BadGrads

academic_genealogy

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:11:10 -0800

@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
  
  
  \\
  
- |  Tony H. Wong (2000) \\ Erik Rosolowsky (2005) \\ Joshua D. Simon (2005) \\ Adam K. Leroy (2006)  |  |  |
+ |  Tony H. Wong (2000) \\ Erik Rosolowsky (2005) \\ Joshua D. Simon (2005) \\ Adam K. Leroy (2006) \\ Evan S. Levine (2007)  |  |  |
  ^  Leo Blitz (1978; Columbia)  |  Richard Plambeck (1978) \\ Neal A, Erickson (1979)  |  |
  |  Patrick Thaddeus (1960; Columbia)  ^  Raymond Y. Chiao (1965; M.I.T.)  |  J.Z. Holtz (1971) \\ Neal J. Evans II (1973) \\ Tom Geballe (1974) \\ Paul Goldsmith (1975) \\ M. Johnson (1975) \\ A. Cheung (1976) \\ M. Chui (1976) \\ H. Smith (1976) \\ E. Wollman (1976) \\ A. Betz (1977) \\ R. Boyd (1977) \\ L. Greenberg (1977) \\ D. Matsakis (1978) \\ John Lacy (1979) \\ E. Sutton (1979) \\ S. Beck (1981) \\ D. Watson (1983) \\ A. Bloemhof (1984) \\ E. Serabyn (1984) \\ R. Das (1985) \\ J. Ottusch (1985) \\ S. Gaster (1985) \\ A. Manucci (1989) \\ P.A. Jaminet (1992) \\  |
  |  [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hard_Townes|Charles Hard Townes]] (1939; Caltech/NP 1964)  |||
  |  William R. Smythe (1921; Chicago)  |||

academic_rules

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:39:25 -0800

@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@
  
  ===Master's Degree===
  
  Students are required to pass the Preliminary Exam and must satisfy a somewhat confusing array of requirements.  Here are Dexter's official words:
- 
- //  * Our students are under plan II which requires at least 24 units of upper division and graduate courses.  
- 
+ //\\ \\ 
+ Our students are under plan II which requires at least 24 units of upper division and graduate courses.  
+ \\ \\ 
  At least 12 units must be in graduate courses in the student's major subject (e.g. Radiation, Fluids, Stars, OOM, Galaxies, Cosmology, etc.).  You can use any physics graduate courses that you might take, as long as they are letter-graded.  
- 
+ \\ \\ 
  Courses in the 300 series do not count in the unit requirements.  A maximum of 6 units of 299 can be used.
- 
+ \\ \\ 
  For master's degrees, two-thirds of all course work (not just those courses that you list on the master's candidacy form) must be letter-graded.
- 
+ \\ \\ 
  This covers the department and University requirements towards the Master of Art degree in Astrophysics.  
- //
+ \\ \\ //
  Students are normally not admitted for the Master's Degree only, but
  may find it worthwhile to add to their record //en route// to the Ph.D.
  Once these requirements have been fulfilled, the student should see the 
  Student Affairs Officer to obtain an Application for Candidacy for the

alumni

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:35:11 -0800

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
  **Unlike most pages in this wiki, this one can be edited by anyone. Alums, please feel free to add or update your listings!**
  ====Berkeley Astronomy Alumni====
  <sortable>
  ^ Name ^ PhD Year ^ Adviser ^ Dept. ^ Current position ^ Last update ^
+ | Gilbert, Andrea | '02 | Graham | AY | Research Scientist, Aerospace Corporation | Sept '09|
  | Foley, Ryan | '08 | Filippenko | AY | Postdoc at Harvard (CfA Fellow)| Mar '09|
  | Murray-Clay, Ruth | '08 | Chiang | AY | Postdoc at Harvard (5-year ITC Fellow) | Mar '09|
  | Peek, Joshua | '08 | Heiles | AY| Postdoc at Berkeley | Mar '09| 
  | Robishaw, Tim | '08 | Heiles | AY | Postdoc at U Sydney | Mar '09|

astro300

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:41:18 -0800

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
  ===== Astronomy 300 =====
  
+   * [[astro300_f09|Fall 2009]] (Josh Shiode)
    * [[astro300_f08|Fall 2008]] (Jeffrey Silverman & Peter Williams)
    * [[astro300_f07|Fall 2007]] (Dan Perley & Jeffrey Silverman)
    * [[astro300_f06|Fall 2006]] (Holly Maness)

astro300_f06

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:45:24 -0800

@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@
    - Academic Honesty and Cheating Policies
    - Mid-Semester Evaluations
    - Video-taping
    - Designing Your Own Course
- 
- 
  
  ==== Berkeley Astronomy Teaching Resources / Contacts: ====
    * //**Big Red Binder:**// contains numerous worksheets, activities, and demo descriptions developed by past GSIs; 7th Floor Library in Campbell Hall
    * //**Portable Video Projector:**// great for showing pretty pictures and online demos when the room you're using doesn't have a built-in projector; make a reservation well in advance by going to: http://astro.berkeley.edu/video/reservations/video.html and contact central@astro if you run into reservation problems
@@ -218,5 +216,4 @@
  
  Once you've identified your basic teaching strategies and typical classtime breakdown, you should develop a specific semester schedule, listing the material that will be covered each day, accompanied by the assigned reading for that material.  Make sure your schedule is somewhat flexible so that if you get behind, you won't miss out on major topics at the end of the course (e.g. in Astro 10, run out of time for any cosmology). 
  
  At this point, you'll basically be done with your course syllabus and ready to teach the course.  Of course, you'll have to adjust some of your strategies and policies as you go, but coming up with a concrete strategy and roadmap before you start will make your class as a whole hang together much better than if you just decided to "wing it" as you go. 
-

astro300_f07

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:14:31 -0800

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
  ====REALLY Important Stuff====
  
  [[astro300_f07:articles|Articles/Website]] - Interesting astro-related news articles and websites (usually with more of an emphasis on pop-culture type stuff).
  
- [[todo|Things You Should Have Done ALREADY!!]]
+ [[astro300:f07:todo|Things You Should Have Done ALREADY!!]]
  
  An important resource for GSIs is the [[private:ebrb:home|Electronic Big Red Binder]] and, to a lesser extent, its hard copy equivalent, the Big Red Binder (located in the seventh floor library) . Reuse and modification of any and all of the materials in these resources is highly encouraged!
  
  ==Design a Demo Projects==

astro300_f08

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:24:44 -0800

@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
    * [[astro300_f08:articles|Astronomy in the News]]
  
  =====Course Calendar=====
  
- The calendar on a standalone page can be retrieved [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=1a8hl9drrcg43a9aaeidqu2nc8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles|here]].
+ <del>The calendar on a standalone page can be retrieved [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=1a8hl9drrcg43a9aaeidqu2nc8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles|here]].
+ </del>
  
+ The calendar is now dead.
  =====Other Important Stuff=====
  
  An important resource for GSIs is the [[private:ebrb:home|Electronic Big Red Binder]] and, to a lesser extent, its hard copy equivalent, the Big Red Binder (located in the seventh floor library in Campbell) . Reuse and modification of any and all of the materials in these resources is highly encouraged! So is contribution back to the EBRB of your improved materials!

astro300_f09

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:12:19 -0800

@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
  |[[astro300_f09:eighth_day_plan|Class 8]] | 10/12 | Think-Pair-Share / //discuss design-a-demo project// |
  |[[astro300_f09:ninth_day_plan|Class 9]] | 10/19 | Teaching for advanced classes (Jeff & Matt) / //discuss design-a-demo project// |
  |[[astro300_f09:tenth_day_plan|Class 10]] | 10/26 | Peer visitation recap / Mid-semester eval recap / //Design-a-demo initial presentations// / //check teaching logs (take 2)//|
  |[[astro300_f09:eleventh_day_plan|Class 11]] | 11/2 | Alex & Marc visit |
+ |Class 12 | 11/9 | Previous week recap (Celia's) |
  
  =====Handouts=====
  
  ==== Ay 300-specific and general pedagogy =====

astro300_f09_tps

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:57:49 -0800

@@ -271,9 +271,29 @@
  If you do this question immediately after teaching Wien's Law, it will be too easy. I recommend saving this one for the beginning of the lecture AFTER Wien's Law is discussed.  --- //[[:wiki:user:differentialpi|Aaron Lee]] 2009/09/09 01:26//
  
  ----
  ----
+ ==== Current Acceleration of Expansion as NEW Inflationary Epoch (CS-324) ====
+ ^Original Creator: | James McBride  |
+ ^Topics Covered:   | Acceleration of expansion of space, inflation?  |
+ 
+ ** Original Version: **
+ 
+ Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the present inflationary epoch?
+ 
+    * The rate of expansion of the universe is accelerating.
+    * The amount of observable mass in the universe is decreasing. 
+    * The radius of the observable universe is decreasing.
+    * The ratio of mass density to the critical density is decreasing.
+ 
+ ----
+ 
+ **Editing Comments**
+ 
+ ----
+ ----
+ 
  ----
  ----

astro300_midrev2

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:35:32 -0800

@@ -11,54 +11,54 @@
      -500: A star has a parallax of 0.1" as seen from Earth.  If you were to view this star from Neptune, at 30 a.u. from the sun, what would its new parallax be? (3")
  
  Exoplanets
  
-    - $100 : How many exoplanets have been discovered to date? (about 400)
-    - $200 : Describe the masses of most exoplanets. (Jupiter-sized to super-Earth-sized)
-    - $300 : True or False: Unlike comets, almost no exoplanets have eccentric orbits. (False)
+    - $100 : (Give a rough estimate) How many exoplanets have been discovered to date? (about 400)
+    - $200 : (Give a rough estimate) Describe the masses of most exoplanets. (Jupiter-sized to super-Earth-sized)
+    - $300 : True or False: Exoplanets typically have eccentric orbits. (False)
     - $400 : Describe how the Doppler Shift can be used to spot an exoplanet. (Radial velocity method..)
     - $500 : Describe the Transit Method of finding exoplanets. (Light curves)
  
