All times are Pacific Standard Time
5:00 PM
Current grad students Lotte Borkowski and Bobby Prater will be at the hotel at 5pm to walk over to the Physics Building.
5:00-7:30 PM
Poster Session with professors and grad students in the physics atrium. We'll also provide appetizers and dinner throughout the social.
5:30-6:00 PM
Approximate time for appetizers
6:00-7:00 PM
Approximate time for dinner
All times are Pacific Standard Time
8:00-9:00 AM
For those of you who rise early, Sophie Miller and Bobby Prater will give you a tour starting at 8am at your Hotel. This tour is mainly focused on the campus, but you will also be checking out the Davis Farmer's Market and other fun stuff!
9:00-10:00 AM
Check out the Lagrange Lounge and grab some breakfast before the Panels
9:30-10:00 AM
Use the main Zoom link.
10:00-11:00 AM
Location: Roessler 55. Roessler Hall is immediately north of the Physics building. Enter room 55 via the door closest to Physics.
Ask current graduate students anything and everything about life as a graduate student in Davis. This event will have Zoom support for those who can't attend the open house in person.
Panel Members:
Melvyn Nabavi (1st, Fields, Strings & Gravity)
Tianyi Jian (2nd, High Energy Experiment)
Paige Kelly (3rd, Astrophysics & Observational Cosmology)
Avi Hertz (4th, Mathematical Physics)
Rashad Kadado (5th, Condensed Matter Experiment)
Zachary Sweger (6th, Nuclear Experiment)
11:15-12:15
Location: Roessler 55
Ask faculty members about academics, research, and "how things work" in graduate school. Remote participation available on Zoom.
Panel members:
Daniel Cebra (Nuclear Experiment)
Rena Zieve (Condensed Matter Experiment, Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs)
David Wittman (Astrophysics & Observational Cosmology)
Jaroslav Trnka (Fields, Strings, and Gravity)
Inna Vishik (Condensed Matter Experiment)
12:15-1:30 PM
Lunch at Segundo Dining Hall on campus. (Leave from Physics atrium after faculty panel.)
1:30-4:30 PM
Visit professors' labs and offices and talk to them about their research.
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4:30+ PM
Hangout with grad students and play some board/card games in Lagrange Lounge.