2021 Graduate Open House
The University of Chicago Physics Department will hold the 2021 Prospective Graduate Student Open House on Friday, March 5th, 2021. This year, due to pandemic, the Open House will have a virtual format.
The basic schedule is below. For all details and other information, check out the open house website.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
- 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST: Physics Colloquium
- Speaker: Anette (Peko) Hosoi, Professor at MIT, Ph.D. The University of Chicago
Friday, March 5, 2021
- 9:30am - 10:10am CST: Welcome and Introduction by Physics Chair Young-Kee Kim
- 10:10am - 10:15am CST: Welcome by Director of Graduate Studies Zosia Krusberg •
- 10:15am - 10:45am CST: Six Concurrent Research Overviews
- Particle Physics Experiment, Dark Matter, and Accelerator Physics
- Hard Condensed Matter Theory
- Particle Theory and General Relativity
- Soft Matter Physics and Biophysics
- AMO, Hard Condensed Matter Exp. and Quantum Physics
- Astro Particle Physics and Cosmology
- 10:45am - 11:00am CST: Break
- 11:00am - 1:00pm CST: one-on-one faculty meetings / graduate student meetings
- 1:00pm - 1:30pm CST: Break
- 1:30pm - 4:00pm CST: one-on-one faculty meetings / graduate student meetings
- 4:00pm - 4:30pm CST: Final Remarks by Physics Chair Young-Kee Kim
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Optional Events with Associations:
- 9:00 am - 10:00am CST: Grad Influences Mentoring Program
- 10:00am - 11:00am CST: UChicago Physics Working Group on Anti-Racism
- 11:00am - 12:00pm CST: LGBTQIA+ Physicists
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST: WAGMiP - Women and Gender Minorities in Physics
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST: GRIT - The Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST: REMiP - Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Physics
Dear Prospective University of Chicago Physics Graduate Student:
The entire department (all of professors and graduate students) has been super excited to meet you at our Open House. We wanted to show you exciting research opportunities and a welcoming environment at the department, our gorgeous university campus, off-campus neighborhoods with many restaurants and shops, incredibly beautiful city of Chicago, and its proximity to the University of Chicago. However, we decided to cancel the Open House because of our concern on your health and well-being. Instead, we will have a Virtual Open House, including one-on-one meetings with the faculty, conversations with graduate students, and overviews of our department, the graduate program, and research programs. Below is a schedule of the Virtual Open House.
Virtual Open House Schedule (all in CST)
Friday, March 13th:
— 9:30 am - 10:00 am CST: Research Overviews
Particle Physics Experiment, Dark Matter, and Accelerator Physics, MCP 215
Hard Condensed Matter Theory, MCP 364
Particle Theory and General Relativity, MCP 440
Soft Matter Physics and Biophysics, GCIS E127
AMO and Quantum Science, GCIS E223
Astro Particle Physics and Cosmology, ERC 545
— 10:00 am - 12:30 pm CST: 1-on-1 faculty meetings, and meetings with graduate students
— 12:30 - 1:00 pm CST: Break
— 1:00 - 1:45 pm CST: Welcome and Introduction from Physics Chair Young-Kee Kim, MCP 201
— 2:00 - 4:00 pm CST: 1-on-1 faculty meetings, and meetings with graduate students
— 4:00 - 4:30 pm CST: Final Remarks by Physics Chair Young-Kee Kim, MCP 201
Lab Tours
— 10:00am - 12:00pm and 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Hannes Bernien
Jonathan Simon
David Schuster
Margaret Gardel
Cheng Chin
Saturday, March 14th:
—10:00 am - 12:00 pm CST: The Women and Gender Minorities (WAGMiP) graduate students in Physics. All are welcome to attend this event focused on discussing the environment for women and gender minorities at the University of Chicago.
If you have further questions, please feel free to reach out to Putri Kusumo.
Virtual Campus Tour
We are sorry that you won't get to experience the beautiful campus of UChicago in person during the open house. Please use this link for a Virtual Campus Tour instead.
Dear Prospective University of Chicago Physics Graduate Student:
The University of Chicago Physics Department is excited to welcome you to the 2019 Prospective Graduate Student Open House on Friday, March 1st, 2019! The schedule of events for the Open House is described below, including the special reception and brunch for those students who arrive on Thursday afternoon and depart on Saturday mid-day.
The primary purpose of the Open House is for you to interact with and get to know the faculty, current graduate students, and postdoctoral and research staff with whom you would work at UChicago.
Open House Schedule
Thursday, February 28th:
— 3:00 - 3:30 pm: Refreshments (KPTC 206)
— 3:30 - 6 pm: Department Colloquium and Reception: Chicago alumna Jane Wang (Cornell University) in the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall, KPTC 106
— 6:30 - 8:30 pm: Prospective Graduate Student Reception at the home of Profs. Young-Kee Kim and Sidney Nagel (4913 S. Kimbark Ave.)
Friday, March 1st:
— 8:30 - 9:30 am: Breakfast and Welcome from the Physics Department Chair Prof. Young-Kee Kim (Quadrangle Club)
— 9:45 am - 12:30 pm: Research Overviews & one-on-one faculty meetings
— 12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch with current graduate students (GCIS Atrium)
— 2:00 - 4:30 pm: One-on-one faculty meetings
— 4:30 - 6:00 pm: Reception and poster session with students, postdocs and faculty (KPTC)
— 7:00 - 9:00 pm: Dinner for prospective graduate students and invited faculty at Eataly downtown
Saturday, March 2nd:
— 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Women and gender minorities in Physics Brunch hosted by Women Graduate Students
RSVP Information
If you plan to visit the Physics Open House, please be sure to RSVP by February 15th so that we can arrange for your lodging. Access the RSVP form from your admissions letter in the online application system. If you have any dietary restrictions or require special accommodations, please let us know at that time so we can make your stay in Chicago as comfortable as possible.
