Physics & Astronomy 750:634
Seminar in Physics
Spring Semester 2024

This Seminar presents faculty of the Physics and Astronomy program discussing their current research. All first-year graduate students are expected to attend -- attendance is taken -- and everyone else is welcome.

The Spring 2024 Seminar will continue to meet at _5:00_ PM in person, although if speakers prefer some seminars may be held over zoom.

Date	Speaker	Subject
Jan 16, 2023	(no talk)	(start of term work)
Jan 23, 2023	Jak Chakhalian	"How to make and probe relativistic quantum matter"
Jan 30, 2023	Srivatsan Chakram Sundar	Quantum computing with superconducting quantum systems: how to play a quantum flute
Feb 6, 2023	Christina Liebrich, Shannon Greco, and colleagues (PPPL)	Career opportunities at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (special seminar, joint with JPAS, hosted by UPD, Prof. Jolie Cizewski)
Feb 13, 2023	(no talk)	(out sick)
Feb 20, 2023	Ron Gilman	Academic Requirements
Feb 27, 2023	Yuri Gershtein	New physics at the LHC
Mar 5, 2023	Ron Gilman	Giving Talks
Mar 12, 2023	(no talk)	(spring break)
Mar 19, 2023	Nakul Aggarwal Khovesh Ramdin	Solving Optimization Problems in Physics with DWAVE Use of machine learning / DNN's in high energy / nuclear physics
Mar 26, 2023	(no talk)	(on travel)
Apr 2, 2023	(no talk)	(on travel to APS April meeting)
Apr 9, 2023	Arian Vosoughinia, Shahnewwaz Ahmed, Colby Stoddard	(Practice talks)
Apr 16, 2023	Nicholas Adams, Elizaveta Trunina, Anushka Saha, Kaustubh Roy	(Practice talks)
Apr 23, 2023	tbd	tbd
Apr 30, 2023	Indra Gankhuyag, Madisen Johnson, Billy Cole, Danisbel Herrera	(Practice talks)

Course Information Details

Instructor: Prof. R. Gilman, rgilman _AT_ physics.rutgers.edu
Office hours: By arrangement. Email me any time; I usually respond within minutes to hours.
Grading: Pass/Fail, based on attendance. Students are generally expected to attend at least 75% of the seminars. No homework or exams. Class participation - asking questions - is encouraged but not required.
Technology requirements: Webex / zoom connection.
Learning goals: This course will familiarize you with research in the department, program requirements, and other information conducive to succeeding in graduate school and beyond.
Academic integrity: The Rutgers academic integrity policy may be found here.
Honor pledge: There are no exams, assignments, or other assessments for which you will need to sign the Honor Pledge: On my honor, I have neither received nor given any unauthorized assistance on this examination (assignment, paper, quiz, etc.).
Absence reporting: You can report an absence here.
Students with disabilities: Procedures for requesting accomodations are here.