Kyle Johnson

Undergraduate Research Assistant
 - PHYS 459 Senior Research Thesis (2014-2015)

Lab (Rutherford B024): 514-398-6142

kyle.johnson2@mail.mcgill.ca

Kyle Johnson joins the group!

Welcome, Kyle!

Zackary Flansberry

M.Sc. Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2014 - present)
 - Co-PI: Prof. Lilian Childress

Lab (Rutherford B024): 514-398-6142
zackary.flansberry@mcgill.ca

Alex Bourassa Returns!

Welcome back Alex!

PHYS 718 - Light-Matter Interactions

Welcome to PHYS 718: Light-Matter Interactions!

Random course-related materials

1. Syllabus.pdf

Notes (Files Update Periodically)

1. Maxwell in a Polarizable Medium.pdf
2. Boundary Conditions.pdf
3. Perturbation Theory.pdf
4. Perturbative Nonlinearities.pdf

Homework

1. Waves in Bulk Materials - Solutions 
2. Boundaries and Transfer Matrices - Solutions
3. Nonlinearities (due Monday, Oct 6)

Max (re)joins and half of Zack joins the group!

Welcome (back)!

PHYS 459 - Senior Honours Research Thesis

Welcome to PHYS 459! Here are links to course-related materials:

Course-Related Materials

1. Syllabus.pdf
2. Advertised Projects (or you can ask anyone in the department)

Recommended

1. Python Tutorial for Scientists
2. Inkscape for making figures
3. TeXStudio for writing reports

Meeting: Sept 16th, 5:30pm, Board Room

1. Reminder: get a project, work in pairs!
2. Proposal
• Due date: September 26th @ midnight (by email)
• Format
• 2 (thesis style) pages including
• title, authors, professor
• brief abstract
• introduction / motivation (including preliminary result if available) 
• proposed methods 
• summary / discussion
• 1 figure showing the relevant physics, basic setup, and goal
3. Writing Guidelines & Tips

Meeting: Sept 3rd, 3pm, Board Room (1st floor by lounge)

1. Syllabus
2. Tutorials (?)
• Scientific writing  (before Sept 26!)
• Data plotting & analysis in python 40%
• GUI's and data acquisition in python 80%
• From python plots to publication-quality figures
3. Optimal meeting times and next meeting (email)