Good morning everyone! Thanks to all of you that attended the undergrad meeting last week. Below is a summary of what was covered in the meeting. Please see me or Chris Laws if you have any questions about what we talked about.
Meeting Notes:
Class Conflicts: there are some time conflicts with several Astro courses this spring -- ASTR 270 and ASTR 323 as well as ASTR 480 and PHYS 227. If you were planning to take these combination of courses please email me!
Building Safety and Security: Due to recent break-ins around and in our building campus police will increase their patrols of this area. This means that if you are in the building after hours you must have a building use permit (those orange cards you renew every quarter with me). Without a building use permit you will be escorted out of the building and if you have keys they will be confiscated. Please send me an email or stop if you need a building use permit. I have a stack of permits that were not picked up for this current quarter.
Physics GRE Preparation: The Department is interested in hearing your thoughts about how to be prepared for the Physics GRE exam. Take a look through the current resources on the Dept. Wiki and let me know if you have comments on how you think we could help: http://librarian.phys.washington.edu/astro/index.php/GRE
T-shirts!: There was strong interest in creating and selling department undergraduate t-shirts. If you are interested in helping with this effort (coordinating, creating a design) please let me know!
Astro courses: A quick reminder that if you are interested in enrolling in ASTR 481 the summer observing course you must have completed ASTR 480 (being offered this spring).
Undergraduate Research Symposium: This is your final reminder to submit an abstract for the undergraduate research symposium! The symposium is on May 20 but your abstracts are due this Friday, Feb. 25. The symposium is a great opportunity for you to present your research. You can find more details here: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/symp/index.html
McNair Scholars Program: The McNair program prepares underrepresented students for doctoral study through involvement in research and scholarly activities (including a min. $2,800 research stipend). Applications to join the McNair program are due by Friday, April 1 at 5pm. You can find out more about McNair by stopping by to see me or read more on their website: http://depts.washington.edu/uwmcnair/index.htm
Graduating Seniors: If you are planning to graduate this spring or summer quarter but have not stopped in to fill out a graduation application you should do so as soon as possible. The deadline to apply to graduate for spring quarter is April 15.
Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102 Eliza Kempton (University of California, Santa Cruz) will give a talk on "Revealing the Atmospheres of Extrasolar Super-Earths". Join us in the foyer at 3:45pm for coffee, tea (hot chocolate!) and cookies.
Feel free to stop by if you have any questions about classes for spring quarter!
Best,
Sarah
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
February 14, 2011
Hi everyone,
Please join us Thursday at 3:30pm in Phys/Astr A216 for the winter quarter undergraduate meeting! Here's what to expect: lots of great info about classes, research opportunities, meet other astro majors, snacks and more. Please attend.
Undergrad Research Symposium: Want to showcase your research project? Participate in the undergraduate research symposium! The deadline to submit an application is Friday, Feb. 25 by 5pm. Talk with your research adviser about presenting a poster or giving a talk. You do not have to have publishable results, this is an opportunity for those early on in a project to summarize what you're doing as well as for those that have some results to share. Check out more details about the symposium here: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/symp/
Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Toby Burnett (UW Physics) will give a talk on "A new window on the Universe: results from the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope's first two years". Join us in the foyer at 3:45pm for coffee, tea and cookies.
Page O'Announcements: Updated with lots of good spring quarter classes to consider!! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Let me know if you have questions about classes or anything else! Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
Please join us Thursday at 3:30pm in Phys/Astr A216 for the winter quarter undergraduate meeting! Here's what to expect: lots of great info about classes, research opportunities, meet other astro majors, snacks and more. Please attend.
Undergrad Research Symposium: Want to showcase your research project? Participate in the undergraduate research symposium! The deadline to submit an application is Friday, Feb. 25 by 5pm. Talk with your research adviser about presenting a poster or giving a talk. You do not have to have publishable results, this is an opportunity for those early on in a project to summarize what you're doing as well as for those that have some results to share. Check out more details about the symposium here: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/symp/
Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Toby Burnett (UW Physics) will give a talk on "A new window on the Universe: results from the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope's first two years". Join us in the foyer at 3:45pm for coffee, tea and cookies.
Page O'Announcements: Updated with lots of good spring quarter classes to consider!! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Let me know if you have questions about classes or anything else! Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
Monday, February 7, 2011
February 7, 2011
Hi everyone!
I hope you all had a great weekend! I would like to schedule a time for the winter quarter undergrad meeting. Please fill out the doodle poll so we can pick a time that works for most.
Also, I'm going to be out of the office the rest of this week so be sure to check in with Dr. Chris Laws if you have questions. You can find him in his office, B349 or send him an email at laws@astro.washington.edu.