  Asteroids , Meteors, Space Debris
  
     - $100 : Name a region in which comets originate from.  (Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud)
     - $200 : This occurs when Earth passes through a broken up comet.  (meteor shower)
-    - $300 : This is the reason why no planet was formed from the astroids in the asteroid belt. (gravitational pull of Jupiter)
-    - $400 : Why does a comet's tail always face away from the sun?  (Solar wind from the Sun) 
+    - $300 : This is the reason why no planet was formed from the asteroids in the asteroid belt. (gravitational pull of Jupiter)
+    - $400 : Why does a comet's tail always face away from the sun?  (Solar wind from the Sun pushes particles away) 
     - $500 : During one orbit, where do comets spend most of their time?  (Away from the Sun b/c of Kepler's second law)
  
  Explosions! (Supernovae and Novae)
  
     - $200 : This is the type of stellar explosion that does not have any hydrogen lines (Type I Supernova)
     - $400 : This is the type of stellar explosion that leaves a neutron star or black hole (Type II Supernova or Type Ib/c)
-    - $600 : This is the process that creates recurring "explosions" on a white dwarf in a binary system (Novae ; Material from companion star fills the Roche lobe and falls onto the WD)
-    - $800 : This is the cause of stellar supernovae.  (An iron core forms from fusion, takes energy if fused again, and collapses on itself)
-    - $1000 : These two things generate the force needed to create a Type II supernova. (neutrinos and rebound of the core collapsing)
+    - $600 : This is the process that creates recurring "explosions" on the surface of a white dwarf in a binary system (Novae ; Material from companion star fills the Roche lobe and falls onto the WD's surface)
+    - $800 : This is the cause of Type I supernovae.  (WD exceeds 1.4 solar masses, entire WD explodes)
+    - $1000 : These two things generate the force/ needed to create the explosion in a Type II supernova. (neutrinos and rebound of the core collapsing)
  
  Nuclear Burning
  
-   - $100 A pre-main sequence star becomes a main sequence star when it's the temperature of it's core becomes hot enough to fuse this element. (hydrogen)
+   - $100 A pre-main sequence star becomes a main sequence star when it's the temperature of it's core becomes hot enough to fuse this element into heavier elements. (hydrogen)
    - $200 This element is the next element that will be used as fuel when a star leaves the main sequence. (helium)
    - $300 This is the last element a massive star (whose initial mass is greater than 8 solar masses) will form by nuclear fusion reactions because fusing this element requires an input of energy. (iron)
    - $400 This type of star is not massive enough for it’s core to attain a high enough temperature to produce enough hydrogen fusion to support itself, but it does undergo a “little bit” of fusion. (brown dwarf)
-   - $500 A white dwarf can attain enough mass from a companion star causing it to explode in a supernova. This explosion is caused by this process. (a runaway chain of nuclear fusion reactions of carbon and oxygen)
+   - $500 A white dwarf can attain enough mass from a companion star causing it to explode in a supernova. What is the physical process that creates the explosion. (A runaway chain of nuclear fusion reactions of carbon and oxygen)
  
- It is a hole and it is black, therefore it is a black hole.
+ Black Holes
    - $100 This theory of gravity predicted the existence of black holes. (Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity)
-   - $200 This is the radius known as the “point of no return” of a black hole, where not even light can escape. (Schwarzschild  radius)
+   - $200 This is the radius known as the “point of no return” of a black hole, where not even light can escape. (Schwarzschild  radius / event horizon)
    - $300 This type of force, felt by you as you approach a black hole, is stronger for low mass black holes than high mass black holes. (tidal forces)
    - $400 These types of black holes are located in the center of many galaxies, including our own, and can have masses of more than a million solar masses! (supermassive black holes)
-   - $500 Black holes can radiate energy via this process. (creation of electron-positron pairs by borrowing “energy” from the black hole where one of the particles escapes causing the mass to decrease)
+   - $500 Black holes can radiate energy via this process. (Hawking Radiation: creation of electron-positron pairs by borrowing “energy” from the black hole where one of the particles escapes causing the mass to decrease)
  
  Pulsars and Neutron Stars
    - $100 This is the only explanation for the extremely regular bursts of pulsars (rotating neutron star)
    - $200 This what holds up a neutron star from further collapse (Neutron degeneracy pressure)
    - $300 These are produced in great quantity when the core of a supermassive star collapses into a neutron star (Neutrinos).
-   - $400 This is the typical size of a neutron star in km (10 km)
-   - $500 This is a typical period for a pulsars rotation (1 second, or down to millisecond for some pulsars)
+   - $400 This is the typical size of a neutron star in km (diameter ~ 10 km)
+   - $500 This is a typical period for a pulsars rotation (period ~ 1 second, or down to millisecond for some pulsars)
  
  Potent Potables (Misc.)
     - 100: I am sometimes mistaken as a "shooting star." (Meteor) 
-    - 200: In a helium white dwarf, the helium is being supported against gravity by what? (elec. deg. pressure)
-    - 300: I am emitted when two massive objects orbit one another with a VERY small period. (grav. waves)
+    - 200: In a helium white dwarf, the helium is being supported against gravity by what? (elec. deg. pressure; any WD is supported by elec. deg. pressure)
+    - 300: I am emitted when two massive objects orbit one another with a VERY small period. (gravitational waves)
     - 400: How did Mercury help Einstein's General Theory of Relativity? (GR was able to account for the 43 arcseconds of percession / century that Mercury's orbit undergoes)
     - 500: O B A F G K M L T is the sequence of classes for stars. From O to T, what property of the star is decreasing? (Temperature ; if you just talk about main sequence stars, then Luminosity and Radius decrease as well)

astroc10_f09

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:51:13 -0800

@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@
  Old Announcements can be found here : [[astroc10_f09_oldannouncements|Old Announcements]]
  
  ==== Things to be doing NOW =====
  
-   - Enter grades.
-   - If students ask about homework grades, check them with me or with your records.
+    - Understand Cosmology.
  
  ===== Friday Meeting Itinerary (not necessarily in this order) =====
  
-   - 
+   -  
  
  ===== Websites Worth Mentioning to Students =====
  
  Astro Dept. cheating policy:

astroc10_f09_graders

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:40:20 -0800

@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
  ^                        ^ Sept 4th     ^ Sept 11       ^ Sept 18          ^Sept 25 ^ Oct 2    ^ Oct 16  ^ Oct 23 ^
  ^ Dipankan Bhattacharya  | 101,102,103 | 113,114,115   |123,124            | 124,125,126              | 120,121     |  114,115      |  108,109,110      | 
  ^ Neelam Bhojani         | 107,108,109 | 116,117,118   |125,126            |  101,102                  | 122,123     |  116,117,118      | 111,112,113       |
  ^ Zachary Breig          | 110,111,112 | 119,120       |101,102,103        | 103,104                  | 124,125,126 |  119,120,121      | 114,115,116       |
- ^ Jieun Choi             | 113,114,115 | 121,122       |104,105,106        |  105,106,107,108          | 101,102     | 122,123       |  117,118,119      |
- ^ Rebekah Huang          | 104,105,106 | 123,124       |107,108,109        |  109,110                  | 103,104,105 | 124,125,126       |  120,121      |
+ ^ Jieun Choi             | 113,114,115 | 121,122       |104,105,106        |  105,106,107          | 101,102     | 122,123       |  117,118,119      |
+ ^ Rebekah Huang          | 104,105,106 | 123,124       |107,108,109        |  108,109,110                  | 103,104,105 | 124,125,126       |  120,121      |
  ^ Mary Ley               | 116,117,118 | 125,126       |110,111,112        |   111,112                  | 106,107,108 | 101,102     |  122,123,124      |
  ^ Alexander Parisky      | 119,120     | 101,102,103   |113,114,115        | 113,114                  | 109,110     | 103,104,105       | 125,126       |
  ^ Hinesh Patel           | 121,122     | 104,105,106   |116,117,118        | 115,116,117              | 111,112,113 | 106,107       | 101,102       |
  ^ Mike Whitman           | 123,124     | 107,108,109   |119,120            | 118,119,120              | 114,115,116 |  108,109,110      |  103,104     |

astroc10_f09_oldannouncements

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:08:52 -0800

@@ -1,5 +1,53 @@
  ====== Old Annoucements for Astro C10 (Fall 2009) ======
+ 
+ ----
+ **Oct 2nd**
+ ----
+ -------------------
+ Review Sessions
+ -------------------
+ 
+ Tuesday, 5-7 pm, 10 Evans
+ 
+ 5-6 : James, Ryan
+ 
+ 6-7 : Therese, Jackson
+ 
+ 
+ Wednesday, 7-9 pm, 1 Pimentel
+ 
+ 7-8 : Thea, Chris
+ 
+ 8-9 : Anna, Aaron
+ 
+ 
+ Thursday, 7-9 pm, 120 Latimer
+ 
+ 7-8 : Josh, Bernie
+ 
+ 8-9 : Josh, Chat
+ 
+ 
+ ----------------
+ Midterm Exams
+ ----------------
+ 
+ Friday, 3-5 pm, 121 Wheeler
+ 
+ Students with Disabilities : Josh
+ 
+ Friday, 3-4 pm, 10 Evans : Thea, James, Chat
+ 
+ Friday, 3-4 pm, 150 Wheeler : Everyone Else
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ ----------------
+ Grading Party
+ ----------------
+ 
+ Friday, 4-?? pm, 6th floor lounge : Everyone
  
