Physics Career and Research Summer Workshop
2004: Schedule
Week 1
|
Time |
Event |
Place |
Mon June 7
|
|
|
|
9:00 |
Orientation |
CH
320[1] |
|
10:00 |
Research
descriptions: Vohra, Gerakines |
|
|
10:45 |
Break |
|
|
11:00 |
Research
descriptions: Zvanut, Stanishevsky, Kawai |
|
|
12:00 |
Lunch
Break |
CH
320 |
|
1:00 |
Research
descriptions: Camata, Nordlund |
|
|
1:30 |
Breakup
into groups; schedules set. |
|
|
2:00-3:00 |
Campus
tour (UAB Admissions) |
HUC
260 |
Tues June 8
|
|
|
|
9:00-9:30 AM |
Group
organization; meet guide/mentor |
CH
302 |
|
9:30 – 12:00 |
Research rotation 1 |
Research
labs |
|
1:00 |
Research
(cont’d) |
|
|
2:00 –3:00 |
Topical Session 1: Laboratory Safety . Ransom Pewitt, Education/Training Officer, UAB. |
EB
146 |
Wed June 9
|
|
|
|
9:00 – 12:00 |
Research
rotation 2 |
Research
labs |
|
1:00-3:00 |
Research
(cont’d) or attend Physics class |
Labs
or CH 301 |
Thurs June 10
|
|
|
|
9:00 – 12:00 |
Research
rotation 3 |
Research
labs |
|
1:00 |
Research
(cont’d) |
|
|
2:00 –3:00 |
Topical Session 2: Internet, Middleware and Grid Computing Prof. david Shealy, Dept. of Physics, UAB |
EB
146 |
Fri June 11
|
|
|
|
9:00 – 12:00 |
Research
rotation 4 |
|
|
12:00-1:00 |
Pizza
with SPS and REU students |
UAB
Minipark |
|
1:00-2:00 |
Research
participation |
|
|
2:00-3:00 |
Topical Session 3: University Industry Partnerships: (i) Synthetic Diamond: From Bench top Research to a Commercial Product. Prof. Yogesh Vohra, Dept. of
Physics, UAB, and Kyle Harman, Vista Engineering. (ii) New Lasers. Prof.
Sergey Mirov, Dept. of Physics, UAB |
EB
146 |
Week 2
|
Time |
Event |
Place |
Mon June 14
|
|
|
|
9:00 – 12:00 |
Research
rotation 5 |
Research
labs |
|
1:00-2:00 |
Research
(cont’d) |
Labs |
|
2:00 – 3:00 |
Special Colloquium: A
report from the Mars Rover expedition.
Prof. Thomas Wdowiak, Dept. of
Physics, UAB (tentative) |
? |
Tues June 15
|
|
|
|
9:00 – 12:00 |
Research
rotation 6 |
Research
labs |
|
1:00 |
Research
(cont’d) |
|
|
4:00 –5:00[2] |
Topical Session 4: Putting It All in Writing. Jan Baird, Educational Services
Coordinator, UAB |
CHEM
101 |
Wed June 16
|
|
|
|
9:00 – 12:00 |
Research
rotation 7 |
Research
labs |
|
1:00-3:00 |
Research
(cont’d) or attend Physics class |
Labs
or CH 301 |
Thurs June 17
|
|
|
|
9:00 – 12:00 |
Research
rotation: 2nd day in selected lab |
Research
labs |
|
1:00 |
Research
(cont’d) |
|
|
2:00 –3:00 |
Topical Session 5: Resume Writing. Keith Cullen, Asst. director, UAB Career Services |
EB
148 |
Fri June 18
|
|
|
|
9:00 – 12:00 |
Careers
in Physics Tours
for parents. (See separate
schedule) Tours
of other labs for students. (See separate schedule) |
CB
15 Rm 133 |
|
12:00 |
Lunch |
|
|
1:00-3:00 |
Tours,
cont’d |
|
|
3:00-3:45 |
Closing
session: Evaluation, Q & A |
|
Final-Day Tours
Parent Sessions and Tours3: Fri, June 18
|
Time |
Focus
|
Host(s) |
Location |
|
9:00-9:45
AM |
Careers
in Physics |
Tom
Nordlund |
CB15,
Rm 133 |
|
9:50-10:30 |
Physics
Education Resource tour |
Jim
Martin |
CH
470 |
|
10:30
|
Break |
|
CH
302 |
|
11:00
-11:30 |
Superhard
Materials Lab[3] |
Yogesh
Vohra |
CH |
|
11:35-12:05 |
Biophysics
Lab3 |
Tom
Nordlund |
CH |
|
12:15-12:55 |
Lunch |
|
CH
|
|
1:00-1:25 |
Laser
Facility3 |
Sergey
Mirov Chris
Lawson |
CH
|
|
1:30-1:55 |
AstroSciences
Lab3 |
Perry
Gerakines |
|
|
2:00-2:25 |
Electronic
Materials Lab3 |
Mary
Ellen Zvanut |
|
|
2:30-2:55 |
Computing
facilities3 |
David
Shealy Ken
Nelson Ryoichi
Kawai |
|
|
3:00-3:45 |
Closing
session with students |
Tom
Nordlund David
Shealy |
CH
|
Student Sessions and Tours: Fri, June 18
|
Time |
Focus
|
Host(s) |
Location |
|
9:00-9:45
AM |
Careers
in Physics |
Tom
Nordlund |
CB15,
Rm 133 |
|
9:50-10:30 |
Physics
Education Resource tour |
Jim
Martin |
CH
470 |
|
10:30 |
Break |
|
CH
302 |
|
11:00-11:50 |
Society
of Physics Students |
James
DeKay, Jorge Nuñez |
CB15,
Rm 133 |
|
12:00-12:40 |
Lunch |
|
CB15,
Rm 133 |
|
12:40-12:55 |
Travel |
Guide1 Guide
2 |
àCBSE[4] àVSRC[5] |
|
1:00-1:45 |
Center
for Biophysical Sciences & Engineering Vision
Science Research Center |
Christie
Brouillette/Larry DeLucas Paul
Gamlin |
CBSE VSRC |
|
1:50-1:55 |
Travel |
|
|
|
2:00-2:45 |
Vision
Science Research Center Center
for Biophysical Sciences & Engineering |
Paul
Gamlin Christie Brouillette/Larry DeLucas |
VSRC CBSE |
|
2:45-2:55 |
Travel
time |
|
|
|
3:00-3:45 |
Closing
session: Q&A Evaluation |
|
CB15,
Rm 133 |