posted Friday, January 13, 2012 : (last updated on May 11, 2012)
( items added since the original posting are marked in red )
(Contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies, G. Chottiner at gsc2@case.edu , for more information about any of these postings or to submit additional items.)
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(posted May 11, 2012)
Congratulations to Bryan Weinstein for winning a prestigous Department of Energy Graduate Fellowship.
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(posted April 12, 2012) From the Daily
Congratulations to Jason Tabachnik, a junior majoring in physics and mathematics, for receiving a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Jason, who is part of two research projects in the Department of Physics and volunteers with the Science Olympiad, plans to conduct theoretical research in condensed matter physics and teach at the university level. The Goldwater program provides support for students with outstanding potential who plan careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering.
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(posted March 15, 2012) From today's Daily
The Plain Dealer: A team of students—Mayank Saksena, Nich Barron (a CWRU physics major), Noah Gostout, Curtis Obert and Chimadika Okeye—invented a new way to temporarily patch potholes: a “non-Newtonian fluid that behaves as a liquid but turns rigid when pressure is applied.” The students have run tests on potholes near campus and plan to extend to East Cleveland. See Pothole fixes? They're in the bag, according to CWRU students
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(posted January 30, 2012) From today's Daily
Associated Press: Case Western Reserve University ranked No. 10 in Peace Corps’ list of top 25 small colleges and universities with volunteers. This year, 20 alumni are serving as Peace Corps volunteers. This is a 13-spot jump since CWRU first broke into the top 25 just last year.
"This includes Trevor Allen, a senior physics and economics double-major student who has been nominated to travel to Sub-Saharan Africa in August, where he likely will teach secondary-level math and science. Allen’s interest in Peace Corps is fueled partially by his desire to travel and experience other cultures but also because he wants to “dedicate a substantial amount of my life to helping people far less fortunate than me and, in the process, expose myself to the realities of our world, from which we're often shielded by America's affluence,” he said. Additionally, volunteering for the Peace Corps will be an ideal experience for a career in international development, he said."
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(posted January 24, 2012)
In President Obama's State of the Union address tonight one of his subjects will be the importance of U.S. export manufacturing, and to highlight it, he's invited our own Hiroyuki Fujita, to sit with Michelle Obama in the first lady's viewing box along with other folks to be highlighted during his speech. You can learn more about Hiroyuki Fujita and his connection to our department at http://www.case.edu/artsci/artsci-spring-2011/alumni-news-an-entrepreneurial-spirit.html .
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(posted January 19, 2012) From today's The Daily
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu tours campus lab
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu visited campus yesterday to learn more about energy-related research at Case Western Reserve University. During his visit, he toured a lab in the White Building and listened to research presentations from faculty members and graduate students.
Read more about his visit.
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(posted January 13, 2012)
CWRU is one of 5 sites (joining Stanford, Yale and 2 other institutions) for the 2012 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics. Attendees include approximately 140 undergrads from almost 50 colleges and universities, as well as 11 high school students from John Hay. The conference runs Friday evening, January 13 through Sunday afternoon, January 15, 2012. You can learn more about this event at http://www.aps.org/programs/women/workshops/cuwip.cfm . Lectures in Stosacker Auditorium include:
Saturday, January 14:
9:15 a.m.: opening remarks by Deputy Provost Lynn Singer
9:45 a.m.: Cacey Stevens, the University of Chicago: "Doing Physics Like a Girl"
2 p.m. : Prof. Persis Drell, SLAC and Stanford (to be broadcast to the six conference locations); "An Era of Opportunities and Choices: A Physicist's Dilemma"
Sunday, January 15
9:15 a.m. Prof. Amy Rowat, UCLA: "Probing mechanical properties of cells and their nuclei"
11:30 a.m. Prof. Laura Greene, the University of Illinois: "High Temperature Superconductivity --and Live: Taming Serendipity!"
2:15 p.m. Prof. Claudia de Rham, CWRU--"Our Accelerating Universe"
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(posted January 13, 2012)
Prof. Claudia de Rham is on campus full time starting this semester and will be teaching PHYS 365/465, General Relativity. Prof. de Rham is a theorist and works in the field of particle/astrophysics/cosmology. You can learn more about Prof. de Rham's background and interests at http://www.phys.cwru.edu/faculty/index.php?deRham
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(posted January 12, 2012) from today's ART/SCI UPDATE, the electronic newsletter of the College of Arts and Sciences
Molecules that are twisted—a phenomenon called chirality—have important consequences in biology, chemistry, physics and medicine. A research team in the Department of Physics has found a way to use a macroscopic blunt force to impose and induce a twist in an otherwise non-chiral molecule. Read more.
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The popular Origins Science Scholars Program lecture series will make its broadcast debut Thursday, Jan. 12, on Cleveland's public television station, WVIZ. Three lectures will be shown on successive Thursdays on WVIZ/PBS World, which can be found on digital channel 25.3 and some cable systems. Past Origin Science Scholars Program videos from fall 2010, spring 2010 and fall 2011 may be found online. Read more.
Registration is now open for the spring 2012 series, which includes three themes: Atoms, Quarks and Strings; Origins of Disease and Immunity; and On the Origins of Dogs. Lectures will be Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. The Origins Science Scholars Program is directed by Glenn Starkman, professor of physics and astronomy.
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(posted October 18, 2011, updated January 13, 2012)
From Robert Brown: The US Department of Labor held a major media event at QED, Quality Electrodynamics, incubated in this dept. The media event included a visit by Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 18, to discuss American Jobs Act’s potential to put Ohioans back to work. The Oct. 13, 2011 Plain Dealer had an article about this event.
There is a major new expansion taking place at QED and significant new hiring is anticipated. Contact Prof. Robert Brown to learn more
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(posted September 21, 2011) From today's The Daily
Robert W. Brown, Institute Professor in the Department of Physics, and Philip L. Taylor, Perkins Professor of Physics, recently were named 
Distinguished University Professors. Awarded at Fall Convocation, the designation represents the highest honor that CWRU bestows upon a member of the faculty. It is a permanent title that acknowledges full-time, tenured professors with exceptional records of teaching, scholarship and service. Read more.
