Experimental Soft Condensed Matter Group Harvard University, Prof. D. A. Weitz A Guide for New Weitz Lab Members

Upon joining the lab, you should:

• Claim a desk. If you want a desk in ESL, talk to Don. For a desk in McKay, talk to Sujit.
• Subscribe to the Weitz Lab email list.
• Subscribe to the Squishy Physics email list.
• Have your contact information added to the lab web page. Email Naveen with name, office location and phone number, and email address. Attach a photograph of yourself.
• Print out and read the lab safety document.
• Get at SEAS email address.
• Attend the Lab Safety class. Depending on your research you may also need to attend the Laser, Radiation, or Bloodborne Pathaogens safety classes. You must attend the general safety class within two weeks of arrival, and you should let Tony know when you've completed the training.
• Get keys and building access. See Lynn Eichler (McKay 105A) for keys to Weitz lab rooms in McKay. See Jason Ortega (Pierce G2B) for keycard access to ESL and Maxwell Dworkin, and for keys to Weitz lab rooms in ESL and for SEAS buildings (Pierce and McKay).
• Sign up to the ESL-social list serve.
• Sign up for the weekly digest from the Boston Area Physics Calendar (BAPC).
• Go to talks and meetings. The lab hosts the following:
  • Mini-meetings for microfluidics (aka "fluideros" Mondays @ 4 pm), colloids (aka "Supercolloiders"; Fridays @ noon), and biophysics (aka "BWG"; Fridays @ 2 pm).
  • Group meeting (Tuesdays @ 6 pm, subject to change - watch the lab email list for schedule changes).
  • Journal club (Fridays @ 1 pm)
  • Squishy Physics (Wednesdays @ 5:30 pm).
  There are plenty of other talks at and around Harvard. You should also check out the SEAS calendar, and sign up for New England Complex Fluids Workshops.
• Talk to people! Walk around and introduce yourself to people in the lab and beyond.

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