Graduate Student Open House for BU Physics
Thursday, March 21, 2024 to Saturday, March 23, 2024
This year, we are excited to host an in-person open house format and give invited applicants a chance to connect with our physics community! This event provides a unique opportunity to meet with our students, faculty, and staff to learn more about our program and help attendees decide if BU Physics is the best choice for them. Any inquiries along these lines may be directed to Prof. Chris Grant, Chair of the Admissions Committee, or Christina Crabtree, our Graduate Program Administrator. Please check your email for invitations as well as for travel and accommodations information. In addition, to our in person open house, we will also be hosting a shorter Virtual Open House (details to follow).
Tentative Open House Schedule:
Thursday, March 21
- 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Welcome reception with current graduate students. Address: The Bleacher Bar, 82A Lansdowne Street, Boston, Ma 02215
Friday, March 22
Coffee and all morning activities are on 5th Floor of Physics Research Building (PRB) in Room 595. (3 Cummington Ave).
- 9:00 am – 9:15 am: Welcome (PRB 595)
- 9:15 am – 12:00 pm: Mini-symposium on BU research opportunities
- 9:00: Prof. David Campbell – Graduate Program Overview
- 9:30: HEE Frank Golf and Parker Landon
- 9:50: Cosmology Dillon Brout
- 10:00 HET Ami Katz and Wei Li
- 10:20 Biophysics Joe Larkin and Sarah (Zhijie) Feng
- 10:40 break
- 11:00 CME/Quantum Alex Sushkov and TBD
- 11:20 CMT/Quantum Anushya Chandran and Sumner Hearth
- 11:40: break
- 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch with Graduate Students (Marciano Dining Hall)
- 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Small group conversations with research faculty.
- 4:00pm – 4:30pm break
- 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Women in Physics (WIP) presentation (SCI 352)
- 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Graduate student research poster session (with snacks) (SCI Basement)
- 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm: BU Physics community dinner (SCI B23)
Saturday, March 23
- 9:30-11:30 am: Tour of Photonics Center with Shyam Erramilli; Electronics Design Facility and Instrumentation Design Facility with Indara Suarez.
- 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Dim sum lunch in Chinatown
We look forward to meeting you in person! In the meanwhile, if you have any questions, please contact Prof. Indara Suarez, Open House Coordinator, for general inquiries and Christina Crabtree, Graduate Program Administrator for BU Physics, for questions about logistics, travel, reimbursements etc.
Arrival & Lodging:
We suggest that you arrive on Thursday afternoon or evening and depart on Saturday. Lodging information and reservations can be obtained from Christina Crabtree. Lodging accommodations are being covered for two nights – Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22.