Week

Date

Topics

Lectures

Assignments

Reading

1

Sep 1

Introduction and course expectations

How to find an advisor

slides

slides

Major Group Assignment
Create and present a group Journal Club PowerPoint talk + individual referee reports

2

Sep 8

Research in Computational/Theoretical Biological Physics - Prof. Jun Song

Creating/giving a journal club presentation

slides

3

Sep 15

Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Taylor Hughes

How to use on-line scientific resources

On-line research with SCOPUS

slides


slides

mini-Assignment #1
On-line resource activities

Resource Activities

Prof. Casey Miller's (U. South Florida) advice on using scientific resources

4

Sep 22

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Nadya Mason

Research in Experimental AMO and Quantum Physics - Prof. Bryce Gadway

Publication process;
How to write a referee report

slides

5

Sep 29

Research in Observational Cosmology - Prof. Jeff Filippini

Research in Computational Biophysics - Prof. Aleksei Aksimentiev

How to write a scientific abstract

slides

mini-Assignment #2
Write an abstract for selected paper

Abstract Papers

6

Oct 6

7

Oct 13

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Gina Lorenz

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Tai Chiang

Research in Observational Cosmology - Prof. Joaquin Vieira

8

Oct 20

Ethics in research

slides

Ethics Case Studies

9

Oct 27

Research in Theoretical Astrophysics - Prof. Charles Gammie

Template for a journal club presentation

Research in the Physics of Living Systems - Prof. Zan Luthey Schulten

Research in the Physics of Viruses (Biological Physics) - Prof. Alex Evilevitch

slides

10

Nov 3

Research in Biological Physics at the Center for the Physics of Living Cells - Prof. Yann Chemla

Research in Experimental Biological Physics - Prof. Gabriel Juarez

Research in Theoretical Astrophysics - Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias

11

Nov 10

Research in Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics - Prof. Yang Zhang

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Jim Eckstein

Research in Neutrino Physics - Prof. Liang Yang

12

Nov 17

Research in Computational Biological Physics - Prof. Ting Lu

Research in Experimental High Energy Physics - Prof. Kevin Pitts

Research in Nanophotonics and Quantum Photonics - Prof. Kejie Fang

Scientific Poster Example/Template

Nov 24

Thanksgiving Break

13

Dec 1

Journal club presentations:
Team 2
Team 3
Team 6
Team 11

14

Dec 8

Journal club presentations:
Team 4
Team 7
Team 8
Team 9
Team 12