Hi Astronomy majors,
My name is Alexia Lewis, and I'm a graduate student here in the astronomy department. I am writing to invite you all to the spring quarter undergrad-grad pizza lunch.
This quarter's pizza lunch will take place on Tuesday May 10th from 12-1. If you can't make it for the whole time, feel free to stop by in the beginning or at the end as well. As before, the department will subsidize the cost, so pizza is only $1/slice!
This is a fun, casual event where we can get together and chat about anything and everything, astronomy or non-astronomy related:
- summer REUS
- grad school
- research
- whatever you'd like!
Please let me know if you plan on coming by responding to this catalyst survey so that we know how much pizza to get.
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/arlewis/132566
Please come join the grad students for an inexpensive lunch and some good conversation!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me an email!
Alexia
Friday, April 29, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
April 25, 2011
Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the great weather we had over the weekend! Please read below for notes from the undergrad meeting last week as well as things that are going on this week. Also for a heads up, I'm going to be out of town May 16-30 returning on May 31 so if you want to meet about classes or anything else, please catch me before vacation as I will not have email access while I'm gone.
Mtg Notes:
Changes in Physics degree requirements and course prerequisites. The new Physics degree has been in progress for several years, but will officially be effective Autumn 2011. These new changes will not impact any currently declared students, so if you're not also declared a Physics major, you should consider declaring this spring or summer. The new Physics major will be split into different tracks: Comprehensive, Applied, Biophysics and Teaching. The changes will mean ~7 additional physics credits to complete both Astronomy and Physics. Physics course prerequisites are also changing (ex: Phys 227 for Phys 321 instead of Phys 228). While these prerequisites will allow students to schedule courses a bit easier, I still caution you to make sure you are prepared with adequate course content prior to enrolling in upper-division courses. Again see me if you have questions about these.
MRO and ASTR 481. Chris Laws will be holding a cleaning party at Manastash Ridge Observatory this spring. Details about this will be sent out soon so watch your inbox!
Autumn quarter class list: available on the web now!
Building Safety Reminder: With the arrival of spring, comes spending more and more later hours in the Physics/Astronomy building, especially students observing with ASTR 480. Please be sure that you are being careful and following personal safety tips such as: stay in well-lit areas, avoid walking alone, carry a safety whistle (available free from UW Police), be aware of what's going on around you, follow your gut instincts and don't be afraid of appearing rude. If you are feeling uncomfortable in any situation, leave. Call 911 if you feel unsafe or suspect a suspicious person.
End of quarter clean up: The computer lab is a space for undergrads to work, study and collaborate! This space is best when it's clean and organized which it tends to not be during the quarter. Stay tuned for details on an end-of-quarter clean up!
Physics GRE Studying: A study guide for the Physics GRE is available to students interested in studying this summer. The Department will assist with organizing a study group and invite faculty, postdocs and grads to visit to help with answering questions. We'll send out a formal email about the study group in mid-June.
GRE exam changes: The general GRE exam scoring is changing. Because of the changes, score reporting will be delayed. Those needing reports prior to Nov. 2011 must take the GRE before August 1, 2011. Exams taken Aug 1 - Nov reporting will occur in Nov. 2011. Normal score reporting will resume Dec. 2011.
Undergrad Symposium and AAS poster talk prep session: We did this in January and are going to hold another session on May 11 at 3pm in Phys/Astr A216. If you are presenting a poster at the UW Undergrad research symposium or the AAS spring meeting, please bring a electronic copy of your poster and we can help you figure out your 1-2 minute poster talk! This is a great way to prepare for the meeting, since you'll get TONS of people asking you to tell you about your research. Many just want a quick overview of the importance of your research so we'll help you create this spiel and also give feedback on your poster before printing.
Grad/undergrad Pizza Lunch: on May 10 at Noon, join the graduate students in the reading room for a pizza lunch! Pizza will be $1/slice. This is a great chance for you all to meet our graduate students and chat about life as an astronomer. More details will be sent out soon, including an RSVP link so we know how many people will be attending.
