We are super excited to have you on campus this Fall and be part of the Applied Physics MS in Quantum and Nanotechnology program.

We expect you to be on campus Monday Sept 22^nd, 2025 for our physics graduate student orientation.  First day of classes for the Fall term: Sept 29^th, 2025.

University of Oregon, provides the following resource for all admitted graduate students: https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/admissions/new-students-orientations/admitted-students. Below, we highlight the most important details you need to do in the context for our program:

• Claim your Duck ID (your university login) and setup university email address.
  • Instructions how to do that Note: if your Duck ID is janedoe, your email will be janedoe@uoregon.edu.
  • Set up DUO Mobile (for two-factor authentication): Instructions here
• Upload a photo for your Flock Card: Add photo of yourself in your profile so that your Flock Card (UO ID card) is ready for you to pick up upon arrival. There are certain rules to that photo detailed on this website.
  • Please also send the graduate program coordinator Ellen Macomson (ellenm@uoregon.edu) a photo of yourself. That photo doesn’t have to be the same as the ID, but please make sure your face is visible and you are the only person in the photo

• Register for Fall-term classes: We have reserved the courses related to the Applied Physics MS program to require instructor approval. This is so that we can make sure the spots are reserved for you to register, before we open them up to all students. Registration for these courses will be a little different than the typical way. Please contact Ingrid Karson-Hickman ingridk@uoregon.edu with your 95# and she will process the instructor overrides. Please register for the courses once you receive the email indicating the override has processed. Please do as soon as possible as we will open the courses for enrollment by students not in the program later in the summer.

• Summer Educational resources to give you head start for the Fall:
  • Quantum computing and quantum circuits:
    • Quantum Rings Asynchronous Quantum 101 Summer school (virtual, free): https://www.quantumrings.com/quantum101
    • Qiskit Global Summer School 2023: Youtube playlist
  • Python for data analysis resources:
    • Python bootcamp (virtual, free): for those for you who don’t have as much experience with Python. Python data analysis tools will be necessary for our curriculum: https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/data-analysis-with-python/
    • Prof. Taylor Sparks from University of Utah has a great Youtube playlist resource for using Python in the context of materials science research
  • 3D design:
    • Autodesk Fusion: Youtube playlist on getting started with Fusion. Please email nzhelev@uoregon.edu if you would like to get added to the our Autodesk’s education workspace in order to receive a download link which will allow you to install Fusion on your computer

• Housing:
  • UO off-campus housing: https://offcampushousing.uoregon.edu/
  • UO on-campus housing. Note: first-come, first-serve, fills up fast. Priority for students with families: https://apartments.uoregon.edu/
  • Email our graduate program coordinator Ellen Macomson (ellenm@uoregon.edu) if you would like your contact info to be put on a list connecting with other graduate students for shared accommodations