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(posted July 7, 2011)
There's a new resource available to our majors. Syllabi for physics courses are now being archived at http://www.phys.cwru.edu/courses/syllabi/ . You can search for syllabi by course, instructor and/or semester. Links to this resource will be available via the course listing page.
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COURSE & PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
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(updated January 13, 2012)
This spring, for the first time in several years, both PHYS 350, Math Methods II, and 365, General Relativity, are being offered (rather than alternating in successive spring semesters). PHYS 336, Modern Cosmology, is also available. The department chair hopes that we continue to offer a broader set of courses in the future, as long as the demand from students continues to support the effort..
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(updated January 13, 2012)
The department's collection of academic advising points posted at http://www.phys.cwru.edu/undergrad/programs/advice.pdf was updated in late November. We suggest that all physics majors review this posting.
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Students often request changes in course schedules. The instructor is free to change the schedule as long as all the students enrolled in the course (or likely to enroll) agree to the new time; this time must also fit the official university course time slots, which you can view at http://www.case.edu/provost/registrar/timegrid.pdf . Since it is generally very difficult to find a time that works for all the parties; the instructor may ask the student(s) requesting the schedule change to do much of the work of finding a mutually acceptable time.
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If you have questions about what physics courses are likely to be offered in the coming academic year, you can ask the Director of Undergraduate Studies, G. Chottiner, or the Director of Graduate Studies, C. Covault. Most courses that are required for a degree are offered every year during the same fall and/or spring semester. We try to offer other courses on a regular schedule but sometimes changes are necessary to accommodate the availability of faculty to teach those courses. You can review the normal schedule via the online schedule of classes, which shows whether each class was offered at some particular time.
Meetings, Conferences, Professional Societies, etc.
Watch this space for announcements of meetings relevant to Case undergraduates. Many meetings are still announced via paper. Postings for these meetings can be found on bulletin boards throughout the department. Regular meetings of the American Physical Society, including its Ohio Chapter, and other professional societies may be accessed via their web sites (listed at the end of this newsletter ).
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(posted January 12, 2012 )
The Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics collects and posts information about the profession that should be of great interest to physics majors. These postings are updated regularly. Check it out at http://www.aip.org/statistics/ and view the collection of flyers at http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/phystrends.html ; this includes
Starting salaries for physics degree recipients in the private sector.
Broad interests of physics students, a look at common double majors.
Trends in first-year graduate student enrollments at PhD-granting physics departments.
Starting salaries for recent physics bachelor’s in five different employment sectors.
What physics bachelor’s said about whether they would still major in physics if they had the opportunity to be undergraduates again.
The starting salaries for recent physics PhD's employed in five types of positions.
The number of PhD's awarded recently in a dozen subfields of physics.
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(posted April 18, 2011 ) - from Tim Xu [dpr@jyi.org]
I am writing to make you aware of several exciting educational opportunities in scientific publication, science writing, and mentoring for your students. We deeply appreciate your dedication to the sciences and hope that you will continue to encourage student involvement in research at your institution.
Since 1997, JYI has published over 500 research and features articles reviewed by members of our staff, who currently represent over 50 academic institutions from six countries. Featured in Nature, The New York Times, and Science, JYI aims to promote undergraduate science research through monthly publications of scientific manuscripts, features and news articles, and information pertinent to careers in science.
Students interested in joining our staff are encouraged to submit applications for available positions. All JYI staff members contribute their time on an unpaid basis, so a strong passion for promoting scientific research is desired. For more information on joining our journal's staff, please go to: http://www.jyi.org/participate.php. We are currently actively seeking candidates for the following positions:
Executive Board (average commitment of 10 hours/week)
General Staff (average commitment of 3-5 hours/week)
We are also soliciting submissions for our research departments, which include Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and Psychology and Social Sciences. Our editorial staff members carefully review and consider manuscripts for publication on our website. Senior honors theses and summer research papers are especially welcomed.
We would be very grateful if you could share these opportunities with your students. We would also appreciate it if you could kindly add a link to www.jyi.org on your department's webpage, as this would be yet another way for students to learn about JYI.
Thank you so much for your help!
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(posted August 31, 2010 ) from the AIP
The Roster of Physics Departments with Enrollment and Degree Data, 2009 contains data on academic enrollments and the number of degrees conferred at all levels for each of the 761 physics departments. Highlights include: (1) The number of physics bachelor's continues to climb with 5,908 degrees in the class of 2009. (2) As physics undergraduate enrollments continue to increase, we anticipate that bachelor's production will also continue to increase. http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/reports/physrost.pdf
Regards, Patrick Mulvey, Statistical Research Center, American Institute of Physics
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(posted March 15, 2010 ) from the AIP
The AIP Statistical Research Center has recently posted a new publication: focus on MCAT, LSAT and Physics Bachelor's http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/emptrends.html . A physics bachelor's degree is an excellent background for a broad range of careers outside the field of physics. This focus on shows that, as a group, physics bachelor's degree recipients achieve among the highest scores of any college major on the entrance exams for medical and law school. I hope that you find this data interesting and useful.
Regards, Patrick Mulvey; Lead Research Associate, Statistical Research Center American Institute of Physics; 301-209-3076;pmulvey@aip.org
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(posted February 17, 2010 ) from the AIP
The AIP Statistical Research Center has recently posted a new publication: focus on Physics Undergraduate Enrollments and Degrees
This focus on presents findings from the annual survey of Enrollments and Degrees. The publication includes data covering enrollments from the fall of 2007 and degrees for the class of 2007. The data presented describes not only changes in numbers of students enrolled and degrees conferred, but also trends concerning issues of gender and race.
One of the findings shows that the number of physics bachelor’s awarded has been rising steadily for 8 consecutive years, increasing by 58%. The size of the class of 2007 is approaching an all time high with 5,755 bachelor’s degrees, the highest total since 1970.
