Week

Date

Topics

Lectures

Assignments

Reading

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1

Aug 30

Introduction and course expectations

Finding an advisor and tips for succeeding in grad school

Discussion with Physics Grad Student Leadership of the Graduate Peer Mentoring (GPM) program

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slides

Major Group Assignment
Create and present a group Journal Club PowerPoint talk + individual referee reports

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Video Recording

2

Sep 6

Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics and Grad School Advice - Prof. Taylor Hughes

Creating/giving a journal club presentation

slides

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Video Recording

3

Sep 13

Science publication process and writing referee reports

Research in Theoretical/Computational Biophysics - Prof. Alek Aksimentiev

Research in Theoretical/Computational Biophysics - Prof. Jun Song

Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Rafael Fernandes

slides

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Video Recording

4

Sep 20

Using on-line scientific resources

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Pengjie Wang

Research in Experimental High Energy Physics - Prof. Ben Hooberman

Research in the Quantum Dynamics of Condensed Phases - Prof. Nancy Makri

slides

mini-Assignment #1
On-line resource activities

Resource Activities

Celia's scientific database guide

Casey Miller's scientific resource advice

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Video Recording

5

Sep 27

Research in Theoretical Astrophysics - Prof. Charles Gammie

Research in Experimental Biophysics - Prof. Ido Golding

Research in Experimental Biological Physics - Prof. Yann Chemla

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Video Recording

6

Oct 4

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Video Recording

7

Oct 11

Ethics in research

slides

Ethics Case Studies

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Video Recording

8

Oct 18

Research in Experimental Biophysics - Prof. Sangjin Kim

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Peter Abbamonte

Research in Theoretical/Computational Condensed Matter - Prof. Karin Dahmen

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Video Recording

9

Oct 25

Writing Scientific Abstracts

Research in Experimental Materials Science - Prof. Peter Zhou

Research in Experimental AMO/Quantum Information - Prof. Jake Covey

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Vidya Madhavan

slides

mini-Assignment #2
Write an abstract for selected paper

Abstract Papers

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Video Recording

10

Nov 1

Research in Experimental Quantum Information - Prof. Wolfgang Pfaff

Research in Theoretical/Computational Astrophysics - Prof. Antonios Tsokaros

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter and Materials Physics - Dr. Yingjie Zhang

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Video Recording

11

Nov 8

Research in Theoretical Astrophysics - Prof. Hector Silva

Research in Computational Biophysics - Prof. Zan Schulten

Tips for Effective Scientific Communication

slides

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Video Recording

12

Nov 15

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Lu Chen

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Fahad Mahmood

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Video Recording

13

Nov 22

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter and Quantum Information Science - Prof. Angela Kou

Research in Climate Dynamics and Data Science - Prof. Cristi Proistosescu

Journal club presentations:
Team 6
Team 7

Oral Presentation Evaluation Form

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Video Recording

Nov 29

Thanksgiving Break

14

Dec 6

Journal club presentations:
Team 4
Team 8
Team 11
Team 13
Team 15

Oral Presentation Evaluation Form

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Video Recording

Dec 13

Extra Journal club presentations:
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 5
Team 12
Team 14

Oral Presentation Evaluation Form

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Video Recording