Astrolunch: Want to know why you've been getting spammed with email about computing issues in our Department? Attend this week's astro lunch talk! Our IT director, Richard Coffey will give a talk on "The Astro SAN Meltdown and How We in Astronomy Manage Risk". Tuesday at Noon in the reading room, B356A.
Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Heather Knutson (UC Berkeley) will give a talk on "Exploring the Diversity of Exoplanetary Atmospheres". Join us for coffee, tea and cookies in the foyer at 3:45!
Page O'Announcements: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/ Updated with a great post-bachelor's degree astronomy job!
Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the great weather we had over the weekend! Please read below for notes from the undergrad meeting last week as well as things that are going on this week. Also for a heads up, I'm going to be out of town May 16-30 returning on May 31 so if you want to meet about classes or anything else, please catch me before vacation as I will not have email access while I'm gone.
Mtg Notes:
Changes in Physics degree requirements and course prerequisites. The new Physics degree has been in progress for several years, but will officially be effective Autumn 2011. These new changes will not impact any currently declared students, so if you're not also declared a Physics major, you should consider declaring this spring or summer. The new Physics major will be split into different tracks: Comprehensive, Applied, Biophysics and Teaching. The changes will mean ~7 additional physics credits to complete both Astronomy and Physics. Physics course prerequisites are also changing (ex: Phys 227 for Phys 321 instead of Phys 228). While these prerequisites will allow students to schedule courses a bit easier, I still caution you to make sure you are prepared with adequate course content prior to enrolling in upper-division courses. Again see me if you have questions about these.
MRO and ASTR 481. Chris Laws will be holding a cleaning party at Manastash Ridge Observatory this spring. Details about this will be sent out soon so watch your inbox!
Autumn quarter class list: available on the web now!
Building Safety Reminder: With the arrival of spring, comes spending more and more later hours in the Physics/Astronomy building, especially students observing with ASTR 480. Please be sure that you are being careful and following personal safety tips such as: stay in well-lit areas, avoid walking alone, carry a safety whistle (available free from UW Police), be aware of what's going on around you, follow your gut instincts and don't be afraid of appearing rude. If you are feeling uncomfortable in any situation, leave. Call 911 if you feel unsafe or suspect a suspicious person.
End of quarter clean up: The computer lab is a space for undergrads to work, study and collaborate! This space is best when it's clean and organized which it tends to not be during the quarter. Stay tuned for details on an end-of-quarter clean up!
Physics GRE Studying: A study guide for the Physics GRE is available to students interested in studying this summer. The Department will assist with organizing a study group and invite faculty, postdocs and grads to visit to help with answering questions. We'll send out a formal email about the study group in mid-June.
GRE exam changes: The general GRE exam scoring is changing. Because of the changes, score reporting will be delayed. Those needing reports prior to Nov. 2011 must take the GRE before August 1, 2011. Exams taken Aug 1 - Nov reporting will occur in Nov. 2011. Normal score reporting will resume Dec. 2011.
Undergrad Symposium and AAS poster talk prep session: We did this in January and are going to hold another session on May 11 at 3pm in Phys/Astr A216. If you are presenting a poster at the UW Undergrad research symposium or the AAS spring meeting, please bring a electronic copy of your poster and we can help you figure out your 1-2 minute poster talk! This is a great way to prepare for the meeting, since you'll get TONS of people asking you to tell you about your research. Many just want a quick overview of the importance of your research so we'll help you create this spiel and also give feedback on your poster before printing.
Grad/undergrad Pizza Lunch: on May 10 at Noon, join the graduate students in the reading room for a pizza lunch! Pizza will be $1/slice. This is a great chance for you all to meet our graduate students and chat about life as an astronomer. More details will be sent out soon, including an RSVP link so we know how many people will be attending.
Astrolunch: Want to know why you've been getting spammed with email about computing issues in our Department? Attend this week's astro lunch talk! Our IT director, Richard Coffey will give a talk on "The Astro SAN Meltdown and How We in Astronomy Manage Risk". Tuesday at Noon in the reading room, B356A.
Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Heather Knutson (UC Berkeley) will give a talk on "Exploring the Diversity of Exoplanetary Atmospheres". Join us for coffee, tea and cookies in the foyer at 3:45!
Page O'Announcements: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/ Updated with a great post-bachelor's degree astronomy job!
Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
Monday, April 18, 2011
April 18, 2011
Hi everyone,
Don't forget about the undergrad meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, at 4pm in Phys/Astr A216. We will discuss classes, GREs, upcoming changes to degree requirements, take a group photo and discuss anything else you want to!
Summer quarter registration: Registration opens this week for many of you. Be sure to double check the course schedules since some of the classes have been changed/removed (for Physics classes in particular) since the schedules were first released.
210 Credit Holds: Many of you received an email over the weekend regarding a hold placed on your student account because you have too many credits. If you received this email and have not already talked with me you will need to see me to fill out appropriate paperwork before you can register for autumn quarter classes.
Astro Lunch: Tuesday at Noon in B356A (aka the reading room), Adam Ritchey (UW) will give a talk on "Elemental Abundances and Isotopic Ratios from High-Resolution Observations of the Galactic Interstellar Medium." Feel free to bring your lunch to this talk!
Astrobiology Seminar: Tuesday at 2:30pm in Phys/Astr A118, Matthew Hurtgen (Northwestern Univ.) will give a talk on "The role of sulfur in regulating Earth surface oxygen levels".
Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr 102, Greg Laughlin (UC Santa Cruz) will give a talk on "Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Surveys, BOSS and BigBOSS". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies!
Page O'Announcements: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/ Lots of summer quarter courses being posted!
See you all tomorrow at the undergrad meeting!
Best,
Sarah
Don't forget about the undergrad meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, at 4pm in Phys/Astr A216. We will discuss classes, GREs, upcoming changes to degree requirements, take a group photo and discuss anything else you want to!
Summer quarter registration: Registration opens this week for many of you. Be sure to double check the course schedules since some of the classes have been changed/removed (for Physics classes in particular) since the schedules were first released.
210 Credit Holds: Many of you received an email over the weekend regarding a hold placed on your student account because you have too many credits. If you received this email and have not already talked with me you will need to see me to fill out appropriate paperwork before you can register for autumn quarter classes.
Astro Lunch: Tuesday at Noon in B356A (aka the reading room), Adam Ritchey (UW) will give a talk on "Elemental Abundances and Isotopic Ratios from High-Resolution Observations of the Galactic Interstellar Medium." Feel free to bring your lunch to this talk!
Astrobiology Seminar: Tuesday at 2:30pm in Phys/Astr A118, Matthew Hurtgen (Northwestern Univ.) will give a talk on "The role of sulfur in regulating Earth surface oxygen levels".
Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr 102, Greg Laughlin (UC Santa Cruz) will give a talk on "Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Surveys, BOSS and BigBOSS". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies!
Page O'Announcements: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/ Lots of summer quarter courses being posted!
See you all tomorrow at the undergrad meeting!
Best,
Sarah
Monday, April 11, 2011
April 11, 2011
Hi everyone!
Don't forget to mark your calendars for next Tuesday (April 19) at 4pm in Phys/Astr A216 for the Spring quarter undergrad meeting. We'll be taking a group photo so show up ready to smile!
Building Use Permits: Don't forget to pick up your building use permits for the spring quarter! UW Police are making rounds in the evenings so please be sure you have a valid permit on you at all times. If I'm not around when you stop by, the permits are on my desk feel free to grab yours from the stack.
Spring Career Fair: The Spring Career Fair is happening this Thursday, April 14 from 3-7pm at HecEd Pavilion. Those of you graduating this year should attend as there will be tech-based companies present! More information and tips on how to prepare yourself for a career fair here: http://careers.washington.edu/Students/Spring-Career-Fair Don't forget to get your resume polished; you can use the career center's resources or stop in for a drop-in resume review.
