Los Alamos Summer School in Physics 2009
The Summer School program has two components: a mentored research project and a seminar series. The seminar series consists of sets of lectures, given by staff and visiting scientists, that focus on hot topics in physics. The project extends for the full ten-week term of the School and teaches the student scientific research skills. 12 undergraduates from universities across the country will be selected to participate in the program.
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Jun 01, 2009 05:15 PM
to Aug 01, 2009 05:15 PM |
| Where | Los Alamos, NM |
| Contact Name | James Colgan |
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The Los Alamos Summer School in Physics will commence again in early June 2009.
The Summer School program has two components: a mentored research project and a seminar series. The project extends for the full ten-week term of the School and teaches the student scientific research skills. A mentor from the LANL or UNM directs the project; usually there is a ratio of one mentor to each student. The particular topics vary from year to year and are selected from both theoretical and experimental projects.
The seminar series consists of sets of lectures, given by staff and visiting scientists, that focus on hot topics in physics. These lecture sets vary in length from one to five one-hour class periods. The series runs for eight weeks with at most two lectures per day for up to four days a week. Homework is very light. This year we are delighted to have guest lecturers from New Mexico Tech as well as from the University of New Mexico.
On completion of this dual program, students receive three semester hours of credit from UNM for Physics 452 or 501. The grade depends on the accomplishments in the mentored research project and participation in the seminar series. The research project concentrates on investigating a specific scientific problem while the lectures look outward to explore fascinating new discoveries.
Contact: James Colgan, JColgan@lanl.gov
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