Week

Date

Topics

Lectures

Assignments

Reading

1

Aug 31

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 7

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Yingjie Zhang

Creating/giving a journal club presentation

How to read scientific papers

slides

slides

3

Sep 14

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 (RIT) advice on using scientific resources

4

Sep 21

Research in Theoretical Astrophysics, Gravitation, and Cosmology - Prof. Gil Holder

Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Barry Bradlyn

Publication process;
How to write a referee report

slides

5

Sep 28

Research in Experimental Nuclear Physics - Prof. Anne Sickles

Research in Experimental AMO and Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Gina Lorenz

How to write a scientific abstract

slides

mini-Assignment #2
Write an abstract for selected paper

Abstract Papers

6

Oct 5

7

Oct 12

Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Lucas Wagner

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Tai Chiang

Research in Experimental Optomechanics and Microfluidics - Prof. Gaurav Bahl

8

Oct 19

Ethics in research

slides

Ethics Case Studies

9

Oct 26

Research in Computational Biophysics - Prof. Ting Lu

Research in Condensed Matter Theory - Prof. Smitha Vishveshwara

Research in Experimental Biological Physics - Prof. Gabriel Juarez

10

Nov 2

Research in Theoretical Quantum Information - Prof. Eric Chitambar

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Vidya Madhavan

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

11

Nov 9

Research in Theoretical High Energy Physics - Prof. Patrick Draper

Research in Computational Biological Physics - Prof. Aleksei Aksimentiev

Research in High Energy Physics - Prof. Kevin Pitts

Research on Quantum Devices and Qubits - Prof. Alexey Bezryadin

Scientific Poster Example/Template

12

Nov 16

Physics of Living Cells (Theory & Experiments) - Prof. Ido Golding

Research in Nanophotonics and Quantum Photonics - Prof. Kejie Fang

Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Bryan Clark

Template for a journal club presentation

slides

Nov 23

Thanksgiving Break

13

Nov 30

Research in Experimental Biophysics - Prof. Sangjin Kim

Journal club presentations:
Team 2
Team 3
Team 6

14

Dec 7

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

Journal club presentations:
Team 1
Team 4
Team 5
Team 7
Team 9