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UTK Physics & Astronomy Prospective Grad Student Visit

9–11 Mar 2025
US/Eastern timezone

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25. Pick up at Cumberland House Hotel Lobby
09/03/2025, 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
09/03/2025, 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
09/03/2025, 18:30

Profs. Johnston, Richers, and Mannik 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
09/03/2025, 19:00

Pizza dinner at a Knoxville institution
14. Transport to IAMM from Cumberland House lobby
10/03/2025, 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
10/03/2025, 09:00

IAMM: 2641 Osprey Vista Way
16. Lab tours
10/03/2025, 09:45

Visiting Experimental Labs at the Institute for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing (IAMM)
18. Transport to Nielsen
10/03/2025, 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)
10/03/2025, 11:00

Learn about our department and graduate program
11. Pizza Lunch with Faculty and Current Grad Students
10/03/2025, 12:00
10. Pre-scheduled One-on-One Meetings with Faculty
10/03/2025, 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 Lee: llee@utk.edu

Schedules last updated March 10, 2025.
12. Grad Student Poster Session
10/03/2025, 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
10/03/2025, 15:00
3. Colloquium - Radioactive Molecules are Dying to Reveal New Physics
Prof. Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz (MIT)
10/03/2025, 15:30

Abstract: Rapid progress in the experimental control and interrogation of molecules is enabling new opportunities for investigating the fundamental laws of our universe. In particular, molecules containing heavy, octupole-deformed nuclei, such as radium, offer enhanced sensitivity for measuring yet-to-be-discovered parity and time-reversal violating nuclear properties. In this colloquium, I...
4. Campus Tours w/ Grad Students or Downtime
10/03/2025, 16:45

For campus tours, gather outside of colloquium after it ends to meet your grad student guides.
5. Dinner with Current Grad Students
10/03/2025, 18:00
35. Check out of Hotel on Time
11/03/2025, 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
11/03/2025, 08:00

Meet in the front office of Nielsen 401. Lunch boxes and beverages will be provided.
7. Quantum Field Theory II
George Siopsis
11/03/2025, 08:10

Sit in on George Siopsis' Class
27. Register at ORNL
11/03/2025, 08:30

Registration and ORNL badges at ORNL's visitors office
28. OLCF visit
11/03/2025, 09:30

Visit of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility
8. Advanced Solid State Physics II
Steve Johnston (University of Tennessee)
11/03/2025, 09:45

Sit in on Steve Johnston's class.
29. Depart for SNS
11/03/2025, 10:00

Drive to the Spallation Neutron Source campus
30. SNS tour
11/03/2025, 10:30

Tour of the Spallation Neutron Source
31. Depart for ORNL main campus
11/03/2025, 11:00

Return to the main campus for the rest of the visit
9. Mannik Lab Tour
Jaan Mannik
11/03/2025, 11:10

Tour the department's biophysics laboratory.
32. Tour of the Graphite Reactor at ORNL
11/03/2025, 11:30

Visit of the first continuously operating nuclear reactor, the Graphite Reactor
23. Lunch and Free Time
11/03/2025, 12:00

Grab boxed lunches from front office (401 Nielsen)
33. Lunch break
11/03/2025, 12:00

Packed lunches provided
21. Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with faculty
11/03/2025, 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
11/03/2025, 13:30

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

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