2008

Calendar of Events

January 22 –
March 22, 2008
Collecting questionnaires and essay (please tell us in one page or less why you want to join) from applicants; please mail both to demkov@physics.utexas.edu
April 4, 2008 Notifying finalists
June 9–20, 2008

Introduction to the Advanced Physics Summer 2008 Syllabus
RLM 13.202, University of Texas at Austin, 10AM–Noon

June 9 Alex Demkov, “Introduction and Logistics”
June 10 Alex Demkov, “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”
June 11 Xuhui Luo, “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”
June 12 Alex Demkov, “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”
June 13 Rafael Longoria (George Shubeita), “Molecular Motors: Nanomachines Inside You!”
June 16 Neliza Leon, “Introduction to Scanning Probe Microscopy” (Alex de Lozanne)
June 17 Jasmine Ma (Sacha Kopp)
June 18 Meg Creasy (Elaine Li)
June 19 Visit to Professor Tsoi’s lab
June 20 Ryan Fitzpatrick, ”Introduction to CVD and Surface Analysis Techniques”

June – August 2008 Participants worked in different groups:
1. Alan Xu — Elaine Li
2. Marta Johnson — Elaine Li
3. Elaine Lee — Sacha Kopp
4. Albert Chen — Alex Demkov
5. Sam Wolf — Alex Demkov
6. Craig Daniels — John Ekerdt
7. Simone Seigel — George Shubeita
8. Avery Baker — George Shubeita
August 1, 2008

Final presentations and reports by participants:

09:15–09:30 Alan Xu (Dr. Li), “Odds and Ends at the Li Lab
09:30–09:45 Marta Johnson (Dr. Li), “Fixing the Spectrometer Using the Absorption Spectrum of Neon and Xenon and Observing the Absorption Spectrum of Plasmons
09:45–10:00 Elaine Lee (Dr. Kopp), “Particle Physics and Programming”
10:00–10:15 Panxin Jiang and Andrew Vanderburg (Dr. de Lozanne), “Through the Microscopy Lens
10:15–10:30 Albert Chen and Sam Wolf (Dr. Demkov), “Solid State Physics and Making a Website
10:30–10:45 Craig Daniels (Dr. Ekerdt), “Self Assembly of Di-Block Copolymers
10:45–11:00 Simone Seigel and Avery Baker (Dr. Shubeita), “Micro Motors and Fruit Flies
11:00–12:00 Prof. Cecile de Witte–Morette, “Name Dropping

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