Regards,
Patrick Mulvey;
Lead Research Associate, Statistical Research Center,
American Institute of Physics,
301-209-3076.
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(posted November 5, 2008 ) from the APS
To: Members of the American Physical Society
Thousands of physicists have now signed up for weekly email alerts from Physics , the new, free, online publication from the APS, and many more get timely notice of new features via RSS feeds. Your colleagues and fellow APS members have discovered the brief, clear, original commentary on exceptional papers from Physical Review Letters and the Physical Review series that you'll find in Physics. Expert-written commentaries, called Viewpoints, place selected PRL/PR papers in context and add explanatory detail; Trends provide a concise overview of an area of research which is of high, topical interest; Synopses summarize important papers that merit wider attention.
See for yourself whether Physics interests you:
Viewpoints
Trends
Synopses
To sign up for email alerts or RSS feeds, click here: Physics Alerts
If you find Physics worthwhile, please forward this message to your interested colleagues. To provide feedback on Physics, contact us at physics@aps.org.
Arthur Bienenstock
2008 APS President
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(posted September 30, 2008 ) from the APS
Enrollments and Degrees, 2006
This report provides in depth analysis of long-term trends on students studying physics and astronomy in the US. The findings show that degree production continues to rise. Undergraduate physics degree production has increased for the seventh consecutive year, with the class of 2006 up 47%
from the class of 1999. Astronomy undergraduate degree production has
increased sharply during the past decade, up 98% since a recent low in 1997. The number of physics PhD's produced in the class of 2006 is 26% larger than two years ago.
Roster of Physics Departments with Enrollments and Degree Data, 2007 and Roster of Astronomy Departments with Enrollments and Degree Data, 2007
These reports provide a detailed, department by department, listing of Fall 2007 enrollment and 2006-07 degree data for US degree-granting physics and astronomy departments. These data are frequently used by departments to compare their size relative to other departments in the country.
All three publications can be found on our website at: http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/undergradtrends.html .We hope that you find these reports interesting and useful.
Regards, Patrick Mulvey,
Lead Research Associate, Statistical Research Center American Institute of Physics,
301-209-3076, pmulvey@aip.org
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(posted September 16, 2008 ) from the APS
I'd like to alert you to Physics, a new, free, online publication from the APS, which provides original analysis and comment on selected exceptional papers within the extensive publications of Physical Review Letters and the Physical Review series. These are papers that we think you will find to be of particular interest, and with the commentary in Physics, you'll be able to place them in better and broader context.
In its weekly updates, Physics offers three original features, accessible to all physicists:
An Editorial outlines the goals of the publication in more detail. But let Physics speak for itself: for alerts and other ways to keep up-to-date with Physics, click here: Physics Email Alerts
If you would like to give us feedback on Physics please send us email at physics@aps.org
Arthur Bienenstock
2008 APS President
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Awards, Prizes, Scholarships, Contests, etc.
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(posted May 3, 2012)
See http://www.newfrontiersinastronomy.org/student-essay-competition.html for details about an essay contest open to college students. The New Cosmic Frontiers International Science Essay Competition On the Nature of our Universe and its Habitats is awarding prizes up to $50,000 for the best essays on "What is the origin of complexity in the universe?" The deadline is June 15, 2012.
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SOURCE - The Office for Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors http://www.case.edu/provost/ugstudies/ugradresearch.htm is charged with supporting and promoting the research and creative efforts of our undergraduate students. Dr. Sheila Pedigo sheila.pedigo@case.edu is the director. SOURCE offers various awards and prizes for activities they sponsor.
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Paper postings sent by many graduate programs are displayed at the south end of the third floor hallway of Rockefeller. Electronic postings are now distributed through a dedicated email list-server. Instructions for accessing this listserver are posted at http://mamma-mia.phys.cwru.edu/mailman/listinfo/case-physics-grad-school . If you register for this mailing list, it would be best if you do so using an email address that identifies you as a CWRU student; otherwise you may find yourself booted off the list.
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You can see where our majors have gone to graduate school at http://www.phys.cwru.edu/undergrad/AlumniDestinations.htm
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(received January 14, 2011)
Are you undecided about your next step career-wise? Ed Caner would like to talk to you about the Physics Entrepreneurship Program. Next year, PEP has substantial scholarships available, and an industrious student can get through the program in as few as 12 months. Please see step.case.edu.
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Edward M. Caner
Executive Director, Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program
Lecturer, Dept. of Physics
Case Western Reserve University
216-368-3710
emc15@cwru.edu
step.case.edu
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(received November 6, 2001)
AIP's Physics Resources Center has launched a new website called GradschoolShopper.com. This site features a directory of graduate programs in physics and related fields plus useful resources for students and faculty. Visit http://www.GradschoolShopper.com .
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The following message sent to the department may be of interest to students considering graduate school.
Subject: National Doctoral Survey results
We are pleased to announce that the results of the 2000 National Doctoral Program Survey are now available online at http://www.nagps.org/survey2000 Thanks to the support of over 200 graduate institutions, doctoral programs, graduate student associations, and professional societies, the survey was a tremendous success -- altogether over 32,000 doctoral students and recent Ph.D.'s assessed their program's educational practices. The survey, funded by a grant to NAGPS from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, was designed to assess student perceptions of the educational effectiveness of their doctoral programs based on the adoption of widely accepted best practices in doctoral education, as recommended by the Association of American Universities, National Research Council, and others.
Results are available at the level of individual doctoral programs, allowing program chairs, graduate deans, and student leaders to use the responses to inform local discussions of graduate education. Results for U.S. programs from which we received 10 or more responses are publicly available on the Web. Results for programs from which we received between 5 and 9 responses are available with a password to survey participants from the program, the program's chair, and administrators within the institution.
In addition to the results, there is a discussion forum set up for each program. We hope that these forums will help encourage further discussion on each program's educational practices. We invite you to review the results for your program and to share your thoughts on the discussion boards. When posting your comments, we invite you to share your thoughts on the successful and effective practices that your program has implemented.
