May 2022 - sps-list

by Prentiss, Mara

Dear All, The Physics 15c poster session is starting at 4:30 today in Science Center 306. Everyone is cordially invited. Food will be served. I hope to see you there. Mara -- Professor of Physics Harvard University 17 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138

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90r/91r form

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.

4 months

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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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summer research, REUs

by Morin, David

For those of you who are planning to do research this coming summer, this email contains important information, as does the physics summer-research webpage: https://www.physics.harvard.edu/undergrad/summer You can do research either with a Harvard professor, or in a program somewhere else. For the latter case, there are a zillion REU opportunities listed at: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nsf.gov_crssprgm_r…> And others are listed on the above summer webpage. In you want to do research with a Harvard prof, your main task is to find an advisor by searching the faculty webpage: https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/faculty and sending out emails. Feel free to look in related departments too. Stop by office hours if you have any questions about contacting profs. Once you find a lab (let me know if you have any trouble with this), the funding is guaranteed to work out, with the following caveat: Assuming that the usual number of students apply for Physics Dept funding (pieced together with HCRP and faculty funding), we'll been able to give awards of about $5000 (total from all sources). In the event that the number of students increases significantly, the amount will probably be more like $4500. Additionally, as we did last year, we’ll be able to give supplements based on the level of financial need. The standard time span is 10 weeks of full-time work (don't try to add on a summer course). If you are planning on heading to grad school, my personal recommendation is to do at least one summer of research with a Harvard prof, and then another summer either here or elsewhere. Variety can be nice - it's good to see some other places in the country/world. But it’s also certainly fine to spend all your summers here. Try to bookend at least one of those with a semester or two of research, so that you have a longer total time in the lab. You should strongly consider applying for PRISE (for research here) and for the Herchel Smith fellowship (for here or elsewhere). See the above summer webpage. These deadlines are early. If you get one of these, then there is no need to apply to Physics or HCRP. Because of this, the Physics application purposely won’t be available until early March. I’ll send out a link to a google form then. If you're a first-year who is going to be a Physics or Chem/Phys concentrator, then you're certainly eligible for Physics Dept funding (item #3 on the above summer webpage). Let me know if you have any questions. Office hour schedule: https://scholar.harvard.edu/david-morin/office-hours DJM

1 year, 5 months

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Calendar links for Library, Study

by Morin, David

This is a periodic reminder that the links to the calendars for the Library and Undergrad Study (J251) are (please bookmark these): Library: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=i8b124qg28f3mm2jr4t1r65p…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__calendar.google.com_ca…> Undergrad Study: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=rifid7k3r8nvd81phf0fch0n…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__calendar.google.com_ca…> If you’d like to book a time block, please email me, Jolanta, or Hannah. A red dot in the event name means that it’s a private event. A yellow dot means that students can be studying quietly in another part of the room if they don’t mind whatever noise the event is making. During the no-dot events (office hours, social events, etc.), anyone else can be in the room, with no need to be quiet. Likewise for any non-booked time. For gatherings in the library, please follow the instructions on the filters. In short, they should be set to Allergen mode. And please make use of the fans (instructions on upper-right corner), since the weather is now nice. David

1 year, 8 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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TODAY @6PM ET: John Colapinto, in conversation with Gregory Kestin, "This Is the Voice" | Harvard Science Book Talk

