Template Instructions
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Slides will be printed – so only static content may be
used in slides (no videos). But we should be able to
display videos on the kiosk – let me know if you have
a video to display, but don’t put it on your powerpoint
slides.
Make it look like the example slides! Especially the
first slide (you have flexibility on the second one, but
use the prescribed fonts and borders, and don’t
change the background).
The first slide should have names and picture of
student and advisor, along with a question related to
your research, the second slide should answer the
question. Names should be on both slides, in italics
More template instructions
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They will be printed on 6”x5” cards – make sure it will
look good at that size.
Make the question interesting so that they want to
know the answer. Make slides pretty and fun.
Stick with white, Calibri 16 point font (20 point for the
question). Only student and advisor names should be
in italics.
Use a 3 point white border on all pictures/figures.
Talk to me before doing anything “out of the ordinary.”
You can probably find a picture of your advisor at
physics.byu.edu
When complete, delete the instructions slides, save
with your name in the filename, and send your slides
to dallin_durfee@byu.edu
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Deadlines
Slides must be sent to my by Monday, October
5. There will be a drawing for a water bottle
rocket launcher at the beginning of colloquium
on October 7. If you submit your slide on
time, you will be entered in the drawing! You
must be present to win (if you have a class,
etc., that prevents you from coming, we will
make an exception if you send an authorized
representative to colloquium).
If your slide is sent to me by Tuesday
September 29, you will also be entered into a
drawing for a rocket launcher at the beginning
of colloquium on September 30. Same rules
apply.
Rewards
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In addition to being entered into drawings, every
student who submits a slide, along with their
significant other / date, will be invited to attend
our homecoming reception and dinner.
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Also, you’ll really help us out, help us keep our
alumni connected with and interested in our
department, and make our physics department
better!
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Thanks for your help!
How can something be in two places at
once?
Student: Jarom Jackson
Advisor:Dallin S. Durfee
Quantum mechanics tells us that
everything behaves as a wave.
That wave can be split into
multiple parts. In our lab we’re
building an ion interferometer
which will split a strontium ion’s
quantum wave function, cause it to
travel two different paths
The two waves will then
interfere. The interferometer
will be used to measure
electric fields with
unprecedented precision and
to search for a possible nonzero rest mass for light.