Physics 596 - Course Syllabus - Fall 2019
(Syllabus is subject to change!)
Week |
Date |
Topics |
Lectures |
Assignments |
Reading |
1 |
Aug 30 |
Introduction and course expectations |
Major Group Assignment |
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2 |
Sep 6 |
Research in General Relativity and Gravitation - Prof. Nicolas Yunes Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Vidya Madhavan Creating/giving a journal club presentation How to read scientific papers
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3 |
Sep 13 |
Research in Astrophysics, Gravitation, and Cosmology - Prof. Charles Gammie Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Tai Chiang How to use on-line scientific resources |
mini-Assignment #1 |
Prof. Casey Miller's (RIT) advice on using scientific resources |
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4 |
Sep 20 |
Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Bryan Clark Research in Spin Transport and Magnetization Dynamics - Prof. Axel Hoffmann Research in Biological Physics - Prof. Ido Golding On-line research with SCOPUS |
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5 |
Sep 27 |
Research in Theoretical High Energy Physics - Prof. Yonatan Kahn Research in Experimental Nuclear Physics - Prof. Anne Sickles Research in Computational Quantum Information - Prof. Martin Gruebele Publication process; |
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6 |
Oct 4 |
Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Karin Dahmen Research in Theoretical High Energy Physics - Prof. Jessie Shelton Research in Experimental Quantum Information Science - Prof. Elizabeth Goldschmidt |
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7 |
Oct 11 |
Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Fahad Mahmood Research in Biological Physics - Prof. Sangjin Kim Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Nadya Mason How to write a scientific abstract |
mini-Assignment #2 |
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8 |
Oct 18 |
Ethics in research |
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9 |
Oct 25 |
Research in Quantum Electronic, Spintronic, and Energy Materials - Prof. Yingjie Zhang Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Lucas Wagner Research in Biological Physics - Prof. Paul Selvin Research in Theoretical Nuclear Physics - Prof. Jorge Jose Leite Noronha |
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10 |
Nov 1 |
Research in Theoretical Nuclear Physics - Prof. Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Alexey Bezryadin Research in the Physics of Living Systems - Prof. Zan Luthey-Schulten |
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11 |
Nov 8 |
Research in Theoretical and Computational Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysics - Prof. Charles Sing Research in Computational Biological Physics - Prof. Diwakar Shukla Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Gina Lorenz Research in Theoretical Soft Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Antonia Statt | |||
12 |
Nov 15 |
Research in Experimental High Energy Physics - Prof. Ben Hooberman Research in Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Nancy Makri Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Elif Ertekin Journal club presentation:
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13 |
Nov 22 |
Journal club presentations: |
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Nov 29 |
Thanksgiving Break |
14 |
Dec 6 |
Journal club presentations: |
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