An Introduction to Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)
Dr. Shaoyan Chu
Thu Jan 6, 02-03:00pm, 13-2137
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 03-Jan-2011
Single session event
Topics of this training course include the concept of ICP-AES and processes of basic sample preparation, calibration and background correction.
Contact: Shaoyan Chu, 13-3134, x3-0054, sc79@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering
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Apps4Academics: iPhone/iPad apps & mobile web sites for your Academic Life
Nicole Hennig, Remlee Green
Wed Jan 19, 01-02:30pm, E25-401
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
In this whirlwind show & tell, we will recommend the best iPhone/iPad apps & mobile web sites for use in your academic life. We'll demo apps for productivity, library research, note-taking, e-reading, PDF-reading & annotating, sketching, and more. Some apps we'll demo include Evernote, Instapaper, Dropbox, GoodReader, Papers, Wolfram Alpha, PLoS, ACS Mobile, and WorldCat Mobile.
We'll point you to the best apps and mobile sites, and also ask class members to also share their favorite apps. If you're thinking about getting an iPhone or iPad, this may help you decide how you might use it.
The class is 90 minutes, and will include break-out sessions where each small group will discuss the apps they find useful and report back to the larger group. We will have 5 iPads available for use during the breakout sessions. If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad that you use for academic work, we invite you to bring it and share your knowledge with the group.
Register for class: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Contact: Nicole Hennig, 10-500, hennig@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Balancing the Scales: Getting the Most Out of Your Undergraduate Career
Elizabeth Young, Dan Chapman, Jennifer Earls
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Want to learn what it takes to be a well-balanced student - personally, academically, and socially? Then this series is for you! Using a combination of discussion, short readings, and structured exercises, we will look at various issues undergraduates often face in the transition of life at MIT. These issues include time management, defining leadership, ethical challenges and communication. This series is designed to be participatory and lively.
Contact: Elizabeth Young, 7-103, 253-6786, ecy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Define a Leader
Elizabeth Young, Dan Chapman, Jennifer Earls
Tue Jan 18, 12-01:00pm, 1-150
Communication: Refining Your People Skills
Elizabeth Young, Dan Chapman, Jennifer Earls
Thu Jan 20, 12-01:00pm, 1-150
Skills for Academic Success
Elizabeth Young, Dan Chapman, Jennifer Earls
Tue Jan 25, 12-01:00pm, 4-153
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Conducting a Level II EHS Inspection of a Machine Shop
Pam Greenley, Gerry Fallon
Fri Jan 28, 12-02:00pm, 46-1021
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 26-Jan-2011
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Intended audience: EHS Coordinators, EHS Officers who do inspections, machinists who supervise a shop.
Attendees will get a brief review of what to look for in an EHS inspection of a machine shop and then will have an opportunity to conduct an inspection of a MIT Machine Shop. Informal small group walk around followed by a wrap-up to discuss findings and questions.
Please sign up in advance so we know how much pizza to order.
Contact: Pam Greenley, N52-496, x3-9390, greenley@mit.edu
Sponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office
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Directed Reading Program in Mathematics
Mark Behrens, Paul Seidel
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
For undergraduates wanting to learn mathematical topics through guided self-study.
Application deadline for Jan 2011 IAP is: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2010
For more information and application instructions, see
http://math.mit.edu/~drp
Web: http://math.mit.edu/~drp
Contact: Mark Behrens, 2-273, x3-4380, mbehrens@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Information Session
Sara Nelson
Tue Jan 11, 03-04:00pm, 4-153
Wed Jan 26, 04-05:00pm, 4-153
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
The Eloranta Fellowship offers $6,000 stipends for MIT undergraduates (including graduating seniors) to spend the summer of 2011 on their own independent investigation/research project or branch out in a new direction inspired by some previous work.
Recipients of the 2010 Eloranta Fellowship may be present to discuss their student-originated and directed work.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/eloranta/
Contact: Sara Nelson, 7-104, x3-0751, snelson@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Cosponsor: Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
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How to Find a UROP
UROP Staff
Mon Jan 10, 03-04:00pm, 4-149
Thu Jan 27, 04-05:00pm, 4-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: N/A
Learn about UROP and how to find a UROP that is right for you. We will discuss approaching faculty supervisors, when and where to look for projects, UROP proposal system and registration procedures. Please bring your questions!
Discussion will be led by UROP staff.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Mechanics ReView
Prof. Dave Pritchard + Staff
Mon-Fri, Jan 10-14, 18-21, 24-28, 02-04:00pm, 26-152
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 07-Jan-2011
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Contact Nancy Boyce at nboyce@mit.edu by 12:00 noon 1/7/09
Mechanics ReView– Prof. Dave Pritchard
Start: Jan 10, Monday
End: Jan 28, Friday
Building on Newtonian Mechanics at the 8.01 level, we will offer a unified view of how to solve real world mechanics problems that involve several concepts at once. We will emphasize several themes: modeling reality, specifying the system and interactions, making sense of the answer, approximations/estimation, how to approach problems and decompose them into simpler pieces. We will use an online teacher-authored and student-modified WIKI on problem solving using models that gives students a hierarchical overview of the core physical content of Mechanics.
Limited enrollment – sign up by 12:00 noon Thursday Jan. 6
Contact: Nancy Boyce, 4-315, 253-4461, nboyce@mit.edu
Sponsor: Physics
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On your way to 2014....Making the Transition to Sophomore Year
UAAP Staff
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 31-Jan-2011
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Sophomore year is approaching faster than you think. Come join us for discussions on what you can expect and how you can make a smooth transition into your sophomore year.
Come to one program or enjoy them all!
Contact: UAAP Staff, 7-103, x3-9764, dwc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Get To Know Your Faculty
UAAP Staff/MIT Faculty
Do you have trouble talking with faculty? How do you start a conversation? Are you comfortable asking a faculty member to write a letter of recommendation? How do you establish a working relationship with your UROP supervisor?
Hear from MIT faculty on how to best approach their fellow faculty members.
Space is limited. Please RSVP by emailing dwc@mit.edu by January 14, 2011.
Wed Jan 19, 12:30-01:30pm, Mezzanine (W20)
Get a Jump Start on Your Sophomore Year
UAAP Staff/MIT Students/UG Admins
This interactive session will include a student and staff panel that will tell you the real deal about what you need to know (grades, academic changes, issues, and things to look out for) in your sophomore year.
Wed Jan 26, 12:30-01:30pm, PDR 1 & 2 (W20)
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Publishing Smart: A Hands-on Workshop on Journal Quality Measures and Publisher Copyright Policies
Ellen Finnie Duranceau
Fri Jan 28, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Intended for graduated students or other interested MIT authors, addresses what copyright means to you as an author, how you can assess a publisher's copyright policies, and how you can use web-based tools that assess journal quality. Open access publishing models, the new MIT Faculty Open Access Policy, and the use of the MIT amendment to alter standard publisher agreements will also be discussed.
Contact: Ellen Finnie Duranceau, 14E-210A, x3-8483, efinnie@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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