November 2021 - sps-list

by Morin, David

If you are doing research through Phys 90r this semester, this google form replaces the old paper form: https://forms.gle/YgQhmxz4f54CvAT8A Please fill this out as soon as your 90r research plan is settled. This is just an internal physics form, so don’t forget to officially sign up for 90r in your crimson cart. Let me know if you have any questions.

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Phys, Chem/Phys Advising

by Morin, David

I hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer. The new semester is fast approaching, so here we go... This email is relevant to the Physics and Chem/Phys concentrators among you. It's a long email, but please pay special attention to the "YOUR TASK" item below. THE SHORT VERSION: Email your concentration advisor and set up a zoom meeting sometime between Mon 8/16 and Wed 8/25 (Thurs 8/26 is the course registration deadline). Your advisor will lift the hold on your crimson cart (sometimes called “study card”). More info on the various dates can be found here: https://college.harvard.edu/guides/course-preview-period 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. (However, I’ll be away from 8/14 to 8/21.) (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> and https://scholar.harvard.edu/david-morin/office-hours, zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95258793192?pwd=cEViNis1d1ozNDk3MmdpWjRyOVY1QT09<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_j_9525…> We encourage you to drop by zoom, 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. 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, by all means stop by zoom, 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 FACULTY 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 Faculty Assistant is listed below the advisor's research blurb. 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 summer! DJM

9 months

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concentration reqs

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.

1 year, 4 months

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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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Harvard Physics Colloquium - 11/29/21 - Jie Shan, Cornell University

by Clayman, Stephanie D

Harvard Physics Colloquium Monday, 11/29/21 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM via Zoom (link below) JIE SHAN CORNELL UNIVERSITY Electrons in 2D Moiré Superlattices When two van der Waals materials of slightly different orientations or lattice constants are overlaid, a moiré pattern emerges. The moiré pattern introduces a new length scale, many times the lattice constant of the original materials, for Bragg scattering of Bloch electrons in each layer. This gives rise to moiré minibands and rich emergent quantum phenomena. In this talk, I will discuss recent experiments on angle-aligned semiconductor heterobilayers, which exhibit remarkable correlated insulating states [1,2,3]. I will also discuss the prospect of using moiré superlattices as a quantum simulator. https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97436600302?pwd=WmJEdFdaYWZ1RFRxVjVXWS82ZUIwUT09 Password: 053794 Join by telephone (use any number to dial in) +1 929 436 2866 +1 301 715 8592 +1 312 626 6799 +1 669 900 6833 +1 253 215 8782 +1 346 248 7799 International numbers available: https://harvard.zoom.us/u/aRjoaNgbD One tap mobile: +19294362866,,97436600302# US (New York) Meeting ID: 974 3660 0302, 97436600302(a)zoomcrc.com<mailto:97436600302@zoomcrc.com> Stephanie Clayman (she/her) Reception Harvard University Physics Department Jefferson 360, 17 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-2872

2 years, 5 months

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Juniors: concentration-signup toys

by Morin, David

For the junior Physics and Chem/Phys concentrators among you: Each year, the sophomores who sign up for Physics or Chem/Phys get a little physics toy as a welcome gift. However, due to the remote learning last year, the present juniors weren’t able to get toys when they were sophomores. But your chance has finally arrived – I have a stockpile of toys in my office, so just stop by during office hours sometime before the end of the semester (except Tues and Wed this week, since those are in the library). https://scholar.harvard.edu/david-morin/office-hours No need to rush. I’ll gradually order more if supplies get low!

2 years, 5 months

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Wednesday Night Seminar - Dec 1

by Westervelt, Robert M.

