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	Karen Daniels

Group Members Karen Daniels Melissa Fender, undergraduate student fracture in gels Kate Foco, undergraduate student failure in granular materials Adele Lichtenberger, undergraduate student thin fluid flows Carlos Ortiz, graduate student microfluidic jamming Eli Owens, graduate student acoustics in granular materials James Puckett, graduate student state variables in dense granular materials Group Photo: July 2008 Left to right: Karen Daniels, Carlos Ortiz, Philip Boyne, Laura Golick, Frederic Lechenault, Stephanie Couvreur, Dave Fallest, Chris Fox, Eli Owens, Melissa Fender Collaborators Michael Shearer, NC State Math Bob Behringer, Duke Physics Thin Films collaboration at NC State, DUKE, and UCLA Nick Hayman, Institute for Geophysics, UT-Austin Paul Johnson, Los Alamos Pedro Reis, MIT Applied Math Sally Thompson, Nicholas School for the Environment, Duke University Group Alumni Philip Boyne (undergrad), high school physics teacher Stephanie Couvreur (visiting grad student), Ecole Normale Superieur, Paris Chris Fox (REU), PhD student in statistics, University of Chicago Laura Golick (undergrad), PhD student in physics, Emory University Paul Houseworth (undergrad), Progress Energy Frederic Lechenault (postdoc), CEA Saclay Kasey Phillips (undergrad), PhD student in Applied Physics, Harvard Karen E. Daniels Assistant Professor Office: 258C Riddick Hall Lab: 229-234 Riddick Hall Phone: (919) 513-7921 Fax: (919) 515-6538 Email: kdaniel {at} ncsu.edu [ CV ] Mailing address: Dept. of Physics Box 8202 NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695 Office Hours (Spring 2009): Mondays 2:30-3:30, after class, or by appointment Biography A.B. Physics Dartmouth College, 1994 Ph.D. Physics Cornell University, 2002 Postdoc Duke University, 2002-2005 Asst. Professor of Physics, NCSU, 2005-present Awards NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2007 Community Complex Matter and Biophysics Seminar Thin Films @ Duke :: Thin Fluids Day 2009 Triangle Soft Matter Workshop APS Fluid Dynamics :: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics :: Condensed Matter 2nd IUPAP Conference on Women in Physics :: Proceedings NCSU Task Force on Women Faculty :: ADVANCE Project Machine Shop Authorization Form Southeast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics WORKSHOP: Particulate Matter: Does Dimensionality Matter? Course Registration Prior to our meeting during the course registration period, please prepare a list of what courses you intend to take for at least the next semester. You should confirm that these courses are in fact being offered during the semester in question and that you have already satisfied the prerequisites. You can either use the "Plan of Work" feature on MyPack Portal, email me the list, or bring it written out. Resources: http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/courses/ How to add a minor Career Guidance What do physics majors do after graduation? Here are some links to information which looks beyond the "grad school in physics" option. Society of Physics Students: "Careers Using Physics" American Physical Society: "Preparing for a Career in Physics" Physics Central: "People in Physics" American Institute of Physics: Career Guidance and Statistics and "Who's Hiring Physics Bachelors" Looking for a science-related summer/campus job? NCSU Research Fellowships Research Experiences for Undergraduates Physics Tutoring Coding at WebAssign Volunteer at Science House Instructions for Recommendation Letters So that I can effectively advocate for you, please follow the instructions below for letters of recommendation. Make sure that I know enough information about you to write an effective letter. These can be either hard copy or email: your legal name (if it's not what I call you), year, major(s) a copy of your transcript (printout from MyPack Portal is fine) a copy of your personal statement (or other application materials) what classes did you take from me? did you do anything to distinguish yourself in class? any special academic awards/accomplishments? any special non-academic awards/accomplishments (particularly if relevent to the mission of the program)? how does the program fit into your long-term goals? any other pertinent information about yourself which I might be able to address Make sure that I have enough information about about the program to be able to write an effective letter. These can be either hard copy or email: list of all programs with deadlines and instructions (web vs. paper, whether I should mail or give to you) information about what the program cares about (i.e "scholarship for scientists with artistic ability and red hair" or "PhD program in applied beekeeping" if it's not obvious from the title of the program) all required paper forms pre-addressed NCSU Physics envelopes for paper submissions (no stamps required) Please send email reminders as the deadlines approach, and I will send you email confirmation as I submit materials to the programs. (Online applications will probably send this confirmation directly.) Finally, please keep me posted about whether you were successful in your applicaton(s), and what your experiences were with a particular program. This will help me to advise future students looking for similar opportunties. Good luck! Teaching Recent Courses HON292A: Entropy and Chaos: Order and Disorder in the Universe F08 Media Blog PY205M: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (Matter and Interactions) S06, F06, S08, S09 Media Blog S09 PY208M: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (Matter and Interactions) F07, S10 PY722: Statistical Physics II F09 Blog Publications K. E. Daniels. "Student Blogging about Physics." The Physics Teacher (to be published) [PDF] Introductory Fluids In connection with the Matter & Interactions curriculum, I wrote an appendix which covers fluid statics and dynamics in language consistent with the rest of the course. Link to PDF Instructors: I also have a set of WebAssign-coded problems and buoyancy lab which I'd be happy to share if you email me.

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