The new academic year brings a busy schedule for the Metamaterials PGRs. Please find below a table of all upcoming XM² training and other events from September 2018 until early December 2018 as far as planning currently allows.
Yet to be confirmed:
- The monthly CDT group meetings are likely to commence on 31 October 2018 – we are currently coordinating the time table to avoid clashes with research group meetings.
- A few more training sessions (Magnetic Materials & Devices, Cognitive Behavioural Coaching) are yet to be confirmed by the facilitators.
- There will be 3-4 x 1h CDT administrative induction sessions for 1st years shortly after induction week (administration requirements, XM² expectations – Dr A Roeding; training – Dr I J Luxmoore) and in November (progression & monitoring – Prof C D Wright).
PGRs, please highlight any XM²-training related absence times to your supervisors. In regards to annual leave or other absence time planning: All confirmed events have been sent to the PGRs via a calendar invitation, but please ensure to check the CDT in Metamaterials outlook calendar and to liaise with your supervisors and the CDT in Metamaterials office () for approval BEFORE you make any bookings, as there might be a few more events coming up that are yet to be confirmed.
Supervisors, please be mindful of the XM² events when setting expectations on research deliverables with the PGRs.
Date | Training/Event | Cohort | Time | Venue |
September | ||||
10.09.18 | M13 report Q&A session with David Wright | 2nd years | 14:30 – 15:30 | G33 |
14.09.18 | KTN ‘Metamaterials Applications Exploration’ Voluntary Workshop | optional | 13:30 – 16:00 | Peter Chalk Building – Seminar Room 1.2 |
17.09.18 – 21.09.2018 | Induction Week | all PGRs and supervisors as required | see induction week time table | see induction week time table |
24.09.18 | ‘How to be Creative’ workshop | 1st years | 9:00 – 12:30 | Physics SCR |
24.09.18 & 25.09.18 | ‘Creativity Revisited’ Workshop | optional for 2nd – 4th years | 13:30 – 17:00 & 9:30 – 17:00 | Physics SCR |
27.09.18 | Space Technology – Current Challenges and Visions for the Future | optional | 09:00 – 12:00 | TBC |
October | ||||
01.10.18 | Safety Induction; Electrical & Cryogenic Safety | 1st years | 16:00 – 17:30 | Physics 124 |
01.10.18 | Introduction to Outreach | 2 & 3rd years | 13:00 – 14:30 | TBC |
02.10.18 | “In the spotlight” – public speaking training (Vox Coaching) | 2nd years | 9:00 – 16:30 | Ibrahim Ahmed/Margaret Hewitt Rooms, Reed Hall |
03.10.18 | CDT Metamaterials PGR conference talks | All PGRs | 13:30 – 17:30 | Newman Red |
04.10.18 | Solving Problems in Wave Physics | 1st years | 13:30 – 14:30 | Physics SCR |
09.10.18 | Introduction to Statistics | 1st years | 16:30 – 17:30 | Queens LT4.2 |
10.10.18 | CDT Metamaterials PGR conference talks | All PGRs | 13:30 – 17:30 | Newman Red |
11.10.18 | Solving Problems In Wave Theory | 1st years | 13:30 – 14:30 | Physics SCR |
12.10 18 | CDT Metamaterials Colloquium: Jaime Gomez Rivas, DIFFER, Eindhoven. “Surface Lattice Resonances in Arrays of Metallic Particles: From Enhanced Emission to Induced Transparency” | All PGRs | 12:30 – 13:30 | Newman Red |
15.10.18 | Beyond a PhD: Professor Richard Craster, Imperial College, London | All PGRs | 12:30 – 13:30 | tbc |
15.10. 18 | Beyond a PhD networking Lunch: Professor Richard Craster, Imperial College, London | Optional (registration required) | 13:45 – 14:30 | G33 |
16.10.18 | COMSOL training | 1st years | 9:00 – 16:00 | G33 |
16.10.18 | Introduction to Statistics | 1st years | 16:30 – 17:30 | Queens LT4.2 |
17.10.18 | COMSOL training | 1st years | 9:00 – 16:00 | G33 |
18.10.18 | Solving Problems in Wave Physics | 1st years | 13:30 – 14:30 | Physics SCR |
23.10.18 | Introduction to Statistics | 1st years | 16:30 – 17:30 | Queens LT4.2 |
24.10.18 | CDT Metamaterials PGR conference talks | All PGRs | 13:30 – 17:30 | Newman Red |
25.10.18 | Excellence at Interview – Day 1 (Vox Coaching) | 4th years | 9:00 – 17:00 | Ibrahim Ahmed/Margaret Hewitt Rooms, Reed Hall |
25.10.18 | Solving Problems in Wave Physics | 1st years | 13:30 – 14:30 | Physics SCR |
26.10.18 | Excellence at Interview – Day 2 (Vox Coaching) | 4th years | 9:00 – 17:00 | Ibrahim Ahmed/Margaret Hewitt Rooms, Reed Hall |
29.10.18 | CDT PGR group meetings – kick off meeting | All PGRs | 14:30 – 16:00 | TBC |
30.10 18 | Introduction to Statistics | 1st years | 16:30 – 17:30 | Queens LT4.2 |
31.10 18 | M13 Report Submission Deadline | 2nd years | ||
31.10.18 | CDT Metamaterials PGR conference talks | All PGRs | 13:30 – 17:30 | TBC |
November | ||||
1.11.18 | Solving Problems in Wave Physics | 1st years | 13:30 – 14:30 | Physics SCR |
2.11.18 | CDT Metamaterials Colloquium: Miles Padgett, Glasgow University. “Better images with entangled photons” | All PGRs | 12:30 – 13:30 | Newman Red |
6.11.18 | Introduction to Statistics | 1st years | 16:30 – 17:30 | Queens LT4.2 |
8.10.18 | Solving Problems in Wave Physics | 1st years | 13:30 – 14:30 | Physics SCR |
12.11.18 | Acoustics training | 2nd years | 10:00 – 16:30 | Physics SCR |
13.11.18 | Acoustics training | 2nd years | 9:00 – 16:00 | Physics SCR |
13.11.18 | Magnetic Materials & Devices training | 1st years | 10:00 – 12:00 | tbc |
13.11.18 | Introduction to Statistics | 1st years | 16:30 – 17:30 | Queens LT4.2 |
15.11.18 | Magnetic Materials & Devices training | 1st years | 10:00 – 12:00 | tbc |
19.11.18 | Plasmonics training | 2nd years | 10:00 – 12:00
14:00 – 16:00 |
Physics SCR |
21.11.18 | Sensing & Security workshop | 2nd years | 14:00 – 17:00 | tbc |
23.11.18 | Titles and Abstracts workshop | 2nd years | 9:30 – 10:30 | Physics SCR |
26.11 18 | Plasmonics training | 2nd years | 10:00 – 12:00
14:00 – 16:00 |
Physics SCR |
30.11.18 | CDT Metamaterials Colloquium: Maria Kafesaki, IESL – FORTH, Crete. “Metamaterials for advanced electromagnetic wave control.” | All PGRs | 12:30 – 13:30 | Newman Red |
December | ||||
7.12.18 | Industry Visit – IBM | 3rd & 4th years | arrival on 6 Dec, return late on 7 Dec | IBM Daresbury |