Dear Physics Students The Wednesday Night Seminars provide a great opportunity to learn about the research done by Physics faculty members. Questions are encouraged during each seminar and the informal discussion with the speaker beforehand. To allow students to easily access the seminars, the talks and discussion will be presented over Zoom, and a recorded version of each seminar will appear on Youtube.com<http://youtube.com/>, with the speaker's consent. The next talk will be: Astrophysical Probes of Dark Matter Cora Dvorkin Department of Physics Harvard University December 1, 2021 7:00 pm – discussion with speaker 7:30 pm – Wednesday Night Seminar Please connect via Zoom https://harvard.zoom.us/j/93117047322?pwd=WHdVNWN0bmpUTUNkSVNsUHVRMnFIQT09 Password: 297993 I'd be glad to answer any questions. Best regards, Bob Westervelt ___________________________________________ Robert M Westervelt Director, STC for Integrated Quantum Materials http://ciqm.harvard.edu<http://ciqm.harvard.edu/> Director, Center for Nanoscale Systems http://cns.fas.harvard.edu<http://cns.fas.harvard.edu/> Mallinckrodt Professor of Applied Physics and Physics John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University 29 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 http://meso.seas.harvard.edu<http://meso.seas.harvard.edu/> tel 617 495 3296 fax 617 495 9837 ___________________________________________ Robert M Westervelt Director, STC for Integrated Quantum Materials http://ciqm.harvard.edu<http://ciqm.harvard.edu/> Director, Center for Nanoscale Systems http://cns.fas.harvard.edu<http://cns.fas.harvard.edu/> Mallinckrodt Professor of Applied Physics and Physics John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Physics Harvard University 29 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 http://meso.seas.harvard.edu<http://meso.seas.harvard.edu/> tel 617 495 3296 fax 617 495 9837 ___________________________________________ Robert M Westervelt Director, STC for Integrated Quantum Materials http://ciqm.harvard.edu Director, Center for Nanoscale Systems http://cns.fas.harvard.edu Mallinckrodt Professor of Applied Physics and Physics John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Physics Harvard University 29 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 http://meso.seas.harvard.edu tel 617 495 3296 fax 617 495 9837

2 years, 5 months

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Physics Winter Party - Choose Your Day

by jmdavis＠g.harvard.edu

I've invited you to fill out the following form: Physics Winter Party - Choose Your Day To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHb1fpRmpgedyJl7Ccrrkxr48s_3ryAxG… Please let us know on which day you're able to attend the Physics Winter Party - December 8 or December 9. If you're able to attend on both days, please let us know and we'll assign you to one of the days. Thank you, Jolanta Davis Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys.

2 years, 5 months

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Harvard Physics Colloquium - 11/29/21 - Jie Shan, Cornell University

by Clayman, Stephanie D

Harvard Physics Colloquium Monday, 11/29/21 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM via Zoom (link below) JIE SHAN CORNELL UNIVERSITY Electrons in 2D Moiré Superlattices When two van der Waals materials of slightly different orientations or lattice constants are overlaid, a moiré pattern emerges. The moiré pattern introduces a new length scale, many times the lattice constant of the original materials, for Bragg scattering of Bloch electrons in each layer. This gives rise to moiré minibands and rich emergent quantum phenomena. In this talk, I will discuss recent experiments on angle-aligned semiconductor heterobilayers, which exhibit remarkable correlated insulating states [1,2,3]. I will also discuss the prospect of using moiré superlattices as a quantum simulator. https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97436600302?pwd=WmJEdFdaYWZ1RFRxVjVXWS82ZUIwUT09 Password: 053794 Join by telephone (use any number to dial in) +1 929 436 2866 +1 301 715 8592 +1 312 626 6799 +1 669 900 6833 +1 253 215 8782 +1 346 248 7799 International numbers available: https://harvard.zoom.us/u/aRjoaNgbD One tap mobile: +19294362866,,97436600302# US (New York) Meeting ID: 974 3660 0302, 97436600302(a)zoomcrc.com<mailto:97436600302@zoomcrc.com> Stephanie Clayman (she/her) Reception Harvard University Physics Department Jefferson 360, 17 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-2872

2 years, 5 months

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Department Working Remotely on Wednesday, 11/24

by Bokios, Despina

Dear all, In preparing for a short week, I wanted to reach out to announce that staff will be working remotely next Wednesday, 11/24, and that the front office will be physically closed. Many staff have also elected to take additional time off next week, so please reach out early if you need any kind of support. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! Despina -- Despina Bokios, Executive Director Department of Physics, Harvard University Jefferson 351 O: 617-495-2620 My pronouns are: she/her/hers

2 years, 5 months

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