  ----
  **Sept 11th**
  ----

berkeley_howl

Tue, 09 May 2006 15:31:15 -0800

@@ -1 +1,55 @@
+ =====CAMPBELL HOWL=====
+ 
+ by Geoffrey Bower (Ph.D. 1997)
+ 
+ (with apologies to Allen Ginsberg)
+ 
+ <code>
+ I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Sparc 20s, starving 
+         hysterical, naked, 
+ dragging themselves through Berkeley streets at dawn for veggie burritos, 
+ Angel headed hipsters searching for the ancient heavenly connection to 
+         the starry dynamo in the machinery of night, 
+ who went from Lick to Keck to Hat Creek and back to Lick, 
+ who proposed to NASA, NSF, IAU but never NEA, 
+ who communed with the holy and cordial Shu Arons McKee Davis Silk Theory Mind 
+         on matters celestial, 
+ who read ApJ articles until the print smeared onto their hands and they ate 
+        the paper itself to be free, 
+ who fedexed and faxed and snail- and e-mailed preprints to every continent and 
+         flashed their Super Mongo plots by overhead in the company of 
+         the Establishment, 
+ who bent machines into the shape of the universe and gave away the answer, 
+ who talked talked talked in cars in cafes in offices with open doors, 
+ who knew IRAF from IRAS and aped AIPS in this apiary on a high hill, no drones, 
+         all queens in this honeycomb, 
+ who sought lighthouses on degenerate shoals and saw lenses in lenses, 
+ who -- this actually happened -- turned their eyes into darkness and 
+         saw an icy stone eaten by the gods, 
+ who left it all for an afternoon on bicycles until they thought their lungs 
+         would burst, knees explode, and they saw the San Francisco Bay 
+         vibrate at their feet, 
+ who drank coffee for 36 hours straight until they had visions of a new 
+         Sun and a new Earth, 
+ alas, C.R., secret hero of these poems, while you are not graduated, I 
+         am not graduated.
+ I am with you in Berkeley, 
+         where you're madder than I am 
+ I am with you in Berkeley, 
+         where you must feel very strange 
+ I am with you in Berkeley, 
+         where you write Chapter One for the eighteenth time 
+ I am with you in Berkeley, 
+         where you debate Emacs/vi with a mad jazz man 
+ I am with you in Berkeley, 
+         where the ApJ stalagmites tower over you 
+ I am with you in Berkeley, 
+         where the elevators run very slowly 
+ I am with you in Berkeley, 
+         where the Cosmic Gardener grows her tomatoes and the Evil Librarian 
+         tends his books 
+ I am with you in Berkeley, 
+         where in my dreams you walk - thesis in hand - out the doors of 
+         Campbell Hall.
+ </code>

career_planning_resources

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:47:13 -0800

@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@
    * [[http://www.phdcomics.com|Piled Higher and Deeper]], the comic about //your// life.
    * [[http://www.psrc-online.org/|Physical Sciences Resource Center]]: searchable job listings.
    * [[http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/|Science Careers]]: Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, this site offers a wide range of career resources for "young scientists."
    * [[http://www.wetfeet.com|Wet Feet Press]]: Publisher of career and company guides aimed at students seeking careers in business. Guides to technology companies such as Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard may also be useful to seekers of technical positions. Discounts for Berkeley students.
+   * [[http://www.amazon.com/Ph-D-Not-Enough-Survival-Science/dp/0201626632|A PhD Is Not Enough]]: A paperback guide to survival in science.
+

community

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:35:24 -0800

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
  Many Berkeley grad students volunteer their time and talents to make their community a better place.  If you volunteer your time to an organization or know of a local, worthy cause, please add it below.
  =====Teaching=====
  ===Astronomy, Physics, and Math===
  
- If you're interested in starting to do astronomy outreach, the student [[student_jobs#Local_Group_Outreach|Local Group Outreach]] coordinator should know what opportunities are currently available. Some of the teaching opportunities that may be available are:
+ If you're interested in starting to do astronomy outreach, the student [[student_jobs#Local_Group_Outreach|Local Group Outreach Coordinator]] should know what opportunities are currently available. Some of the teaching opportunities that may be available are listed below.
  
    * [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/badgradslectures|The Berkeley Astronomy Graduate Student Public Lectures Series]] started in June 2008 with graduate students and postdocs from the U. C. Berkeley Astronomy Department giving public lectures for local amateur astronomy clubs.  If you are interested in joining a mailing list to be notified of upcoming lectures please email Karin Sandstrom (''karin@astro''). The BADGrads Public Lecture series connects astronomy graduate students with local amateur astronomy clubs through a series of public lectures.  These lectures give graduate students a chance to share the results of their research with the public and gain valuable presentation experience.  These lectures provide astronomy clubs with enthusiastic speakers who are doing cutting edge research at U. C. Berkeley. Lectures happen typically once a month in conjunction with a local astronomy organization.  The lecture is about an hour in length, with plenty of time for questions and discussion.
  
    * [[http://www.astrosociety.org/baprojectastro.html|Bay Area Project ASTRO]] is run through the Astronomy Society of the Pacific and matches astronomers with Bay Area teachers in 4th-9th grades in yearlong partnerships.  You will visit the classroom a few times during the school year acting as an "Astronomer in the Classroom". This is a great way to build a relationship with a class or community group.  2007-2008 participants were Julia Kregenow (''julia@astro''), Ruth Murray-Clay (''rmurray@astro''), and Jeff Silverman (''JSilverman@astro'').

computing

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:58:45 -0800

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
  A good place to start to learn about computing in the Berkeley Astronomy Department is http://astro.berkeley.edu/resources/computing/
+ 
+ You can also check out the information at http://ist.berkeley.edu/

conferences

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:39:48 -0800

@@ -1 +1,13 @@
+ ===== Conferences =====
+ 
+ Attending conferences is a vital part of being a scientist.  By listening to talks, you find out who the real stars in the field are and get the latest results that you may not have been aware of.  By giving talks (and to a lesser extent posters), you show the world who you are, other than yet another name on astro-ph.  Finally, after hours you can network with your peers and with potential future job prospects alike.
+ 
+ There are both disciplinary conferences and general conferences.  The reasons for attending the two differ.  **Disciplinary conferences** are smaller events but tend to draw most people working in your specialty of choice, so once you're entrenched in a subject it becomes extremely important to attend these to secure your reputation with the people that matter as well as keep up-to-date with all the newest results that might affect your research immediately.  In contrast, **general conferences** are most useful for getting a broader perspective of what's happening outside your sub-field and understanding the broader context of how what you are doing is relevant to astronomy in general, though there are usually discipline-specific tracks there as well.  These tend to be very large meetings.
+ 
+ The major general conference in the United States is the [[http://www.aas.org/meetings/|semi-annual meeting]] of the [[http://www.aas.org/|American Astronomical Society]].  The winter meeting tends to be much larger than the summer meeting and is the most useful to attend.  For more information, click below.
+ 
+   * [[conferences:AAS 211th Meeting]] (January 7-11, 2008 - Austin, TX)
+   * [[conferences:AAS 212th Meeting]] (June 1-5, 2008 - St. Louis, MO)
+   * [[conferences:AAS 213th Meeting]] (January 7-10, 2009 - Long Beach, CA)
+   * [[conferences:AAS 214th Meeting]] (June 7-11, 2009 - Pasadena, CA)

course_enrollment_guide

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:05:06 -0800

@@ -37,13 +37,5 @@
  | 292 | Blitz Group Lunch (?) | 544 | Th 4-5 | 1-2 | 06849 |
  | 292 | SF/ISM | 501 | M 3-4 | 1-2 | 06852 |
  | 292 | Filippenko Group Lunch (?) | 661 | W 12-1 | 1-2 | 06855 |
  
- ==== Courses Expected to be Offered in Spring 2008 ====
- 
- Information is way, way subject to change.
- 
- ^ Number ^ Title ^ Instructor ^
- | 202 | Fluid Dynamics | Arons |
- | 290B | Intro. to Current Research | Graham |
- | ... | ... | ... |

course_enrollment_guide_2009

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:50:33 -0800

@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@
  
  ==== Astronomy Courses of Interest, Fall 2009 ====
  
  ^ Number ^ Title ^ Instructor ^ Location ^ Meeting Times ^ Frequency ^ Units ^ CCN ^
- | 122 | Infrared Lab |  Graham  |  705  |  Tu 6-12am  |  ~Yearly  | 4 | 06744 |
- | 160 | Stellar Physics |  Quataert  |  544  |  TT 11-12:30  |  ~Yearly  | 4 | 06747 |
- | 162 | Planetary Astrophysics |  de Pater  |  544  |  Tu 2:30-5, Th 2:30-4  |  ~Yearly  | 4 | 06756 |
+ | 122 | Infrared Lab |  Graham  |  705  |  Tu 6-12am  |  ~Yearly  | 4 | 06723 |
+ | 160 | Stellar Physics |  Filippenko  |  544  |  MWF 11-12  |  ~Yearly  | 4 | 06726 |
+ | 162 | Planetary Astrophysics |  de Pater  |  544  |  Tu 2:30-5  |  ~Yearly  | 4 | 06735 |
  | 201 | Radiative Processes |  Bower  |  501  |  TT 12:30-2  |  Yearly  | 4 | 06798 | 
  | 218 | Stellar Dynamics & Galactic Structure |  Blitz  |  544  |  TT 9:30-11  |  2 years  | 3 | 06801 | 
  | 250 | Rocky and Icy Planets |  Marcy  |  265 McCone  |  M 12-2  |  One-time  | 3 | 06804 |
  | 250 | Star Formation |  Stahler  |  501  |  TT 2-3:30  |  2 years  | 3 | 06806 | 
  | 290A | Intro. to Current Research |  Graham  |  501  |  Tu 4-5  |  Yearly  | 1 | 06810 | 
- | 300 | Instruction Techniques |  Silverman, Williams  |  TBD  |  TBD  |  Yearly  | 2 | 06960 |
+ | 300 | Instruction Techniques |  Shiode  |  544  |  M 4-6  |  Yearly  | 2 | 06960 |
  
  
  
  ==== Seminar Courses ====

deimos

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:12:44 -0800

@@ -5,5 +5,16 @@
  There is a quasi-general data reduction pipeline for DEIMOS data. It was largely written by the DEEP2 group at Berkeley. Michael Cooper and Jeff Newman are good folks to pester regarding the details of the pipeline. Prior to pestering either of them, however, refer to the [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/~cooper/deep/spec2d/|pipeline website]] for answers to common questions. Note that the DEEP2/DEIMOS pipeline only reduces spectroscopic observations with DEIMOS. If for some crazy reason you took data with DEIMOS in imaging mode, then you need to look eslewhere for your reduction needs.
  
  The most experienced DEIMOS observer at Berkeley right now is Michael Cooper. But Brian Gerke, Renbin Yan, and Ryan Foley are far more personable and know what they are doing. 
  
