Fall 2023
** English placement exams for international students August 5-9 – ON-LINE
| Monday, August 14, 2023 | ||
| *10:00 am | Welcoming remarks and Introductions FFSC 2237 | Professor Kevin Welsher, DGS
Prof. Kathy Franz, Dept. Chair |
| *10:30 am | Ph.D. Program Overview FFSC 2237 | Professor Kevin Welsher, DGS |
| *11:00 am | Academic advisement and Payroll On-boarding – FFSC 2237 | Professor Kevin Welsher, DGS
Mrs. Claudia D. Ruga, DGSA |
| *12:00 pm | Lunch – box lunch with Graduate Chemistry Council (GCC) faculty & GCC, FFSC lawn/FFSC 2237 | |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Mentors/Mentees meetup FFSC lawn | |
| *1:30 pm | Meet with lab managers to receive TA assignments – FFSC 2237 | |
| *2:00 pm | Meet with individual lab manager to begin TA Training | |
| Course | Manager | Room |
| General Chemistry | Calvin Grant | 1218 FFSC |
| Organic Chemistry | Farrell Kersey | 1213 FFSC |
| Physical & Analytical | Kathryn Haas | 1113 FFSC |
| *5:00 pm | Welcome Social – all students, faculty & staff invited to attend – hosted by the Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee– FFSC 2237 | |
| Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | ||
| *10:00 – 10:30 am | Diversity and Inclusion (DivInC) Introduction – Prof. Kathryn Hass | FFSC 2237 |
| *10:30 am | Academic Resource Center workshop with Dr. Isaac Waldstein – FFSC 2237
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| *11:00 – 11:25 am | Faculty talk – Henry Childs (on behalf of Prof. Bruce Donald) | |
| *11:35 – 12:00 n | Faculty talk– Prof. Patrick Charbonneau (remote) | |
| *12:00 pm | Lunch provided | |
| *1:00 – 5 pm | TA training/lab run-throughs | |
| Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | ||
| *9:00 am | TA training | |
| *11:00 – 11:25 am | Faculty talk – Dr. Jake Lindale (on behalf of Prof. Warren Warren) | |
| *11:35 – 12:00 n | Faculty talk – Prof. Michael Therien | |
| *12:00 pm | Q & A with GCC & current graduate students – FFSC 2237 – lunch provided | |
| *1:00 – 4:00 pm | TA Training | |
| *4:00 – 4:25 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. Weitao Yang (remote) | |
| *4:35 – 5:00 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. Tuan Vo-Dinh | |
| 5:00 PM | Trivia Night and Happy Hour with GCC Mentors! – FFSC 2237 | |
| Thursday, August 17, 2023 | ||
| *10:00 am | Faculty talk – Prof. Martin Fischer (on behalf of Prof. Warren Warren) | |
| *10:30 – 11:00 am | Library services with Jenna Strawbridge – FFSC 2237 | |
| *11:00 – 11:25 am | Faculty talk – Prof. Ross Widenhoefer | |
| *11:35 – 12:00 n | Faculty talk – Prof. Jiyong Hong | |
| *12:00 pm | Lunch provided | |
| *1:00 – 5:00 pm | TA training/lab run-throughs | |
| Friday, August 18, 2023 | ||
| *9:00 –9:25 am | Faculty talk – Prof. Kenichi Yokoyama | |
| *9:30 – 10:00 am | Faculty talk – Prof. Qiu Wang | |
| *10:00 – 10:25 am | Faculty talk – Prof. Jie Liu | |
| *10:30 – 10:50 am | Break | |
| *10:50 – 11: 15 am | Faculty talk – Prof. Steve Malcolmson | |
| *11:20 – 11:45 am | Faculty talk – Prof. Ivan Moreno-Hernandez | |
| *12:00 pm | Lunch Provided | |
| *1:00 – 4:30 pm | TA training/lab run-through | |
| *5:00 pm | GCC Happy Hour – patio FFSC | |
| Monday, August 21, 2023 | ||
| *9:00 – 11:00 am | TA training/run-throughs | |
| *11:00 – 11:25 am | International House with Kevin D’Arco – FFSC 2237 | |
| *11:35 – 12:00 n | Faculty talk – Prof. Kevin Welsher | |
| *12:00 pm | Lunch provided | |
| *1:00 pm | TA training/run-throughs | |
| *2:45 – 3:15 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. Katherine Franz | |
