physics department welcome new and returning students, faculty, and staff physics seminar program...
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Physics Department
• Welcome new and returning students, faculty, and staff• Physics seminar program • SPS & T-shirt design contest• Mailboxes & keys to Olin Physical Laboratory• Undergraduate honors and award programs• Research opportunities• Teaching assistant and grading opportunities
• Welcome new and returning students, faculty, and staffNew Faculty Member:
Jeremy Qualls -- from Florida State University -- new faculty position
Honors: Ching-Wan Yip-- Academic Support Specialist -- 5 years of service
Students who graduated this summer: Cary Grow --> Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Physics Department
• Welcome new and returning students, faculty, and staff
• Please see Judy in Olin 100 (between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4)
– To have your picture made for our display case (between 8/31-9/4).
– To provide your current local snail mail and email address for departmental records.
Physics Department
Physics Department
• Physics seminar program
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• SPS & T-shirt design contest– Announcements by Paul Anderson
– T-shirt comments by Natalie Holzwarth
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• Mailboxes & keys to Olin Physical Laboratory– All undergraduate physics majors and graduate students
have a mail box in the Physics Department Office.– To obtain keys to rooms in Olin Physical Lab, please
see Machele Bailey in Olin 110.
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• Undergraduate honors and award programs– Presentation by W. C. Kerr.
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• Research opportunities– Undergraduate students are especially encouraged to
participate; course credit, Wake Forest University Fellowships, or individual faculty grants
Web site: http://www.wfu.edu/undergraduate_college/research-fellowship/
Web site: http://www.wfu.edu/undergraduate_college/research-fellowship/
Research in Physics Department
• Part I (8/31/00) -- Experimental– Keith Bonin (Atomic Physics)
– George Holzwarth (Biophysics)
– Dany Kim-Shapiro (Biophysics)
– Rick Matthews (Condensed matter)
– Jeremy Qualls (Condensed matter)
– Howard Shields (EPR)
– Richard Williams (Laser Physics)
• Part II (9/7/00) -- Theory– Paul Anderson (Gravitation)
– Eric Carlson (Particle and astrophysics)
– Greg Cook (Gravitational Physics and Computational Astrophysics )
– Natalie Holzwarth (Materials simulations)
– Bill Kerr (Nonlinear simulations)
Recent Graduates who participated in research:
BS Degree with honors:Kerry Grow (G. E. Matthews)
MS Degree (5-year program): Kyle Bergquist (H. Shields) Kerry Grow (F. Fahey)
PhD Degree:William Hinson (D. Bourland)Andy Graham (W. C. Kerr)Hank Yochum (R. T. Williams)Jack Brockway (E. D. Carlson)Forrest Charnock (G. E. Matthews)
(Dany Kim-Shapiro)
Undergraduate students who participated in research this summer:(Wake Forest Fellowships or grants)
•Rupen Amin
•Brian Cinc
•Bryan Lusk
•Christie Melby
•Alan Poole
•Jacob Kline (Paul Anderson)
Physics Research Participation —Theoretical/Computational Physics
Research Group Area of research Openings Current StudentsPaul Anderson Gravitational Physics ~1 Peter Groves
Jacob KlineBrian Mischuck
Eric Carlson Particle Physics andAstrophysics
~1
Greg Cook Gravitational Physics andComputational Astrophysics
~2 Harald Pfeiffer (Cornell)Mark Hannam (UNC)
Natalie Holzwarth Computational MaterialsPhysics
~2 Yonas Abraham
William Kerr Computational Solid StatePhysics
~1 Guanghui Lei
(Blue indicates Undergraduate student.)
Physics Research Participation — Experimental PhysicsResearch Group Area of research Openings Current Students
Keith Bonin Laser and optical physics ~2 Adam BallardGeorge Holzwarth Biophysics ~1 David HillDany Kim-Shapiro Biophysics ~1 Svetlana Aroutiouanian
Kejing Chen,James Zhi Huang, Xuili XuRuben Amin, Brian Cinc,Pamela Edwards, Bryan Lusk,Alan Poole
Rick Matthews Solid State Physics ~2 Rodney DunningJeremy Qualls Solid State Physics/
Organic Conductors~4
Howard Shields Magnetic Resonance ~1Richard Williams Solid State and
Laser Physics~1 Yonas Abraham
Defei LiangYong QuiJohn WilkinsonGang Xiong
(Blue indicates Undergraduate student.)
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• Teaching assistant and grading opportunities– Announcements by George Holzwarth
– TA’s and graders should see Judy for forms
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• Physics Research Opportunities I• Presentation by Jeremy Qualls• Tour of experimental labs
TOUR SCHEDULE
GROUP1 GROUP2 4:10 Keith Bonin, Rm 200 4:10 George Holzwarth, Rm 213 4:20 Dany Kim-Shapiro, Rm 202 4:20 Rick Matthews, Rm 216 4:30 Richard Williams, Rm 209 4:30 Keith Bonin, Rm 200 4:40 George Holzwarth, Rm 213 4:40 Dany Kim-Shapiro, Rm 202 4:50 Rick Matthews, Rm 216 4:50 Richard Williams, Rm 209