Welcome to the Applied and Engineering Physics 2022 Virtual Ph.D. Open House Tour. Below you will find a schedule and links to explore Ithaca, Cornell, the College of Engineering, and AEP.
11:10 a.m.— Welcome—Professor Chris Xu, Director of Applied and Engineering Physics
11:15 a.m. — Applied Physics Overview, Professor David Muller, Director of Graduate Studies (\Overview starts at 03:25 seconds in above video)
Noon— Lunch Break
12:30 p.m.— Individual/Small group meetings with Faculty (more times on Saturday)
2:00 p.m.— Diversity and Climate in Physics at Cornell: Virtual coffee hour with WIP+ (Women in Physics and Related Fields)
3.00 p.m.— Virtual Poster Session: Learn about research in AEP from the students who do it!
5.00 p.m.— End of poster session
11:00 a.m.— Individual/Small group meetings with Faculty
3:00 p.m.— Applied Physics Graduate Student Forum: Come ask questions about life in Ithaca and at Cornell
Explore the research areas of our faculty.
Cornell University sits on a hill overlooking Cayuga Lake, the longest of the Finger Lakes, which offers many opportunities for recreational activities. Photo by Dennis Yang, CC2.0
Beautiful Fall colors can be observed while wallking the trails along Beebe Lake on the Cornell Campus. Photo by Katie Rompala, CC 2.0
Ithaca is home to several waterfalls, most notably Taughannock Falls. With a drop of 215 feet, it is taller than Niagara Falls. Photo by Philip Cohen, CC 2.0
The Ithaca Farmers Market is open year-round, and offers fresh produce, wine and cider, coffee and tea, as well as hand-crafted items. Photo by Adam Zolyak CC 2.0
Autumn leaves are in full color in this photo of the Big Red Barn, Cornell's cafe and on-campus social center for graduate students and professionals. Photo by Barbara Friedman, CC 2.0.
The Ithaca Festival, one of many annual festivals in Ithaca, occurs at the end of May. Featuruing local and regional performers, vendors, and street food, the Festival opens with a vibrant and eclectic parade. Photo by Chris T., used with permission.
Ithaca is home to a wide variety of restaurants, including the famous Moosewood Restaurant. Photo by Jo Zimny, CC2.0.
Ithaca is a great place for anyone who loves the outdoors. During the summer, it's a great place to go hiking, kayaking, and camping. And during the winter, you can enjoy the snowy weather by cross country or downhill skiing.
Ithaca’s natural beauty is hard to beat. To find a good hike or cycling route in Ithaca, one needs only to walk out the door.
There is a broad range of research happening at AEP, and Cornell’s graduate school’s field structure makes deciding on which research group to join very flexible, essentially allowing students to work with professors in other departments.
Cornell has a tight-knit academic culture. Professors and students are happy when they talk about their research, and active communication among groups within AEP and with other departments form a supportive and collaborative research environment and culture. This collaborative and friendly environment also promotes innovative research.
My advice is to find an advisor you get along with. I met my current advisor on visit weekend and then again shortly after I arrived, and although I wasn’t originally planning to focus my efforts in her area of research, once we started talking something just clicked and I couldn’t wait to get started. Building those relationships with my advisor, committee members, and the other faculty I work with has been a hugely important and rewarding aspect of my time at Cornell.