Math Minor: In my email a few weeks ago I mentioned there are new requirements for the math minor. I wanted to follow up and point out that the new minor requires 3 less credits plus taking Math 309. If you would rather work towards completing the new math minor please send me an email or stop by. It takes just a few minutes to make this change.
Autumn Quarter planning: Autumn quarter registration happens in just a few weeks! The schedule should be on the web by this Friday or the following Monday. Make sure you stop by to check your schedule, or if you don't have one we can talk about creating one.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Public Lecture: As many of you have already heard, Neil deGrasse Tyson will be giving a public lecture on May 12. Unfortunately the lecture is already full, however I'm told that empty seats may be available to first-come, first-served starting at 6:15pm. No guarantees that you'll get a seat but if you're willing to wait in line to try you might get one!
Undergrad Photos: Keep sending your photos to me to update the undergrad board! Those that have sent me photos are posted already.
Astrobiology Seminar: This Tuesday at 2:30pm in Phys/Astr A118 Nicholas Hud (Georgia Inst. of Tech) will give a talk on "A Self-Assembly Approach to the Proto-RNA World".
Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, come listen to Tom Murphy (UC SanDiego - and UW Affiliate Professor) talk about "Advancing tests of relativity via lunar laser ranging". Dr. Murphy leads the APOLLO project which shots a laser at the moon (see the attached picture) and is spending his sabbatical here at UW so if you have questions after his talk you can find him anytime this quarter in C311. Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
Page O'Announcements: Updated with new campus events, jobs and scholarships! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
Don't forget to mark your calendars for next Tuesday (April 19) at 4pm in Phys/Astr A216 for the Spring quarter undergrad meeting. We'll be taking a group photo so show up ready to smile!
Building Use Permits: Don't forget to pick up your building use permits for the spring quarter! UW Police are making rounds in the evenings so please be sure you have a valid permit on you at all times. If I'm not around when you stop by, the permits are on my desk feel free to grab yours from the stack.
Spring Career Fair: The Spring Career Fair is happening this Thursday, April 14 from 3-7pm at HecEd Pavilion. Those of you graduating this year should attend as there will be tech-based companies present! More information and tips on how to prepare yourself for a career fair here: http://careers.washington.edu/Students/Spring-Career-Fair Don't forget to get your resume polished; you can use the career center's resources or stop in for a drop-in resume review.
Math Minor: In my email a few weeks ago I mentioned there are new requirements for the math minor. I wanted to follow up and point out that the new minor requires 3 less credits plus taking Math 309. If you would rather work towards completing the new math minor please send me an email or stop by. It takes just a few minutes to make this change.
Autumn Quarter planning: Autumn quarter registration happens in just a few weeks! The schedule should be on the web by this Friday or the following Monday. Make sure you stop by to check your schedule, or if you don't have one we can talk about creating one.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Public Lecture: As many of you have already heard, Neil deGrasse Tyson will be giving a public lecture on May 12. Unfortunately the lecture is already full, however I'm told that empty seats may be available to first-come, first-served starting at 6:15pm. No guarantees that you'll get a seat but if you're willing to wait in line to try you might get one!
Undergrad Photos: Keep sending your photos to me to update the undergrad board! Those that have sent me photos are posted already.
Astrobiology Seminar: This Tuesday at 2:30pm in Phys/Astr A118 Nicholas Hud (Georgia Inst. of Tech) will give a talk on "A Self-Assembly Approach to the Proto-RNA World".
Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, come listen to Tom Murphy (UC SanDiego - and UW Affiliate Professor) talk about "Advancing tests of relativity via lunar laser ranging". Dr. Murphy leads the APOLLO project which shots a laser at the moon (see the attached picture) and is spending his sabbatical here at UW so if you have questions after his talk you can find him anytime this quarter in C311. Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
Page O'Announcements: Updated with new campus events, jobs and scholarships! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
Monday, April 4, 2011
April 4, 2011
Hi everyone! Welcome to the second week of classes! We will hold the spring quarter undergrad meeting on Tuesday, April 19 at 4pm in Phys/Astr A216. Please join us!