+ ===== Long Slit Reductions =====
  
+ There are probably a zillion ways to do long slit reductions.  However, one way is to use the DEEP pipeline for many tasks and then supplement that with some IRAF and custom IDL programs.  This method is
+ 
+   - Run ''deimos_mask_calibrate'' on your different long slit setups.
+   - Run ''deimos_reducelongslit'' for each object.
+   - Extract the objects in IRAF using ''apall''.
+   - Extract the variance spectra referencing the objects.
+   - Take the arcs out of the calibration files with ''deimos_getarc''.
+   - Extract the arcs referencing your standard stars.
+   - Use ''identify'' to get your wavelength solution and ''dispcor'' to push that solution to the objects.
+   - Run the Flipper group IDL routines (''calibrate'', ''mkfluxstar'', ''mkbstar'', ''final'')

dentists

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:34:48 -0800

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- With the [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/insurance/index.shtml|SHIP medical insurance]] provided by the university, you have access to all the medical facilities inside the [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/|Tang Center]].  This includes GPs, specialists, the pharmacy, and the optometrist (though the school of optometry).  The SHIP insurance also provides [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/insurance/dentalannouncement.shtml|basic dental care]] (up to $1000 a year in coverage) through MetLife for cleanings every six months and most dental needs, including fillings, X-rays, wisdom teeth removal, etc.  This service is provided outside the Tang Center, and [[https://mybenefits.metlife.com/|the dental care website]] provides a long list of dentists that are covered by the insurance.  To help you find a good dentist, here are the names of some dentists that have been tried and liked.  (If you add a dentist here, please use the appropriate smiley face to indicate your level of satisfaction.)
+ With the [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/insurance/index.shtml|SHIP medical insurance]] provided by the university, you have access to all the medical facilities inside the [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/|Tang Center]].  This includes GPs, specialists, the pharmacy, and the optometrist (though the school of optometry).  The SHIP insurance also provides [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/insurance/dentalannouncement.shtml|basic dental care]] (up to $1000 a year in coverage) through MetLife for cleanings every six months and most dental needs, including fillings, X-rays, wisdom teeth removal, etc.  This service is provided outside the Tang Center, and [[https://mybenefits.metlife.com/|the dental care website]] (company name: SHIP) provides a long list of dentists that are covered by the insurance.  To help you find a good dentist, here are the names of some dentists that have been tried and liked.  (If you add a dentist here, please use the appropriate smiley face to indicate your level of satisfaction.)
  
  
  ==== Dentists ====

dining

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:12:36 -0800

@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@
  
  [[http://www.shopinberkeley.com/c/cafevenezia/index.php|Caffe Venezia]] 1799 University Ave.  Good Italian food, casual atmosphere, great wine list.
  
  [[http://www.shopinberkeley.com/m/montecristo/|Monte Cristo Taqueria]] 1446 University Ave (near Sacramento), Berkeley, 94702, 510-486-0321. Excellent Tex-Mex, every dish there is great, as is the salsa, sangria, and horchata.
+ 
+ [[http://www.shopinberkeley.com/b/brazilfreshsqueezed/index.php|Brazil Cafe]]  2161 University Ave (on the corner of Walnut St., the shack in the parking lot), they also have a new location right around the corner on Shattuck, between University Ave. and Berkeley Ave.  Best Tri-Tip in the Bay Area, the sandwiches and rice bowls are amazing, great teriyaki chicken and tuna salad, awesome mango smoothies and the owner, Pedro, can usually be found out front of the shack dancing with customers!

filing_timeline

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:30:10 -0800

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
  |**Advance to Candidacy**  |  Within 1 semester after you pass your qualifying exam.  |  2 weeks?  |
  |**Name Correction** \\ Your name on your dissertation must appear EXACTLY as it appears in the University Records. \\ To check your name in University records, use [[https://bearfacts.berkeley.edu:443/stlogin.html|BearFacts]]. CalNet ID is your student ID. Password is your password (not your 4 digit %%PIN%%). Check the "Show Student Name" next to "Show All Grades" button and then click the button. \\ Fill out a name correction form at the Registrar's office on the first floor of Sproul. Bring a valid driver's license with your name correctly spelled. Note that a name CORRECTION is different than a name CHANGE, and there are separate forms for each. \\ (If your name is too long or has special characters like an apostrophe, special accommodations can be made. I was able to contact [[http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Acad/contacts.html|Karen Denton]], Assistant Registrar to clear things up, but everyone else at the office had to check with her). |  NOW!  |  1-2 weeks  |
  | **Filing Fee Application** [optional] \\ Pros: Your advisor does not have to pay tuition. Absolute deadline for you and your advisor. As of 2004, you can now be paid as a "Junior Specialist" while on Filing Fee, so you can still get a salary equivalent to your previous salary. \\ Cons: Absolute deadline for you and your advisor. Can only be used once or you have to re-apply for admission. You must pay 1/2 of the University registration fee from your own pocket (Filing fee was $178 in 2004). No Class Pass, No Student Health Insurance (can be purchased for ~$500 per semester), Reduced Library Priveleges, No RSF Student Membership. \\ [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/pdf/FilingFee.pdf|Graduate Division: Filing Fee Application]] \\ [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/pdf/FAQ_FilingFee.pdf|Graduate Division: Filing Fee FAQ]] (note: slightly out of date...)  |  By the end of 1st week of semester  |  2 weeks  |
  |**Pay All Fees** (including filing fee) |  At beginning of semester  |  24 hours (for the sytem to acknowledge payment)  |
- |**Think About Your Cap And Gown** \\ The student store offers fancy, tailored gowns and floppy hats, but they are very expensive (over $600) and require 6-8 weeks to manufacture.  To get one, you have to talk to a manager-type down there because the people behind the registers sometimes don't even know what a PhD gown is.  The alternatives to purchasing one are to borrow a fancy gown from a former graduate (or there's actually a "spare" in Dexter's office) or to simply rent a gown (you still get the nice hat) for around $50-65.  You cannot rent the fancy gowns (the economics of dry cleaning them don't work).  If you rent, you can get a gown rather late at the student store.  The department will buy your fancy hood (ask). |  3 months before graduation  |  ??  |
+ |**Think About Your Cap And Gown** \\ The student store offers fancy, tailored gowns and floppy hats, but they are very expensive (over $600) and require 6-8 weeks to manufacture.  To get one, you have to talk to a manager-type down there because the people behind the registers sometimes don't even know what a PhD gown is.  The alternatives to purchasing one are to borrow a fancy gown from a former graduate (or there's actually a "spare" in Dexter's office). As of spring 2009 the student store no longer rents gowns. You must purchase even the boring, boring gown (for about $35). The octagonal "tam" must be rented--you can only purchase a mortarboard.   The department will buy your fancy hood (ask). |  3 months before graduation  |  ??  |
  |**Get Permission to Include Previously Published or Co-authored Material** \\ Technically, the dissertation guide states: "If you plan more than incidental use of your own previously published or co-authored material in your dissertation or thesis -- a practice common in the sciences and engineering and sometimes followed in other fields -- you must have prior permission from the Dean of the Graduate Division."  Technically, you must send the Dean a packet with: \\ 1. A letter from your advisor (dissertation chair) stating that he/she wants you to include the material in your thesis. This letter must list by name the individual papers that you want to include in your thesis (my advisor's original letter left out this information and the dean sent it back). \\ 2. A letter from each coauthor on the previously published work granting you permission to use it (emails from each coauthor are now accepted; their signatures are not required). \\ 3. A copy of each previously published manuscript. \\ Some students have found that a letter from their adviser worked as a substitute for letters from co-authors, but **other students who have sent a letter to the dean and not gotten all of their co-authors' signatures HAVE had problems.**  (Still other students have ignored this requirement entirely and simply kept mum about the previously published material.  Doing this is, of course, against the rules, and risky, but there exist graduated Berkeley Ph.D.s who have taken this route.) \\ For papers published in ApJ and AJ, the Journal has already granted you permission to reproduce the paper, so you shouldn't have to do anything about copyright.  Call ProQuest at (800) 521-0600 if you're not sure. |  1 month before filing  |  3 weeks for contacting co-authors, 2 weeks for submitting packet  |
  |**Get tickets to graduation** \\ The physics department will send you a note asking how many tickets you want for friends and family.  They cost around $3, and you can usually get extras later if you need them.  |  Requests are due about 3 weeks before graduation  |  ??  |
  |**Give to Committee Members** \\ Be sure to print a cover sheet explaining to them: 1) What chapters are already published (in other words, chapters they don't have to read carefully), 2) What sort of comments would be most valuable on each chapter, and 3) THE DEADLINE for getting it back to you. Make the deadline appear at both the top and the bottom of the page in font at least twice as large as the rest of the letter. And don't forget to thank them profusely for their time.  |  1 month  |  1 week, but anything less than 2 weeks could be considered rude, so don't push it!  |
  |**Buy Fancy Paper** \\ You have a number of fancy paper options laid out in the dissertation guide, however you MUST use one of the approved brands and products. No substitutions. Many of them are available at the ASUC bookstore in the student union if you're in a rush. However, they are mobbed at the beginning of the semester, so try Radston's Stationary on Shattuck near Triple Rock if you don't want to wait in line during that time (Update: Radston is closed permanently as of 05/09/2007). The cheapest paper is XEROX acid free paper. It runs about $12 - 15 for a ream of 500 sheets. The most expensive is Crane's thesis paper at >$35 a ream. There are some intermediate levels of quality for $20-25. The choice is entirely yours.  |  It's a good thing to do while waiting for your committee members to get back to you with comments  |  < 1 hour  |

financial_advice

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:29:41 -0800

@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@
  ====Saving for College====
  [[financial_advice:college|This section]] describes a great way to save for college for a child, or to help out with college for a neice or nephew.  Makes a great wedding or baby-shower gift!
  
  ====Learn more====
- 
-   * Vanguard has some excellent pages on [[http://flagship4.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/content/PlanEdu/General/PEdGenInvOVContent.jsp|general investment strategies]] and [[http://flagship4.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/content/PlanEdu/InvestorEdu/PEdIEMFBasicsContent.jsp|the power of mutual funds and index investing]].  
- 
-   * Here's a good [[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071413553/002-0346771-5388877?v=glance&n=283155|book]] for young couples.  It's targeted at future professionals like us and has a lot more information and advice than this webpage, especially if you have a spouse or fiancé(e) who actually makes money.
  
