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UPCOMING COLLOQUIA & SEMINARS
Chez Pierre Seminars
Monday, April 15, 2024 at 12:00pm ET in Duboc Room (4-331)
No seminar
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 12:00pm ET in Duboc Room (4-331)
"RF Readout of Topological Qubits"
Chetan Nayak, Microsoft
Nuclear and Particle Theory Seminar
Monday, April 15, 2024 at 2:00pm ET - Cosman Room (6C-442)
No seminar
Nuclear and Particle Physics Colloquium
Monday, April 15, 2024 at 4:00pm ET - Kolker Room (26-414) and Zoom
No seminar
LNS Lunchtime Seminar
Tuesday, April 16, 2023 at 12:00pm ET - Kolker Room (26-414) and Zoom
"The Coherent CAPTAIN-Mills Experiment"
Darcy Newmark
PSFC Seminar
Tuesday, April 16, 2023 at 12:00pm ET - NW17-218 Hybrid
"ELMs and coupled plasma-wall interactions and anomalous impurity transport with extended Hasegawa-Wakatany model"
Sergei Krasheninnikov, UCSD
Joint Tufts/MIT Cosmology Seminar
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 2:30pm ET - Tufts
"Bubbles of Nothing: The Tunneling Potential Approach"
Jesus Huertas Castellanos, IFT Madrid / Harvard
Astrophysics Colloquium
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 4:00pm ET at Marlar Lounge and Zoom
"Dynamical tests of dark matter and galaxy formation theories in the Milky Way and beyond"
Robyn Sanderson, University of Pennsylvania
MIT-Harvard CUA Seminar
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 4:00pm ET - MIT 4-270
"Concurrent spin squeezing and field tracking with machine learning"
Jeffrey Abbott and Yanhong Xiao, Fudan University
Ten Minute Talk: "EngageCUA Launch (Abigail McClain Gomez, Michael Szurek, Simone Notarnicola)"
String/Gravity Theory Seminar
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 3:00-4:30pm ET - VIRTUAL
TBA
Sean Hartnoll, Cambridge University
MIT-CQE iQuISE Seminar
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 12:00pm ET - CUA Room (26-214)
"Quantum correlations in a many-body system of polar molecules"
Zoe Yan, U Chicago
Physics Colloquium
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 4:00pm ET - 10-250
"Solving the Mott Problem"
Philip Phillips, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
UPCOMING EVENTS
Boston Stupid Hackathon
Who: All Students
When: Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 11:00am to 5:00pm ET
Where: MIT Museum
The Museum is excited to partner with the folks at The Boston Stupid Hackathon to host this year’s event!
The Boston Stupid Hackathon is a fun, free one-day event where people bring bad ideas to life. Come join us as we make projects that are terrible, useless, horrifying, and probably should have never been made.
Spring Crafts and Lunch at Ashdown Hulsizer Room
Who: Graduate Students
When: Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 12:00pm to 2:00pm ET
Where: Ashdown Hulsizer Room (NW35-1121)
Come enjoy some lunch and crafts at Ashdown House’s Hulsizer Room this Saturday (4/13) from 12-2PM. We have a collection of exciting crafts, including DIY fabric tie pillows, UV resin, crochet, embroidery, origami and more!
This event is open to all graduate students of MIT. Please bring your own plates/utensils/cups.
Funded by the GSC funding board and Ashdown House tax.
Cool Physics w/ Ice Cream
Who: Undergraduate Students
When: Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 3:00pm to 4:30pm ET
Where: Pappalardo Room (4-349)
Come hang out with current Course 8 (Physics) undergrads in a *chill* environment with lots of company and liquid nitrogen ice cream! Everyone is welcome to join, even if you’re not sure about Course 8.
Food Trucks in the Kendall/ MIT Open Space
Who: All Students
When: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 11:00am to 2:00pm ET
Where: Kendall/MIT Open Space 292 Main St. Cambridge
Enjoy a selection of local, family-owned and operated food trucks every Tuesday through Thursday in the Kendall/MIT Open Space, with plenty of outdoor seating options available!
Select Wednesdays feature live music and speed networking events (view our calendar for dates and details).
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE*
TUESDAYS: 🍛 Tandoor and Curry
WEDNESDAYS: 🌮 Tenoch Mexican & 🥙 Zaaki Mediterranean
THURSDAYS: 🍛 Tandoor and Curry
(*Lineup is subject to change. Please check this page for an up-to-date lineup each week.)
Vegetarian and vegan options are available on all trucks. Food trucks accept MIT TechCash.
