CU PFP |
University of Colorado at Boulder: Preparing Future Physicists Program |
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Meetings take place on announced Wednesdays from 12-12:50 in the Duane 11th floor commons.
Check this site or the "Seminars" board outside the physics office for upcoming events.
Jump to Activities for 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011
| Date | Topic | Presenters | Downloads |
| Sept. 15, 2010 | Introduction to PFP | Ben Spike, John Cumalat | |
| Oct. 13, 2010 | Finding, Writing, Winning Grants | Dr. Randall Draper (CU Office of Contracts & Grants) | |
| Nov. 3, 2010 | Arithmetic, Population, and Energy | Dr. Albert A. Bartlett, CU Prof. Emeritus | |
| Dec. 1, 2010 | Outreach & Informal Science Education with PISEC | Laurel Mayhew, PISEC director | |
| Feb. 2, 2011 | All About Comps I, II, & III | Paul Beale, Mike Dubson | |
| Mar. 2, 2011 | Workshop: Effective Scientific Presentations | Noah Finkelstein | Slides, Handout |
| Sept. 23, 2009 | Introduction to PFP | Noah Finkelstein | Slides, Handout |
| Oct. 14, 2009 | Finding, Writing, Winning Grants | Dr. Randall Draper (CU Office of Contracts & Grants) | Handout |
| Nov. 18, 2009 | All About Comps I, II, & III | Paul Beale | |
| Dec. 9, 2009 | Team Building in the Sciences | Patricia Rankin (Physics & Office of Faculty Affairs) | Slides |
| Feb. 3, 2010 | Grad Student Forum | None (round table) | |
| Mar. 3, 2010 | Getting a Faculty Job in Physics | Chuck Rogers & Alysia Marino | |
| Apr. 21, 2010 | Making Group Work Work: Teaching TAs to Lead Cooperative Group Work | Jeff Klukas (UW-Madison Physics) | |
| Sept. 17, 2008 | Introduction to PFP | Noah Finkelstein | Slides, Handout |
| Oct. 1, 2008 | Finding a Research Advisor | John Cumalat | Slides |
| Oct. 29, 2008 | Surviving Comps II | Michael Dubson | Handout |
| Nov. 19, 2008 | Finding, Writing, Winning Grants | Dr. Randall Draper (CU Office of Contracts & Grants) | Handout |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | The Postdoc Experience | PJ Bennett and Makenzie Lystrup | |
| Mar. 4, 2009 | Exploring a Career in Patent Law | Curtis Vock (Lathrop & Gage LLP) | |
| Apr. 8, 2009 | Workshop: Identifying Effective Teaching Practices | Ben Spike | Handout |
| Apr. 22, 2009 | The National Lab Scene | Dr. John Perkins (NREL), Dr. Ian Coddington (NIST) | |
| Sept. 19, 2007 | Introduction to PFP | Mariel Desroche & Noah Finkelstein | Slides, Handout |
| Oct. 12, 2007 | Graduate Research Fellowships | Brian Neyenhuis, Kevin Cossel, Ryan Wilson, Mariel Desroche | Slides, Handout |
| Oct. 31, 2007 | Graduate Life at CU: Applying, Deciding, and the First Few Months | Mariel Desroche, Noah Finkelstein & Dan Dessau | |
| Feb. 8, 2008 | Effective and Efficient Grading | Mariel Desroche | Slides |
| Apr. 16, 2008 | Working in Industry | David Bruhwiler | |
| Apr. 25, 2008 | Site Visit, Colorado College | Dr. Richard Hilt and colleagues | |
| Sept. 13, 2006 | Introducing PFP | Noah Finkelstein & Lauren Kost |
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| Sept. 27, 2006 | The Grad Situation at CU | Jim Shepard (Assoc. Chair of Grad Studies) |
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| Oct. 18, 2006 | The Post-Doc Experience | Dr. Sam McKagan & Dr. Gretchen Argast |
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| Nov. 8, 2006 | Teaching In High School | Roberta Tanner (PhysTEC Teacher in Residence) |
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| Nov. 30 , 2006 | Site Visit to Colorado School of Mines |
Tom Furtak & colleagues |
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| Dec. 13, 2006 | The National Lab Scene | Dr.'s Dowell, Denis, Perkins, and Teplin (of NIST and NREL) |
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| Feb. 23, 2007 | Working in Industry | Scoot Harris & Scott Kruger | |
| Mar. 23, 2007 | Funding and Grant Writing | Randall Draper (Office of Contracts and Grants) | |
| May 4, 2007 | The Graduate Experience | Noah Podolefsky and Lauren Kost | |
| Sept. 07, 2005 | Introduction to PFPF Program | Noah Finkelstein | |
| Sept. 21, 2005 | Teaching--The good, the bad, and the ugly | Noah Finkelstein, Steve Pollock & Chris Keller | Slides |
| Oct. 12, 2005 | The Structure of the CU Physics Graduate Program | Mihaly Horanyi | Slides, More Slides |
| Nov. 16, 2005 | Educational Outreach Opportunities Interested in doing outreach? Contact Linda Koch |
Linda Koch, Eli Quinn | Slides |
| Nov. 30, 2005 | Research Funding and Grant Writing | Randall Draper & Ralph Brown, OCG | TBA |
| Feb. 22, 2006 | Seeking a Position in Academia | John Cumalat | Slides & Book |
| Apr. 05, 2006 | Teaching Physics in High School | Michael Fuchs | Slides |
| Apr. 12, 2006 | Working in Industry | John Cary & Scott Harris | |
| May 05, 2006 | Reflecting on the Graduate School Experience | Chandra Turpen, Qudsia Quraishi, Chris Keller | |
| Nov. 03, 2004 | Introductory Meeting: informational handout about structure of PFPF | Noah Finkelstein, Chris Keller |
Handout |
| Nov. 17, 2004 | State of Affairs of Physics Teaching in the U.S. | Noah Finkelstein | Slides |
| Dec. 01, 2004 | The structure of the CU graduate program: What we were thinking at the time | Margaret Murnane | Slides |
| Jan. 26, 2005 | Various Perspectives on International Education | Andy Edwards, Christine Steenkamp & Steven Dholmo | (none) |
| Feb. 09, 2005 | Teaching – The good, the bad, and the ugly | Noah Finkelstein, Chris Keller & Steve Pollock |
Slides |
| Feb. 23, 2005 | Teaching and Group Management | Noah Finkelstein, Chris Keller | (none) |
| Mar. 16, 2005 | Diversity in the Sciences | Prof. Paula Turner, Kenyon College | (none) |
| Apr. 27, 2005 | The Post-Doctoral Experience | Heather Lewandowski, Cari Herrmann Abell, Zoltan Sternovsky & Noah Finkelstein |
Slides |
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