Hope everyone is doing well with our first blast of cold air this fall. Here are some important dates and events to be aware of.

Loyola's STEM Career & Internship Fair is tomorrow, Wednesday October 19^th

Loyola will be hosting its STEM Career and Internship Fair on Wednesday, October 19^th from 3:00 – 6:00 PM. More than thirty companies and organizations have registered to interview STEM students, including FermiLab, Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Fortinet, and CDW. Please register for the Career Fair through Handshake. The Career Services is offering drop-in services for resume reviews. You don’t have to be graduating to attend. Freshman and sophomores are encouraged to attend to start networking and learning what employers are seeking. Practice your 1-minute pitch before going!!!

Watch for emails from your Physics Advisor for scheduling meeting to discuss spring registration

                Every physics student has a faculty advisor to help you with determining your physics and math courses (as well as other academic advice). You should schedule a meeting with your advisor to discuss your spring schedule and get their signature on the green form in order to register for physics classes.   

Applications for PhD at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

A PhD from the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is like no other. With leading-edge science, unparalleled resources and unique clinical shadowing opportunities, our graduate program is designed to develop basic and translational scientific leaders driving discoveries and the next generation of cures. Our innovative curriculum is for independent students who thrive in an interactive, challenging and creative research environment. Doctoral research can be pursued in diverse areas with top basic and translational research faculty supported by state-of-the-art facilities. Please see the attached flyer.

Students will experience:

• World-class basic and translational research
• Unique clinical care experience
• Mentorship by internationally renowned faculty
• Highly competitive stipend, benefits and travel allowance
• Robust institutional and NIH support for science
• A thriving arts, cultural and recreational scene in Memphis
• 5 years of support including a stipend of $41,480 in Year 1 and $47,840 in Years 2–5 with full tuition scholarship

The deadline to apply is December 1, 2022. Apply through this link.

Reminder: Applications for Brown University Promoting Representation and Equality in Physics (PREP) Program due by October 21

Brown University Physics Department  is launching the Brown PREP (Promoting Representation and Equality in Physics) program intended to help  students from traditionally underrepresented groups and gender minorities to prepare their applications for advanced study in physics. This program is directly trying to address the lack of diversity in STEM and, in particular, physics Ph.D. programs due to racial, ethnic, or gender identity. As such, when we mention under-represented minority groups, there is a special focus on Black, Hispanic, and indigenous peoples communities,  female and female-identifying students, and other gender minorities, but members of other marginalized communities are also included. See the link https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/brown-prep. We request you to please encourage students to apply ( at the link to application) and join us on Saturday, October 29, from 1 pm to 5 pm EDT for a virtual program. 

Deadline for Applications is Friday, October 21, 2022.  A Zoom link will be provided only to registered applicants.

We will have sessions introducing the physics research programs at Brown and sessions devoted to the process of applying, the graduate student experience, and the ins and outs of the Ph.D. admissions process. Students will also have the opportunity to sign up at a later date for continuing mentoring via drop-in sessions to help hone their  application materials. Attendees who apply to the Brown physics Ph.D. program who are US citizens and permanent residents can obtain a waiver of the application fee; international students should contact us, as we may be able to help.  

Program Agenda

1:00-1:40 pm: Welcome and introduction to physics at Brown.
1:45-2:30 pm: Workshop 1 - Parts of a graduate school application and how to organize them.
2:30-2:45 pm: Break
2:45-3:45 pm: Roundtable with current students:  How I organized my application, and how I decided where to apply?
3:45-4:30 pm: Workshop 2:  Maximizing your impact–personal statements and letters.
4:30-5:00 pm: Questions & Answers, Instructions for signing up for future drop-in sessions and contacts. 

Reminder: Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) and Internships

Yes, it’s only October, but did you know that the application deadline for many summer REUs and internships is December? If you are interested in conducting research at another university this summer or having an internship and getting paid, now is the time to start looking at what is available. The Loyola Physics website has the links to several REU and internships (NASA, NIH, Fermi, Argonne) to help you get started. Loyola Physics students are great at getting REUs and internships, but nothing happens unless you apply. Good luck!!!