The survey web site also provides discipline-level results as well as the opportunity to rank doctoral programs within a field based upon their implementations of recommended educational practices.
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(posted August 25, 2010)
We were asked to post the following two links by someone who contacted the department by email. We don't know who is behind these web sites and whether they represent commercial interests, so approach these postings with the appropriate degree of caution.
http://www.graduateschool4you.com
http://www.testprepreview.com/gradschool.htm
Jobs - School Year, Summer & 'Permanent'
Students looking for either summer or school-year jobs in the physics department should send a SHORT paragraph describing interests and experience. Be certain to mention if you are in the work/study program. You can email this information to gary.chottiner@case.edu . As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I maintain a database of students interested in jobs and forward this information to faculty and staff who contact me looking for student help. I keep submissions for about one year.
Many faculty do NOT contact me when they have open positions; rather they fill them with students who have contacted those faculty members directly. Students should feel free to approach faculty and staff with whom they'd like to work - in fact, this is how most jobs are filled. A personal contact, i.e. a knock on the door, is probably better than an email. You should however, follow up with an email that reviews your interests and experience.
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Many job postings now arrive electronically. To expedite the distribution of these messages to interested students, the department has set up an email list-server for information concerning academic year, summer and permanent jobs. Instructions for accessing this mail-server are posted at: http://mamma-mia.phys.cwru.edu/mailman/listinfo/case-physics-job . If you register for this mailing list, it would be best if you do so using an email address that identifies you as a CWRU student; otherwise you may find yourself booted off the list.
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You can see where our graduates have found jobs at http://www.phys.cwru.edu/undergrad/AlumniDestinations.htm
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(posted January 13, 2012)
The AIP has updated their listing of who has hired physics bachelor degree students in each state - http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/states/state.html
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(posted October 21, 2011)
The New York Times published an article yesterday decribing the growing importance of majoring in techical fields like physics. See Economix: The Rising Value of a Science Degree but note that the article ends by suggesting you combine a degree in physics with a degree in poetry!
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(posted October 18, 2011)
John Notte, CWRU Physics Class of '87, visited the department during homecoming and sent the following message concerning intern and summer job at his place of employment.
Professor Brown,
Thanks for everything last week. It was a really nice visit for me. And I do appreciate your taking the time and effort to make this so enjoyable. I was amused to see all the young students and then think back the John Notte of 24 yeas ago. This produced did a lot of smiling and chuckling during my visit. Following my terrific day at the physics department, I met some nice folks over in the Mat'l Science Department, including John McGervey's son. A reminder of the steady march of time. I came home with the much overdue CWRU sticker for my car window. I want my kids and peers to see my pride in a quality education.
I do want to restate that I would like to help out the physics department in some way. (Yes, I'll make a cash donation before the end of this tax year.). But please keep me in mind if you are looking for some other opportunities. Maybe an Boston-based intern to work here on the Field Ion Microscope or the ORION Helium Ion Microscope over the summer? Maybe a student who wants to work on some commercially relevant electrostatic boundary value problems? Maybe someone who wants to do some monte-carlo modeling of ion beam - sample interactions? Maybe someone who wants to model the polarizaton and transport of gas atoms in a high field region? In general, consider me as an available contact in the industrial physics arena.
My Ph.D. Thesis, "The Effect of Asymmetries on Non-Neutral Plasmas" was not a best seller, and few are the people who I would suggest reading it. But in any case, you might be interested in this excerpt from the acknowledgement section: "I must thank the many teachers who have managed to teach a student who at times has been lazy and unmotivated. .... Specifically, I thank Professor Eck who introduced me to Physics and set my mind in motion; and Professor Brown, who gave me his enthusiasm toward teaching..." A strong accolade - given that I never actually had you as an official instructor!
John Notte, CWRU Physics Class of '87
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(posted May 24, 2011)
You might find interesting an article in today’s online New York Times “Calculating the Potential Return on Your Major” http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/whats-it-worth/?hp . It directs the reader to http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/whatsitworth-complete.pdf . Physics and related disciplines are reviewed starting at page 159/182 of the pdf file (page 160 of the hard copy). There are lots of tables and charts in this paper. Here's the text that precedes those graphics.
"Physical Sciences make up 2.8 percent of all majors. Median wages for those with only a Bachelor’s degree who majored in Physical sciences are $59,000. There is a slight gender imbalance in these majors (men 58 percent and women 42 percent). However, women with these majors make, in the aggregate, $48,000, which is $17,000 less than men. The racial makeup of these majors, on average, is 74 percent White, 11 percent Asian, 8 percent African-American, 6 percent Hispanic, and 1 percent Other Races.2 Earnings for Asians ($52,000), African-Americans ($47,000) and Hispanics ($44,000) are significantly less than the $60,000 in median wages earned by Whites. There is also great variation in median pay for the majors within this group. The major with the lowest median earnings is Nuclear, Industrial Radiology, and Biological Technologies, while the highest are Physics and Oceanography. Earnings in Physical Sciences as a whole vary widely, with the 25th percentile earning $38,000 and the 75th percentile earning $87,000 — a difference of $49,000. About 48 percent of people with these majors obtain a graduate degree and, as a result, get an average earnings boost of 70 percent. Of people who majored in Physical Sciences, 18 percent work in Management, 11 percent in Sales, 10 percent in Life Science, and 10 percent in Health Practice occupations. By industry, 14 percent work in Professional Services, 14 percent in Health Services, 10 percent in Education, and 9 percent in Manufacturing. Of those with these majors who are in the labor force and employed, 86 percent work full-time. About 5 percent are unemployed."