Spring and Summer Classes: Both spring and summer quarter class schedules are now on the web! Be sure to check the schedules to plan your classes. Don't forget to run a degree audit (DARS) found on your MyUW to make sure you are registering for the correct classes needed to graduate.
Women in Science and Engineering Conference: Learn about career opportunities in the sciences, work on some professional development skills and network at the WiSE conference happening Saturday, Feb. 26. The conference is 8:30am-5pm and the registration is only $15 for students. You can find more details here: http:www.engr.washington.edu/wise/conference
Undergraduate Opportunities in Australia: Applications for the Jun-Sep 2011 AAO Student Fellowships are now open.
http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/students/aaosf.html
Opportunities exist for undergraduate students who have completed not less than 2 years of full time course work in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Applied Physics, Engineering, Mathematics or related subjects to work at the Australian Astronomical Observatory on research projects under the individual supervision of AAO staff astronomers. In addition to astronomical research, a major part of the Observatory's core business is astronomical instrumentation for optical/infrared telescopes, and studentships are available in this area as well.
Student Fellowships are available for 10 to 12 weeks in the period mid-June to mid-September. The stipend for 2011 is A$622 per week.
The AAO headquarters is located in Epping, a suburb approximately 25 km from the centre of Sydney. In one or two cases, scholars may be based at the telescope site (Siding Spring) near Coonabarabran in central western New South Wales. For students based in Sydney, a field trip is arranged to visit the telescopes at Siding Spring Observatory.
Applications should be directed to A.Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Head of AAT Science. The deadline is 15 Feb 2011. For further details, including how to apply, see: http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/students/aaosf.html
Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz (Univ. of California, Santa Cruz) will give a talk on "Tidal Disruption of Stars by Massive Black Holes". Join us for coffee, tea, cookies and conversation at 3:45pm in the foyer.
Page O'Announcements: Don't forget to check out the Page O'Announcements when you're looking for a class, campus event, job, graduate school tips, astronomy research opportunities and more! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have an awesome week!
Best,
Sarah
I hope you all had a great weekend! I would like to schedule a time for the winter quarter undergrad meeting. Please fill out the doodle poll so we can pick a time that works for most.
http://doodle.com/94bugf32sxyfzdzrThe doodle poll will close next Monday morning and I'll announce the meeting time in my next weekly email.
Also, I'm going to be out of the office the rest of this week so be sure to check in with Dr. Chris Laws if you have questions. You can find him in his office, B349 or send him an email at laws@astro.washington.edu.
Spring and Summer Classes: Both spring and summer quarter class schedules are now on the web! Be sure to check the schedules to plan your classes. Don't forget to run a degree audit (DARS) found on your MyUW to make sure you are registering for the correct classes needed to graduate.
Women in Science and Engineering Conference: Learn about career opportunities in the sciences, work on some professional development skills and network at the WiSE conference happening Saturday, Feb. 26. The conference is 8:30am-5pm and the registration is only $15 for students. You can find more details here: http:www.engr.washington.edu/wise/conference
Undergraduate Opportunities in Australia: Applications for the Jun-Sep 2011 AAO Student Fellowships are now open.
http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/students/aaosf.html
Opportunities exist for undergraduate students who have completed not less than 2 years of full time course work in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Applied Physics, Engineering, Mathematics or related subjects to work at the Australian Astronomical Observatory on research projects under the individual supervision of AAO staff astronomers. In addition to astronomical research, a major part of the Observatory's core business is astronomical instrumentation for optical/infrared telescopes, and studentships are available in this area as well.
Student Fellowships are available for 10 to 12 weeks in the period mid-June to mid-September. The stipend for 2011 is A$622 per week.
The AAO headquarters is located in Epping, a suburb approximately 25 km from the centre of Sydney. In one or two cases, scholars may be based at the telescope site (Siding Spring) near Coonabarabran in central western New South Wales. For students based in Sydney, a field trip is arranged to visit the telescopes at Siding Spring Observatory.
Applications should be directed to A.Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Head of AAT Science. The deadline is 15 Feb 2011. For further details, including how to apply, see: http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/students/aaosf.html
Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz (Univ. of California, Santa Cruz) will give a talk on "Tidal Disruption of Stars by Massive Black Holes". Join us for coffee, tea, cookies and conversation at 3:45pm in the foyer.
Page O'Announcements: Don't forget to check out the Page O'Announcements when you're looking for a class, campus event, job, graduate school tips, astronomy research opportunities and more! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have an awesome week!
Best,
Sarah
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