Graduate Student Blog

Dec. 18 is the new deadline to drop without receiving a "W" and Jan. 5, 2021 is the new deadline to elect credit/no-credit for a Fall 2020 course

The Illinois Remote Website provides up-to-date research strategies, tools, and guidance you'll need to make a successful transition.

The Fall 2020 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series concludes on December 4 with a talk by Dr. Wennie Wang, postdoctoral scholar from the University of Chicago.

November 23, 2020 is the last day to make requests for Spring 2020 TA appointments. See earlier blog post for more information.

HQI is now accepting nominations for the 2021-2023 cohort of HQI Postdoctoral Fellows.

APS' new webinar series, “Success in Industry Careers,” continues on Nov. 17 with "Teamwork in Industry".

The videotape of Dr. Ian Mondragon's Nov. 6 Physics Careers Seminar on "Experiences from a Postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory" has been posted.

January 25, 2021 and April 21, 2021 are two very important dates for students planning a thesis defense in Spring 2021.

Friday, November 13 is the last day to drop individual full term Fall 2020 semester courses without getting a grade of "W".

Illinois Wesleyan has a teaching position available in the physics department.

Join the Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE) at Illinois for the annual Women Empowered in STEM (weSTEM) Conference on February 13, 2021.

The quantum group at the Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins is trying to grow, and they are looking for quantum experimentalists and theorists.

We’re now accepting applications from graduating students for our winter sessions. Apply to our fully-remote winter session by November 2: https://apply.insightdatascience.com

Wednesday, Nov. 4th, 5:00 – 5:50 p.m., NPRE is hosting an info session on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and their High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) Summer Internship program.

The Fall 2020 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series continues on November 6 with a talk by alumnus Dr. Ian Mondragon from Argonne National Laboratory.

The videotape of Dr. Mindy Rak's Oct. 23 Physics Careers Seminar on "Wearing Many Different Hats: Working as a Lab Associate at a Liberal Arts College" has been posted.