Physics and Astronomy REU 2024

May 28 - July 31

  

 

 

Schedule

Updated Jun 28, 2024

Week 1

May 27 - June 1

 Monday
May 27
 Arrive in Norman
Tuesday
May 28 		9:00 am-Noon Introductions/Survey/Pictures/OU tour
Noon: Introductions/Meet Professors/Pictures
12:00 noon-1:00 pm Pizza Lunch
Thursday
May 30		 12:00 noon-1:00 pm: Introduction to Research (Strauss) [link to talk]
Lunch: Crossroads
Saturday
June 1

5:00 pm-7:00 pm: Physics REU Picnic at Reaves Park


Week 2

June 2 - 8
Tuesday
June 4 		12:00 noon-1:00 pm: How to give a good talk (Dr. Strauss) [link to talk]
Lunch: Quiznos
Thursday
June 6		 12:00 noon-1:00 pm: How to read a scientific paper (Bumm) [link to talk]
Lunch: Chick-fil-a
Friday
June 7		 7:00 pm - ~10:00 pm: Physics Dept outing to AAA minor league baseball
OKC Baseball Club
in Bricktown Oklahoma City

Week 3

June 9 - 15
Tuesday-Friday June 11-14
(four days) 		11:00-noon: Mini-Course on Quantum Science (Prof. Uchoa), NH 103
[link to minicourse abstract]
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Tuesday
June 11 		12:00 noon-1:00 pm: 5-minute research talks [link to talk schedule]
Lunch: Crossroads
Thursday
June 13		 12:00 noon-1:00 pm: 5-minute research talks [link to talk schedule]
Lunch: Einstein Bagel
Thursday thru Saturday
June 13-15		 Jazz in June in Andrews Park [map]
music starts 7:30 pm Thu and Fri
6:30 pm on Sat
Bring a towel or chair ot sit on. You can bring food and berverages. There are vendors for your food and beverage needs.
Friday
June 14		 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: 2nd Friday Art Walk in downtown Norman
in the area of Main St between Sante Fe Ave and Ponca Ave [map]

Week 4

June 16 - 22
Sunday
June 16		 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Summer Breeze in Lions Park [map]
Bring a towel or chair to sit on. You can bring food and berverages. There are usually a few vendors set up.
Tuesday
June 18 		12:00 noon-1:00 pm: High Energy Physics (Abbott) [link to talk]
Lunch: Quiznos
Wednesday
June 19		 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Norman Juneteeth Festival in Reave's Park
Join us for the 4th annual Norman Juneteenth Festival in Reaves Park! This family friendly event brings together vendors, games, food trucks, education, live entertainment, fireworks and more for a night of celebration and community!
Thursday
June 20		 12:00 noon-1:00 pm: : Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Phsyics (Schwettmann) [link to talk]
Github game links: [Arne's Breakout] [Arne's SpaceTaxi]
Lunch: Chick-fil-a
Friday thru Sunday
June 21-23		 SoonerCon at Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center (Norman) [map]
Oklahoma's Premier Pop Culture Convention

Week 5

June 23 - 29
Tuesday
June 25 		12:00 noon-1:00 pm: Astrophysics (Matt) [link to talk]
Lunch: Crossroads
Thursday
June 27		 12:00 noon-1:00 pm: : Condensed Matter Physics (Mullen) [link to talk]
Lunch: Einstein Bagel

Week 6

June 30 - July 06
Sunday
June 30		 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Summer Breeze in Lions Park [map]
Bring a towel or chair to sit on. You can bring food and berverages. There are usually a few vendors set up.
Tuesday
July 02 		12:00 noon-1:00 pm: Physics in Industry (Dr. Dylan Frizell)
Dylan received his PhD in HEP from OU in 2019. He has been working a a data scientist and is currently employed by IntelliBridge. [Dylan's LinkedIn page]
Lunch: Quiznos
Thursday
July 04 		[No Meeting in observance of the 4th of July holiday]
The City of Norman has music and fireworks in Reave's Park. [link Norman Fourth Fest 2024 schedule]
Bring a towel or chair to sit on. You can bring food and berverages. There are usually a few vendors set up.

Week 7

July 09 - 13
Tuesday
July 09 		12:00 noon-1:00 pm: Ethics in Research (Bumm)
Lunch: TBD
1:30 pm : National Weather Center Tour (Tour information)
The National Weather Center is a federal building, what you can bring into the building is restricted! Please see the information in the link.
Thursday
July 11		 12:00 noon-1:00 pm: : Implicit Bias (Blume)
Lunch: TBD

Week 8

July 14 - 20
Sunday
July 14		 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Summer Breeze in Lions Park [map]
Bring a towel or chair to sit on. You can bring food and berverages. There are usually a few vendors set up.
Tuesday
July 16 		12:00 noon-1:00 pm: Applying to Grad School (Abraham)
Lunch: TBD
Thursday
July 18		 12:00 noon-1:00 pm: : Meet with Grad Students
Lunch: TBD

Week 9

July 21 - 27
Tuesday
July 23 		12:00 noon-1:00 pm: Facts of Scientific Life (Strauss) and lab pictures
Lunch: TBD
Thursday
July 25		 12:00 noon-1:00 pm: : Open Session
Lunch: TBD
1:30 pm : History of Science Tour (OU Libraries History of Science Collections)

Week 10

July 28 - August 03
Sunday
July 28		 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Summer Breeze in Lions Park [map]
Bring a towel or chair to sit on. You can bring food and berverages. There are usually a few vendors set up.
Tuesday
July 30 		10:40 noon-2:00 pm: Final Presenations (15-min talks) [link to talk schedule]
Lunch: TBD
Wednesday
July 31		 10:40 noon-2:00 pm: : Final Presenations (15-min talks) [link to talk schedule]
Lunch: TBD
Wednesday/Thursday
July 31/August 01		 check out and depart Norman

 

 

 

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