The purpose of the PGS is to facilitate communication between the physics grad students and the physics faculty at Cornell. Our goals include disseminating important information to graduate students and acting as a formal voice for graduate students within the workings of the department. Additionally, the PGS fosters community among physics graduate students by organizing social events and discussion forums.
Announcements
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Election Results
Congratulations to the newly-elected PGS officers for 2013-2014:
- President: Jennifer Chu
- Vice President: Neal Reynolds
- Treasurer: Azar Eyvazov
- Communications: Brian Koopman
- GPSA representatives: Mike Saelim and Daniel Citron
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Science Communication Talk
PGS is sponsoring a talk by Cornell Professor of Science Communication Bruce V. Lewenstein: "Public communication of science and technology – Why do it? And if you do, how?" Wednesday April 3 at 5:00 pm in Schwartz Auditorium. This event is funded by the GPSAFC and is open to the Cornell community.
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Movie Night
The next movie night will be Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00 pm in Rockefeller 230. We will be watching Galaxy Quest. Come join us!
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Secret Seminars
The first Secret Seminar of the semester will be Thursday, February 21 at noon in Clark 609. Join us every week for informal research talks by your fellow graduate students! Check out the schedule to see the upcoming speakers and topics. Bring your lunch and your questions; PGS will bring the cookies.
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Truth Week
Announcing the Truth Week schedule! Come to get advice or give advice about finding a research group. ALL your questions answered! On Tuesday we will have a Thai dinner, and the specialized sessions on Wednesday and Thursday will have tasty snacks.
- Tuesday 1/29, 5:30-7:30, Clark 701: general advice on finding a research group
- Tuesday 1/29, 7:30-8:30, Clark 701: research outside the physics department
- Wednesday 1/30, 6:00-7:00, Grad Lounge: LASSP theory
- Wednesday 1/30, 7:00-8:00, Grad Lounge: LASSP experiment
- Thursday 1/31, 6:00-7:00, Grad Lounge: HEP experiment and Accelerator physics
- Thursday 1/31, 7:00-8:00, Grad Lounge: HEP theory and Astro theory
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Winter Break
The last coffee hour for the year will be Thursday, December 13. We will resume PGS activities with coffee hour on Thursday, January 10. Happy Winter, everyone!
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More Fellowship Essay Help
Still working on your fellowship essays? PGS is hosting one more essay-editing session: Sunday November 11, 3:00 to 6:00 pm in the grad lounge.
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Fellowship Essay Help
Attention fellowship applicants: We're having drop-in essay editing Tuesday evening in the grad lounge. Stop by any time between 6:00 and 9:00. Snacks will be provided. We're planning a second session for Saturday, November 3.
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Movie Night
Our next movie night will be Wednesday, October 24 (details: 7:00 pm in Rockefeller 230). Take a study break and join us! Next month, movie night will be on Wednesday, November 28.
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Fellowship Help Session
Applying for fellowships this year? PGS is hosting a fellowship help session! Wednesday October 3, 5:30 pm, 701 Clark. We will have a Q&A session with experienced fellowship applicants, followed by time for informal conversation. Dinner will be provided. Bring your questions about applying for fellowships. Bring essay drafts if you have them.
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Website Update
We're working on bringing the PGS website up to date. Let us know if find any problems with the website, or have any suggestions for additional content.
Old Announcements
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Orientation Pictures
Have a look at these photos from the 1st-year orientation in August!
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Truth Week
For first and second years!
It is Spring Semester, which means it's time for you to figure out what you're doing with your summers (aka Operation FIND A RESEARCH GROUP). To help you in this endeavor, PGS has organized lab tours and meet-ups with the older and wiser grad students of the department. We hope you'll find this useful - and if nothing else, there's free pizza on Thursday.
Here's the low-down:
- Condensed Matter and Biophysics: Tuesday, February 7 (tomorrow!), 5:30 pm, PSB Atrium
- Accelerator, High Energy, and Astrophysics: Wednesday, February 8, 5:30 pm, PSB Atrium
- General Advice/Discussion Over Pizza: Thursday, February 9, 6:30 pm, 701 Clark
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Summer Events
The undergrads may be gone, but PGS is still here and active! Here’s a preview of what’s in store for summer 2010:
- Coffee Hour moving to Wednesdays at 3:00 PM
- Hiking trip June 20
- Interdisciplinary cookout June 27 (Stewart Park, 5:00 PM)
- More to come!
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2010 Election
The results are in! As voted by you at our annual general meeting, our new officers are:
- President: Zach Lamberty
- Vice President: Nik Zhelev
- Communications Officer: Curran Muhlberger
- Treasurer: Shivam Ghosh
We also re-elected Jolyon Bloomfield and Chen Li as our representatives to the GPSA.
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General Meeting
On Friday, April 16, 2010, at 1:30 PM, the PGS will hold its annual general meeting with the purpose of electing officers for next year. And there will be free ice cream from the dairy as well!
If you would like to run for an officer position, please talk to the current officer to get a description of your duties. Positions include president, vice president, communications officer, treasurer, and GPSA representative. Even if you can’t make the meeting, you can still run by sending us an e-mail with your “campaign speech.” Hope to see you all there!
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Pictures A-Plenty
Have a look at these photos from recent PGS events!
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Updates Galore
Welcome to the newly redesigned PGS website! By now nearly all of our pages have been migrated to the new look, and more importantly, their links have been fixed and their information has been updated. PGS will be bringing back some favorite events from the past this semester, including lab tours, “truth sessions”, and movie nights, so keep your eye on our calendar and check your e-mail often. Also be on the lookout for a brand new “Tips & Tricks” section on our website, coming this winter.
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New Website
Another year, another new communications officer, and another redesign of the PGS website. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. I am updating each page one-by-one, so the process may take some time. I hope you enjoy it!
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Summer Coffee Hour
PGS will continue to host Coffee Hour throughout the summer at 3:00 PM on Thursdays. Due to the construction, it will be held in B2 Rockefeller Hall (the undergraduate physics lounge).
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Summer Kickoff Cookout
- What: Summer Kick-off Kick Ball and Cook out
- When: Wednesday, May 13, at 3:00 PM
- Where: Stewart Park
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Election Results
This afternoon we held elections for the PGS. We would like the chance to introduce you all to the new PGS administration. Our new officers are:
- President: Lauren Aycock
- VP Activities: Zach Lamberty
- VP Communications: Curran Muhlberger
- Treasurer: Gala Nicolas Kaufman
We also elected Jolyon Bloomfield to be the physics representative on the GPSA Council of Representatives.