Travel Information
Please see the up-to-date travel information here for arranging your trip to the Open House:
http://physics.uchicago.edu/page/directions
Accommodations
If you visit on our Open House day, (Friday, March 1st), we will reimburse your travel expenses up to $400. In addition, we will provide housing accommodations at the Hyatt Place Chicago South / University Medical Center in Hyde Park for Thursday, February 28th and Friday, March 1st. Check in at the hotel is at 3 pm. If you wish to stay longer, please make your own arrangements.
Information regarding the hotel can be found here:
https://chicagosouthuniversity.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
Dear Prospective University of Chicago Physics Graduate Student:
The University of Chicago Physics Department is excited to welcome you to the 2018 Prospective Graduate Student Open House on Friday, March 2nd, 2018! The schedule of events for the Open House is described below, including the special reception and brunch for those students who arrive on Thursday afternoon and depart on Saturday mid-day.
The primary purpose of the Open House is for you to interact with and get to know the faculty, current graduate students, and postdoctoral and research staff with whom you would work at UChicago.
Open House Schedule
Thursday, March 1st:
— 3:30 - 4:00 pm: Refreshments (KPTC 206)
— 4 - 6 pm: Department Colloquium and Reception: Vincenzo Vitelli (University of Chicago) in the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall, KPTC 106
— 7 - 9 pm: Prospective Graduate Student Reception at the home of Profs. Young-Kee Kim and Sidney Nagel (4913 S. Kimbark Ave.)
Friday, March 2nd:
— 8:30 - 9:30 am: Breakfast and Welcome from the Physics Department Chair Prof. Young-Kee Kim (Quadrangle Club)
— 9:45 am - 12:30 pm: Research Overviews & one-on-one faculty meetings
— 12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch with current graduate students (GCIS Atrium)
— 2:00 - 4:30 pm: One-on-one faculty meetings
— 4:30 - 6:00 pm: Reception and poster session with students, postdocs and faculty (KPTC)
— 7:00 - 9:00 pm: Dinner for prospective graduate students and invited faculty at Eataly downtown
Saturday, March 3rd:
— 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Women in Physics Brunch hosted by Women Graduate Students
RSVP Information
If you plan to visit the Physics Open House, please be sure to RSVP by February 15th so that we can arrange for your lodging. Access the RSVP form from your admissions letter in the online application system. If you have any dietary restrictions or require special accommodations, please let us know at that time so we can make your stay in Chicago as comfortable as possible.
Travel Information
Please see the up-to-date travel information here for arranging your trip to the Open House:
http://physics.uchicago.edu/page/directions
Accommodations
If you visit on our Open House day, (Friday, March 2nd), we will reimburse your travel expenses up to $400. In addition, we will provide housing accommodations at the Hyatt Place Chicago South / University Medical Center in Hyde Park for Thursday, March 1st and Friday, March 2nd. Check in at the hotel is at 3 pm. If you wish to stay longer, please make your own arrangements.
Information regarding the hotel can be found here:
https://chicagosouthuniversity.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
Dear Prospective University of Chicago Physics Graduate Student:
The University of Chicago Physics Department is excited to welcome you to the 2017 Prospective Graduate Student Open House on Friday, March 3rd, 2017! The schedule of events for the Open House is described below, including the special reception and brunch for those students who arrive on Thursday afternoon and depart on Saturday mid-day.
The primary purpose of the Open House is for you to interact with and get to know the faculty, current graduate students, and postdoctoral and research staff with whom you would work at UChicago.
Current Open House Schedule
Thursday, March 2nd:
— 4 - 6 pm: Department Colloquium and Reception (KPTC)
— 7 - 9 pm: Prospective Graduate Student Reception at the home of Profs. Young-Kee Kim and Sidney Nagel
Friday, March 3rd:
— 8:30 - 9:30 am: Breakfast and Welcome from the Physics Department Chair Prof. Young-Kee Kim (Quad Club)
— 9:45 am - 12:30 pm: Research Overviews & one-on-one faculty meetings
— 12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch with current graduate students (GCIS Atrium)
— 2:00 - 4:30 pm: One-on-one faculty meetings
— 4:30 - 6:00 pm: Reception and poster session with students, postdocs and faculty (KPTC)
— 7:00 - 9:00 pm: Dinner for prospective graduate students and invited faculty at Eataly downtown
Saturday, March 4th:
— 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Women in Physics Brunch hosted by Women Graduate Students
RSVP Information
If you plan to visit the Physics Open House, please be sure to RSVP by February 15th so that we can arrange for your lodging. Access the RSVP form from your admissions letter in the online application system. If you have any dietary restrictions or require special accommodations, please let us know at that time so we can make your stay in Chicago as comfortable as possible.
Travel Information
Please see the up-to-date travel information here for arranging your trip to the Open House:
http://physics.uchicago.edu/page/directions
Accommodations
If you visit on our Open House day, (Friday, March 3rd), we will reimburse your travel expenses up to $400. In addition, we will provide housing accommodations at the Hyatt Place Chicago South / University Medical Center in Hyde Park for Thursday, March 2nd and Friday, March 3rd. Check in at the hotel is at 3pm. If you wish to stay longer, please make your own arrangements.
Information regarding the hotel can be found here:
https://chicagosouthuniversity.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html