WriteWise: Effective Research and Writing Strategies
Who: All Students
When: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 4:00pm to 5:30pm ET
Where: E17-136
Join this 'WriteWise' series to master essential research and writing skills. From honing your reading techniques and using sources effectively to explaining why your work matters and crafting impactful titles, each workshop equips you with the tools needed to excel in academia and beyond.
- Session 1: ReadWise: The Art of Effective Reading ( Thu, Apr 11, 4-5:30pm, E17-136)
- Session 2: CiteWise: Using, Not Abusing, Sources (Tue, Apr 16, 4-5:30pm, E17-136)
- Session 3: SignificanceWise: Explaining Why Your Work Matters (Thu, Apr 18, 4-5:30pm, E17-136)
- Session 4: TitleWise: Crafting Effective Titles (Tue, Apr 23, 4-5:30pm, by Zoom)
For more information, check the WCC site: https://cmsw.mit.edu/wcc-workshops/.
2024 Hermann Anton Haus Lecture
Who: All Students
When: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm ET
Where: 36-428
"High-Q Photonics"
Kerry Vahala, Professor of Applied Physics, Caltech
Jenkins Chair in Information Science and Technology
Choose to Reuse
Who: All Students
When: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 8:00am to 1:00pm ET
Where: TSMC Lobby, Stata Center
Join us at Choose to Reuse in the mirror lobby of STATA!
Location: First floor of Stata by the big mirror
Time: Drop off starting at 8:00 and ending at 11:30
Pick up: begins at 11:00 and ends at 1:00
Basic info: Five items per person from 11:00-12:20. No limit after that and you are welcome to come back for more. People may drop stuff off until 12:00, so there's new stuff coming in throughout the event.
You don’t have to give to get. And, you don’t have to take back what you dropped off.
There is no charge, but an MIT ID is required to attend. Check us out on Facebook.
Sensory Friendly Morning at MIT Museum (Free)
Who: All Students
When: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 9:00am to 10:00am ET
Where: MIT Museum
The Museum is pleased to offer a dedicated morning for visitors who would benefit from a sensory-friendly experience.
You’ll be invited to enter the Museum an hour before opening to enjoy our 3rd floor galleries with a limited number of visitors. We’ll reduce ambient noise during this time, creating a calm space, and also provide sensory maps and a social story to help guide you. Our staff will be there to answer questions and to lead special drop-in activities.
Visitors are welcome to continue exploring the museum when it opens to the general public at 10:00am.
This is a pilot program that we hope to build into our regular ongoing programming. We would love your feedback and will be collecting brief surveys on-site and in one follow-up email.
Pre-registration required. To register please use this link.
Harvard Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar
Who: All Students
When: Friday, April 19, 2024 at 10:00am to 11:30am ET
Where: Harvard - CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street
"Fusion Rule Measurement in a Topological Qubit"
Chetan Nayak, Microsoft and UCSB
MITEC Student Seminar Series
Who: All Students
When: Friday, April 19, 2024 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Where: 66-168
The MIT Energy and Climate Club (MITEC) is excited to announce our speaker lineup for the Spring 2024 MITEC Student Seminar Series! We have a variety of speakers on topics ranging from nuclear energy to atmospheric modeling. Seminars will start Apr 5 and happen weekly, from 12-1PM in 66-168, with lunch provided. See below for schedule and information. RSVP here!
Friday Apr 5: Isabel Naranjo De Candido, Cost analysis of new nuclear energy plants for improved energy access
- Friday Apr 19: Beomjun Kim, Optimally addressing intermittency of renewable energy resources with transmission lines and storage
- Friday May 3: Kyle Buznitsky, Graphite and tin thermal energy storage for grid-scale electricity storage or industrial heat decarbonization
- Friday May 10: Bianca Champenois, Advances in data-driven methods for ocean and atmospheric modeling
Hope to see you there! For any questions contact us at mitec@mit.edu.
Steel Drum Performance
Who: All Students
When: Friday, April 19, 2024 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Where: W20: Stratton Student Center, Steps
Chill out and relax to the soothing tropical sounds of a steel drum & reggae band.
Space Day at MIT Museum
Who: All Students
When: Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 11:00am to 4:30pm ET
Where: MIT Museum
Join us for a day of talks, demos, and hands on activities, all about Space.
Part of April School Vacation Week and presented In conjunction with Massachusetts Space Week, come for the day, or just for a bit. Free with Museum admission.
Here's the lineup:
Solar Gazing with MIT Astrogazers
11:00am – 2:00pm
Note: this will take place in the MIT Open Space, just outside of the museum
Maker Hub: Space-themed Automata
12:30pm – 4:30pm
Explore and experiment with mechanical motion as you create your own space-themed kinetic sculpture! Along the way, discover how simple mechanisms like cams, linkages, and levers work to generate different types of movement.
