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

 

Welcome

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

State of the Enterprise

1 L&S Dean Update

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

2 Department Update Including Research Highlights

Speaker: Prof. Mark Eriksson (UW-Madison)

3 Development Update

Speaker: Ms Mae Saul (UW-Foundation)

10:00 AM Break

Student Research Presentations

4 Supernova neutrino signals at the Icecube and SuperKamiokande

Graduate Student Advisor Prof. Baha Balantekin

Speaker: Daniel Heimsoth (UW-Madison)

5 Physics Prospects at the Muon Collider

Undergraduate Advisor Sridhara Dasu

Speaker: Kenny Jia (UW-Madison)

Meeting_of_the_Physics_Board_of_Visitors.pdf

Student Organization Presentations

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

11:45 AM Lunch with participants including students

BoV Initiatives

6 Undergraduate Enrollment Update

Speakers: Carl Anderson, Dr Raghu Raghavan (Therataxis)

7 PhD Candidate Contact - Best Practices

Speaker: Craig Heberer (UW-Madison Physics BoV)

8 AMEP Update

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

2:30 PM Break

9 Faculty Research Lab Tour

Faculty Meet & Greet + Colloquium

Looking Forward

10 Membership Review

11 Emphasis for Next Six Months

Industry sponsored research
Internships

12 Any Other Business