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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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's 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.
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- In case you didn't notice, the website has changed! Some of the changes include:
- New Google calendar with events and descriptions
- New organizational structure
- New Announcements section
- There will be a PGS barbeque this Sunday (September 16)
- In case you didn't notice, the website has changed! Some of the changes include:
- The PGS message board now has sections for Q exam questions, grad student profiles, and course reviews -- go check them out and post your own! Posting is especially important this time of year when first year grads are looking for research positions and picking spring courses, second year grads are planning to take their Q exams, and prospective grads are deciding whether to apply to Cornell.
- Interested in helping plan PGS activities and events? Your help is greatly appreciated! Please email mhh32 today.
- The PGS is happy to announce weekly research presentations and grad-directed tours of Cornell research labs for undergrads and new grads. See our research page for more info, or email mhh32 to volunteer to give a tour of your lab!
- Check out our information on fellowships and postdoc positions.
- Schrodinger's Cat will be the new 2006 physics tshirt. Congratulations to Pierre Thibault for designing this winning shirt! Check out the design here. Shirts will be available for pickup soon for those who placed advance orders by Monday 23 October. Stay tuned to email for pickup details.
- We are compiling old TA materials (example problems, quizzes, etc.) to help reduce your workload and old grad course syllabi and assignments to help you decide which grad courses to take. To share your materials or see someone else's, contact Mohammad Hamidian (mhh32).
- We still have a few cookbooks left for $8 each, which you can pick up at the weekly coffee hour (3-4 pm Wednesdays in the grad lounge). A PGS fundraiser, these cookbooks contain favorite recipies of physics grads and profs.
