Summer 2001 Research Program:
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
 
Program Schedule
(Updated July 12, 2001)

Sat	May 26	noon	Earliest check-in time at the Keys Residential Complex (formerly known as the Apartment Residence Facility). Upon check-in, pick up a Physics REU packet containing a welcome letter, campus map, etc.
Mon	May 28	noon	Picnic at Lake Wauburg for participants in all UF REUs.
Tue	May 29		FIRST DAY OF REU PROGRAM.
		9:30 am	Campus tour for non-UF participants. Meet at main desk of the Keys Residential Complex.
		noon	Orientation meeting for all REU participants (2205 NPB).
		12:15 pm	Welcome lunch in Physics for participants, faculty mentors, and departmental representatives (2205 NPB).
Wed	May 30	12:30 pm	Laboratory safety workshop presented by Mark Yanchisin, UF Environmental Health and Safety (2205 NPB). All REU participants must attend!
Fri	Jun 1	2 pm;	Computer orientation: Using the Department's UNIX System, presented by Matthew Clausen, UF Physics (1212 NPB).
Fri	Jun 8	2 pm	Seminar/lab tour: Nanotubes: What's all the excitement? Prof. Andrew Rinzler, UF Physics, will give a short introduction to the physics of carbon nanotubes, and describe some of his own research in this area. The talk will be followed by a conducted tour of Prof. Rinzler's lab. (Meet in 2165 NPB.)
Thu	Jun 14	all day	Field trip to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee.
Tue	Jun 19	noon	Lunch with visitors from the REU site at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee (2205 NPB).
Fri	Jun 22	2 pm	Seminar/lab tour: Low-temperature physics: What's cold and what's hot. Prof. Mark Meisel, UF Physics, will provide an introduction to the goals and methods of low-temperature physics, then lead a short tour of the UF Microkelvin lab. (Meet in 2165 NPB.)
Fri	Jun 29	2 pm	Seminar: Getting into Graduate School, Dr. Alan Dorsey, UF Physics (2165 NPB).
Fri	Jul 6	2 pm	Seminar/lab tour: Magnetic phenomena in thin films. Prof. Art Hebard, UF Physics, will discuss magnetic sensors and their use in computer disk drives, then talk about his group's work on giant magnetoresistance and magnetocapacitance. A lab tour will follow. (Meet in 2165 NPB.)
Fri	Jul 13	2 pm	Seminar/lab tour: Physics of protein folding: Smaller, faster, squishier. Prof. Stephen Hagen, UF Physics, will talk about his work in biophysics and lead a tour of his lab. (Meet in 2165 NPB.)
Mon	Jul 16	10 am	Communications workshop: First 2-hour session on scientific writing skills presented by Dr. Dianne Cothran, UF Center for Written and Oral Communication (2165 NPB). Important: Bring to this session a description (three or four well-organized paragraphs) of the purpose, plan, and scope of your REU research project. This description, which may eventually form the introduction to your end-of-project report, should be accessible to your non-expert peers. It should be prepared with a word processor (use whatever system you'll employ for preparing your final report) and printed double-spaced. Use of literature citations is optional.
Mon	Jul 23	10 am	Communications workshop: Second 2-hour session on scientific writing skills presented by Dr. Dianne Cothran (2165 NPB).
Tue	July 24	11 am	Communications workshop: First 2-hour session on oral communication skills presented by Dr. Kim Freeman, UF Center for Written and Oral Communication (2165 NPB).
Fri	Jul 27	4 pm	Deadline for submission of first draft of research report to Alan Dorsey (2116 NPB).
Mon	Jul 30	11 am	Communications workshop: Second 2-hour session on oral communication skills presented by Dr. Kim Freeman (2165 NPB).
Wed	Aug 1	1 pm	Deadline for submission of final draft of research report to Alan Dorsey (2116 NPB).
Wed	Aug 1	1-4 pm	Student presentations.
Thu	Aug 2	1-4 pm	Student presentations (continued).
Fri	Aug 3		LAST DAY OF REU PROGRAM.
		9 am to noon	Exit interviews.
		noon	Closing lunch in Physics Department
Sat	Aug 4	noon	Latest check-out time at the Keys Residential Complex.

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