Black Hole Echoes: Music from the Cosmos with Joheen Chakraborty
1:00pm – 3:30pm
Learn how astrophysicists use echoes of light, in analogy to how bats use echoes of sound, to map out the extreme-gravity environments of warped spacetime near supermassive black holes!
Unsung Heros of Apollo: Panel Discussion
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Know what an IRIG or PIPA are? How about IMU and AGC? Come hear the pioneers of the MIT/Draper Apollo effort to build the technology that got humans to the moon and back—safely! Debbie Douglas, director of collections at the MIT Museum and Rebecca Carpenter, Draper Laboratory archivist will moderate a special panel discussion celebrating the famous “I-Lab” team. In addition to panelists, we have invited surviving “Apollonauts” to join us that day so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn the fascinating stories behind those NASA-speak terms of the space program.
Talks by the MIT Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Lab
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Space Population – A Peek into Future by Di Wu
Rather than a temporary visit from human beings, space has its population. What you can’t see is the thousands of bits of space objects that circle our planet – remnants of past scientific and technical endeavours as well as working satellites of various size, shape, and function, evidence of five decades spent in space. What does the increasing presence of space objects in circumterrestrial space hold for safety and sustainability? What does its evolution hold for human space development? Where is the future for this space population?
Who’s Following the Rules in Outer Space? with Thomas Roberts
Satellites in outer space provide invaluable resources to communities on the ground—from high-speed brandband internet to tools for detecting a nuclear strike—but operate in an environment outside of any country’s national territory. To ensure that everyone can access space and benefit from its resources, United Nations member states have agreed to a number of rules that govern their space activities. Thomas’ talk describes some those rules and shows how practices from traditional astronomy research can help us check how well they're really being followed.
Swapfest -- The Flea at MIT -- Tech, tools, and gadgets flea market
Who: All Students
When: Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 9:00am to 2:00pm ET
Where: Building N4, 32 ALBANY ST
Swapfest is a huge electronics, tools, technology, amateur radio, and gadget flea market held on the third Sunday of every month from April to October in the Albany St. parking garage at MIT. Come buy, sell, or just look at objects as diverse as WWII Enigma machines, motors, power tools, computers, space capsules, and more. Early bird buyer admission starts at 7:00 AM for $15. Normal buyer admission starts at 9 AM (MIT students are free, general public admits are $6 or $5 with printed flyer, MIT affiliates are $5). Vendors can preregister by the 5th of the month by mailing in our flyer with a check.
Events ends officially at 2 PM, but come earlier in the day for the best deals. Bring cash.
Proceeds fund the following MIT student groups: MIT Radio Society W1MX, MIT Electronic Research Society, and MIT UHF Repeater Association W1XM
Lunar Dilemmas: Exploring Space Ethics Through Cinema
Who: All Students
When: Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 6:00pm to 9:00pm ET
Where: MIT Museum, The Exchange, 314 Main Street, Gambrill Center,
Join us for a unique screening of the 2009 sci-fi classic, Moon, followed by an engaging workshop with space ethics experts to explore the moral quandaries of space exploration.
Moon (2009) is a thought-provoking science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones. The story unfolds on a lunar base where Sam Bell, played by Sam Rockwell, is nearing the end of his three-year solitary contract mining Helium-3, a precious resource that has been key to Earth's energy crisis. Isolated and with only the base's computer, GERTY, as his companion, Sam's health and mental state deteriorate as he longs to return home to his wife and daughter. As his contract approaches its end, a startling accident on the lunar surface leads to an encounter that challenges everything he knows about his work, himself, and his existence. Packed with suspense and existential intrigue, "Moon" explores themes of identity, loneliness, and the human condition, making it a unique entry in the sci-fi genre.
Presented in conjunction with Massachusetts Space Week.
$15 General Public // $5 MIT ID Holders // Register
Petting Zoo and Meditation Wellness Event Hosted by GSC AC and DEI Committee (Free)
Who: Graduate Students
When: Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 11:00am ET
Where: MIT Museum, The Exchange, 314 Main Street, Gambrill Center,
- Petting zoo at Kresge Oval starts at 11am
- Lunch given out as to-go sandwiches at the Kresge Oval
- 30-minute meditation at 12pm in La Sala de Puerto Rico (W20)
- Register required: https://forms.gle/WN2trUBM5JXz3J868
“How to find resources” with Prof. Arup Chakraborty
Who: All Students
When: Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 3:45pm to 4:45pm ET
Where: 46-5165
Workshop Series “Exploring New Horizons: Strategies for Success in new Scientific Field”
“How to find resources”
Guest Speaker: Prof. Arup Chakraborty, John M. Deutch Institute Professor & Professor of Chemical Engineering, Physics & Chemistry, MIT
Registration is Required: https://forms.gle/AVBkqZY9okiwqboz9
Movie Night: Spirited Away
Who: All Students
When: Friday, June 14, 2024 at 6:00pm to 8:00pm ET *Rescheduled from April 12th
Where: Kendall/MIT Open Space
Join us for a movie night under the stars. Free popcorn will be provided, while supplies last!