    * Read [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Malkiel|Burton G. Malkiel]]'s 1973 classic //[[http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall06/006245.htm|A Random Walk Down Wall Street]]//  for a thorough explanation of the [[financial_advice:glossary#Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)|Efficient Market Hypothesis]] (or why it's so hard to beat the market) and how to invest wisely.  It's often called the first book any investor should read on investing.  There's also an advice-only version //[[http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall04/032639.htm|The Random Walk Guide to Investing]]//, without all of the academic analysis.
    * [[http://finance.yahoo.com/columnist/archives/headline/futureinvest/2006/1|Jeremy Siegel]] and [[http://finance.yahoo.com/columnist/archives/headline/millionaire/2005|David Bach]] have some [[http://finance.yahoo.com/columnist/allbios|columns]] which can be instructive.

getting_a_postdoc_lore

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:04:50 -0800

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
  
  ===== Various Fellowships =====
  The AAS maintains a list of [[http://www.aas.org/career/fellowshipsetc.php|Fellowships to apply for]]. There's also [[http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/~sjs/postdocjobs.html|another list here]] which has more of a European perspective.
  
- Andrew West made a script that searches the AAS Job Register and gets the job listings before they appear in the Register at the end of the month.  He has a webpage of the [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/~awest/jobreg.html|results]].
+ Andrew West made a script that searches the AAS Job Register and gets the job listings before they appear in the Register at the end of the month.  He has a webpage of the [[http://space.mit.edu/home/aaw/aasjobs.html|results]].
  
  A list of fellowships and their details are:
  
  ^Fellowship         ^Institution        ^Approx. Deadline ^Details                                                                         ^

getting_something_other_than_a_postdoc_lore

Thu, 14 May 2009 17:58:52 -0800

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
  Wait, you want to //leave astronomy//?  Oh no!!
  
  ====== Resources ======
  
- This is a **really good** website that lists the career paths, current jobs, and contact information of astronomers who have left academia.  This is the place to start to give you ideas about potential opportunities:
- 
-   * [[http://aas.org/career/nonacademic.php|AAS Non-Academic Astronomer's Network]]
+ This is a **really good** website that lists the career paths, current jobs, and contact information of astronomers who have left academia.  This is the place to start to give you ideas about potential opportunities: [[http://aas.org/career/nonacademic.php|AAS Non-Academic Astronomer's Network]].
  
  ====== Some Real Jobs ======
  
  Remember how you used to say, way back when you started grad school, "Well, if it doesn't work out, there are always //loads// of opportunities for science PhDs."  Now that you almost have a science PhD, do you have any good idea of what such opportunities might be?  Most of us don't, because resources for alternative careers can be somewhat limited.  Below are some ideas to get you started.

graduate_student_postdoc_seminar

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:32:07 -0800

@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
  |**18 Sep 2009** | **grad:**  Therese Jones: // "Mg II Absorption as a Probe of the IGM" //  |
  | | **postdoc:**   Kevin Bundy: // "Red Disk Prohibition: The end of Drunken Galaxy Mergers" //  |
  |**25 Sep 2009** | **grad:**  Dan Perley: // "The origins and environments of dark gamma-ray bursts" //  |
  | | **postdoc:**  Jeff Oishi: // "Sandpiles on the Merry-go-round: the vortex hypothesis in the early stages of planet formation" // |
- |**2 Oct 2009** | **grad:** Yookyung Noh  |
- | | **postdoc:**  Genevieve Graves  |
- |**9 Oct 2009** | **grad:**  Renske Smit  |
- | | **postdoc:** Brad Cenko |
- |**16 Oct 2009** | **grad:** Jonnie Pober   |
- | | **postdoc:** Mate Adamkovics  |
+ |**2 Oct 2009** | **grad:** Yookyung Noh: // Reconstructing Baryon Oscillations" //  |
+ | | **postdoc:**  Genevieve Graves: // "Rapid Carbon Enrichment During High-z Galaxy Formation" //  |
+ |**9 Oct 2009** | **grad:**  Renske Smit: // "Binary, Interrupted" //  |
+ | | **postdoc:** Brad Cenko: // "Gamma-Ray Burst Energetics" // |
+ |**16 Oct 2009** | **grad:** Jonnie Pober: // "Observations with the Highly Redshifted 21cm Line" //   |
+ | | **postdoc:** Mate Adamkovics: // "More, New, Different Clouds on Titan" //  |
  |**23 Oct 2009** | **grad:** Josh Shiode  |
  | | **postdoc:** Mike Kuhlen |
  |**30 Oct 2009** | **grad:** Adam Miller  |
  | | **postdoc:** Nathan Smith  |

housing

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:55:08 -0800

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
  There are University-wide housing resources at your disposal, mostly through the [[http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/housing|Cal Housing]] website. For instance, they have information on [[http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/studentsfamilies.html|housing for students with families]].
  
  ===Rent===
  
- There aren't really average prices for rents in Berkeley. The rents are highly dependent on location, room size, and how recently the place has been renovated. As a ROUGH estimate, expect to pay $$800-$1100 for a studio, or as low as $400 for a room in a large house.
+ There aren't really average prices for rents in Berkeley. The rents are highly dependent on location, room size, and how recently the place has been renovated. As a ROUGH estimate, expect to pay $800-$1100 for a studio, or as low as $400 for a room in a large house.
  
  ===Listings===
  
  The best place for apartment listings is [[http://www.craigslist.org/|craigslist]]. You can use this to find apartments and potential roommates. Apartments are generally listed as available immediately, or on the 1st of the next month. So, if you're looking for an August 1st move in, the best time to look is the last two weeks of July.

idl

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:11:40 -0800

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
    * [[idl:Histograms]]
    * [[idl:Plotting routines]]
    * [[idl:Postscript]]
    * [[:idl:Color]]
-   * [[Random numbers]]
+   * [[idl:Random numbers]]
    * [[idl:Steve Dawson's DIY IDL Fonts]]

ircal

Tue, 16 May 2006 11:20:17 -0800

@@ -1 +1,8 @@
+ ====== IRCAL ======
  
+ IRCAL is the adaptive optics science camera at Lick.
+ 
+ Marshall Perrin writes:
+ I have a page of [[http://astron.berkeley.edu/~mperrin/ircal/|notes on IRCAL]]. I also have a complete, mostly-automated data reduction pipeline for IRCAL data. An old version is on my IRCAL web page, but ask me and I'll gladly give you a more recent copy and show you how to run it. 
+ 
+ Mike Fitzgerald is also a pretty experienced IRCAL observer and has his own set of software.

latex_and_bibtex

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:23:23 -0800

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
  
    * In Preferences; Cite Key, you can specify a format for citation keys, and then BibDesk will automatically generate them for you.  For example:
  
    Preset Format: Custom
-   Format String: .a[][+]31.y.u0   Warning! The periods should be percent signs (Wiki trouble)  (set by clicking on Advanced)
+   Format String: %a[][+]31%y%u0  (set by clicking on Advanced)
    Generate lowercase cite keys is checked in the Advanced dialog box.
  
  This example generates cite keys like mc05, mcp05, mcp+05 where the letters are the authors' last initials, a + says that there are more than three authors, and the last two digits are the year.  When you drag citations in from ADS, they have a citation key already set.  Hitting ⌘k (apple-k) with the citation highlighted will regenerate the cite key according to your rule.
  
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
  
    File papers in fixed location: ~/Documents/References
    File papers automatically is checked
    Preset Format: Custom
-   Format String: .a1/.f{Cite Key}.u0.e  Warning! The periods should be percent signs (Wiki trouble)
+   Format String: %a1/%f{Cite Key}%u0%e
  
  When I download a paper, I save it to the desktop then drag it over its citation entry in BibDesk.  BibDesk renames the file citekey.pdf and moves it to ~/Documents/References/FirstAuthorLastName/citekey.pdf.  A thumbnail of the paper appears in the right-hand column of BibDesk when I click on a reference.  I can double-click on the thumbnail, and it opens the paper.  I like finding papers this way.
  
    * To organize citations, you can make different bibliography files and refer to several of them in a tex file by separating their names with a comma.  Instead, when I put in the references for the older chapters in my thesis, I decided to just use one file and give each reference a Group tag.  This probably isn't the most elegant way to go, but I'm trying it for now.  Here's how it works:

lemon_bars

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:20:57 -0800

@@ -1 +1,27 @@
+ Meyer Lemon Bars
+ 
+ Crust: 
+   * 1 cup all purpose flour
+   * 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
+   * 1/8 tsp salt
+   * 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
+ 
+ Filling:
+   * 2 large eggs
+   * 1 cup superfine or bakers' sugar
+   * 2 tbsp all purpose flour
+   * 1/8 tsp salt
+   * 2 tsp finely grated Meyer lemon zest
+   * 1/4 cup freshly squeezed Meyer lemon juice
+ 
+ Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
+ 
+ To make crust:
+ Combine flour, confectioners' sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Add butter and pulse until the mixture is pebbly. Press evenly into the bottom of your prepared pan. Bake until lightly golden, about 18-20 minutes. Set aside crust.
+ 
+ To make filling:
+ In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, flour and salt. Whisk in lemon zest and juice until well combined. Pour over crust (it's okay if crust is still hot). Bake until filling is just set, about 15 to 18 minutes. Cool completely before serving. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.
+ 
+ Source: [[http://alpineberry.blogspot.com/2006/11/luscious-lemon-bars.html|Alpineberry.blogspot.com]]
+

mentoring

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:32:13 -0800

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
  ====== Mentoring Overview ======
  
- [[Mentor_List|Record of Mentoring Assignments]]
+ [[mentoring:record of assignments|Record of Mentoring Assignments]]
  
  [[mentoring:job description|Job Description for Mentors]]
  
  [[mentoring:mastering|Job Description for Mentor Masters]]

miriad_in_python

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:42:29 -0800

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
  ==== Berkeley Quickstart ====
  
  If you're at Berkeley and want to use Miriad-Python scripts, hopefully all you need to do is:
  
-   * ''source /cosmic1/pkwill/usemir.sh'' (if using bash or sh)
-   * ''source /cosmic1/pkwill/usemir.csh'' (if using tcsh or csh)
+ <code>
+ source /cosmic1/pkwill/usemir.sh
+ </code>
  
  If you're unlucky, the above commands will tell you that there's isn't a build for your machine yet. Peter will happily attempt to build for new configurations though it can take a lot of effort to get all of the necessarily dependencies configured correctly. (If there's no build for your computer and you really need to run the scripts, you can SSH into ''cosmic'' and run them there -- this will always work, with a hefty performance hit if your data don't live on ''cosmic''.)
  
