As physicists eagerly await new data from the Large Hadron Collider, a contest has been opened for videos that communicate the enthusiasm for this enterprise.
Month: May 2015
Campus-wide Awards to Physics Undergraduates
Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships
Generous grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature provide for awards of $3,000 each to undergraduate students and $500–$1,000 to their faculty/staff advisors to work in collaboration on research projects.
| Student | (Advisor) | Project |
|---|---|---|
Thomas Feigenson |
(Jim Lawler) | Improved Experimental Co I-II Values and Abundance Determinations From Spectroscopic Data |
Noah Johnson |
(Mark Ediger) | Molecular Orientation in the Vapor-Deposited Glass of p-TTP |
Colin Wahl |
(Saverio Spagnolie) | Microorganism Billiards |
Bai Yang Wang |
(Mark Eriksson) | An Exploratory Study of Charge Noise and Mobility for Improved Performance in Semiconductor Quantum Devices |
Yufan Xu |
(Cary Forest) | Hardening of Materials Using Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation (PIII) |
Theodore Herfurth & Teddy Kubly Awards
A generous grant from the Herfurth and Kubly families provides for these longstanding awards which honor senior students exemplifying a composite of superior academic achievement, community service and leadership in extra and co-curricular activities, financial self-support, and both prepared and extemporaneous oral expression.
Nicholas Derr
12 Annual Integration Bee
12th Annual University of Wisconsin Integration Bee. First Prize $100.
Written qualifier May 4 6-7pm in 2103 Chamberlin. Top 10 scores go to the finals. Finals (live at the board): May 7 6pm in 2241 Chamberlin. Spectators welcome!
Open to all UW students.
For more information Jim Reardon reardon@physics.wisc.edu. Sponsored by the UW Physics Department and the Wonders of Physics