August 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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Academic Advising Report

by Morin, David

Concerning the Academic Advising Report in my.harvard, the report can be misleading, so please ignore it, at least as far as the Physics and Chem/Phys concentration requirements go. It might say that some requirements aren’t satisfied when in fact they are. And conversely it might say that some requirements are satisfied when they aren’t. (However, the Gen Ed and Distribution parts of the report are probably accurate, so do pay attention to those.) The requirements that you should be looking at are the official requirements listed in the Fields of Concentration: https://handbook.college.harvard.edu/files/collegehandbook/files/harvard_co… (Click on the index at the beginning to go to the Physics or Chem/Phys pages.) If you want to submit an exception to the Advising Report to make it more accurately reflect your requirement status, feel free to do so. But again, it doesn’t matter. If you do submit an exception, please include a short explanation in the description box.

8 months, 4 weeks

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Phys 191

by Morin, David

For those of you who will be taking Phys 191 this year, you are strongly encouraged to take it now in the fall. The enrollment in the spring is always much higher, so if you take it now in the fall you’ll get far more professor time, and things will be much calmer.

9 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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APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics 2023 @Boston University

by Davis, Jolanta M.

Boston University is pleased to host the APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) on January 20-22, 2023. The application site will open on Monday, August 29, 2022 and will close promptly at 5PM ET on Monday, October 10, 2022. We ask that you advertise the conference among your physics majors, encourage them to apply, and support their travel if they are accepted to the conference. (We will provide support for lodging and meals.) The keynote presentation will be given by Dr. Nadya Mason<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aps.org_programs_women…>, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Professor in Physics at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Professor Mason's research at Illinois focuses on how electrons behave in low-dimensional, correlated materials, where enhanced interactions are expected to give novel results. The research is relevant to a variety of technologies, including quantum communication, information storage, and qubit control in quantum computers. CUWiP will bring together successful female physicists and over 2,000 undergraduate women in physics to highlight career opportunities for women in physics and the contributions of women in physics. The meeting will provide ample opportunities for interacting with fellow physicists. The conference will include the following activities: 1. Presentations by professional physicists on their cutting edge research and personal career paths; 2. Panels featuring career opportunities outside academia; 3. Workshops or panels offering guidance on how to get involved in summer research, the graduate school application process, applying to transfer to a four-year college from a community college, and preparing for and applying for jobs in industry; 4. An opportunity for undergraduate attendees to present their research; We are attaching a poster, which we hope you will share with your colleagues and local institutions. Please also circulate this announcement to students in your department. More information on the APS CUWiP at Boston University can be found on our website: https://sites.bu.edu/bucuwip2023/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.bu.edu_bucuwip20…>. Websites for the other conference sites can also be found on the APS CUWiP webpage at www.aps.org/cuwip<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.aps.org_cuwip&d=DwM…>. This conference series has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and is sponsored by the American Physical Society. Thank you for helping publicize the Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics! On behalf of the organizing committee, Joe Larkin Assistant Professor of Physics and Biology, Boston University

1 year, 7 months

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WiP Shopping Week Event (WITH COOKIES!) Thursday 9/1 @ 5pm

by Athalia Meron

Hi everyone! Come join Women in Physics for a shopping week event (*featuring Levain cookies*) in the physics library this *Thursday (9/1) at 5pm*. Whether you have no idea what classes to take or have the entire Q guide memorized, come eat cookies and chat with fellow women in physics! To help us figure out how many cookies to get, please fill out this form <https://streaklinks.com/BLsnU73MzBrzuOojAgOl1g1W/https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.p…> if you plan on attending! See you there! Harvard Women in Physics ᐧ

1 year, 8 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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