Week

Date

Topics

Lectures

Assignments

Reading

1

Aug 30

Introduction and course expectations

How to find an advisor

Panel Discussion with Illinois Graduate Peer Mentors

slides


slides

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

2

Sep 6

Research in General Relativity and Gravitation - Prof. Nicolas Yunes

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Vidya Madhavan

Creating/giving a journal club presentation

How to read scientific papers

slides

slides

3

Sep 13

Research in Astrophysics, Gravitation, and Cosmology - Prof. Charles Gammie

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Tai Chiang

How to use on-line scientific resources

slides

mini-Assignment #1
On-line resource activities

Resource Activities

Prof. Casey Miller's (RIT) advice on using scientific resources

4

Sep 20

Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Bryan Clark

Research in Spin Transport and Magnetization Dynamics - Prof. Axel Hoffmann

Research in Biological Physics - Prof. Ido Golding

On-line research with SCOPUS

slides

5

Sep 27

Research in Theoretical High Energy Physics - Prof. Yonatan Kahn

Research in Experimental Nuclear Physics - Prof. Anne Sickles

Research in Computational Quantum Information - Prof. Martin Gruebele

Publication process;
How to write a referee report

slides

6

Oct 4

7

Oct 11

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Fahad Mahmood

Research in Biological Physics - Prof. Sangjin Kim

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Nadya Mason

How to write a scientific abstract

slides

mini-Assignment #2
Write an abstract for selected paper

Abstract Papers

8

Oct 18

Ethics in research

slides

Ethics Case Studies

9

Oct 25

Research in Quantum Electronic, Spintronic, and Energy Materials - Prof. Yingjie Zhang

Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Lucas Wagner

Research in Biological Physics - Prof. Paul Selvin

Research in Theoretical Nuclear Physics - Prof. Jorge Jose Leite Noronha

10

Nov 1

Research in Theoretical Nuclear Physics - Prof. Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Alexey Bezryadin

Research in the Physics of Living Systems - Prof. Zan Luthey-Schulten

11

Nov 8

Research in Theoretical and Computational Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysics - Prof. Charles Sing

Research in Computational Biological Physics - Prof. Diwakar Shukla

Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Gina Lorenz

Research in Theoretical Soft Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Antonia Statt

Template for a journal club presentation

12

Nov 15

Research in Experimental High Energy Physics - Prof. Ben Hooberman

Research in Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Nancy Makri

Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Elif Ertekin

Journal club presentation:
Team 8

Scientific Poster Example/Template

13

Nov 22

Journal club presentations:
Team 2
Team 4
Team 5

Nov 29

Thanksgiving Break

14

Dec 6

Journal club presentations:
Team 1
Team 3
Team 6
Team 7
Team 10