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(posted July 19, 2010)
The AIP Statistical Research Center has recently posted a new publication: focus on Physics Bachelor’s Initial Employment. This focus on describes the initial employment of physics bachelor’s from the classes of 2006 and 2007. Physics bachelor’s degree recipients are employed throughout the economy. Over half of the employed work in the private sector, with two-thirds working in science, technology, engineering or math. This publication provides the latest data on starting salaries and types of employment as well as the knowledge and skills commonly used by physics bachelor's in the workforce. You can find this publication at:http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/emptrends.html
Regards, Patrick Mulvey, Lead Research Associate, Statistical Research Center American Institute of Physics,pmulvey@aip.org
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The Case Career Center, http://studentaffairs.case.edu/careers/student/ , offers a variety of forms of assistance to students searching for career opportunities.
eCompass is the Case Career Center ’s online career management system. It enables users to search and apply for jobs and internships, schedule on-campus interviews, and post resumes for employer review. eCompass acts as a launch pad for connecting with alumni and researching companies and industries. A monthly calendar of Career Center events and deadlines is also included.
http://www.cleveleads.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=183 houses a network of college students and local professionals. Their mission is to ensure a talent-rich region that helps achieve economic growth by providing the best and brightest undergraduates with access and connections to area employers.
Career Center's Resources for Gaining Experience
What Can I Do With a Major in…? Search by major, and find information on typical employers and strategies to start careers centered on the area of study. It includes links to related professional associations and Case’s department homepages, including the following links
Case CareerLink for Employers! - Case Career Center
Case CareerLink for Students http://studentaffairs.case.edu/careers/partners/clstudent.aspx
Case CareerLink is the Case Career Center's online career management system. It serves as the clearing house for all practicum, internship, and full-time job positions, on-campus interviewing schedules, and employer information. You can access the Case CareerLink system using your Case network ID and password.
Occupational Outlook Handbook – Provides current job market information searchable by industry and occupation. It includes in-depth descriptions that feature sections on working conditions, responsibilities, earnings, necessary education/training, and job outlook. The section for physicists can be found at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos052.htm but remember that an undergraduate degree in physics will give you entree to a LOT of other types of jobs and post-graduate study opportunities.
Check out http://www.idealist.org/ for a "site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives."
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(posted October 16, 2008)
I just ran across some interesting information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/oco/content/oohinfo_faq.stm#earn4 . Physics and some allied careers are listed in a table of the top 25 occupations, in terms of median earnings. Elsewhere they list 800 possible careers, so physics is pretty close to the top.
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(posted September 18, 2009 )
The Statistical Research Center (SRC) has posted data on the starting salaries of people who recently earned bachelor’s degrees across many large fields. As we are all painfully aware, the US economy has been in a serious recession. However, we are happy to report that recent physics bachelors have been getting among the highest starting salaries. Physics bachelor’s salaries are comparable to those offered to computer science bachelor’s and graduates in many engineering fields. Physicists’ starting salaries are quite a bit higher than people who earned bachelor’s degrees in other sciences, business, the humanities, or education. These data were collected and published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The data reflect salary offers made by campus recruiters during the last academic year. You can find the data on the SRC website at: http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/phystrends.html
Respectfully,
Roman Czujko ;
Director, Statistical Research Center ;
American Institute of Physics
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(posted August 27, 2008, from Case Daily)
Case CareerLink, the Career Center's online career management system, connects students directly to employers hiring for full-time permanent positions, internships and practicum's. Features include resume upload, virtual resume books, online On-campus Interview (OCI) scheduling, and sign-up for career events and Info Sessions.
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(posted August 20, 2010)
The following links were found via an article in Time magazine. I won't vouch for the methodology but you might find
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp - Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary, physics is #6
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/best-engineering-colleges.asp - Best Engineering Colleges By Salary Potential, CWRU is #25
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp - Top US Colleges Graduate Salary Statistics
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/midwestern-colleges.asp - Top Midwestern Colleges in the US By Salary Potential, CWRU is #7
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Check out the American Institute of Physics Career site for general job search assistance and for specific openings http://www.aip.org/careersvc/ .
The AIP also collects and distributes statistical information about the profession. This reports which you can view at http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/emptrends.html describe the initial employment and educational paths pursued by physics and astronomy degree recipients at the bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD levels. The report includes starting salaries, primary work activities, ratings of professional challenge and other aspects of initial employment. The report also describes the fields of study and types of support for physics degree recipients who continued their education.
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(added June 5, 2008)
We've been contacted by a company called AfterCollege, Inc. http://www.aftercollege.com/ which operates a jobs listing service. They've requested that we make their web site available to our majors. While we can't yet vouch for the information they provide, you might find it useful and you can access their postings for physics majors via the URL
http://www.aftercollege.com/career-networks/case-western-reserve-university/department-of-physics/ .
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Among the reports at the above URL is Who's Hiring Physics Bachelors? The AIP has a posting that lists many of the companies that have recently hired new physics bachelors in each state. The lists can be found at: http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/states/state.html.
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(posted December 3, 2008)
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has sent the following message, which might be of interested to physics majors.
Are there careers in mathematics outside of academia? The answer is a resounding YES. The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has published its latest brochure on applied mathematics and computational science careers outside of academia. The 20-page publication includes information on emerging career fields, examples of companies and organizations that hire applied mathematicians and computational scientists, and profiles of professional working in these fields today. The SIAM Careers Brochure answers many of the questions that high school and college-aged students may be asking with regard to career opportunities in the mathematical sciences, including:
- What's out there for someone with my interests and background?
- Where can I work?
- Where are the up-and-coming job opportunities?
- How should I pursue my studies?
- Who are the people working in industry today?
Profiles highlight professionals at Google, IBM, IDA, Merck, Michelin, NSA, and many other organizations and companies. With this brochure, SIAM hopes to increase young people's interest in and motivation for the study and pursuit of careers in the mathematical sciences. Since the previous edition in 2003, SIAM has updated the brochure to reflect the current fields of applied math and computational science and the emerging career opportunities for today's students. A free PDF version of the new brochure and a link-request for one free hardcopy can be found at http://www.siam.org/careers/thinking.php.
ABOUT SIAM: The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is an international society of almost 12,000 individual members. These include applied and computational mathematicians and computer scientists, as well as other scientists and engineers. Members are researchers, educators, students, and practitioners from 85 countries in industry, government, laboratories, and academia. The Society, which also includes nearly 500 academic and corporate institutional members, serves and advances the disciplines of applied mathematics and computational science by publishing a variety of books and prestigious peer-reviewed research journals, by conducting conferences, and by hosting activity groups in various areas of mathematics. SIAM provides many opportunities for students including regional sections and student chapters. Further information is available at www.siam.org.