  Peter's scripts (which serve as examples of how to use Miriad-Python) live at the [[https://svn.hcro.org/mmm/|HCRO MMM SVN repository]] in [[https://svn.hcro.org/mmm/pwilliams/fancy|this directory]] for scripts and  [[https://svn.hcro.org/mmm/pwilliams/pylib|this directory]] for modules.

movie_night

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:38:52 -0800

@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
  Past Movies:
  
  
  ^  ^ Fall ^ Spring ^ Summer ^
+ ^ 2008/9 | [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/|The Player]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071877/|Murder on the Orient Express]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887883/|Burn After Reading (opening night Berkeley cinema)]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468565/|Tsotsi]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066999/|Dirty Hairy]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106880/|Fear of a Black Hat]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059037/|The Cincinnati Kid]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052561/|Anatomy of a Murder]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088275/|The Times of Harvey Milk]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/|Rescue Dawn]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/|Letters From Iwo Jima]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060921/|The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming]]\\ |[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/|The World's Fastest Indian]] | |
  ^2007/8 | [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0055257/|One-Eyed Jacks]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0087004/|The Brother From Another Planet]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0062765/|Bullitt]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0061418/|Bonnie and Clyde]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0066026/|M*A*S*H]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0044079/|Strangers on a Train]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0097937/|My Left Foot]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0206634/|Children of Men]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0072351/|Uptown Saturday Night]]| [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0404364/|Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0048728/|To Catch A Thief]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0038787/|Notorious]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0034248/|Suspicion]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0796368/|Talk to Me]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0765443/|Eastern Promises]]\\ [[http://imdb.com/title/tt0443680/|The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023027/|Horse Feathers]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017765/|College]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090685/|Back to School]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067128/|Get Carter]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164085/|Limbo]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455590/|Last King of Scotland]]|[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167190/|Hellboy]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078841/|Being There]]  |
  ^ 2006/7 | [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113613/|The Last 
  Supper]] (1995)\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058461/|A Fistful of 
  Dollars]]\\ [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/|The Sorrow and

new_students_read_this

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:09:00 -0800

@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@
    * (chair office hours?)
    * Thursday, August 20, 12:00 PM - ~5 PM: Launch Day! A Q&A session about [[course enrollment guide|choosing courses]], both practicalities and broader considerations, a first all-class lunch, and the annual Jobs Meeting.
    * Friday, August 21, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM: a mandatory orientation for all first-time GSIs.
    * (AY 300 boot camp?)
-   * (SPS/SWPS BBQ?)
+   * Monday, August 24, afternoon??: SPS / SWPS welcome barbecue

nomad

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:13:24 -0800

@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@
  restore,'nomadtemplate'
  entries = structflat(read_ascii('outputfile',template=nomadtemplate))
  </code>
  
- The <nowiki>structflat()</nowiki> component is optional:  it translates the output of read_ascii into an array of structures (from a structure of arrays), which is a more useful format for the output.  structflat.pro is in /o/jtwright/NOMAD.
+ The <nowiki>structflat()</nowiki> component is optional:  it translates the output of read_ascii into an array of structures (from a structure of arrays), which is a more useful format for the output.  structflat.pro and its supporting program addfield.pro are in /o/jtwright/NOMAD.
  
  Details on parsing the files in other languages are in README.nomadquery .
  
  ====Errors====

on_advising

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:22:58 -0800

@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@
  ===== Class Shepherds =====
  
  Every class of BADgrads has a single Class Shepherd, a faculty member tasked with keeping track of the class as a whole. The Shepherd for a class is assigned by the Head Graduate Advisor shortly after the completion of the first year. Usually the Class Shepherd is selected from the instructors of first-year classes, since they will have been acquainted with the students. (The Department Chair serves as de facto Shepherd for first-years since he/she is the Academic Adviser for the whole class and sees them regularly in 290A.)
  
- The Class Shepherd for the 4th (monster@astro) and 3rd years (juicy@astro) is Eugene Chiang. The Class Shepherd for the 2nd years (flock@astro) is Geoff Bower.
+ The Class Shepherd for the 4th (monster@astro) and 3rd years (juicy@astro) is Eugene Chiang. The Class Shepherd for the 2nd years (gaggle@astro) is Geoff Bower.
  
  **Responsibilities**. Class Shepherds are responsible for maintaining the Academic Adviser system for the students in their assigned class(es). This includes (1) assigning Academic Advisers at the end of the first year, (2) ensuring that one-on-one Adviser/Advisee meetings occur every semester, and (3) reading all the Reports of their class members and providing feedback as necessary. Class Shepherds should also (4) make sure the class understands what is required of them for the Preliminary and Qualifying Exams, and enforce their deadlines (end of second year for the Prelim; end of fourth year for the Qual). (6) Finally, Class Shepherds---together with the Head Graduate Adviser, the Academic Adviser, and the Chair---be called upon to mediate specific problems with specific students---including problems between students and Research Advisers. 
  
  In general, Class Shepherds should keep tabs on the entire class and notify the right people (Mentors, Academic Advisers, the Chair, Research Advisers) as problems arise. 
+ 
  ===== Head Graduate Adviser =====
  
  The Head Graduate Adviser (HGA) is a faculty member responsible for overseeing the entire advising system. The current HGA is Eugene Chiang.

osiris

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:13:33 -0800

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  The two most experienced OSIRIS observers at Berkeley right now are Conor Laver and Marshall Perrin. Ask one of us and we can show you how to obtain and use the OSIRIS pipeline from UCLA.
   --- //[[mperrin|Marshall Perrin]] 2006/05/16 11:20//
  
  **Update:** Marshall and Conor are still here in spirit, but rarely in person.  Two of the most experienced OSIRIS users still at Berkeley are Nicholas McConnell and Mate Adamkovics.
-  --- //[[|Nicholas McConnell]]// 2009/01/13
+  --- //[[student_directory#nicholas_mcconnell|Nicholas McConnell]]// 2009/01/13
  
  
  Here are some notes on what [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/~mperrin/OSIRISnotes.html|Marshall]] and [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/~conor/osiris/osirisreduction.html|Conor]] have done recently. --- Conor

past_theses

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:50:44 -0800

@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
  
- Click on title to download the thesis as a PostScript or %%PDF%% file (or the abstract if the entire thesis is not available).  Some of these files are gzip'd.
+ Click on title to download the thesis as a PostScript or PDF file (or the abstract if the entire thesis is not available).  Some of these files are gzip'd.
  
  ^**Caution**: some of these are quite large.|
  
  (P) = Degree received in Physics
+ 
+ ==== Spring 2008 Degrees ====
+ //[[http://astro.berkeley.edu/badgrads/theses/jesse.pdf|The Supernova Rate in the Local Universe]]//
+   * by **Jesse Frederick Leaman**
  
  ==== Fall 2006 Degrees ====
  //[[http://astro.berkeley.edu/badgrads/theses/mperrin.pdf|A High Angular Resolution Survey of Circumstellar Dust around Herbig Ae/Be Stars]]//
    * by **Marshall D. Perrin**

posters

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:25:12 -0800

@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@
  
    - Create a new blank presentation in Impress.
    - Set the page size to the size of your poster. This is typically under ''Format > Page...'' in the menus. The paper format will be User, and your dimensions will be something like 36" by 43" with margins of 0.5" all around. Set the page orientation to Portrait if your poster will indeed by taller than it is wide. If there is no "User" page format available, you need a newer version of OpenOffice.
    - Do your poster thang. To import EPS graphics or bitmap images, use ''Insert > Picture > From File...''. Your EPS images will look crappy, but don't worry. That's just the low-quality preview.
+     - OpenOffice 3.0 (at least) seems to have issues with certain combinations of graphics -- sometimes EPS files will render poorly when there are other large images in the poster, or something like that. Replacing those images (ideally with more EPS files) seems to fix things.
    - To make a printable version of your poster, select ''File > Print ...''
      - Choose the ''Print to File'' destination.
      - Choose the output format to be ''PostScript''
      - Choose an appropriate destination directory and filename for your poster.
@@ -59,8 +60,12 @@
      - Process it with the aptly-named ''ps2pdf''. Run ''ps2pdf -sPAPERSIZE=archE -dProcessColorModel=/DeviceCMYK -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress poster.ps poster.pdf''. FIXME these command-line options are empirical. For the highest-quality output, an option to not compress images in the output is needed.
    - Possibly irrelevant side node: I could have sworn that in the past, the best bet for generating output was to use the ''File > Export to PDF ...'' menu option. Currently this seems to process imported EPS files, which can be very bad news for plots. If the above instructions don't work for you, however, that menu item might be worth investigating.
    - Open your PDF in your favorite viewer program to check that all is well.
    - There are probably multiple ways to print your poster successfully. One that works for me is to open the PDF in AcroRead and just print to ''poster''.
+ 
+ ===== Using Scribus =====
+ 
+ FIXME Scribus is a Linux desktop publishing (DTP) program. It seems promising for poster-making, since it supports nice things like linked text boxes, and it's oriented around producing maximal-quality PDF output, which is perfect for posters. If anyone tries making posters with it, a summary of helpful hints would be great.
  
  ===== Poster Design =====
  
  Some poster design resources:

prelim_lore

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:46:05 -0800

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  
  ===== Preparing for the Prelim =====
  ==== Choosing Topics ====
  
- The prelim consists of three subjects; these almost always correspond to astronomy graduate courses. Most courses can be used as prelim topics, but there are several exceptions that you should know about. In case of doubt, talk to the Head Graduate Adviser (who, if also in doubt, consults the faculty as a whole). You are, in any case, required to complete a prelim application form and obtain the Head Graduate Adviser's approval of your topics.
+ The prelim consists of three subjects; these almost always correspond to astronomy graduate courses. Most courses can be used as prelim topics, but there are several exceptions that you should know about. In case of doubt, talk to the Head Graduate Adviser (who, if also in doubt, consults the faculty as a whole). You are, in any case, required to complete a [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/academics/graduate/prelim.pdf|prelim application form]] and obtain the Head Graduate Adviser's approval of your topics.
  
