PH 198: FIRST-YEAR ORIENTATION

Schedule for Fall 2019

Course Syllabus

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The schedule posted here is from LAST YEAR. We are still developing the schedule for this course Special Studies: Physics Orientation, as we work to bring you an exciting slate of speakers. Please check back often for possible rearrangements of the session dates. The class will meet Mondays, 2-3 pm in Weniger 212.

The course will include information about the department and the undergraduate curriculum--Paradigms in Physics, presentations and lab tours from faculty highlighting opportunities for undergraduate research in their labs, sessions on scholarship/internship/job applications, professional communications, and an alumni visitor from industry.

Day/ Room	Topic	Details
1 9/30/19	Welcome	Greetings From: Department Head: Heidi Schellman Associate Department Head: David Craig Undergraduate Advisor: David McIntyre College of Science, Academic and Student Affairs: Henri Jansen Course Instructor: Corinne Manogue Course Learning Assistant: Acacia Patterson Student Clubs: Dustin Treece/Kasey Yoke/Davide Lazzati/Liz Gire Outreach: Ethan Minot/Xavier Siemens
2 10/7/19	Paradigms	Learn more about our unique upper-division curriculum Paradigms Director, Corinne Manogue The Paradigms Program Undergraduate Panel: Acacia Patterson, Garrett Jepson, Dustin Treece, Elena Wennstrom, Cameron Wiesner
3 10/14/19	Research	Astrophysics Davide Lazzati
4 10/21/19	Celebration	Diversity Celebration Please bring food to share that represents some aspect of yourself, or your family, your culture, your interests, etc
5 10/28/19	Research	Physics . . . in the twinkling of an eye! Matt Graham and his Lab Come explore what physics can occur in one millionth of a billionth of a second. Learn about how scientists first came to study real-life, ultrafast processes from horses galloping to electrons moving. Life's most basic processes from photosynthesis to human vision depend on ultrafast physics; come and find out how.
6 11/4/19	Alumni Visitor	Scott Marler Data Scientist Umpqua Bank Note: Scott will also speak to the SPS at ?? in Wngr ??---PIZZA!
7 11/11/19	Veteran's Day	No Class
8 11/18/19	Applications	Career Development COS Career Advisor: Claire Wu   Applying for Scholarships/Internships/Jobs/Graduate School Hazel Betz's Internship Video Hazel's Handout   OSU ScholarDollars 2/1/20 COS Scholarships 2/15/19 SPS National Scholarships 3/15/20 URSA Engage Informational Workshop 11/7,13/19, Application 12/16/19 SURE Science Info Session 1/31/19, Application 4/5/19 COS Workshops   Glossary Letters of Recommendation Personal Essays Timeline Letters APS Jobs Powerpoint
9 11/25/19	Workshop	Fostering Inclusivity in Physics Kelby Hahn MacKenzie Lenz Abbie Glickman Physicists for Inclusion in Science
10 12/2/19	Research	Materials Janet Tate Acacia Patterson

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Last Update:  10/12/2019

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