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(added May 12, 2011)
The following was emailed to Prof. Singer. We can't vouch for the integrity or usefulness of these web sites.
"Was thinking to share http://www.engineering-job-site.com which has lots of entry jobs in the various engineering fields.
Another valuable site for engineering graduates is http://www.operations-jobs.com which lists jobs in supply chain."
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If you would like to apply for a GRADING JOB, contact gary.chottiner@case.edu . Include in your message your preferences for courses (or instructors). Also, please provide any possibly useful background information such as grading experience and your own course grades in your introductory mechanics, E&M and/or Modern Physics course. Fall 2007 positions are largely filled but your request will be kept on file for the future semesters. When a job opens, it's generally first offered to those qualified students who applied first.
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(posted January 21, 2010)
Several physics majors have earned funding for summer research through SOURCE, particularly in their SURES program for Energy Studies. For more information, go to Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors .
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Many institutions still send paper postings; these are displayed on the bulletin board outside ROC 314. Note that many program deadlines are in February.
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There are many summer jobs available to physics majors through NSF- REU ( National Science Foundation - Research Experience for Undergraduates ) and other programs at various university and national laboratories. You can access the REU web site http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517&from=fund .
Also check out the IBP Pathways to Science web sites, http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/SummerResearch.asp and http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/undergrads.asp ; these are designed as a gateways to NSF and NASA programs for undergraduates, focusing on opportunities for underrepresented groups.
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The Department of Energy web site http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/erulf/about.html contains information about summer internships at DOE labs. Many of these present excellent opportunities to participate in exciting research at world-leading institutions.
If you are at all tempted to become a teacher, check out http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/PST/about.htm .
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For information about the summer programs at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, visit the web site http://www.lerner.ccf.org/education/undergrad/
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RISE is a summer internship program for undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and the UK in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering. It offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students to work with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany for a period of 2 to 3 months during the summer. RISE interns are matched with doctoral students whom they assist and who serve as their mentors. The working language will be English. All scholarship holders receive stipends from the DAAD to help cover living expenses, while partner universities and research institutes provide housing assistance. See http://www.daad.de/rise/en/index.html for more information.
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(posted January 26, 2012)
SUMMER RESEARCH IN JAPAN
NanoJapan IREU: International Research Experience for Undergraduates
See http://nanojapan.rice.edu/educationOutreach_nanojapan_ireu.shtml for information about this summer REU program operated by Rice University that includes >8 weeks of research in a Japanese institution.
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(posted January 20, 2012)
SUMMER RESEARCH IN GERMANY
RISE is a summer internship program for undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and the UK in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering. It offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students to work with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany for a period of 2 to 3 months during the summer. See http://www.daad.de/rise/en/index.html .
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(posted January 24, 2012)
NASA offers paid undergraduate internships in a wide variety of disciplines. There are academic year internships as well as summer internships available. The application deadline is March 1st, but offers may begin going out as early as February 2nd. Visit http://intern.nasa.gov to apply for up to 15 opportunities with a single application.
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(posted Dec. 22, 2003)
SPS Members and Advisors: For a broad list of summer science opportunities check out the new physics student website---The Nucleus---at http://www.compadre.org/student ; It has: 1) summer job listings, 2) a student lounge for chatting, humor, etc., 3) on-line physics polls and results of polls, 4) reviews of texts, 5) Einstein exhibits and more. It's personalizable and you get to contribute, if you like.
About the summer jobs - there are listings for summer jobs ranging from particle physics in Switzerland to education policy in DC to biomechanics in Malibu to astronomy in Hawaii. Just put in your favorite physics key word and search to see what listings are related to your keyword. If you don't put in a keyword then all the summer opportunities will be listed.
The Nucleus is part of the national physics digital library, ComPADRE (Communities for Physics and Astronomy Digital Resources in Education). ComPADRE's vision is to create a network of collections that provides learning resources and interactive learning environments.
Gary White ; Director, Sigma Pi Sigma and Society of Physics Students Assistant Director of Education American Institute of Physics One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740; 301-209-3007 ; FAX: 301-209-0839
GENERAL INFORMATION
The American Physical Society has various programs dedicated to educating students about careers in physics. You can learn more by visiting their web site at: http://www.aps.org/careers/
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(posted March 12, 2007) From AIP
A report and a web resource that you might find interesting have recently been posted to our web site.
Initial Employment Report: Physics and Astronomy Degree Recipients of 2003 & 2004
This report describes the initial employment and educational paths pursued by physics and astronomy degree recipients at the bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD levels. It includes starting salaries, sectors and fields of employment, ratings of professional challenge and other aspects of their initial employment. The report also describes the fields of study and types of academic support received by the degree recipients who continue their education.
Highlights include: The percentage of new physics PhD's taking postdocs continued to rise for the fourth consecutive year, with 66% of the class of 2004 taking one. Over half of the employed physics bachelors accepted positions in the private sector, with two-thirds working in a field related to science, technology, engineering or math.
"Who's Hiring Physics Bachelors?"
The majority of new physics bachelors entering the workforce take jobs in science and engineering fields (see report above). The employers that hire these individuals span a broad spectrum, from Lockheed Martin and Google to the US House of Representatives.
We have recently updated a web resource that lists, by state, the names of many companies that have recently hired new physics bachelors. The lists may be useful to job seekers in identifying the variety of companies that hire physics bachelors and to physics departments wishing to strengthen contacts with local employers.
Both the report and the employer listing can be found at:
http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/emptrends.html
Regards,
Patrick Mulvey ;
Statistical Research Center ;
American Institute of Physics
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(posted October 1, 2005 )
Every year Teach for America contacts the physics department to encourage applicants for their program. Today's issue of the NY Times contained a very positive article about this program. The following link will take you to a copy of that article - TeachForAmerica.htm .
