Spring 2012 W&M Study Abroad Deadlines
Saturday, October 1
All day
Location not specified
Spring 2012 W&M exchange and assisted enrollment study abroad deadlines Oct 1. Apply at http://studyabroad.wm.edu
    NASA Langley Internships Information Session
    Thursday, October 6
    6pm - 7:30pm
    Cohen Career Center
    The NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton offers valuable internship experiences for students in the sciences. Learn about these opportunities and how to apply for them. (CEP)
      Fall Break
      Saturday, October 8 - Tuesday, October 11
      Location not specified
        Final Oral Examination for the Ph.D. Degree
        Thursday, October 13
        9am - 11am
        Small Hall, Room 122
        John Poague Leckey IV will defend his dissertation - The First Direct Measurement of the Weak Charge of the Proton.
          Nuclear World Controversies (Tyler Distinguished Lecture Series)
          Thursday, October 13
          4:30pm - 6pm
          Andrews Hall, Room 101
          Professor Kate Brown (University of Maryland-Baltimore County) will present a lecture entitled "Irrevocable: The Life-Changing, Society-Altering Significance of Plutonium in the US and USSR."
            Jefferson Lab Information Session
            Thursday, October 13
            6pm - 7:30pm
            Cohen Career Center
            What is it like to work at a national lab? Learn about the exciting internship opportunities available to students at the Jefferson Lab, right here in our own backyard in Newport News. A J-Lab student intern will discuss the experience as well.
              Physics Colloquium
              Friday, October 14
              4pm
              Small Hall, Room 111
              Joel Levine, William & Mary Applied Science, Title of Talk: The Human Exploration of Mars: Why Humans? Why Mars?
                Final Oral Examination for the Ph.D. Degree
                Monday, October 17
                3pm - 5pm
                Small Hall, Room 122
                Sucheta Shrikant Jawalkar will defend her dissertation - Measurement of proton Single and Double Spin Asymmetries in Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering.
                  Blackboard Assignments Workshop
                  Thursday, October 20
                  3:30pm
                  Washington Hall, Room 315
                  Blackboard Assignments Workshop: Learn how to create and grade assignments online
                    David Reynolds Lecture
                    Thursday, October 20
                    6pm - 8:30pm
                    Washington Hall, Room 201
                      Computer Science Night
                      Thursday, October 20
                      6:30pm - 8pm
                      Cohen Career Center
                      Whether you are a current computer science major or considering computer science as a major, this program is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable advice and perspective from professionals in the field.
                        Lecture: "The Living Chernobyl: The Exclusion Zone 25 Years Later"
                        Friday, October 21
                        3pm
                        Washington Hall, Room 302
                        The Russian Studies Program is proud to present this year's homecoming lecture speaker Ed Geist ABD (UNC, Chapel Hill) "The Living Chernobyl: The Exclusion Zone 25 Years Later."
                          Physics Colloquium - Special Time
                          Friday, October 21
                          3pm - 4pm
                          Small Hall, Room 111
                          Naomi Makins, University of Illinois, Title of Talk: In the Lair of the Lost Force
                            2011 Study Abroad Photo Contest Deadline
                            Friday, October 21
                            5pm
                            Location not specified
                            Submit photos from your 2010 - 2011 study abroad experience!
                              PhysicsFest 2011
                              Saturday, October 22
                              10am - 4pm
                              Small Hall
                              Join us for PhysicsFest 2011 in the newly renovated Small Hall!
                                Pizza Lunch & Virginia Space Grant Consortium Research Fellowship/Scholarship Information Session
                                Tuesday, October 25
                                12pm - 1pm
                                Admission (Undergraduate), Session Room
                                W&M undergrads and graduate students (U.S. citizens) in science/math/social science fields have been very successful in receiving these research fellowships/scholarships of $5000-$8500. RSVP to jdotzaue@odu.edu.
                                  Biotechnology Career Panel
                                  Tuesday, October 25
                                  6pm - 7:30pm
                                  Cohen Career Center
                                  The field of biotechnology is growing and has opportunities for students across a variety of science and technology majors. Gain valuable advice and perspective from professionals in this field though a Q&A session and informal networking.
                                    Physics Seminar
                                    Wednesday, October 26
                                    3pm
                                    Small Hall, Conference Room 260
                                    Coulomb Sum Rule at 0.55 GeV/c ~ |q| 1.0 V/c Guest Speaker: Huan Yao for the Hall A Collaboration of JLab Temple University
                                      Final Oral Examination for the Ph.D. Degree
                                      Friday, October 28
                                      12pm - 2:30pm
                                      Small Hall, Room 122
                                      Christopher A. Maher will defend his dissertation - NMR Study of Paramagnetic Nano-Checkerboard Superlattices.