News & Events
The Department of Physics and PGSC are holding a special research colloquium on March 31, 2023
This special student research colloquium will feature talks from UW-Physics graduate students that showcase the phenomenal and exciting research of students happening throughout
the department. The talks will be of introductory physics level and open to all.
The vision for this event is threefold:
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Provide a space for graduate students to share with and hear from their peers about their diverse research and interests in the UW Dept. of Physics
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Introduce undergraduate students in Physics to the possibilities of graduate research in Physics
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Contribute to a culture of sharing and community building across the Dept. of Physics—this includes graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty, and
staff
The talk can be in the form of a presentation or a poster. Each talk will be of ~15 mins with an additional 5-10 mins for questions. Talks
from all areas of research in physics are encouraged. The idea is to share your research work and experience with your graduate peers and undergraduate physics majors with the goal of sharing information and raising awareness and interest in physics research.
Guidance on structure of the talk:
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Title and Introduction
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What is your research/experiment?
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Significance of the research work
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Methodology used and potential impacts of your project/work
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You could also include a slide on work culture/environment in your group
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Since this is for undergrad audience in addition to a grad-student audience, please consider how to explain specific technical terms to a diverse population
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Including visuals/graphics can be helpful
We also plan to have a Q&A panel discussion to talk about graduate school with topics ranging from coursework to starting research in a
group. This can be a good opportunity to share your grad school experience with undergraduate students and help them as they consider next steps in their educational or career path.
Please complete the following survey by Sunday, December 18, 2022 @ 11:59 PM
so we can gauge interest in participation to better plan for this event:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCslIRaRr-PdZn4eMGWtLxmCfSeh3gGAIB0byhdn964_c4pQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
If you respond that you are interested in participating or attending, we will make sure to include you on future communication as we continue
the planning process. We would love to hear about your research! Please reach out to
elizabeth.baldridge@wisc.edu with questions about this event.
Nominations to the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honors Society is now open
Nominations to the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honors Society is open to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The purpose of the
Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society is to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement and promote diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. The Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society seeks to develop a network of preeminent
scholars who exemplify academic and personal excellence, foster environments of support, and serve as examples of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy. In the spirit
of Edward Alexander Bouchet and the scholarship, character, leadership, service, and advocacy he exhibited both inside and outside academic realms, inductees into the honor society bearing his name must also exhibit these same outstanding qualities.
Nominations will remain open through
January 15, 2023. Graduate students who apply must be pursuing a PhD and must have dissertator status by the start of the Spring 2023 semester.
Nominees can submit their completed materials in PDF format to
bouchet@grad.wisc.edu.
Nomination Materials
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Nomination form
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Your current CV
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Transcripts for all graduate studies
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A letter of recommendation from your faculty advisor
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A letter of recommendation from a leader, on campus or elsewhere, with knowledge of the nominee’s leadership, character, service, scholarship, and/or advocacy
qualities
Networks in Neutrinos, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Symmetries Seminar
Tuesday, December 20 @ 2:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/91230714547 Meeting
ID: 912 3071 4547
Speaker: Po-Wen Chang , CCAPP, Ohio State
University
Neutrinos remain mysterious. As an example, enhanced self-interactions (νSI) are allowed by laboratory, cosmology, and astrophysics data,
and are frequently invoked to explain anomalies. In this talk, I will briefly review the current probes of νSI. I will then discuss the potential interplay between νSI and supernova
neutrinos. For the high neutrino densities within core-collapse supernovae, νSI could be important, but robust observables have been lacking.
We show that νSI makes supernova neutrinos form a tightly coupled fluid that expands under relativistic hydrodynamics. The outflow becomes either a burst or a steady-state wind; which occurs here is uncertain. Though the diffusive environment where neutrinos
are produced may make a wind more likely, further work is needed to determine when each case is realized. In the burst-outflow case, νSI increases the duration of the neutrino signal, and even a simply analysis of SN 1987A data has powerful sensitivity. For
the wind-outflow case, we outline several promising ideas that may lead to new observables. Combined, these results are important steps towards solving the 35-year-old puzzle of how νSI impacts supernovae.
Host: Baha Balantekin
Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology): Title to be announced
Tuesday, December 20 @ 4:00 pm
Chamberlin 5280
Speaker: TBD
Host: George Wojcik
The 11th Annual Bryson Scholarship
The 11th annual Bryson Scholarship will reward exemplary students whose research mirrors the innovative and interdisciplinary studies of
CCR’s and AOS’s founder, Professor Reid Bryson. Over $5,000 in awards will be offered for the top research projects presented by graduate and undergraduate students. The awards will be based on posters presented at the Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences
building’s Community Poster Reception at Union South on February 13, 2023. It’s fine to re-use an existing poster you have from a recent presentation.
The due date for submissions is February 1, 2023. For
more information, you can view the attached poster and go to this link for submission instructions.
For more information about poster submissions:
https://ccr.nelson.wisc.edu/bryson-scholarship/
Student Research Grants Competition
Applications are open for the second cycle of the 2022-2023 Student Research Grants Competition (SRGC). Graduate students who are planning
travel or have traveled starting between October 1 and December 31 are eligible to apply in the current cycle. More information on upcoming quarterly cycles can be found on the Student Research Grants Competition (SRGC) website. https://grad.wisc.edu/funding/grants-competition/
Priority is given to dissertators and final-year MFA students, and to those who have not previously received an SRGC Research Travel or
Conference Presentation Award. Award levels are $1,500 for Research Travel awards and $600 or $1,200 for Conference Presentation funds.
We have streamlined the application to make it less time-consuming for applicants, and established clear application opening, closing, and
decision dates to manage applicants’ expectations. Please note that we will receive many, many more applications than we will be able to fund. We also cannot accelerate the selection process or give early consideration to applicants planning travel. Some of
those who apply will be applying for reimbursement of past travel.
Contact srgc@grad.wisc.edu with questions.
