Research Seminar, Winter 2010

All seminars are on Fridays at 1 - 1:50 pm in WGR 377 unless otherwise noted Schedule is tentative. Last update 12/22/09.
DATE	SPEAKER	TOPIC	HOST	DISCUSSION
08 January	Janet Tate	Experimental Solid State	-	How to get started & what is expected Article: What a PhD Means
15 January	Oksana Ostroverkhova	Experimental Optical & Solid State	Francis	Engaging in Research
22 January	Uta Hussong-Christian	On-line information gathering	Autzen Classroom, Valley Library, Rm 2082	AJP article on-line search
29 January	Guenter Schneider	Computational Solid State	Alnefaie	Ethics/collaborative research
5 February	Dedra Demaree	Physics Education Research	Reidy	-
12 February	Yun-Shik Lee	Experimental Optical & Solid State	Roth	Lab management
19 February	David McIntyre	Experimental Optical	Paul	Research Funding
26 February	Ethan Minot	Experimental Solid State	Mar	Professional Development - Communication
5 March	David Roundy	Computational Physics	Maizy	-
12 March	Henri Jansen Bill Hetherington	Computational Solid State Experimental Optical	Sharf	-
This seminar is offered for 1 credit as Introduction to Research, PH607, Section 4, CRN 33408. It is required for all new graduate students and for graduate students who have not yet held their program meetings. Drop-ins by all students and other interested parties are encouraged. Often, the first fifteen minutes are used for discussion of research-related issues. Further information for students registered for the seminar is here.
The speakers will give an overview of their research fields (about 25 - 30 mins), and then take questions (about 10 minutes). I have asked them to lead a short discussion on various aspects of research. This should take about 10-15 minutes.
In preparation for the seminar, find out beforehand a little about the speaker�s work. This will help you ask better questions, and it will make the talk more interesting. Ask questions about the science, about possible career paths, skills needed for this research, and general questions about how the group functions. Save specific questions about whether there are research openings in the group at the present time for private discussion (unless the speaker specifically addresses this).