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(posted October 21, 2004)
On Campus Interviewing -During fall and spring semesters, the Career Center located in Sears 206 hosts employers representing a range of industries and disciplines. These employers interview for interns and full-time employees while on campus.
http://studentaffairs.case.edu/careers/student/applying/default.html
Four-Phase Career Development Action Plan - an action plan for students while they are here at Case.
http://studentaffairs.case.edu/careers/student/services/plan.html
What can I do with a major in Physics? The WCIWAMI section provides information on careers typically related to physics. http://studentaffairs.case.edu/careers/student/majors/wcidwami.html
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The American Institute of Physics - Career Services web site, the leading career site for science and engineering jobs has launched it's new web site. Last month our web site received over 1,400,000 hits and over 13,000 Unique Visitors. The new web site utilizes a tracking system to manage resume responses and store all resume agent matches, as well as search resume database, track job page views and number of applications submitted. This new high-performance system is easy to use and also includes a more powerful search engine for faster search results. To assist you in your job matches, we have collected nearly 700 resumes from some of the most talented individuals in the science and engineering industry. See www.aip.org/careersvc/
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(posted Sept. 15, 2004)
The American Institute of Physics has published a book "Landing Your First Job: A Guide for Physics Students". This book, written by Dr. John Rigden, is indispensable for all students of physics. It contains the latest up-to-date information on preparing for and conducting that all-important first job search for bachelor through Ph.D. graduating students. With today's job market, it is essential that your students have access to this great resource. To order Landing Your First Job, visit (LINK NO LONGER WORKING) or call toll free at 1-800-SPRINGER. Enter or mention promotion code LYFJ-10, Mailsource LYFJD to receive a 10% discount.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. ; Paula Melnick ;
American Institute of Physics
Career Network ;
One Physics Ellipse ;
College Park, MD 20740 ;
Tel: 301-209-3193 ;
Fax: 301-209-0841 ;
E-mail: pmelnick@aip.org
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Visit the following web sites for more information on co-op experiences: http://engineering.case.edu/coop/ .
Fellowships & Scholarships for life after CWRU
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The CWRU Physics and Astronomy Club has a web page at: http://www.phys.cwru.edu/~pac/ .
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The physics department operates a 'robot' to handle announcements of seminars and colloquia. All physics students should sign up for this robot service. To subscribe, send email to: physbot@narya.PHYS.cwru.edu . In the subject of the message write: subscribe . Complete instructions for use of the robot may be found at http://narya.PHYS.cwru.edu/~physbot/
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If you are a physics major, you should consider joining the American Physical Society, APS. Almost all professional physicists in the US belong to the APS and to one or more of its divisions, which specialize in various areas of physics. You can visit their Web site at http://www.aps.org/ to learn more about the organization. Student membership services are discussed at http://www.aps.org/membership/student.cfm . APS student membership is normally $25 per year but is now FREE for the first year . You might also want to browse the Society of Physics Students pages http://www.aip.org/education/sps/index.html
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LINKS (feel free to suggest additions)
http://www.aps.org/ - American Physical Society
http://aip.org/ - American Institute of Physics
http://www.aapt.org/ - American Association of Physics Teachers
http://www.spsnational.org/wormhole/wormhole.htm - Society of Physics students page
http://physicsworld.com/cws/home - PhysicsWorld: physics news, jobs and resources
Physics provides original analysis and comment on selected exceptional papers within the extensive publications of Physical Review Letters and the Physical Review series.
http://www.physicscentral.com/index.cfm This web site is brought to you by the APS and is meant to serve as a resource for the general public.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/ - NASA - Glenn Research Center on the west side of Cleveland
http://www.nsf.gov/ - National Science Foundation
http://www.compadre.org/student/ - resources for physics and astronomy undergraduates
http://www.physicsforums.com/index.php - forum for discussion of physics at an undergraduate level
http://www.ucsusa.org/ - Union of Concerned Scientists; from their web site ' UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.'
http://www.efbfweb.org/links.php - European Biophysics that requested this link on our newsletter.
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(posted May 9, 2008)
The following is a parting shot from the class of 2008, a description of superlative faculty they have known.
Jie Shan - professor most likely to sneak into the lab and break your experiments so you learn more from the class
Gary Chottiner - best shoe selection
John Ruhl - professor most likely to "surprise!" the class and fall over laughing
Dan Akerib - most likely to say "okay" and/or trip over furniture
Kathy Kash - professor we'd want to go back in time and party with most while she was in college
Robert Brown - best apparel (no questions asked)
Harsh Mathur - most creative computer file namer
Corbin Covault - most sexy socks and sandals combo
Tanmay Vachaspati - most likely to believe in magnetic monopole unicorns
Pete Kernan - most likely to lecture about beer brewing
Lawrence Krauss - most likely to interrupt you to answer his iPhone
Glenn Starkman - most likely to be the only person in the room to comprehend an entire CERCA talk
Craig Copi - most likely to be an Old Navy spokesperson
Charles Rosenblatt - most consistent dresser
Ken Kowalski - most likely to make a joke so dry the British would be impressed
Ken Singer - quiet and quick problem fixer
Gavin Buxton - most likely to cover up what he just wrote on the board while lecturing
Phil Taylor - most delightful accent
Rolf Petschek - most likely to use his beard as a blackboard eraser (that would be so cool!)
Don Schuele - most likely to take your knees out in a game of baseball
Walter Lambrecht - most likely to lecture from memory because he can't read his own notes
Tom Shutt - most likely to empathize with malfunctioning equipment
Cyrus Taylor - professor we'd most like to see more in the department, dammit!
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http://bobpark.physics.umd.edu/index.html - What's New by Bob Park (Ph.D. advisor for the keeper of this newsletter) - an educated and opinionated look at science in the news.
http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/ - This web site is devoted to bad physics in movies.
