Summer 2002 Research Program:
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
 
Program Schedule
(Updated July 15, 2002)

Sat	May 25	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.
			WEEK 1
Tue	May 28		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 29	1:00 pm	Laboratory safety workshop presented by Mark Yanchisin, UF Environmental Health and Safety (2205 NPB). All REU participants must attend!
Fri	May 31	3 pm	Computer orientation: Using the Department's UNIX System, presented by UF Physics staff (1212 NPB).
Sat	Jun 1	11 am	Picnic at Lake Wauburg for participants in the Chemistry and Physics REUs. Meet in the parking lot north of the Keys Complex at 10:45 am.
			WEEK 2
Fri	Jun 7	3 pm	Seminar: Getting into Graduate School, Prof. Alan Dorsey, UF Physics (2165 NPB).
			WEEK 3
Fri	Jun 14	3 pm	Seminar/lab tours: Profs. David Reitze and Stephen Hagen, UF Physics, will talk about their research and lead a tour of their labs. (Meet in 2165 NPB.)
			WEEK 4
Fri	Jun 21	all day	Field trip to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee. Meet in the parking lot north of the Keys Complex at 7:30 am. (See email for details.)
Sat	Jun 22	all day	Field trip to the NASA Kennedy Space Center. Meet in the parking lot at the southeast corner of the Keys Complex at 8:00 am. Details tcan be found here.
			WEEK 5
Fri	Jun 28	3 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 Laboratory. (Meet in 2165 NPB.)
			WEEK 6
Thu	Jul 4		Independence Day (University closed)
Fri	Jul 5		No REU activities planned
			WEEK 7
Fri	Jul 12	3 pm	Weekly Meeting: Scientific Ethics. A discussion of ethical issues connected with scientific research, led by Alan Dorsey and others.
			WEEK 8
Mon	Jul 15	noon	Lunch with visitors from the REU site at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee (2205 NPB).
Tue	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.
Fri	Jul 19		No weekly meeting
			WEEK 9
Mon	Jul 22	1 pm	Communications workshop: First 2-hour session on oral communication skills presented by Dr. Kim McCall, UF Center for Written and Oral Communication (2165 NPB).
Tue	Jul 23	10 am	Communications workshop: Second 2-hour session on scientific writing skills presented by Dr. Dianne Cothran (2165 NPB).
Fri	Jul 26	4 pm	Deadline for submitting first version of end-of-project report to Kevin Ingersent (2162 NPB).
Fri	Jul 26		No weekly meeting
			WEEK 10
Mon	Jul 29	1 pm	Communications workshop: Second 2-hour session on oral communication skills presented by Dr. Kim McCall, UF Center for Written and Oral Communication (2165 NPB). During this session, you will be expected to deliver the introduction to you final presentation. More detailed instructions will be provided during the July 22 session.
Wed	Jul 31	1 pm	Deadline for submitting final version of end-of-project report to Kevin Ingersent (2162 NPB).
		1-4 pm	Student presentations.
Thu	Aug 1	1-4 pm	Student presentations (continued).
Fri	Aug 2		Last day of REU program.
		9 am to noon	Exit interviews.
		noon	Closing lunch in Physics Department
Sat	Aug 3	noon	Latest check-out time at the Keys Residential Complex.

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