PH 597 Section 016: Physics Seminar

This course is required for all physics graduate students each semester in residence. The seminar requirement insures that all graduate students gain exposure to the general subject area and current research topics of physics. It aims to teach the social aspects of doing physics.

Students are expexted to:

- gain an overview over various topics in contemporary research fields in physics and astronomy.

- develop their own presentation skills.

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A)
Students are required to give a research presentation. These will be given either:
1) in the speciality seminar of your choice (see above). You may contact the faculty member of your choice to work with you. Each faculty member will supervise up to 3 graduate students and help with their presentations.
After completion of this part, you have to make sure that a faculty member will contact me to confirm you gave a satisfactory presentation.

or
2) in the Graduate Student Association's Research and Creative Activities Conference (on campus) if available. An abstract along with a pdf file of the presentation must be submitted and attendance at the conference is required.

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B)
Students are expected to attend as many colloquia as possible. Colloquium evaluation forms will be collected at each Wednesday event to gauge your active participation. Students participating in off-campus experiments must notify the instructor beforehand and may be given credit for attendance in this case. Attending less than 70% of Wednesday colloquia will result in a failing grade.

Non-Wednesday colloquia are 'voluntary', do not count towards this course, however, attendance is encouraged and cookies/coffee  will be available.

Missing any part of this assignment will result in a failing grade.

Students are expected to attend as many seminars as possible. Colloquium evaluation forms will be collected at each event to gauge your active participation. Students participating in off-campus experiments must notify the instructor beforehand and may be given credit for attendance in this case. Attending less than 70% of colloquia will result in a failing grade.

no exams

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