Open House Prospective Grads 2008

Thursday, Feb 28 Arrival at Super 8, Corvallis
 
Friday, Feb 29
 
8:45 Pick up at Super 8
9:00 Introductory meeting Wngr 305 Prof. Janet Tate, on behalf of Department Chair
9:45 Bureaucratic Formalities Wngr 301 Office Staff
10:00 Research Presentation - Physics Education research Wngr 305 Prof. Corinne Manogue, Dr. Liz Gire
10:30 Research Presentation ­ Computational Physics research Wngr 305 Profs. Viktor Podolskiy, Guenter Schneider
11:00 Break
11:30 Lab tour (Solid-State Physics) Wngr 487/489 Prof. Janet Tate
12:00 “Orals lunch” with current graduate students Wngr 305 Prof. Ethan Minot and Al Stetz, current grad students
1:00 Q&A session and campus walking tour (visit Dixon, MU, Valley Library) Prof. Oksana Ostroverkhova
2.15 Lab tour ­ Carbon nanotube research Wngr 305 Prof. Ethan Minot
2:45 Lab tours (Optical Physics) Wngr 103, 118 Profs. David McIntyre and Oksana Ostroverkhova
3:30 Cafe (the beanery) with grad students
4:15 Science mixer Wngr 377/Yunker library (posters by current graduate students ­ see program attached; snacks and drinks are provided)
6:00 P.M. Dinner at McMenamins on Monroe Ave. Profs. Viktor Podolskiy, Oksana Ostroverkhova and current grad. students

Saturday, March 1
 
10:00 Walk from Super 8 to downtown (river front)
10.20 Breakfast at The Broken Yolk
11.30 Drive to Oregon Coast (Tom provides van with 1+6 seats, Ethan car with 1+3 seats, Guenter car with 1+3)
1.00 Beach walk
2.00 Lunch at Rogue Brewery.
3.00 Aquarium
6:00 Drinks and food at Janet Tate's house (Chinese takeaway from Blue Sky)
 
Sunday, March 2
 
Departure (Hut Shuttle leaves Hilton Garden Inn for Portland Airport at 07:00, 08:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M., etc.)