Greetings from the Apache Point Observatory! I'm here in New Mexico getting a tour of the observatory, sitting in on an observing run for a night and watching the APOLLO project shoot a laser at the moon. Check out more details about the observatory here: http://www.apo.nmsu.edu/
Fall quarter undergrad meeting: It's time to schedule the quarterly undergraduate meeting. Visit the quick poll to vote for your preferred day/time. https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sterrs/115114
GRE Physics Exams: For those of you taking the GRE physics exams, don't forget to send your scores back to the UW. Not only is this free to do, but the UW receives the scores about a week ahead of when you get the paper form in the mail so if you want to know your score ahead of time (without paying the extra fees) you can just stop by and ask me!
REU: Research experiences for undergraduates are research programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation. REUs can be found all over the country and typically run during the summer months (with a few exceptions). Check out the REU website and be sure to watch the undergraduate bulletin board across from the computer lab where REU announcements are being posted. REU website: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm
Grad School and Beyond: Now is the time of year where everyone is trying to figure out what might happen after they graduate. The department wiki pages have some great advice about both applying to graduate school and some personal experiences from our current grad students about some alternative ways to get to graduate school. Many of our grad students did not go straight to graduate school and it is interesting to read what they did during their time off. Check out the wiki page: http://librarian.phys.washington.edu/astro/index.php/Grad_School (Note: to access the wiki you need to be on a computer in the astro lab.)
Astronomy Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Andy Howell (Las Cumbres Observatory) will give a talk on "Supernovae and Dark Energy from the Supernova Legacy Survey". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
I'll be back in the office on Thursday. Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
Fall quarter undergrad meeting: It's time to schedule the quarterly undergraduate meeting. Visit the quick poll to vote for your preferred day/time. https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sterrs/115114
GRE Physics Exams: For those of you taking the GRE physics exams, don't forget to send your scores back to the UW. Not only is this free to do, but the UW receives the scores about a week ahead of when you get the paper form in the mail so if you want to know your score ahead of time (without paying the extra fees) you can just stop by and ask me!
REU: Research experiences for undergraduates are research programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation. REUs can be found all over the country and typically run during the summer months (with a few exceptions). Check out the REU website and be sure to watch the undergraduate bulletin board across from the computer lab where REU announcements are being posted. REU website: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm
Grad School and Beyond: Now is the time of year where everyone is trying to figure out what might happen after they graduate. The department wiki pages have some great advice about both applying to graduate school and some personal experiences from our current grad students about some alternative ways to get to graduate school. Many of our grad students did not go straight to graduate school and it is interesting to read what they did during their time off. Check out the wiki page: http://librarian.phys.washington.edu/astro/index.php/Grad_School (Note: to access the wiki you need to be on a computer in the astro lab.)
Astronomy Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Andy Howell (Las Cumbres Observatory) will give a talk on "Supernovae and Dark Energy from the Supernova Legacy Survey". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
I'll be back in the office on Thursday. Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
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