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sci__tech/physics.html - physics trivia, with quizzes
http://www.spsnational.org/wormhole/humor.htm - humor according to physics students, including a section on how to tell if you are a physics major
http://stryder.as.utexas.edu/~pamela/pa_humor.html is a dead link that used to contain several humorous articles listed below. You can probably find each of these postings directly with Google Physicists' Bill of Rights by Author Unknown
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/aboutcomics.html where Ph.D. stand for piled higher and deeper
http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/colormephysics/index.cfm Instead of doodling during class, try printing and coloring in the drawings of famous physicists provided by Physics Central
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Rime of the Physics Student , By Yvette Cendes, a Case physics major
It's late at night, my mind is weary,
Eyes are bloodshot, vision's bleary,
I know not what I'm really thinking,
My sanity's surely winking.
Yet I stay up for I am not done,
With homework for P121.
My mind's back from temporary lull,
And contemplates a bouncing ball,
Then reason shouts out, with great diction,
"Idiot! You forgot friction!"
So I cross out all the numbers there
And hang my head in great despair.
I am at a loss and panicked too
Because I don't know what to do!
I factor out "t," I integrate,
But my mistakes do not abate.
I feel like a failure and a fool.
What's life like in the business school?
But I see through that confusing mist:
After all, I'm a physicist!
I know the movements of block and book
Using Laws from Newton and Hooke,
I know a bowling ball's energy
Based on its squared velocity.
I now see myself years down the line
Where physics glory is all mine,
The secret of dark matter I know
Having found the neutralino,
My proof is so clear and it's so bold
I win myself some Swedish gold!
But as I start my acceptance speech,
I hear a harshly ringing screech.
A startling thought to my mind does creep:
Oh my God I've fallen asleep!
It's eight in the morn, not late at one
And my damned homework's still not done!
I stare at my paper with a frown
And jot some garbled numbers down,
And before I can think any more
It's in my bag; I'm out the door,
And as I'm running I pray my best
That problem won't be on the test!
The Ballad of the Electronics Student by Yvette Cendes
Leaves are crunching on the ground
And in the sky sheep-clouds abound,
The sun tosses warmth each way
While below students bask away,
But down there you won't find me
'Cause I'm in lab for 203.
I return from my pained woe
To my circuit's LED glow,
Then I quickly give a shout
Because the lights have shorted out!
I feel pangs of fear and grief
As my partner shows disbelief.
"What happened?" I, aghast, say,
"Why did the voltage go away?"
My partner shrugs, lost like me
In this odd world of circuitry.
No doubt we're stuck in this rut
Because we missed something- but what?
No doubt in the latest lecture
There were points where, I conjecture,
While I gave poor attention
The whole crux was given mention.
So I curse and give a sigh
That this did somehow pass me by.
To my circuit I now turn
Recalling scant facts I did learn,
I place wires all around
And add more power and some ground,
More resistors I add too
Until the circuit looks brand new.
Confident, I flip the switch
And it lights up without a hitch!
Then, at no doubt divine whim,
The LED's splutter and dim.
I howl, 'cause I can't ignore
How we're worse off now than before.
I strike the board with my fist
As there's no answer in our midst,
And I don't care what I'd hit
'Til my partner says, "look at it!"
I do, and receive a fright
'Cause all the LED's are burning bright.
I exalt and give a cheer
Grateful to know the end is near,
And before we do much more
We're done with lab and out the door,
Hoping that, come writeup night,
We'll find that we were partway right!
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Song of the Physics Student by Yvette Cendes
I've always thought physics would be more fun
If once class let out we would be done,
Or just a few hours work, that would be fine
So's after midnight the hours were mine,
But it is late at night, well after one
And the physics homework's still not done,
So my wishes are naught, I heave a sigh
And give 250 another try.
I delete a for loop, and add an if,
But that gamble ends with a new quip.
A friend comes over to see what's the matter
But my small hope she soon does shatter:
"I have the same thing!" she exclaims, confused,
As Devil Program looks on, bemused,
"Your setup and loops are all the same
So I've no idea what's to blame."
I think I'd make a decent wager
That what you take from a physics major
Isn't about letting your knowledge grow
But learning, instead, how little you know
And learning how to land on your feet
While in the midst of crushing defeat
So I ignore the bad, write-up what's right,
Commence shutdown, and call it a night!
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After Receiving an Invitation to a Physicists' Ball:
(courtesy of Yvette Cendes, March 15, 2007 )
Volta was electrified and Archimedes was buoyant at the thought.
Ampère was worried he wasn't up on current research.
Ohm resisted the idea at first.
Boyle said he was under too much pressure.
Hertz promised that in the future he will attend with greater frequency.
Pierre and Marie Curie were radiating enthusiasm.
Born thought the probability of enjoying himself was pretty high.
Einstein thought it would be relatively easy to attend.
Heisenberg was uncertain whether he could make it.
Schrödinger had to take his cat to the vet, or did he?
Hawking said he'd try to string enough time together to make a space in his schedule.
Fermi declined because of a splitting headache.
Hooke said he'd spring into action.
Fourier wavered in his decision periodically.
Maxwell just waved at the postal carrier.
Siemens said he would be happy to gain admittance.
Babbage and Von Neuman both calculated they could be there, but Ada Lovelace got stuck in a recursion of trying to find proper clothing.
Watt thought it would be a great way to let off steam.
Galileo thought people were much too inquisitive about the whole thing.
Nobel thought the idea was dynamite, and was asked to give out prizes.
Van Allen said he would wear his new belt for the occasion.
Pauli was worried that he would be excluded and would have to split early.
Joule was the life of the party, with such energy.
After a couple of hours it got so hot in the ball room that Tesla had to turn on the AC.
Faraday, as usual, was caging drinks off of everyone.
Kelvin was there, cold and aloof as ever.
Higgs was having a field day teasing Chandrasekhar because he had reached his alcohol limit.
Teller should have followed Chandrasekhar's example, because he sure got bombed.
Hubble and his wife were charming. He wore a double breasted suit and she wore a simple red shift.
Cavendish wasn't invited, but had the balls to show up anyway.
There was one fellow running about hogging all the conversations. Everyone ignored him because he was such a Bohr.
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