Physics 596 - Course Syllabus - Fall 2025
(Syllabus is subject to change!)
Physics 596 Fall 2025 Channel on Media Space
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Date |
Topics |
Lectures |
Assignments |
Reading |
Zoom/Video |
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1 |
Aug 29 |
Introduction and course expectations |
Major Group Assignment |
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2 |
Sep 5 |
Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics and Grad School Advice - Prof. Taylor Hughes Creating/giving a journal club presentation |
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3 |
Sep 12 |
Science publication process and writing referee reports Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Pengjie Wang Research in Computational Biophysics - Prof. Alek Aksimentiev |
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4 |
Sep 19 |
Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Rafael Fernandes Research in Experimental and Computational Biophysics - Prof. Hyun Youk Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Lu Chen |
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5 |
Sep 26 |
Using on-line scientific resources Research in Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics - Prof. Helvi Witek Research in Computational Condensed Matter and Quantum Information - Prof. Bryan Clark |
mini-Assignment #1 |
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6 |
Oct 3 |
Research in Experimental Biophysics - Prof. Ido Golding Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Fahad Mahmood Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Lucas Wagner |
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7 |
Oct 10 |
Ethics in research |
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8 |
Oct 17 |
Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Vidya Madhavan Research in Theoretical Soft Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Karin Dahmen Research in Experimental Quantum Information - Prof. Wolfgang Pfaff |
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9 |
Oct 24 |
Writing Scientific Abstracts Research in High Energy Theory - Prof. Tanner Trickle Research in Theoretical Biophysical Chemistry - Prof. Zan Luthey-Schulten |
mini-Assignment #2 |
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10 |
Oct 31 |
Research in Experimental Quantum Information and Photonics - Prof. Paul Kwiat Research in Experimental High Energy Physics - Prof. Ben Hooberman Research in Experimental Condensed Matter and Quantum Information - Prof. Angela Kou |
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11 |
Nov 7 |
Tips for Effective Scientific Communication Research in Theoretical Astrophysics - Prof. Antonios Tsokaros Research in Experimental Complex Interfaces and Molecular Systems - Prof. Yingjie Zhang | ||||
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12 |
Nov 14 |
Journal club presentations:
Research in Observational Cosmology - Prof. Joaquin Vieira |
13 |
Nov 21 |
Journal club presentations:
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Nov 28 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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14 |
Dec 5 |
Journal club presentations: |
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Dec 12 |
Extra Journal club presentations: |
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