Wandering through an abandoned carnival site, ten-year-old Chihiro is separated from her parents and stumbles into a dream-like spirit world where she is put to work in a bathhouse for the gods. Spirited Away cemented Hayao Miyazaki’s reputation as an icon of inspired animation and wondrous, lyrical storytelling.
Registration recommended! You’ll be the first to learn of event details or if the location or date changes due to inclement weather.
SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
Women in Clean Energy, Education, and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative Fellow: U.S. Department of Energy
Who: All Students
Deadline: ASAP
Posted: 4/12/2024
Apply Today!
STIPEND RANGE: $65,000 - $85,000 (and up - *Stipend rates are determined by DOE officials and are based on the candidate’s academic and professional background.)
BENEFITS:
- Competitive stipend
- Health insurance allowance
- Up to $5,000 relocation reimbursement
- Up to $10,000 research materials and travel allowance
- Federal holidays observed
- Hybrid schedule options
The Office of Buildings and Industry (OBI) seeks an innovative and highly motivated Fellow to support DOE's mission with the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative. OBI collaborates across EERE’s portfolio of buildings, industry, renewable power, transportation, and sustainable fuel investments and tackles technology policy and integration challenges that span multiple program areas. This Fellowship will last one year, with the opportunity to renew for additional years at the discretion of the sponsoring office. As a Fellow embedded in the C3E initiative, you will:
- Develop educationally and professionally while participating in policy-related projects at DOE’s EERE office in Washington, D.C.
- Engage in C3E efforts to close the gender gap and increase participation, leadership, and success of women in clean energy fields.
- Collaborate with DOE Senior Program Advisors and engage closely with your mentor to move this initiative forward.
- Learn how to plan, manage, and execute initiative activities, including: organizing meetings and collaborations within the agency and with partnering organizations, solicitation of new ideas for how to grow C3E, and new strategic directions and activities.
- Enhance your education and training in clean energy partnerships and multi-agency collaboration, increasing your marketability in these disciplines.
- Collaborate with top scientists and engineers in energy efficiency and clean energy and gain insight into career opportunities through your experiences and under the leadership of your mentor.
These activities will be carried out in collaboration with a team of federal employees at all levels, other fellows, support service contractors, and National Lab experts.
More information about the C3E initiative can be found at: https://c3e.org/
Freedom Summer Fellowships for Graduate Students!
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: April 1, 2024 by 11:59pm ET
Posted: 2/16/2024
MIT CoLab, Emerald Cities Collaborative, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts, with the PKG Center
The Freedom Summer Fellowship, launched in 2023, matches cities and frontline community organizations with graduate students to partner on concrete local and regional development projects with a focus on clean energy and infrastructure. This program brings institutional technical capacity and the nation’s sharpest minds together in service of helping under resourced cities access and implement federal funding and programs. The Fellowship continues the long-standing practice of students and young people leading the nation towards greater equity and justice while also bringing specific skills and capabilities to bear on real-world challenges at the local level.
- What: Freedom Summer Fellows will provide capacity building and technical assistance to cities/states across the country
- When: 10 week fellowship (June – August 2024)
- Where: Last year’s participating cities included Birmingham, AL; Cleveland, OH; Brooklyn, NY; others TBD
- Applications: accepted through April 1 at 11:59pm
INSPIRE Potentials Fellowship
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: May 1, 2024
Posted: 4/12/2024
Are you a highly motivated female student planning your Master's thesis in quantum computing? Would you like to perform your research in one of the research groups of NCCR SPIN, including the University of Basel, EPF Lausanne, ETH Zurich and IBM Zurich?
Apply now for the NCCR SPIN INSPIRE Potentials Master‘s Fellowship: the grant includes up to 9 monthly payments of CHF 1’200 for your Master's thesis and travel expenditures for external awardees. The program provides supervision in a stimulating research environment as well as social and networking events with students and researchers from the NCCR SPIN.
The next deadline for applications is May 1, 2024.
For information on requirements, list of research teams and the application process, please consult our dedicated page: www.nccr-spin.ch/inspire-potentials.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us: info@nccr-spin.ch.