  Restrictions include:
    * You can't take a prelim in both Radiative Processes (201) and Fluid Dynamics (202), on the grounds that not enough astronomical phenomenology is covered.
    * You can't take a prelim in Numerical Techniques (204) (ditto above)

prospectives

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:13:43 -0800

@@ -1,28 +1,3 @@
- =====Prospectives====
+ ===== Prospective Visits =====
  
- In 2008, **14** students (13 domestic, 1 international) were admitted.  All 13 domestic students will be visiting.
- 
- 
- Already visited:
- 
-   * Nick Stone (Cornell)
- 
- Visting this weekend:
- 
-   * [[Adam Morgan]] (Cambridge/Penn State) - GRBs, SNE, cosmology, large scale surveys, CMB)
-   * [[Mary Anne Peters]] (Arizona) - Instrumentation, Planet hunting	
-   * [[Vincent Viscomi]] (Penn State) - Cosmology, particle physics, dark matter, dark energy	
-   * [[Chat Hull]] (Virginia) - Star formation, high energy, cosmology, instrumentation, public outreach
-   * [[Sarah Newman]] (MIT) - Cosmology theory/simulations	
-   * [[Greg Synder]] (Princeton) - Cosmology, gxy/star formation
-   * [[Chris Klein]] (Caltech)	- GRBs, exoplanets, compact objs, X-ray, instrumentation
-   * [[Michael McCourt]] (Stanford) - Theory, general	
-   * [[Andrew Siemion]] (Berkeley)
- 
- Visiting later:
- 
-   * [[Ryan Trainor]] (Irvine)
-   * [[Jason Li]] (Harvard)
-   * [[Jonathan Pober]] (Haverford/Cambridge)
- 
- Hosting committee: Daniel Perley, Joshua Shiode, Statia Luczcz, Suzy Butler
+ See this year's page [[prospectives08:index|here]].

qual_lore

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:17:37 -0800

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
  
  
  
  ==== Required Forms ====
- The Graduate Division requires that you submit an [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/pdf/qe_application.pdf|"Application for the Qualifying Examination" (PDF)]] form at least **three weeks** //prior// to your proposed exam date.  You are required to list both your three subject areas and your committee members.  You are required to select one committee member as the Chair of the committee (mostly a formality), note this has to be someone from within the department who is not your research advisor.  Details about the Grad Division's requirements for the qual can be found in section F3.2 of the [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/guide.shtml|Guide to Graduate Policy]].  The form needs to be signed by the "Head Graduate Advisor".  Both Dexter and the Grad Division have a list of authorized signatures for this form, so see her to determine whom you need to hunt.
+ The Graduate Division requires that you submit an [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/pdf/qe_application.pdf|"Application for the Qualifying Examination" (PDF)]] form at least **three weeks** //prior// to your proposed exam date.  You are required to list both your three subject areas and your committee members.  You must select one committee member as the chair of the qual committee (mostly a formality), note this has to be someone within the department who is not your research advisor.  Details about the Grad Division's requirements for the qual can be found in section F3.2 of the [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/guide.shtml|Guide to Graduate Policy]].  The form needs to be signed by the "Head Graduate Advisor".  Both Dexter and the Grad Division have a list of authorized signatures for this form, so see her to determine whom you need to hunt.
  
  ==== Tips ====
  "If I had one thing to say to anyone taking their qual, I'd say 'Papers,Papers,Papers'" - Abraham Lincoln

reductions

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:24:29 -0800

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
- So berkeley's observers rock and here is a place for us to add our tips/tricks and even code for reducing data from the many telescopes we can use. Imagine you had a resource like this when you started, how much more you could have gotten done!! It may be too late for you, (unless you meet Doc Emmett Brown), but it ain't too late for others, so come on and share that knowledge. Just edit me and add your instrument. Or add info to an existing page!
+ So Berkeley's observers rock and here is a place for us to add our tips/tricks and even code for reducing data from the many telescopes we can use. Imagine you had a resource like this when you started, how much more you could have gotten done!! It may be too late for you, (unless you meet Doc Emmett Brown), but it ain't too late for others, so come on and share that knowledge. Just edit me and add your instrument. Or add info to an existing page!
+ 
+ Note that ther [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/~colby/howto/mac-faq.html|RAL Mac FAQ]] has useful tips on installing data reduction packages on your Mac. (You *do* have a Mac, don't you?)
  
  ==Keck Instruments==
    *[[OSIRIS]]
    *[[NIRC2]]

reimbursements

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:42:37 -0800

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  ===Entertainment===
  
  ==Tuesday Tea (and other stuff)==
  
- Obtain //itemized// receipts for whatever you purchase to serve at Tuesday Tea.  (For the fall 2006 semester the weekly Tuesday Tea budget is $16.)  Tape the receipts to an 8½" x 11" sheet of paper and write down the names of the department members in attendence.  Write your name and student ID number on the sheet, as well as the name of the event.  Make a copy for yourself before submitting the paper to Bora in 601.  You can fill out the entertainment request form found in the mail room if you prefer, but that takes longer.  //This procedure works for most department-approved social events, including prospective student lunches.//
+ Obtain //itemized// receipts for whatever you purchase to serve at Tuesday Tea.  (For the fall 2006 semester the weekly Tuesday Tea budget is $16.)  Fill out the Entertainment Reimbursement Request form found in the mail room, including a list of the department members in attendence.  Tape the receipts to an 8½" x 11" sheet of paper and attach it to the form.  Make a copy for yourself before submitting the papers to Bora in 601.  //This procedure works for most department-approved social events, including prospective student lunches.//
  
  ==Thursday Tea==
  See the graduate student whose [[student_jobs#talks_&_teas|job]] it is to reimburse you.

remote

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:32:40 -0800

@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@
  In the basement of Campbell Hall (Room 11) there is a four-headed setup for Keck remote observing.  It also has a Polycom setup, a normal telephone, and a large, nice Mac nearby.  You must have the Remote Observing username and password to log into the four-headed computer.  The login for the Mac is your usual Astro cluster username and password.
  
  ====== Lick ======
  
- <<under construction>>
+ If no one is using the Keck Remote Observing setup (mentioned above) for Keck observations, then you can schedule to use that setup for the Lick 3m Shane telescope (although this is still in beta testing as of Summer 2008).  There is also a three-headed setup for the Lick 1m Nickel telescope.
+ 
+ [[http://mtham.ucolick.org/techdocs/remoteObs/|Here]] is the Lick Observatory Remote Observing homepage.  It has the Observing Policy and Instructions for remote observing on both the 3m and the 1m at Lick.

residency

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:17:15 -0800

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  When you declared your intent to attend UC Berkeley, you were asked to submit an initial Statement of Legal Residence (SLR).  If you grew up or were an undergrad in California, you may have claimed in-state resident status in that form.  If your claim was accepted, you are already a resident.  You can double-check your initial status on the Personal Profile page of [[https://sis.berkeley.edu/bearfacts/student/studentMain.do?bfaction=welcome|Bear Facts]].
  
  //2.  You are an international student//
  
- Students who are not U.S. citizens are ineligible for California residency and will be charged out-of-state tuition rates until they pass their Qualifying exam.  Often the Astronomy Department supports the tuition difference for international students through fellowships and other funding resources.  If you are an incoming international student, you should talk to **Patrice Stone <*> ** about tax forms and other funding-related issues.  
+ Students who are not U.S. citizens are ineligible for California residency and will be charged out-of-state tuition rates until they pass their Qualifying exam.  Often the Astronomy Department supports the tuition difference for international students through fellowships and other funding resources.  If you are an incoming international student, you should talk to Andrea Martinez about tax forms and other funding-related issues.  
  
  **Step 1: Initial Measures**
  
  Residence Affairs insists that you demonstrate intent to make California your permanent home at least one calendar year prior to the beginning of the academic term for which you are attempting residency.  This means that you must take certain measures more than one year before the start of your second-year academic term.  For incoming fall students, the deadline is usually between August 20 and August 31.  It is best to take the measures below as soon as you arrive.
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
  If you know your GSI or GSR positions for your first-year summer and second-year fall before you petition for residency, this information will help you on two fronts.
  
  First, Residence Affairs will demand evidence that you are staying in California during the summer of your first year.  Although they instruct you to spend as little time out of the state as possible throughout the year, they are mostly concerned with your summer whereabouts (still, it is a good idea to keep records of all travel outside California during your first year).  Once you determine your summer funding, Dexter Stewart can provide a signed letter that declares your summer employment in Berkeley.
  
- Knowledge of your second-year fall employment is related to Residence Affairs' financial independence requirement.  One way to satisfy this requirement is to provide evidence of a 50 percent or greater GSI or GSR position for the term in which you expect to gain resident status.  As with summer employment, Dexter Stewart or **Patrice Stone <*> ** can provide a document that attests to your second-year fall funding.
+ Knowledge of your second-year fall employment is related to Residence Affairs' financial independence requirement.  One way to satisfy this requirement is to provide evidence of a 50 percent or greater GSI or GSR position for the term in which you expect to gain resident status.  As with summer employment, Dexter Stewart or Andrea Martinez can provide a document that attests to your second-year fall funding.
  
  Alternately, you can satisfy the financial independence requirement by providing copies of your parents' income tax returns, on which you are not claimed as a dependent.  Check the [[http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html|Legal Residence Information webpage]] for other exceptional cases that satisfy the financial independence requirement.
  
  **Step 4: Submitting your Residence Classification Petition**
@@ -71,5 +71,4 @@
  
  Once you have attained resident status, you do not need to re-apply.  You are good for the remainder of your graduate career at Berkeley.  Congratulations!
  
