Summer 2003 Research Program:
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Program Schedule
(Updated July 2, 2003)
| Sat | May 24 | noon | Earliest check-in time at the Keys Residential Complex (until recently 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 27 | 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) | ||
| Fri | May 30 | 3 pm | Computer orientation: Using the Department's UNIX System, presented by UF Physics staff (1212 NPB) |
| WEEK 2 | |||
| Tue | Jun 3 | 10 am | Laboratory safety workshop presented by Mark Yanchisin, UF Environmental Health and Safety (2205 NPB). All REU participants must attend! |
| Fri | Jun 6 | 3 pm | Seminar/lab tours: Dr. Malik Rakhmanov, UF Physics, will talk about LIGO research at UF and lead a tour of the LIGO labs. (Meet in 2165 NPB.) |
| WEEK 3 | |||
| Fri | Jun 13 | 3 pm | Seminar/lab tours: Prof. Stephen Hagen, UF Physics, and Dr. Adrian Roitberg, UF Chemistry, will describe their research into the dynamics of protein folding. (Meet in 2165 NPB.) |
| Sat | Jun 14 | 11 am |
Picnic at the
Lake Wauburg
North Park for participants in the Chemistry and Physics REUs.
Bring your Gator-1 card.
Drivers: Head south on 13th Street (Highway 441) for about 8 miles. The entrance to the North Park is in the left-hand side of the road. Note: If you reach the entrance to the South Park, you have gone too far and should turn around. |
| WEEK 4 | |||
| Mon | Jun 16 | all day | Field trip to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee. Meet in the parking lot north of the Keys Complex at 7:45 am. (Additional details to be announced by email.) |
| WEEK 5 | |||
| Fri | Jun 27 | 3 pm | Seminar: Getting into Graduate School, Prof. Alan Dorsey, UF Physics (2165 NPB) |
| WEEK 6 | |||
| Fri | Jul 4 | Independence Day (University closed) | |
| WEEK 7 | |||
| Mon | Jul 7 | noon | Lunch with visitors from the REU site at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee (2205 NPB) |
| 12:30 pm | Laboratory tours within the NPB led by REU student volunteers. Although intended for the NHMFL visitors, these tours are also open to other REU participants. (Details will be announced after lunch in 2205 NPB.) | ||
| 1 pm |
Visit to the McKnight Brain Institute.
This optional visit will consist of two parts, each lasting approximately
30 minutes: (1) A lecture on the physics of magnetic resonance imaging and
an introduction to some of the research being performed at the Brain Institute,
presented by Prof. Tom
Mareci. (2) A tour of the Brain Institute's magnet facilities.
Those interest in participating in the tour should gather in the NPB main lobby at 1:00 pm sharp. The Brain Institute is a 10-minute walk each way, so consider bringing raingear in case of showers. |
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| Fri | Jul 11 | 3 pm | Weekly Meeting: Student-led laboratory tours within the New Physics Building. (Meet in the NPB main lobby.) |
| WEEK 8 | |||
| Tue | Jul 15 | 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 18 | 3 pm | Seminar/lab tour: Prof. Yoonseok Lee, 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 9 | |||
| Mon | Jul 21 | 11:30 am | 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 22 | 10 am | Communications workshop: Second 2-hour session on scientific writing skills presented by Dr. Dianne Cothran (2165 NPB) |
| Fri | Jul 25 | 4 pm | Deadline for submitting first version of end-of-project report to Shawn Allgeier (B172 NPB) |
| No weekly meeting | |||
| WEEK 10 | |||
| Mon | Jul 28 | 11:30 am |
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 21 session. |
| Wed | Jul 30 | 1 pm | Deadline for submitting final version of end-of-project report to Alan Dorsey (2201NPB/2116 NPB) |
| 1-4 pm | Student presentations | ||
| Thu | Jul 31 | 1-4 pm | Student presentations (continued) |
| Fri | Aug 1 | Last day of REU program | |
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9 am to noon |
Exit interviews conducted by Alan Dorsey and Shawn Allgeier | ||
| noon | Closing lunch in Physics Department | ||
| Sat | Aug 2 | noon | Latest check-out time at the Keys Residential Complex |
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