Astrophysics REU 2007
U of Wisconsin-Madison
Schedule
All
program pizza dinner at the Regent (Come any time. We will have an informal
meeting at 7:00)
Astrophysics
REU program orientation. Bagels, coffee, and juice! Brief tour of astronomy and
physics departments.
Introduction to SAL with Dr. Jeff Percival.
@ 10:30 am
Walk
to Union South to get ID cards
Lunch
at UW-Memorial Terrace.
Engineering
Center Atrium
Mexican Buffet at the Engineering Center
Atrium!
Followed by a tour of the University at 7:00
Introduction to the Astronomy and Physics
Libraries with Kerry Kresse
Web Page Design with Prof. Bob Benjamin
Introduction to IDL with Nick Murphy. The basic syntax of IDL, how to
write a simple program, function, or script, how to plot things, and commands that Nick finds useful.
Capitol Square. Held every Saturday morning during the summer, you can get all manner of fresh produce, as well as cheese curds so fresh they make your teeth squeak! (http://www.madfarmmkt.org/)
Astronomy Seminar series: Dr. Susan Nossal, Department of Physics, Title: Your noise
is my signal, ÒAtmospheric physics with WHAMÓ
Public night (weather and telescope permitting). Every Wednesday night during the summer, Washburn Observatory has public viewing sessions. These sessions are usually run by a graduate student from the Astronomy Department. (http://www.astro.wisc.edu/Washburn/)
Astronomy
Seminar series: Dr. Matt Haffner,
Department of Astronomy,
Special
Seminar Series: Dr. Jim Lattis,
Space Astronomy Laboratory, ÒThe UW Space Place: What is it, What do we do?Ó (http://www.spaceplace.wisc.edu/)
Dr.
Andrea Cox, Medical Imaging, ÒApplying
your skills to other fieldsÓ
Sat, June 16 6:00 pm 9pm [Universe in the Park]
Universe in the Park: New Glarus Woods State Park
See: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/uitp/; sign-up at:
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/uitp/intern/signuitp.pl
Astronomy
Seminar series: Dr. Peter Frinchaboy, Department of Astronomy, ÒDark Matter and Tidal Disruption in
the Local GroupÓ
New large-scale surveys of Galactic tracers, photometric and dynamical,
have allowed us to explore the distribution of mass in the Milky Way
and its satellites. Dynamical tracers ranging from star clusters to
dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies, are used in order to study the
amount and distribution of Galactic mass. We compare recent findings
and compare to the predictions of current cold dark matter (CDM)
models.
Astronomy
Seminar series: Prof. Bob Benjamin,
Department of Physics, Univ. of Wisconsin Ð Whitewater, ÒAll About the
GalaxyÓ
Field
Trip: Synchrotron Radiation
Center and Physical Sciences Laboratory. Come see one of the largest
synchrotron sources in the country, run by the University of Wisconsin-Madison
on behalf of the National Science Foundation. At the Physical Sciences
Laboratory, you can see where they are making components of Ice Cube, a
neutrino telescope at the South Pole.
(With
Steve Anderson, in the past
Steve has made a stop a local grocery storeÉ stock up on supplies!!)
Capitol
Square: The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra starts their weekly series of outdoor
classical music concerts. Bring a picnic dinner and a blanket, or buy your
dinner there. The series continues weekly through August 1. (http://www.wcoconcerts.org/concertsonthesquare2007.htm)
Warner
Park. MadisonÕs premier firework show. Although you can see the fireworks from
the UW-Memorial Union, for the full effect youÕll want to bus or bike over to
Warner Park. Warning: It can get crowded, and be sure to bring mosquito
repellent. (http://www.rhythmandbooms.com/index.php)
University
holiday (Independence Day observed)
Astronomy
Seminar series: Prof. Edward Churchwell, Department of Astronomy, ÒThe Bubbling Galactic DiskÓ
Field trip: Yerkes Observatory.
One of the last and greatest refractors in the world, this telescope was built
in Wisconsin by the University of Chicago. (A book on the history of the
telescope is on the bookshelf in REU central.) You can marvel at the telescope
design, the architecture, and the fact that the site is still used for
scientific research. (http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/)
UW
Graduate School, Bascom Hall, Room 350
Memorial
Union, check TITU
Great
Hall, Memorial Union
The
unique and large selection of fine, handcrafted work includes ceramics, fiber,
glasswork, graphics, jewelry, leather, mixed media, painting, photography,
sculpture, and wood. http://www.mmoca.org/events/artfair/index.html
Astronomy
Seminar series: Prof. Peter Timbie, Department of Physics, ÒThe CMBÓ
Field
Trip: Fermilab. Fermilab is
one of the top particle physics laboratories in the world, and also has been a
major partner in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, one of the most important sky
surveys of the last decade. http://www.fnal.gov/
A
Madison tradition since 1975, this annual sidewalk sale and community event
showcases downtown's unique State Street shopping district. More than 100
shops, boutiques, galleries and restaurants--many locally owned--offer terrific
bargains on clothing, jewelry, gifts, artwork, food, drink and more in a
festive, family-friendly event. www.maxwellstreetdays.org
Astronomy
Seminar series: Prof. Chick Woodward, Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota, ÒSOFIA and
The Next Generation of IR Astronomy OpportunitiesÓ
PS,
You are also encouraged to check out www.physicsgre.com
before FridayÕs session on the Physics GRE with Bob!
Special
Department Colloquium: Prof. Chick Woodward, Department of Astronomy, University of
Minnesota, ÒComets - Views from Deep Impact and SpitzerÓ
Grad
School panel discussion. We will have a panel discussion of current graduate
students and faculty who have served on the graduate admissions committee to
discuss when, how, and where to apply for Astronomy and Physics graduate
schools.
How to Put Together Your Final Presentation
Scientific
Ethics Movie Night: ÒContactÓ (Astro
students MUST attend)
Practice
Physics GRE/ Physics GRE advice. All rising seniors are highly encouraged to
attend. Suggestions on how to prepare for this exam will be discussed (Prof.
Bob Benjamin)
Astronomy
Seminar series: Prof. Eric Wilcots, Department of Astronomy, ÒTBAÓ
Final
Presentations, Part 1. Coffee
and cookies at 10:15 am.
Final
Presentations, Part 1I. Coffee
and cookies at 1:15 pm.
Upper
Carson Gully (1515 Tripp Circle)
Farewell
pizza lunch! Roof of Sterling Hall (Rain location: Sterling 5517)
Depart
for airport. Airport transportation arrangements will be e-mailed to everyone.
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All locations given in
square brackets indicate that the event is not a planned event, but merely
suggested. You will need to make your own plans for these events.
* Each Astronomy seminar is preceded by a 15-minute Òcheck-inÓ period, and followed by lunch with the speaker at noon at the UW-Memorial Union (assuming speaker is available). A pre-talk reading will be handed out in the week previous to the talk (and can be picked up in Sterling 4569).