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January 8 (Tuesday) Noon-1pm, Olin 04
John Read, a PhD candidate at Cornell University, will give a talk entitled “CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB Magnetic Tunnel Junctions”. Sub sandwiches will be served for lunch and all are welcome.
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Physics Table
January 10 (Thursday) 12:00-1:00 pm, LDC 113
Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty and staff at the LDC at noon. We can meet on 3rd Olin at 11:55 for the short walk over or you can meet us there. All are welcome.
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Independent Study Project
We are looking for a student who will conduct an independent study project whereby you will get our new radio telescope working. This telescope is located on the roof of Olin, and observes the 21 cm emission from hydrogen. We would like to use this telescope to observe the hydrogen in our galaxy. The student will work with Nelson and Joel in getting the interface between the telescope and its computer controller going, and then making initial maps of galactic hydrogen and its motion. Interested students should make contact with Nelson or Joel.
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Research Student Wanted
Nelson is looking for another student who will work with him on the analysis of the data from the LIGO gravitational wave detectors. The work will involve programing, so experience there would be a preference. The immediate task will be to develop techniques whereby various environmental disturbances in the data can be identified. In addition to research during the winter and spring terms, there is also the chance to turn this into a summer research job for the upcoming summer. A sophomore or junior would be the best candidate for this position. Interested students should contact Nelson.
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Special Project with Nelson
Nelson is looking for a student to help in the lab with our Bell’s Inequality experiment. This is a contemporary experiment that demonstrates quantum non-locality. We need to go through this experiment in detail, and make sure that all of the optical components are working properly. We will then very carefully do the experiment, and demonstration the spooky quantum action at a distance. It could be a great opportunity to demonstrate quantum physics with your own hands. See Nelson for details.