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 a reminder about the Physics Department's rule for the 15b and 15c labs, and also (starting with the class of 2027) the 15a lab; see below. The lab 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.) This is just an internal Physics Dept requirement; it’s doesn’t shown up anywhere in my.harvard.
You can complete the labs in a future semester if you wish, but our 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.) However, if you’re a senior, we strongly recommend doing the lab **now in the fall**, because the labs get very crowded in the spring, and additionally you may be traveling around visiting grad schools etc.
NEW THIS YEAR: Starting with the incoming first-years (the class of 2027), we will also require the 15a lab, for students who don’t take 15a/16/19 (or AP50a or PS12a).
If you are presently a sophomore or higher, this does NOT apply to you. You don’t need to compete the 15a lab if you didn’t take 15a/16. You just need to do the 15b and 15c labs.
To schedule your lab time, please email (as soon as possible):
15a: Preceptor Gregorio Ponti (gponti(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:gponti@g.harvard.edu>)
15b: Prof. Mara Prentiss (prentiss(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:prentiss@g.harvard.edu>)
15c: Preceptor Anna Wang-Holtzen (annawang1(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:annawang1@g.harvard.edu>)
Please 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
Phys 15a is looking for hmwk graders. The time commitment will be around 4 or 5 hrs/wk. Pay is $21/hr. If interested, please let me know. And please include any previous grading/CA experience you’ve had.
Funding opportunity!!
_
Rain (Kimberly) Wang
*(they/them/theirs)*
Bachelor's Candidate in Physics
Harvard College | Class of 2025
*Harvard Quantum Initiative Undergraduate Research Funding*
Application:
https://carat.fas.harvard.edu/applicant/newApplication?applicationPurposeId…
The Harvard Quantum Initiative (HQI) is pleased to offer supplemental
funding to low-income students to support term-time research. HQI intends
to augment other funding to allow students the opportunity to pursue
academic research instead of other paid employment.
Students should have identified a faculty research mentor in HQI (
https://quantum.harvard.edu/hqi-members) and must work with the research
group to identify a research project. Students performing research in all
areas related to HQI including physics, chemistry, applied/theoretical
math, computer science and electrical engineering are encouraged to apply.
HQI is pleased to support students continuing their research or students
new to research/their group.
Eligibility:
- Currently enrolled Harvard College students in good standing. Students
from all class-year (first-year to senior) and from all concentrations are
encouraged to apply.
- Students must have the support of a faculty mentor who is a member of
HQI (https://quantum.harvard.edu/hqi-members).
- Students should work a minimum of 8-10 hours/week on the research
project throughout the semester.
- *Students must have demonstrated financial need.* Students should
either be receiving financial aid from Harvard College or have a full
scholarship but otherwise have qualified for aid. Please reach out if you
do not receive financial aid but believe you should qualify for this
funding.
- Students with Federal Work Study Eligibility can potentially use that
in conjunction with HQI funding to receive an hourly wage for their
research.
- Students cannot simultaneously receive funding and be earning course
credit for their research (e.g. Physics 90r, Chemistry 90r, ES 100).
Priorities for funding:
- We will give full consideration to students who submit the full
application by the HCRP deadline (Sunday, 10 September at 11:59pm) AND
submit an application to HCRP. We may consider applications submitted after
September 10th or that do not also submit to HCRP only if funds remain.
- We encourage applications from all class years and all research areas.
We are pleased to consider all eligible students with a priority for
financial need.
Application:
- Please submit a research description/proposal (1-2 pages), CV, a
transcript (informal transcript from my.harvard is fine) and have your
PI submit the endorsement form at: https://forms.office.com/r/txxEWaeJ8h
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Hello, please see the HQI term time funding opportunity below.
Harvard Quantum Initiative Undergraduate Research Funding
Application: https://carat.fas.harvard.edu/applicant/newApplication?applicationPurposeId…
The Harvard Quantum Initiative (HQI) is pleased to offer supplemental funding to low-income students to support term-time research. HQI intends to augment other funding to allow students the opportunity to pursue academic research instead of other paid employment.
Students should have identified a faculty research mentor in HQI (https://quantum.harvard.edu/hqi-members) and must work with the research group to identify a research project. Students performing research in all areas related to HQI including physics, chemistry, applied/theoretical math, computer science and electrical engineering are encouraged to apply. HQI is pleased to support students continuing their research or students new to research/their group.
Eligibility:
· Currently enrolled Harvard College students in good standing. Students from all class-year (first-year to senior) and from all concentrations are encouraged to apply.
· Students must have the support of a faculty mentor who is a member of HQI (https://quantum.harvard.edu/hqi-members).
· Students should work a minimum of 8-10 hours/week on the research project throughout the semester.
· Students must have demonstrated financial need. Students should either be receiving financial aid from Harvard College or have a full scholarship but otherwise have qualified for aid. Please reach out if you do not receive financial aid but believe you should qualify for this funding.
· Students with Federal Work Study Eligibility can potentially use that in conjunction with HQI funding to receive an hourly wage for their research.
· Students cannot simultaneously receive funding and be earning course credit for their research (e.g. Physics 90r, Chemistry 90r).
Priorities for funding:
· We will give full consideration to students who submit the full application by the HCRP deadline (Sunday, 10 September at 11:59pm) AND submit an application to HCRP. We may consider applications submitted after September 10th or that do not also submit to HCRP only if funds remain.
· We encourage applications from all class years and all research areas. We are pleased to consider all eligible students with a priority for financial need.
Application:
· Please submit a research description/proposal (1-2 pages), CV, a transcript (informal transcript from my.harvard is fine) and have your PI submit the endorsement form at: https://forms.office.com/r/txxEWaeJ8h
From: Kelly Miller <kmiller(a)seas.harvard.edu>
Subject: ES20R: Physics of Sports
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the heart of sports and physics with our project-based course: "Physics of Sports”! Building on the success of its inaugural year, this hands-on course will teach you how to use sensors and Python to perform an in-depth study of a sport of your choice. Whether you dream of designing innovative sports equipment, revolutionizing training techniques, or simply want to uncover the science beneath your favorite sport, this course is for you!
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Kelly Miller, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Harvard University
