Technical Program

Date Location Topic
Week 1
5/27 		Tu: 9:00 a.m.
Th: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 		SEO 236 1. Social, Orientation, Lab Assignments (locations, general rules and guidelines, etc.)
2. Tutorial on Lab Safety & Waste Management

1. Tutorials on Scientific Presentations & Ethics in Science and Engineering
2. Graduate School
3. Seminar 1
Week 2
6/3 		Th: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. SEO 236 1. Seminar 2
2. Project Description* (Part I): 5 Students-I
Week 3
6/10 		Th: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. SEO 236 1. Workshop on Technical Writing
2. Project Description* (Part II): 6 Students-II
Week 4
6/17 		Tu: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. SEO 236 1. Seminar 3
2. Seminar 4
Week 5
6/24 		Th: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. SEO 236 1. Seminar 5
2. Progress Report** 5 Students-I
3. Mid-term reports due ***
Week 6
7/1 		Th: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. SEO 236 1. Seminar 6
2. Progress Report** 6 Students-II
Week 7
7/8 		Th: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. SEO 236 1. Seminar 7
2. Progress Report*** 5 Students-I
Week 8
7/15 		Th: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. SEO 236 1. Seminar 8
2. Progress Report*** 6 Students-II
Week 9
7/22 		Tu: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Th: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 		SEO 236 1. Longer Progress Report**** 7 Students-I & IIA
2. Seminar 9
3. Longer Progress Report**** 4 Students-IIB
Week 10
7/29 		Th: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ERF 1043 Final Symposium*****

Students – I: Jerry Zhang, Nadiya Klep, Megan Schwarz, Benjamin N. Graham, Evan Beale

Students – II: (A) Russel Sparks, Jaya Parulekar, (B) Daniel Li, Gabriela Correa, Shauharda Khadka, Caio Peixoto

*Project Description: 9 min (max) presentation of objectives, 2 page handout for all participants.

** Progress Report: 9 min (max) presentation of accomplishments and open challenges.

*** Mid-term written report due at the end of the sixth week of our program (July 5, 2013).

**** Longer Progress Report: 12 min (max) presentation followed by extensive feedback.

***** Final Symposium: Oral Presentation to REU members, industrial participants, and other colleagues and students.

Final written report including documentation of all work, research results and measurements.

All REU Site projects/final written reports must lead to manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Undergraduate Research (http://physicsweb.phy.uic.edu/~jur/)