Summer 2006 Research Program:
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(Last updated July 27, 2006)
This schedule is still under development. Events will be added and/or rescheduled, so please check back.
| Sat | May 27 | noon | Earliest check-in time at the Keys Residential Complex. Upon check-in, pick up a Physics REU packet containing a welcome letter, campus map, etc. |
| WEEK 1 | |||
| Tue | May 30 | First day of REU program | |
| 10 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 | Jun 2 | 3 pm | Seminar/lab tour: Prof. Amlan Biswas will talk about his group's research into manganites, then lead a short tour of his lab. (Meet in NPB 2165.) |
| WEEK 2 | |||
| Mon | Jun 5 | 10:00 am | Laboratory safety workshop led by Mark Yanchisin, UF Environmental Health and Safety (2165 NPB—note change of location). All REU participants must attend! |
| Fri | Jun 9 | 3 pm | Seminar/lab tour: Prof. Gary Ihas will talk about his group's research into quantum turbulence, then lead a short tour of his lab. (Meet in NPB 2165.) |
| WEEK 3 | |||
| Fri | Jun 16 | 11:30 am | Laboratory tours within the NPB led by REU student volunteers. Although intended for visitors from the REU site at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, these tours are also open to other REU participants. (Meet in the main lobby of NPB.) |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch with visitors from the REU site at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee (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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| WEEK 4 | |||
| Fri | Jun 23 | 3:00 pm | Seminar/lab tour: Prof. Tarek Saab will talk about his group's research employing cryogenic detectors to search for cold dark matter. (Meet in NPB 2165.) |
| WEEK 5 | |||
| Fri | Jun 30 | 3:00 pm | Seminar/lab tour: Prof. Stephen Hagen will talk about his group's research on dynamics of biomolecules, then lead a short tour of his lab. (Meet in NPB 2165.) |
| WEEK 6 | |||
| Tue | Jul 4 | Independence Day (University closed) | |
| Fri | Jul 7 | all day | Field trip to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee. Board the bus on Stadium Road outside the Keys Complex at 7:30 am. Eat breakfast beforehand; the bus will not stop on the (2-hour) journey to Tallahassee. Lunch will be provided at the Magnet Lab. You should be dropped back to the Keys Complex by 6 p.m. |
| WEEK 7 | |||
| Mon | July 10 | 1–3 pm |
Communications workshop:
First 2-hour session on scientific writing skills, led by
Dr. Dianne Cothran,
Dial Center for Written and Oral Communication
(2205 NPB—note location)
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 14 | 3:00 pm | Seminar: Getting into Graduate School, Prof. Alan Dorsey, UF Physics (2165 NPB). This is the PowerPoint presentation from Prof. Dorsey's seminar. |
| WEEK 8 | |||
| Mon | Jul 17 | 1–3 pm | Communications workshop: Second 2-hour session on scientific writing skills (2205 NPB—note location) |
| Fri | Jul 21 | 3:00 pm | REU Meeting: CANCELED |
| WEEK 9 | |||
| Fri | Jul 28 | 3 pm | Deadline for submitting first version of end-of-project report to Kevin Ingersent (2162 NPB) |
| 3:45– 5:45 pm | Communications workshop: First 2-hour session on oral communication skills, led by Dr. Kim McCall, Dial Center for Written and Oral Communication (2165 NPB)&mdashnote change of date and time | ||
| WEEK 10 | |||
| Mon | Jul 31 | 3:45– 5:45 pm |
Communications workshop:
Second 2-hour session on oral communication skills
(2165 NPB)—note change of time
During this session, you will be expected to deliver the introduction to you final presentation. More detailed instructions will be provided during the first session. |
| Wed | Aug 2 | 1 pm | Deadline for submitting final version of end-of-project report to Kevin Ingersent (2162 NPB) |
| 1–4 pm | Student presentations | ||
| Thu | Aug 3 | 1–4 pm | Student presentations (continued) |
| Fri | Aug 4 | Last day of REU program | |
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9 am to noon |
Exit interviews conducted by Kevin Ingersent and Selman Hershfield | ||
| noon | Closing lunch in Physics Department | ||
| Sat | Aug 5 | noon | Latest check-out time at the Keys Residential Complex |
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