronically sign your crimson cart (sometimes called "study card"). THE LONG VERSION: (1) A picture of your Individual Concentrator Advisor should show up in your my.harvard list of advisors. If it doesn't, or if there are any issues (you want to change advisors, etc.), please let me know right away. (2) All of you automatically have Prof. Georgi (Head Tutor) and me (Co-Head Tutor) as academic advisors. You can talk with us about anything at any time, ranging from course selection, to future plans, to lab work, to concentration requirements. Our office hours are posted at: www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~hgeorgi<http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~hgeorgi> www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~djmorin/office_hours.htm<http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~djmorin/office_hours.htm> We encourage you to drop by, but email also works. (3) In addition, we give all of you another faculty advisor. The purpose of this Individual Concentration Advisor is to act as a mentor, and to help you down the Physics or Chem/Phys path. However, concerning concentration requirements, Prof. Georgi and I have seen all the ins and outs and variations on these, so we encourage you to save such questions for us. In short, when talking with your faculty advisor, you can pretend that there are no course numbers or requirements to worry about. Just get some real physics advice about what subjects are good to know, what lab experience is good to have, etc. You can view your faculty advisor in my.harvard. (4) YOUR TASK: Email your faculty advisor to set up a meeting to discuss your classes and future plans and such. You should send this email sometime before the first day of classes, in case there's a delay in setting up a time. In addition to providing you with advice, your advisor will also provide you with the necessary electronic signature on your crimson cart. If you'd like to also meet with Prof. Georgi and/or me at the beginning of the semester, by all means stop by, but please do so in addition to (not instead of!) seeing your individual advisor. NOTE: Occasionally more than one email is needed to set up a meeting with your advisor. All of us let an email slip away now and then. So don't hesitate to send a second email after a day or two if you haven't heard back. Also, ***PLEASE CC THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT** for your advisor on your FIRST email, unless you're sure that your advisor will get back to you right away (and definitely cc if a second email is required). This person can be identified by clicking on your advisor on the page: www.physics.harvard.edu/people/faculty<http://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/faculty> The administrative assistant is listed below the advisor's photo. If you have trouble getting a response from your advisor, let me know, and we can always switch advisors. (5) The Physics FAQ page is: https://www.physics.harvard.edu/undergrad/faqs-concentrators Please let me know if there's a topic you would like added. Enjoy the last few days of your break! DJM

3 years, 9 months

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[RSVP] Chilloquium Week 10: Imaging Life

by Harvard SPS

<https://forms.gle/G4BiLJxDaZaTzfn68> <https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95475661549> We want to thank everyone who attended our Week 9 Chilloquium on Monday with Professor Nikta Fakhri, and we hope you enjoyed hearing about non-equilibrium physics in living systems. Feel free to provide any anonymous feedback on the event in the RSVP link above or through email. Meet our Week 10 Speaker: *Adam Cohen* Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Physics at Harvard University Harvard University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Next week, we're inviting Professor *Adam Cohen* from Harvard University. Prof. Cohen's lab develops new physical tools to study molecules and cells, and then applies these tools to make new measurements and gain new insights into the behavior of living systems. Prof. Cohen completed his undergraduate degree at Harvard College, and completed his PhDs (two, not one!) at Cambridge University in theoretical physics and Stanford University in experimental biophysics. He completed a brief postdoctoral stint at Stanford, before joining Harvard. Adam is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and was a Blavatnik National Laureate in 2014. He has also received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers and an NIH New Innovator Award. Research in the Cohen Lab is unified by the search for ways to achieve precise control over the classical and quantum states of molecules, under conditions that are warm and wet and squishy. Notably, the Cohen Lab developed *fluorescent voltage-indicating proteins which enable optical mapping of neural activity.* His lab has also studied *fundamental aspects of chiral light-matter interactions*, predicting theoretically and then demonstrating experimentally the existence of “superchiral” light. Other projects include: *disease modeling in human induced pluripotent stem cells; studies on the nanomechanical properties of DNA*; and development of techniques that combine *image processing and optogenetics for functional screens* in mammalian cells. More about the Cohen Lab's Research can be found here <http://cohenweb.rc.fas.harvard.edu/>. Professor Cohen will be talking on *Monday, August 3rd at 4:30pm EDT*. Fill out the RSVP form below and we'll see you there! Electrically yours, <https://forms.gle/G4BiLJxDaZaTzfn68> <https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95475661549> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/groups/2613345588897975/> [image: Website] <http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~physics/> Harvard-Radcliffe Society of Physics Students · 17 Oxford St · Cambridge, MA 02138-2933 · USA [image: Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

3 years, 9 months

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Recall: Morii, Masahiro shared "One-time office access procedure" with you.

by Trubia, Anne A.

Trubia, Anne A. would like to recall the message, "Morii, Masahiro shared "One-time office access procedure" with you.".

3 years, 9 months

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Re: [SPS] Morii, Masahiro shared "One-time office access procedure" with you.

by Trubia, Anne A.

