Board of Visitors - May 2023

Friday May 5, 2023, 8:00 AM → 6:00 PM America/Chicago

B343 (Sterling)

Mark Eriksson (UW-Madison), Sridhara Dasu (University of Wisconsin), Tom Holley (Physics Board of Visitors)

Zoom Connection: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92829035724?pwd=Sm5jS1BRNE16cVdxWHE0bEZhR21Mdz09

 

8:30 AM → 8:45 AM Welcome¶

Conveners: Mark Eriksson (UW-Madison), Sridhara Dasu (University of Wisconsin), Dr Tom Holley (Physics Board of Visitors)

8:45 AM → 10:00 AM State of the Enterprise¶

8:45 AM L&S Dean Update¶

Speakers: Prof. Eric Wilcots (UW-Madison, L&S), Prof. Ruth Litovsky (UW-Madison, L&S)

9:15 AM Department Update Including Research Highlights¶

Speaker: Prof. Mark Eriksson (UW-Madison)

9:45 AM Development Update¶

Speaker: Ms Mae Saul (UW-Foundation)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Student Research Presentations¶

10:15 AM Supernova neutrino signals at the Icecube and SuperKamiokande¶

Graduate Student Advisor Prof. Baha Balantekin

Speaker: Daniel Heimsoth (UW-Madison)

10:35 AM Physics Prospects at the Muon Collider¶

Undergraduate Advisor Sridhara Dasu

Speaker: Kenny Jia (UW-Madison)

Meeting_of_the_Physics_Board_of_Visitors.pdf

11:15 AM → 11:45 AM Student Organization Presentations¶

Conveners: Cameron Kutcha (UW-Madison), Luca Riitano, Rachel Sassella (UW-Madison)

11:45 AM → 12:45 PM Lunch with participants including students

12:45 PM → 3:15 PM BoV Initiatives¶

12:45 PM Undergraduate Enrollment Update¶

Speakers: Carl Anderson, Dr Raghu Raghavan (Therataxis)

1:30 PM PhD Candidate Contact - Best Practices¶

Speaker: Craig Heberer (UW-Madison Physics BoV)

2:00 PM AMEP Update¶

Speakers: Craig Heberer (Physics BoV), Prof. Deniz Yavuz (UW-Madison), Prof. Fabian (Wally) Waleffe (UW-Madison)

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Faculty Research Lab Tour¶

3:15 PM → 4:45 PM Faculty Meet & Greet + Colloquium¶

4:45 PM → 5:30 PM Looking Forward¶

4:45 PM Membership Review¶

5:00 PM Emphasis for Next Six Months¶

Industry sponsored research
Internships

5:15 PM Any Other Business¶