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
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Professor of Physics
Harvard University
17 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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.
This email is for the sophomores among you who are interested in signing up for the Physics or Chem/Phys concentrations. The deadline to declare a concentration is Thursday, November 17, but please don't wait until the last minute!
A list of possible 20-minute meeting times with me in Lyman 238, starting this coming Wednesday 10/5, is located at the following link (I'll gradually add more times in later weeks). Write your name in a time slot (and make a note of it, so you don’t forget).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GmSKP-i5GyUXdhrHhT9dTL-8r2Bonbzu-PR…
We'll use the meeting to go over your plan of study, talk about the concentration, and take care of a few other logistics. It's a fairly harmless procedure. But a few things to do beforehand are:
1) Fill out the Registrar's declaration form. Instructions are here:
https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=529e5ecadb6f4f0…
2) Look at the concentration requirements listed in the Fields of Concentration:
https://handbook.college.harvard.edu/files/collegehandbook/files/fields_fin…
and think about what courses you want to take that will satisfy the requirements.
(Clickable index near the beginning. Chem/Phys is on page 42, Physics is on page 185.)
3) Make a plan of study. I recommend using Excel (or something similar) to list out the 4 courses in each of your 8 semesters. When making a rough schedule of your remaining 5 semesters, you of course don't need to stick to it exactly, but it's good to have an existence proof of a plan that works.
4) Think about whom you want as your concentration advisor. Everyone has Prof. Georgi and me automatically, and we also pair you up with another faculty member. Make a list of a few possibilities, in case your first choice is overbooked. You can peruse the list of Physics faculty at:
https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/faculty
PLEASE HAVE **THREE** NAMES IN MIND when we meet. Note: there is no best way of picking names. Maybe a prof is doing research you find interesting, or you were in a class they taught (definitely not necessary), or a friend spoke highly of them, etc. You don’t need to have met the prof before.
5) Fill out this google form:
https://forms.gle/tWstcghbxy2tf5e39<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_tWstcghbxy2t…>
If you have any questions beforehand, stop by my office hours:
https://scholar.harvard.edu/david-morin/office-hours
or Prof. Georgi's:
https://sites.harvard.edu/hgeorgi/
These hours are set up at the beginning of each week, but check them during the week for any changes that may come up.
Frequently asked questions are located at:
https://www.physics.harvard.edu/undergrad/faqs-concentrators
We look forward to having you officially join the department!
DJM
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.
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.
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
Hello All!
More fleeces arrived (navy & maroon), as well as more quarter zip sweatshirts (dark grey & maroon). All are $25 - CASH ONLY.
I will have them in the UG study from 2 - 3:30.
Best,
Hannah Belcher (she/her)
Graduate Program Administrator
Harvard University
Department of Physics
17 Oxford Street, 241 Jefferson Lab
Cambridge, MA 02138
P: 617-496-3968<tel:617-496-3968>
See My Hybrid Schedule<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19qczhzb29qYnRnaTR0bXBhMmU5dG…>
I will admit that I was skeptical, but I looked at the link below (featuring a former Harvard undergrad) and this looks like it might be interesting to some of you.
From: Sawyer, Nicholas <nick_sawyer(a)condenast.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 1:39 PM
To: georgi(a)physics.harvard.edu; morin(a)physics.harvard.edu
Subject: (Harvard) Seeking Physics Undergrad Students for WIRED 5 LEVELS
Hello Howard and David,
I hope this email finds you well! My name is Nick Sawyer, Casting Producer for Conde Nast and WIRED. We're currently working on the next episode of our web series "5 Levels", and we are looking for undergraduate students studying physics who are local to the Boston area to participate. I was hoping you could forward my casting notice (copied below) to the students in your department so they can contact me if they are interested.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks for your time!
Best,
NS
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Greetings!
I'm writing from Conde Nast and WIRED magazine. We're producing the next episode of our web series 5 LEVELS, and we are in need of physics students local to Boston to participate. We are particularly interested in speaking to people with experience or interest in nuclear physics and/or material science.
Here's a link to a recent episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp570S6Plt8<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-…>
Those interested should be local to the Boston area and available to come to our set on Friday June 9th for a 1-2 hour shoot.
If you are interested, please email me ASAP at nick_sawyer(a)condenast.com<mailto:nick_sawyer@condenast.com> with your name, age, and a photo of yourself. Also please elaborate a bit on your major and what you hope to do with your degree. After you get in touch, I may ask to sit down with you for a quick video call to get a sense of your personality.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Nick Sawyer | Casting Producer | Condé Nast Entertainment
nick_sawyer(a)condenast.com<mailto:nick_sawyer@condenast.com>
M: 508 423 8185