We don’t have one email list for the entire dept – they are broken out by groups, as follows: faculty(a)physics.harvard.edu<mailto:faculty@physics.harvard.edu> staff(a)physics.harvard.edu<mailto:staff@physics.harvard.edu> grads(a)physics.harvard.edu<mailto:grads@physics.harvard.edu> research@physics@physics.harvard.edu<mailto:research@physics@physics.harvard.edu> undergrads sps-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu<mailto:sps-list@lists.fas.harvard.edu> From: Masahiro Morii <masahiro_morii(a)harvard.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 11:29 AM To: Trubia, Anne A. <trubia(a)fas.harvard.edu> Subject: RE: Morii, Masahiro shared "One-time office access procedure" with you. Thank you for the helpful edits. I want to send this out to the entire department. What was the mailing list for that? -- Masahiro Morii, Donner Professor of Science, Harvard University On July 30, 2020 at 7:44:11 AM, Trubia, Anne A. (trubia(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:trubia@fas.harvard.edu>) wrote: Hi Masahiro, Looks good to me. You will note a few edits I made to the document, in RED Thanks, Anne From: Morii, Masahiro <no-reply(a)sharepointonline.com<mailto:no-reply@sharepointonline.com>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 5:24 PM To: Trubia, Anne A. <trubia(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:trubia@fas.harvard.edu>> Cc: Morii, Masahiro <masahiro_morii(a)harvard.edu<mailto:masahiro_morii@harvard.edu>> Subject: Morii, Masahiro shared "One-time office access procedure" with you. [cid:image001.png@01D66665.ECC19D10] Morii, Masahiro shared a file with you Here is a draft of the one-time office access procedure. Please edit. [icon]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hu-2Dmy.sharepoint.com…> One-time office access procedure <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hu-2Dmy.sharepoint.com…> [permission globe icon] This link only works for the direct recipients of this message. <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hu-2Dmy.sharepoint.com…> Open<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hu-2Dmy.sharepoint.com…> [Rectangle: Rounded Corners: Open]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hu-2Dmy.sharepoint.com…> [Microsoft logo] [Custom logo] Privacy Statement <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__southcentralusr-2Dnoti…>

3 years, 9 months

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[RSVP] Chilloquium Week 9: Physics of Living Systems

by Harvard SPS

<https://forms.gle/pc92foq1j29D39QG9> <https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95475661549> We want to thank everyone who attended our Week 8 Chilloquium on Monday with Professor Girvin, and we hope you enjoyed hearing about circuit QED. Feel free to provide any anonymous feedback on the event in the RSVP link above or through email. Meet our Week 8 Speaker: *Nikta Fakhri* Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Career Development Professor in the Department of Physics at MIT Next week, we're inviting Professor *Nikta Fakhri* from MIT. Prof. Fakhri's lab investigates non-equilibrium physics in living systems, focusing on identifying underlying principles of collective dynamics and complex spatiotemporal patterns in far from equilibrium biological systems. Prof. Fakhri completed her undergraduate degree at Sharif University of Technology and her PhD at Rice University. She was a Human Frontier Science Program <https://www.hfsp.org/> postdoctoral fellow at Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen, Germany before joining MIT. Nikta is an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Physics. She is the recipient of the 2018 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Biological Physics and the 2019 NSF CAREER Award. Prof. Fakhri's lab develops experimental tools and conceptual frameworks to *uncover laws governing order*, *phase transitions,* and *fluctuations in systems* in which individual components *break time reversal symmetry*. The key questions they aim to address are: How symmetry is broken? What are the roles of *topology and geometry* and whether they serve a *biological function*? Can *stochastic thermodynamics* offer a framework for *quantifying dissipation* and *understanding energetic landscape and metabolic consumption in living systems*? Professor Fakhri will be talking on *Monday, July 27th at 4:30pm EDT*. Fill out the RSVP form below and we'll see you there! Non-equilibriumly yours, <https://forms.gle/pc92foq1j29D39QG9> <https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95475661549> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/groups/2613345588897975/> [image: Website] <http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~physics/> This email was sent to harvardradcliffesps(a)gmail.com *why did I get this?* <https://harvard.us18.list-manage.com/about?u=1247acdc6ba3c6b025f596de5&id=5…> unsubscribe from this list <https://harvard.us18.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=1247acdc6ba3c6b025f596de…> update subscription preferences <https://harvard.us18.list-manage.com/profile?u=1247acdc6ba3c6b025f596de5&id…> Harvard-Radcliffe Society of Physics Students · 17 Oxford St · Cambridge, MA 02138-2933 · USA [image: Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

3 years, 9 months

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Free access to Overleaf for LaTeX writing

by Jacob Barandes

Just a quick reminder for those who might not already know – Harvard offers free access to Overleaf, a collaborative online LaTeX editor, to all its students. Here's the link in case you might find Overleaf useful: https://www.overleaf.com/edu/harvard Jacob

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