Schedule
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
May 28 – August 2, 2024
Below is the schedule of REU Program activities that are open to ALL undergraduate research assistants with Physics & Astronomy. Reminders concerning get-togethers will be emailed in advance. Note that the group meetings as well as the mini-symposium of student presentations are part of the REU Program, and those students officially in the REU Program are required to participate every week. Bold DATE = confirmed as of May 15, 2024.
The APS REU summer webinars are accessible to all.
Thursday, May 30 noon – 2 pm Kearns Center lunch in Genesee Valley Park
only for Kearns REU students and mentors
Thursday, May 30 2:00 pm B&L 208 gather then meet research
group at offices/lab
Friday, May 31 9 am B&L 208 Orientation for ALL undergraduates
doing research in Physics and Astronomy
Bagels and juice provided
Wed. June 5 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof.John Nichol
Quantum Computing with Electrons in
Semiconductors
Thurs. June 6 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting I
How do you talk to someone about your work?
June 7 - 9 B&L offices/labs/library/hallways CLOSED
in south wing of original bldg.
Wed. June 12 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Chris Marshall
Neutrinos
June 14 - 16 B&L offices/labs/library/hallways CLOSED
in south wing of original bldg.
Mon. June 17 10:15 am Tour of LLE ‘talk and tour’ limited to 24; those
(to be confirmed) that do not attend U of R have preference;
signup at the previous week’s lunch talk
(Wednesday, June 19 – University holiday – Juneteenth)
Thurs. June 20 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting II
Taking your audience into account
Thurs. June 20 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Segev BenZvi
The Graduate School Application Process
Wed. June 26 12:00 pm B&L 208
Informal project description/update from everyone
(2-3 minute each)
sentence about research emailed in advance
Thurs. June 27 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting III
How do you make a presentation?
Wed. July 3 12:00 pm B&L 208 Graduate students with Bigelow
Laser Cooling and Vortices in
Bose Einstein Condensates
(Thursday, July 4 is a University Holiday)
Wed. July 10 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Machiel Blok
Quantum Information Processing
with Superconducting Circuits
Thurs. July 11 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting IV
Presenting your work
? Mon. July 8 ? 10:15-11:45 am AT LLE – ‘talk and brief tour’ limit of 24
? Mon. July 16 ? those not attending U of R have preference
Wed. July 17 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Kelly Douglass
Astrophysics & Cosmology with DESI
Thurs. July 18 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting. V
Presentation aesthetics
Wed. July 24 12:00 pm B&L 208 Pierre Gourdain
High Energy Density Plasma
Thurs. August 1 9 am - 3 pm B&L 106 Student Presentations
(~10 minutes each)
Poster session, B&L lobby – lunch in B&L 267 for all
including research groups
Group photo of students before lunch (mandatory)
Fri. August 2 Summer Research Program posters in Douglass Hall -
Feldman Ballroom - all day -- Required of those
in all REU programs coordinated by the Kearns Center
Pre-recorded APS webinars
Career exploration strategies and tools -
Imposter syndrome - https://youtu.be/t43gWgGqICU
Considering a career at a national laboratory -
Why you should consider an industry career -
Skills for Physics bachelors in the private sector -