by Werbeloff, Marina D

[https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/47662b23-df38-45d4…] HARVARD SCIENCE BOOK TALK [https://mcusercontent.com/2a42f9e6c5264bb277175db04/images/6e63b520-fde8-b2…] JOHN COLAPINTO "This is the Voice" in conversation with GREGORY KESTIN ________________________________ There’s no shortage of books about public speaking or language or song. But until now, there has been no book about the miracle that underlies them all—the human voice itself. And there are few writers who could take on this surprisingly vast topic with more artistry and expertise than John Colapinto. Beginning with the novel—and compelling—argument that our ability to speak is what made us the planet’s dominant species, he guides us from the voice’s beginnings in lungfish millions of years ago to its culmination in the talent of Pavoratti, Martin Luther King Jr., and Beyoncé—and each of us, every day. Along the way, he shows us why the voice is the most efficient, effective means of communication ever devised: it works in all directions, in all weathers, even in the dark, and it can be calibrated to reach one other person or thousands. He reveals why speech is the single most complex and intricate activity humans can perform. He travels up the Amazon to meet the Piraha, a reclusive tribe whose singular language, more musical than any other, can help us hear how melodic principles underpin every word we utter. He heads up to Harvard to see how professional voices are helped and healed, and he ventures out on the campaign trail to see how demagogues wield their voices as weapons. May 19 @6:00PM REGISTER<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> [YouTube]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> YouTube<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…> Twitter<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> [Website]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> Website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> [Email]<mailto:science_lectures@fas.harvard.edu> Email<mailto:science_lectures@fas.harvard.edu> For more information about the series and videos of previous Harvard Science Book Talks, please see: https://science.fas.harvard.edu/book-talks<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us9.list-2Dman…> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/03c9e5d8-4a2f-471e…] [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/47662b23-df38-45d4…] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: John Colapinto is an award-winning journalist and long time staff writer for The New Yorker and Rolling Stone. His nonfiction book As Nature Made Him (2000) was a New York Times bestseller and his first novel, About the Author (2001), was recently named by the Times of London as one of the 100 best thrillers published since 1945. He is also the author of the novel Undone and the nonfiction book Becoming a Neurosurgeon. Gregory Kestin earned his physics Ph.D. from Harvard, as a member of The Center for the Fundamental Laws of Nature, focusing on theoretical particle physics and quantum field theory. He then joined the faculty of Harvard’s Physics Department as a College Fellow and Preceptor and is currently the Associate Director of Science Education and a Lecturer on Physics. Over his career, he has conducted research in nuclear physics, particle physics, fusion energy, gravitational wave physics, and science education. For nearly two decades he has been involved with innovative educational outreach endeavors, bringing science to both students and members of the public through writing, video, animation, multimedia, and public lectures. As a Digital Producer at NOVA | PBS he created award-winning media, from documentaries to educational interactives to his original video series, “What the Physics?!” His 2021 documentary "Dream Hacking" shows groundbreaking work by scientists who can influence people's decisions and desires without them being aware, from sneaking ideas into people’s minds to manipulating dreams.

1 year, 12 months

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Physics Student Awards Celebration, May 16, 4:30pm

by Davis, Jolanta M.

Dear Physics Community, Please join us May 16, 4:30 pm Jefferson 250 Physics Student Awards Celebration to celebrate the achievements of students who are awardees of the following prizes: Rhodes Scholarship Jack T. Sanderson Memorial Prize in Physics Carol Davis Award White Teaching Prize Merit Fellowship Gertrude and Maurice Goldhaber Prize David J. Robbins Prize Following the ceremony, we will gather in Jefferson 450 for a reception with appetizers and open bar with wine and beer. We hope you will be able to join us! [cid:f7952fb1-4cc8-4e76-86dc-2fe638a715e2]

2 years

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Fwd: Undergrad Intern on Quantum Sensing

by Elizabeth Guo

-- Elizabeth Guo Harvard Class of 2022 elizabethguo(a)college.harvard.edu > > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Kin Chung Fong <fongkc(a)gmail.com <mailto:fongkc@gmail.com>> >> Subject: Undergrad Intern on Quantum Sensing >> Date: May 10, 2022 at 9:12:41 AM EDT >> To: Isabelle Phinney <iphinney(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:iphinney@fas.harvard.edu>> >> Cc: Bevin Huang <huangbev(a)gmail.com <mailto:huangbev@gmail.com>>, Mary Keenan <mkreidel(a)g.harvard.edu <mailto:mkreidel@g.harvard.edu>> >> >> Hi Isabelle, >> >> Do you happen to know if there is any undergrad who would like to work on quantum sensing as an intern? Will be great if you can spread the news: >> >> ————————————— >> >> The Quantum Engineering and Computing (QEC) group in Raytheon BBN Technologies (Cambridge MA) is seeking motivated undergraduate for a work-study or intern researcher position in the areas of quantum sensors and cryogenic microwave components. Such devices include, but are not limited to, Josephson parametric amplifiers and single-photon detectors based on two-dimensional (2D) materials, and absorptive and reflective superconducting filters used for cryogenic measurement chains. The candidate study the fundamental physics of quantum sensors and characterize their performance for applications in quantum information science. The position will cover the design, fabrication, measurement, and study of quantum and classical devices. The candidate will join a highly collaborative and closely-knit group composed of theorists and experimentalists working on quantum computation and engineering, both in QEC group and partnering with research groups at universities. >> >> Applications are accepted immediately through this website: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/job/01525624/Quantum-Sensors-and-Devices-… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__careers.rtx.com_global…> >> >> Please feel free to contact Dr. K. C. Fong at fongkc(a)gmail.com <mailto:fongkc@gmail.com>, if there is any question. For previous projects from successful internship, please visit our publications: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~fong/publications.html <http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~fong/publications.html> >> >> ————————————— >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Best, >> KC >> >> >> ================================= >> Kin Chung Fong, Ph.D. >> Scientist, Quantum Information Processing >> Raytheon BBN Technologies >> Associate, Department of Physics >> Harvard University >> 617-873-3316 >> www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~fong <http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~fong> >> ================================= >> >

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