NCCR SPIN is working towards a silicon/germanium spin-based quantum computer. The National Center of Competence in Research is based at the University of Basel. Our Partners are IBM Research Zurich, ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne. The NCCR SPIN is funded by the SNSF.
2024-2025 Mavroyannis Scholarship for Graduate Students in Theoretical Physics & Physical Chemistry
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: May 28, 2024
Posted: 4/5/2024
The Mavroyannis Scholarship for graduate studies in Theoretical Physics or Physical Chemistry is now available through the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA).
The scholarship is open to Greek national and Greek heritage graduate students studying at a Faculty of Science at a North American University for a PhD degree in Theoretical Physics or Physical Chemistry. The award is a one-time grant of USD 5,000.
Click here for more info and application.
The deadline for applications is May 28, 2024.
Open PhD positions and Master Fellowships at Vienna Doctoral School in Physics
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: May 28, 2024
Posted: 4/5/2024
Would you like to
- work in a unique research environment, in teams of
highly renowned physicists?
- tackle challenges at the forefront of physics?
- benefit from a broad international network?
- hone your transferrable professional skills?
- enjoy the City of Vienna, famous for leading the Quality of Living Ranks?
Yes? Then please apply!
Start of the MSc Fellowships: 1 October 2024
Start of the PhD positions: by arrangement with the PI
Application deadline: 12 April 2024
Apply here: vds-physics.univie.ac.at
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Join MITES Staff Program
Who: All Students
Deadline: ASAP
Posted: 4/5/2024
Help students have life-changing MITES experiences—and play an important role in making STEM fields more diverse, inclusive, and equitable. We’re seeking undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals who are energetic, thoughtful, and motivated by our mission. If you have questions or would like to connect before submitting an application, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at staffapp@mit.edu.
Ready to apply? Click this link to start your application.
Questions? Review our FAQs for Prospective Staff, or connect with us at staffapp@mit.edu if you have any questions.
2024 NASA Fundamental Physics Workshop
Who: All Students
Deadline: See below
Posted: 3/15/2024
The 2024 NASA Fundamental Physics Workshop will be held May 14-16, 2024, at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa in San Diego, California.
This workshop will focus on transformative space fundamental physics research and experimentation. The workshop will provide a forum for the community to share new fundamental physics research results and present and discuss pioneering research ideas for future space experimentation in Earth's orbit and beyond. The National Academies Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space 2023-2032 has been released. This workshop will also be an opportunity for the scientific community to develop responses to the survey recommendations. The workshop will also host the third meeting of the Fundamental Physics Program Analysis Group (FunPAG 3). The FunPAG is an open community-led forum to provide NASA with essential analyses for informed decision making on fundamental physics.
All interested scientists, researchers and program managers are invited to participate. The participation of the current NASA-funded investigators is strongly encouraged and kindly requested. There is no registration fee to participate in the workshop. Workshop participants are invited to submit abstracts for contributed talks and posters as part of their registration (see link above).
NASA participants must submit a request to attend the workshop through the NASA Conference Tracking System (NCTS). The NCTS number is 50149-24, and the event title in the system 2024 NASA Fundamental Physics Workshop.
Important deadlines:
- Abstract Deadline: March 29, 2024
- Advanced Registration Deadline: April 23, 2024
- Hotel Reservation Deadline to Receive Discount Lodging Rate: April 8, 2024
Apply to be a PhysPOP Counselor
Who: Undergraduate Students
Deadline: April 19, 2024 by 11:59pm ET
Posted: 3/8/2024
In a few months, we will welcome the Class of 2028 to MIT and the Physics Department! To do this, we are planning the Physics Freshman Pre-Orientation Program—better known as PhysPOP—to run the week before orientation (exact dates haven't been announced by OFY yet, but it'll likely be something like August 20th-25th). And we need counselors to run it!
If you're interested in meeting first-years, introducing them to our amazing department, or having a fun week with LOTS OF FREE FOOD, then apply to be a counselor by filling out this form. Applications are due before 11:59pm on April 19th.
Seeking instructors for summer program at Yale
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: ASAP
Posted: 3/1/2024
Each year, Eduexplora brings bright, outstanding students (ages 13 - 18) from around the world to Yale for two 2-week summer programs.
The goal of the program is to give the next generation of outstanding students the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research and other educational topics they normally wouldn't hear about until college or graduate school.
Instructors can decide on their own what course or topic(s) they would like to present to the students.
Instructors can teach during Session 1 (July 1 - 12), Session 2 (July 15 - 26), or both.
Here is our website: https://www.eduexplora.com
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