| *3:20 – 3:45 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. Stephen Craig | |
| Tuesday, August 22, 2023 | ||
| *10:00 – 12:00 n | Grad School orientation via Zoom | |
| 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Graduate Student Resource Fair -Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Concourse | |
| *2:45 – 3:15 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. David Beratan | |
| *3:20 – 3:45 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. Emily Derbyshire | |
| *3:50 – 4:15 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. Michael C. Fitzgerald | |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | ||
| 10:00 – 10:25 am | Admin. Staff Introductions | |
| *10:30 – 12:00 n | General Lab and Fire Safety Training | |
| 12:n | Lunch provided | |
| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | ||
| *9:00–12:00 n | Responsible Conduct of Research Training – MANDATORY TRAINING
All new PhD students – both domestic and international – are required to attend this RCR training Online – via Zoom. You MUST register. Participation in this orientation also earns credit for GS714 & GS715 |
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| *1:00 – 5:00 pm | TA training/run-throughs | |
| Friday, August 25, 2023 | ||
| *9:00 – 11:00 am | TA training/run-throughs as needed | |
| *11:00 – 11:25 am | Faculty talk – Prof. Amanda Hargrove | |
| *11:35 – 12:00 n | Faculty talk – Prof. Benjamin Wiley | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch on your own | |
| *1:00 – 4:00 pm | TA training/run-throughs as needed | |
| *4:00 – 4:25 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. Matthew Becker | |
| *4:35 – 5:00 pm | Faculty talk – Prof. Michael Rubinstein | |
| 5:00 pm | GCC – Last Happy Hour of the Summer! – patio FFSC | |
| Annual Durham Bulls Baseball Outing | ||
| Each year, the Chemistry Department hosts a departmental outing to a Durham Bulls minor league baseball game. This year, the event will take place on Friday, September 1, 2023 (Durham Bulls vs. Nashville Sounds– followed by FIREWORKS). Gates open at 5:30pm and food will be available starting at 6pm with the game starting at 6:35 pm. The event is free for all members of the Chemistry Department and $20 for spouses, significant others, and friends (children under the age of 2 are free).
If you would like to attend the game, you must RSVP here (https://forms.gle/YWZq1CA2KQwcFPJt7) by 5pm on August 17th. Please indicate if you can drive for carpooling or if you require a ride. Tickets will be available for pickup upon payment during the week prior to the game from any GCC Officer (Heidi Kastenholz, Lindsay Pederson, Loren Smith, Andrew Smith). Preferred payment by cash or check (written out to Duke GCC) will be accepted. Please contact an officer for payment by credit card. Questions can be directed to gcc.dukechem@gmail.com. |
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| Office of Undergraduate Studies | ||
| Charlie Cox | Director of Undergraduate Studies | Charlie.cox@duke.edu |
| Meg Avery | Assistant to the DUS | meg.avery@duke.edu |
| Kathryn Haas | Mgr. of Advanced Undergraduate Labs | kathryn.haas@duke.edu |
| Farrell Kersey | Organic Chemistry Laboratory Mgr. | farrell.kersey@duke.edu |
| Calvin Grant | General Chemistry Laboratory Mgr. | calvin.grant@duke.edu |
| * All students required to attend | ||
| ** International Students only | ||
| NOTE: It is recommended that all first year students enroll in one of the Sakai training classes prior to the start of the semester. The schedule can be found here: https://learninginnovation.duke.edu/events/ | ||
