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2011–12 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Administration Department Chair Joynt Associate Chair Rzchowski Physics Council Joynt (chair) | Rzchowski (ex officio) | Dasu (Montaruli . replacement yr. 2) | Everett (yr. 1) | Saffman (yr. 2) | Westerhoff (yr. 1) | open seat (yr. 2) Faculty Senators Carlsmith (Herndon) | Hashimoto (Chung) | Joynt (Bruch) | Sarff (Terry) | Timbie (Forest) Divisional Committee Coppersmith On Leave Semester I Research: Barger | Halzen | Heeger | Maruyama | Sarff | Schnack | Wu Sabbatical: Balantekin | Timbie Semester II Sabbatical: Balantekin | Timbie Undergraduate Committees Physics Advisors & Undergrad Majors Winokur (chair) | McCammon AMEP Advisor Forest L&S Advising Center, DARS Representative, & Honors Winokur Physics Club Advisor Hashimoto Placement McCammon Introductory Courses/Labs & Lecture Rooms Carlsmith (Chair) | Onellion | Pan | Smith| Reardon Intermediate & Advanced Courses/labs & Lecture Rooms Yavuz (Chair) | Chung | Mellado | Unks Graduate Committees Graduate Program Ramsey-Musolf (chair) | Hashimoto | Saffman| R. Lefkow | 3 Grad Student (to be elected) Admissions & Fellowships Boldyrev(chair) | McDermott | Perkins | Barger | Walker | Westerhoff | R. Lefkow Minors Vavilov Preliminary Exam Westerhoff (Chair) | Coppersmith| Herndon | McCammon | Shiu Qualifying Exam Winokur (Chair) | Everett | Lawler | Westerhoff | R. Lefkow TA Policy & Review Chung(chair)| Carlsmith | Eriksson | R. Lefkow | Reardon General Committees Alumni Relations Halzen(chair)| Lin| Ramsey-Musolf | Maruyama | Matchey | A. Lefkow Amenities Gilbert (chair ) | Heeger | A. Lefkow Climate & Diversity Herndon (Chair) | Carlsmith| Gilbert | D. DenHartog | Herman | R. Lefkow | Nossal Colloquium Himpsel (Chair) | Forest | Gilbert | Vavilov | Westerhoff . | Yavuz Computing & IT Smith (Chair) | Boldyrev | Himpsel | Karle | A. Lefkow | Rader Faculty & Staff Recognition Barger (Chair) | Heeger | Smith | Shiu | Walker | A. Lefkow (non-voting for faculty) New Staff Karle (Chair) | Everett | Lawler | Saffman | Forest | Smith Nominating Chubukov (Chair) | Karle | McCammon Outreach & Museum Sarff (Chair) | Dasu | Halzen | Herndon | Lin | Maruyama | Narf | Reardon | Randall Personnel (non-faculty) Lawler (Chair) | Dasu | Rzchowski | Sarff Physics Learning Center Oversight Committee Rzchowski (Chair) | Carlsmith | Hashimoto | Nossal (ex officio) | Watson (ex officio) Promotions Coppersmith (Chair) | Dasu | Lawler | Sarff | Zweibel Research Capital Herndon (Chair) | Chubukov | Pan | A. Lefkow | Schutte Salaries Gilbert (Chair) | Dasu | Shiu | Terry | Walker Scientist Halzen (chair) | Himpsel | Friesen | Mierkiewicz Space & Remodeling McDermott (Chair) | Halzen| Rzchowski | A. Lefkow | Schutte Strategic Planning Eriksson (Chair) | Ramsey-Musolf | Saffman | Sarff | Westerhoff Web Chung (Chair) | Halzen | Ramsey-Musolf | Terry | Matchey | Rader Facilities Committees Physics Library Terry (Chair) | Barger | Chung | Himpsel Instrument & Electronics Shop McDermott (Chair) | Onellion | McCammon | Yavuz | A. Lefkow | D. Den Hartog Instructional Committees Instructional Program Coordinator Rzchowski (chair) Student Awards Hashimoto (chair) | Perkins | Rzchowski | R. Lefkow | Reardon 10 | Handbook for Graduate Students in Physics 10142011
FOREWORD STEPS TO A PH.D. IN PHYSICS QUALIFYING EXAM Every student, with or without a Master’s degree from another institution, must take and pass the Qualifying Examination. The Qualifying Exam is a written examination covering undergraduate physics, and is offered in September and February of each year. A list of exam topics (Appendix C), recent Qualifying Examinations, and an information sheet for students are available at our web site (www.physics.wisc.edu/grads/qualifiers/qualifiers. html). The exam must be taken in the student’s first semester and must be passed by the fourth semester. New students are required to take the Qualifier in September as a placement test or “free try”. Students who pass the qualifying exam on the first try satisfy the requirement and are not required to retake the exam. Students who do not pass are encouraged to seek feedback and study advice from their advisors and members of the Qualifying Exam Committee. Students planning to take the Qualifying Examination must sign up with the Graduate Student Coordinator at least one week prior to the exam date. A notice of the date and time of the exam will be distributed to the students via email prior to the start of each term. PH.D. COURSEWORK Prior to reaching dissertator status, a student holding a regular half-time teaching or project assistantship is expected to register for at least six credits (three courses are strongly encouraged after the student’s first semester). A student holding a research assistantship or a fellowship is required to carry at least eight credits (this can be partly or entirely Physics 990) each semester until dissertator status is achieved. Students are also required to take a least one physics course per semester until dissertator status is achieved. Those who have achieved dissertator status must register for three credits (typically Physics 990, but can be upper level courses related to research with advisor approval) each semester. To remain in good standing, a student must maintain a B average in course work. 10142011 Handbook for Graduate Students in Physics | 11
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