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2018 Physics/AP/SLACSummer Research

Program

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Summer Schedules

• 10 weeks: June 25 – August 31

• 8 weeks: June 25 - August 17*

• 8 weeks: July 9 – August 31

• Poster session: August 31

*Submit .pdf of poster before leaving

*Present poster at SURPS,

Thursday Oct 25, 2018

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What We’ll Cover Today

• Introduction

• Tips for getting the most out of your summer

• Mid-quarter advising meetings – week of July 24th

• When should you arrive and leave each day?

• Weekly seminars/tours/panels

• Activities

• Physics GRE prep. (study group? and resources)

• Paychecks

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Introductions• Name + Pronouns

• Major

• Year (in 2018/2019)

• Research Advisor

• Research Area (e.g., particle physics,

biophysics, condensed matter, astrophysics,

AMO/lasers, ...)

• Favorite flavor of ice cream

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• Be professional; this is a job, not a class

• You will meet a lot of people this summer and

research can be difficult at times; be respectful to

both your peers and others in labs

• Communication is key! Check your emails!– Talk to your advisers regularly! Be on the same page

– Talk to your peers! They are great resources, and many of you

might encounter similar problems

– Talk to us whenever needed! We are here to help

• Your actions will have impact, both positive and

negative. Be proud of what you do, and also be

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Code of Conduct

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Tips for getting the most out of your summer

• Ask questions from Day 1.

• Know your main ‘supervisor’

• Identify your project by end of first week

• Read literature, especially review articles

• Participate in group activities, both work and play

• If you feel like a mushroom, seek help... from faculty advisor, postdocs & grad students in the group,Rick, Elva, Katherine, Sanha…

• How to address people?

– Professors: Start with “Professor X”, see how it goes

– Grad students and postdocs: First names

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Goal Setting

• Start with Project

Summary from your

Summer Application

• Final goals due on

Gradescope by

Tuesday 7/3, 12:00 PM

• More about this on

tomorrow’s workshop

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What “hours” should I work?

• ~40 hours / week

• Work hours similar to those of grad students and

postdocs in the group. Arrive at the same time

they do. Go to lunch with them.

• Reasonable hours are ~9 AM to 6 PM

• Summer research is not compatible with taking a

summer course, other day job, ResEd RA

position, etc.

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Schedule: transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/slacLeaves from Serra Mall outside Hewlett: 11:36, 12:06. Takes 30 min Mobile app:SPOT (Spatial Positioning on Transit)Live schedule & locations

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Weekly Research Seminars

• ~ 1 hour talk by a faculty member

• Every Tuesday (starting tomorrow!) at

9:00 AM PAB 102/103.

• Breakfast provided

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Professional Development (After the faculty seminar, around 10:30 AM)

Research Skill Development

• Setting Goals for the Summer

• Intro to Coding in Python

(W, Th, F at 3:30 pm, week 1)

• Lightning Intro. to Physics Subfields

• Data Management &Git Version Control

• Time Management Workshop

• Poster and Presentation Workshop

• Undergraduate Student Talks

• Poster feedback workshop

Career Development

• Intro to BEAM, Stanford’s Career Services

• Graduate School: What it’s like and how to get there.

• Ice cream social

• 4th of July BBQ with SLAC interns

• SLAC Tour

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Python Bootcamp(It’s this week!)

• Wednesday: setting up Python via Anaconda,

Python basics, Jupyter notebook

• Thursday: control flow, list/dict/tuple/sets

• Friday: NumPy (+SciPy)

• 3:30-5:00 in PAB 102/103 with office hours

afterward

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Recent talks:

• Seminars run purely

by students

• Not just physics!

• Every Wednesday at

SLAC

• Organizational

meeting this week,

details to follow

SLAC Association for Student Seminars

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WOW! What All Have I Signed Up For?

• Research, i.e., Fun with Science• Tuesday mornings, PAB 102/103

– Faculty research seminar, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM– Professional development, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

• Optional, but strongly recommended:– Python bootcamp (June 27 to 29, 3:30pm, PAB

102/103)

– SLAC Student Seminars (SASS), details TBA

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Activities Coordinators Needed

Organize extra-curricular activities

• LN2 Ice Cream--(head chef required)

• Past activities include: – Beach

– Hike

– Ultimate games

– Movie nights

– Prom

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Physics GRE Prep Group?

• Juniors who are

thinking of applying

to graduate school in

Physics this fall?

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• Are you interested in forming a Physics GRE

Preparation Group?

• Resources & help available--talk to Sanha– https://www.slac.stanford.edu/~sanha/teaching_advising/phy_GRE/

Poster Session and BBQAugust 31 at noon

• Expect to spend the last week preparing for

your poster and one-page write-up

• Materials & printing provided

• If you are leaving after first 8 weeks, or have

an unmoveable scheduling conflict:

– submit pdf of poster by Aug 17, or whenever you

leave, but no later than Aug 31.

– Present poster at SURPS, Thurs, Oct 25, 2018

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Pay Checks• Have you declared Physics/EngPhysics yet?

(This is not required for frosh)

• Have you received your check yet?

• Sent to your PO Box unless you have another

address in Axess

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When We Meet Again:

• Tuesday (TOMORROW), 9:00 AM, PAB 102/103 for Prof. Kam Moler and Goals Setting workshop

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Safety TrainingComplete the following Safety Trainings on Axess→STARS

• All on-campus students: EHS-4200-WEB

“Illness and Injury Prevention”

• Lab Students; EHS-1900-WEB

“Chemical Safety for Laboratories”

• Also for students working in a lab: Additional lab-specific

training will be provided by your research group. Ask for it if

it’s not offered.

• SLAC-based students will have all training at SLAC.

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Thank you for your attention!

Hope you get a lot out of this summer!This slide deck is available at:

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