Building Use Permits: Don't forget to pick up your spring quarter building permit if you have building keys or are here after hours. UW Police will ask you for these permits during their patrols; without the permit your keys will be revoked and you will be escorted out the building. If I am not at my desk, feel free to grab your permit from the stack I keep by my monitor.
Undergrad Photos: I'm sure you have all be wondering, how do I get on that fancy undergraduate photo board on the 3rd floor? Well now is your chance! Email me a photo of yourself and we'll post it.
Summer Quarter Registration: Begins April 18! Come see me if you're not sure what you're going to take this summer. Be sure to recheck courses since some physics courses have been changed around.
McNair Scholar: The McNair Scholars Program prepares undergraduates for doctoral study through involvement in research and scholarly activities (including a $2,800 research stipend. For more information and eligibility requirements please see: http://depts.washington.edu/uwmcnair/index.htm. The deadline has been extended to April 15!
Undergrad Research Symposium Workshops: Are you participating in the undergrad research symposium? If so, check out some of the workshops to help you design your poster (http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/courses/posterdesign.html) or create your power point (http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/courses/posterdesign.html). The Department will be hosting another poster talk session as the symposium nears so that you can get both feedback on your poster as well as test out your "elevator talk" where you have a 1-2 min. spiel ready to give those passing by. More details to come soon!
AstroLunch: Tomorrow at Noon in the reading room (Phys/Astr B356A) Karen Kwitter (Williams College) will give a talk on "Abundances of Planetary Nebulae in the Outer Disk (and possibly) Halo of M31". Join us for this informal lunch-time talk and feel free to bring your lunch!
Astrobiology Seminar: Tuesday at 2:30pm in Phys/Astr A118, Brent Christner (Louisiana State Univ.) will give a talk on "Subglacial Environments: The other deep biosphere".
Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Misato Fukagawa (Osaka University) will give a talk on "Direct Imaging of Protoplanetary Disks in Scattered Light". Arrive at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies!
Page O'Announcements: Updated with lots of class-related postings recently: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
Building Use Permits: Don't forget to pick up your spring quarter building permit if you have building keys or are here after hours. UW Police will ask you for these permits during their patrols; without the permit your keys will be revoked and you will be escorted out the building. If I am not at my desk, feel free to grab your permit from the stack I keep by my monitor.
Undergrad Photos: I'm sure you have all be wondering, how do I get on that fancy undergraduate photo board on the 3rd floor? Well now is your chance! Email me a photo of yourself and we'll post it.
Summer Quarter Registration: Begins April 18! Come see me if you're not sure what you're going to take this summer. Be sure to recheck courses since some physics courses have been changed around.
McNair Scholar: The McNair Scholars Program prepares undergraduates for doctoral study through involvement in research and scholarly activities (including a $2,800 research stipend. For more information and eligibility requirements please see: http://depts.washington.edu/uwmcnair/index.htm. The deadline has been extended to April 15!
Undergrad Research Symposium Workshops: Are you participating in the undergrad research symposium? If so, check out some of the workshops to help you design your poster (http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/courses/posterdesign.html) or create your power point (http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/courses/posterdesign.html). The Department will be hosting another poster talk session as the symposium nears so that you can get both feedback on your poster as well as test out your "elevator talk" where you have a 1-2 min. spiel ready to give those passing by. More details to come soon!
AstroLunch: Tomorrow at Noon in the reading room (Phys/Astr B356A) Karen Kwitter (Williams College) will give a talk on "Abundances of Planetary Nebulae in the Outer Disk (and possibly) Halo of M31". Join us for this informal lunch-time talk and feel free to bring your lunch!
Astrobiology Seminar: Tuesday at 2:30pm in Phys/Astr A118, Brent Christner (Louisiana State Univ.) will give a talk on "Subglacial Environments: The other deep biosphere".
Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Misato Fukagawa (Osaka University) will give a talk on "Direct Imaging of Protoplanetary Disks in Scattered Light". Arrive at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies!
Page O'Announcements: Updated with lots of class-related postings recently: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Best,
Sarah
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