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UTK Physics & Astronomy Prospective Grad Student Visit

22–24 Mar 2026
US/Eastern timezone

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25. Pick up at Cumberland House Hotel Lobby
22/03/2026, 17:00

Make sure to be in the hotel lobby at 5pm and leave with the group in order to gain access to the Nielsen Physics Building.
20. Planetarium Show
22/03/2026, 17:30

Experience UTK's in-house planetarium: Learn what is visible in the sky right now, and take a journey through the solar system as we explore some of the potentially-habitable worlds near us!
24. Walk to Tomato Head from Cumberland House
22/03/2026, 18:30

Profs will meet the students in the hotel lobby for 6:30 PM and walk over to the restaurant downtown. Any students joining later can walk over to the restaurant on Market Square on their own.
1. Welcome Dinner w/ Faculty
22/03/2026, 19:00

Pizza dinner at a Knoxville institution
14. Transport to IAMM from Cumberland House lobby
23/03/2026, 08:30

Please meet in the lobby at 8:30am.

If you miss the ground transportation for some reason, contact the front office at (865) 974-3342 to arrange a pickup
15. Breakfast in IAMM 145
23/03/2026, 09:00

IAMM: 2641 Osprey Vista Way
16. Lab tours
23/03/2026, 09:45

Visiting Experimental Labs at the Institute for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing (IAMM)
18. Transport to Nielsen
23/03/2026, 10:30
19. Meeting with Dept Head, Grad Program Director, Director of Labs
Prof. Adrian Del Maestro (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Christine Cheney (University of Tennessee Department of Physics and Astronomy), Steve Johnston (University of Tennessee)
23/03/2026, 11:00

Learn about our department and graduate program
11. Pizza Lunch with Faculty and Current Grad Students
23/03/2026, 12:00
10. Pre-scheduled One-on-One Meetings with Faculty
23/03/2026, 13:00

Based on your responses on the survey, we've arranged faculty meetings when possible. Please find your personalized meeting schedule at the link below.

If you would like to add to this schedule, please get in touch with Prof Richers: richers@utk.edu
12. Grad Student Poster Session
23/03/2026, 14:00

Learn about some of the great research going on in the department from our current grad students
2. Pre-Colloquium Tea and Refreshments
23/03/2026, 15:00
3. Colloquium - TBD
23/03/2026, 15:30
4. Campus Tours w/ Grad Students or Downtime
23/03/2026, 16:45

For campus tours, gather outside of colloquium after it ends to meet your grad student guides.
5. Dinner with Current Grad Students
23/03/2026, 18:00
35. Check out of Hotel on Time
24/03/2026, 07:30

Checkout time is 11am. If going to ORNL, please make sure to checkout before coming to campus for the shuttle. The hotel can store your bags at the counter.
26. Leave for ORNL
24/03/2026, 08:00

Meet in the front office of Nielsen 401. Lunch boxes and beverages will be provided.
36. Computational Physics
Zachary Nicolaou
24/03/2026, 08:10

Sit in on Zachary Nicolaou's class.
7. Quantum Field Theory II
Lucas Platter
24/03/2026, 08:10

Sit in on Lucas Platter's Class
27. Register at ORNL
24/03/2026, 08:30

Registration and ORNL badges at ORNL's visitors office
28. OLCF visit
24/03/2026, 09:30

Visit of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility
8. Advanced Solid State Physics II
Steve Johnston (University of Tennessee)
24/03/2026, 09:45

Sit in on Steve Johnston's class.
29. Depart for SNS
24/03/2026, 10:00

Drive to the Spallation Neutron Source campus
30. SNS tour
24/03/2026, 10:30

Tour of the Spallation Neutron Source
31. Depart for ORNL main campus
24/03/2026, 11:00

Return to the main campus for the rest of the visit
9. Lab Tour
24/03/2026, 11:10

TBD
32. Tour of the Graphite Reactor at ORNL
24/03/2026, 11:30

Visit of the first continuously operating nuclear reactor, the Graphite Reactor
23. Lunch and Free Time
24/03/2026, 12:00

Grab boxed lunches from front office (401 Nielsen)
33. Lunch break
24/03/2026, 12:00

Packed lunches provided
21. Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with faculty
24/03/2026, 13:30

Based on your responses on the survey, we've arranged faculty meetings when possible. Please find your personalized meeting schedule at the link from Monday afternoon. Your PDF schedule contains the schedule for both days.
34. Return to Nielsen Physics
24/03/2026, 13:30

Return to Nielsen Physics front office. Transportation to Knoxville's airport will be provided.

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