  
- ** <*> **  Patrice Stone has happily retired from her job at Berkeley Astro.  This page must be updated with the name of her replacement.

sinfoni

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:25:49 -0800

@@ -1 +1,14 @@
+ ====== SINFONI ======
+ 
+ Notes by Marshall Perrin as of March 2007.
+ 
+ SINFONI is an adaptive optics integral field spectrograph on the VLT. (Yes, US astronomers //can// get time on the VLT! It helps to have European collaborators, but anyone at all can apply for time, including graduate students.)  
+ 
+ You'll need to download the SINFONI pipeline from ESO. This is actually pretty easy to install. It'll run in command line mode on your linux or mac box using the 'esorex' utility, which comes with it.
+ 
+ The VLT pipeline handles much of the basic data reduction, but they ship you a ridiculous amount of data on DVDs including the full calibration archive. You probably want to ignore most of this and look at the FITS files with product code "SXBJ", which are the calibrated individual data cubes (dark and sky subtracted and flat fielded, but not telluric corrected). 
+ 
+ The SINFONI pipeline will have tried to automatically mosaic these together into SCDJ files, but it probably got the offsets wrong. The pipeline documentation //claims// that you can use the "sinfo_utl_cube_combine" routine to mosaic together the cubes, and pass in a text file containing the
+ offsets. But the current version (1.6.0) actually COMPLETELY IGNORES that text file (contrary to the docs) and only reads the offsets from the ESO HIERARCH CUMOFFSETX and ESO HIERARCH CUMOFFSETY keywords. Furthermore, for some unexplained reason, it multiplies the CUMOFFSET keywords by two before using them. So for instance if you want to shift a file by 6 pixels in X, edit the header so that it says CUMOFFSETX=3. Yes, this is stupid. But it works.
+

start

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:20:03 -0800

@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@
  
  ===== Science Stuff =====
  
    * [[Conferences]]
-   * [[miriadOnOSX|Compiling Miriad on Apple OS X]]
    * [[IDL|IDL magic!]]
    * [[NOMAD|the NOMAD star catalog]]: photometry and proper motions for 1 billion stars
    * [[posters|Makin' Posters]]
    * [[Past Theses]]

student_directory

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:03:05 -0800

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
  | [[student_directory#Amber_Bauermeister|Amber Bauermeister]] | [[wiki:user:amberb]] | AY | 3 | Blitz |
  | [[student_directory#Suzanne_Butler|Suzanne Butler]] | [[wiki:user:sbutler]] | AY | 2 | |
  | [[student_directory#Ryan_Chornock|Ryan Chornock]] | | AY | large | Filippenko |
  | [[student_directory#Julie_Comerford|Julie Comerford]] | [[wiki:user:comerfrd]] | AY | 7 | Davis |
- | [[student_directory#Joe_Converse|Joe Converse]] | [[wiki:user:jconverse]] | AY | 5/6 | Stahler |
+ | [[student_directory#Joe_Converse|Joe Converse]] | [[wiki:user:jconverse]] | AY | 6 | Stahler |
  | [[student_directory#Louis_Desroches|Louis Desroches]] | [[wiki:user:louis]] | AY | 7 | |
  | [[student_directory#Onsi_Fakhouri|Onsi Fakhouri]] | [[wiki:user:onsi]] | AY | 5 | Ma |
  | [[student_directory#Mo_Ganesh|Mohan Ganeshalingam]] | [[wiki:user:mganesh]] | AY | 3 | Filippenko |
  | [[student_directory#Matt_George|Matt George]] | [[wiki:user:mattgeorge]] | AY | 1 | |
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@
  Last modified 17 May 2004 
  
  ====Joe Converse====
  **Research Interests**: 
- Star Clusters, Black Holes, Cosmology, and more
+ Star Clusters, Star Formation, N-Body Dynamics, and more
  
  **Current Projects**: 
  Dynamical Evolution and Origins of the Pleiades
  
  **Other Interests or Activities**: 
  Games (video, board, card, and outdoor varieties), music, hanging out with friends
  
- Last modified 29 Aug 2007
+ Last modified 14 Oct 2009
  
  ====Louis Desroches====
  **Research Interests**: 
  Galaxy formation and evolution, black holes and AGN

student_jobs

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:34:41 -0800

@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
  
  ====Tuesday Tea====
  Every Tuesday at 3:30 the department gathers for doughnuts in the lounge.  The Tuesday Tea Czar does NOT provide these doughnuts (perhaps excepting the first day of the semester).  The Czar merely wrangles OTHERS to do it and emails them the day before to remind them to do it.  One lucky student per semester gets this cushy job.
  ====Grad Student/Post Doc Seminar (GSPS)====
- Each week, we meet to hear about what the other grad students and postdocs in the department are doing.  The idea is to promote grad student/postdoc communication, so we schedule one grad student and one postdoc talk each week.  This job involves reserving 544 for each semester (and look ahead to make sure profs aren't scheduling classes during that period in the future!), signing up people to give talks, sending reminder e-mails to the presenters and to students and postdocs at astro, maintaining [[graduate student postdoc seminar|the web page]] with the talk schedule, and running the talks.  In the fall semester, we hold an intro meeting where everyone can introduce themselves (especially those new to the department), preferably with snacks, and have everyone sign up for talks.  (Try to get the email addresses of new postdocs to contact them as well, because they often have just arrived and aren't on the postdocs list, but are interested in giving talks.)  People sometimes like to go out for beer afterwards as well.  (And you can invite undergrads to the seminars as well, if there's interest.)  Please see [[graduate student postdoc seminar|the GSPS web page]] for more description/motivation of the seminar series.
+ Each week, we meet to hear about what the other grad students and postdocs in the department are doing.  The idea is to promote grad student/postdoc communication, so we schedule one grad student and one postdoc talk each week.  This job involves reserving 544 for each semester (and look ahead to make sure profs aren't scheduling classes during that period in the future!), signing up people to give talks, sending reminder e-mails to the presenters and to students and postdocs at astro, maintaining [[graduate student postdoc seminar|the web page]] with the talk schedule, and running the talks.  In the fall semester, we hold an intro meeting where everyone can introduce themselves (especially those new to the department), preferably with snacks, and have everyone sign up for talks.  (Try to get the email addresses of new postdocs to contact them as well, because they often have just arrived and aren't on the postdocs list yet but are interested in giving talks.)  People sometimes like to go out for beer afterwards as well.  (And you can invite undergrads to the seminars as well, if there's interest.)  Please see [[graduate student postdoc seminar|the GSPS web page]] for more description/motivation of the seminar series.
  
  ====New Building Committee====
  Campus committee dealing with issues surrounding the replacement building for Campbell Hall.

submit_prepare.pl

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@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
  
  Use 
      submit_prepare.pl -x myarticle.tex
  to copy all your images and shrink them into compressed JPEG format to meet ArXiV.org's file size limits.
+ 
+ This script requires that you have both Ghostscript (gs) and jpeg2ps installed.
  
  
  
  <code>

submitting_papers

Wed, 30 May 2007 01:29:35 -0800

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
  If necessary to place your figure perfectly, add commands like \hspace{-0.7in} and \vspace{0.3in} to add or subtract horizontal or vertical space (inside the figure environment).  (It seems to me that these commands don't work continuously though; i.e., LaTeX won't add or subtract any arbitrary amount of space that you enter.)
  
    * The [[http://xxx.lanl.gov/list/astro-ph/new|astro-ph/new]] list shows papers in the order that they were submitted.  The cut-off separating one day's listing from the next is 1pm PST.  If you want your paper to show up at the top of the list, you should submit close to but after 1pm.  But **beware**.  If you submit too close to 1pm, the astro-ph script may still be running,  and you could end up the last paper on the previous day's list, even though the timestamp for your submission is after 1pm.  Even worse, if that happens, you won't have a chance to correct any errors you may have made in your title or abstract before they are posted on the "new" list.  Generally, you can make any corrections on the same day that you submit with no penalty.  If you wait until the next day, a new version of your paper is generated and both the old and new versions are made available.  If you submit too close to 1pm, then any corrections you make will be the "next day."  So don't go overboard trying to time it closely.
  
-   * ArXiV.org (of which astro-ph is one section) has a ruthlessly enforced file size limit of 1 megabyte for your uploaded paper. It's quite easy to blow past this limit several times over if you've got a few figures, particularly high-resolution or just plain complicated observational data.  Marshall Perrin wrote a [[submit_prepare.pl|Perl script]] which automatically converts your figures into compressed JPEGs to reduce file size. (It also does a few other things to ease paper submission, such as copying files to the ApJ-required file name conventions; see the comments in the script itself.)
+   * ArXiV.org (of which astro-ph is one section) has a ruthlessly enforced file size limit of 1 megabyte for your uploaded paper. It's quite easy to blow past this limit several times over if you've got a few figures, particularly high-resolution or just plain complicated observational data.  Marshall Perrin wrote a [[submit_prepare.pl|Perl script]] which automatically converts your figures into compressed JPEGs to reduce file size. (It also does a few other things to ease paper submission, such as copying files to the ApJ-required file name conventions; see the comments in the script itself.)  Mike Fitzgerald shamelessly ripped Marshall's figure compression code and incorporated it into his [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/~fitz/code/prep_jour.py|Python script]], which performs similar functions.
  
    * It's a bit messy to upload a bunch of files (the .tex file and figures).  On a Mac, to create a single .zip file to upload, use File > Create Archive in the Finder window.
  
  =====Journal Options=====

teaching

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:21:10 -0800

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
  =====Teaching=====
  Each BAD grad student is required to teach for at least two semesters before graduating, usually starting in the first semester of the first year.  All first-semester GSIs are also required to take Astro 300, the introductory astro teaching course (see [[teaching#Astronomy_300|below]]).  Exceptional GSI awards are awarded by the department every year (see [[teaching#Accolades|below]]).
  
  An important resource for GSIs is the [[private:ebrb:home|Electronic Big Red Binder]] and, to a lesser extent, its hard copy equivalent, the Big Red Binder (located in the seventh floor library) . Reuse and modification of any and all of the materials in these resources is highly encouraged!
+ 
+ The University has a site, [[http://gsi.berkeley.edu/|gsi.berkeley.edu]], for all of your GSI-related needs.
  
  ===== Astronomy 300 =====
  
  **[[Astro300|Astronomy 300]]** is a required course for entering first-year students and other first-time GSIs on instructional techniques.  Helps provide students with advice about teaching (with a focus on leading section for introductory astronomy, but also discussing lecturing and assisting with more advanced classes), and provides a forum for discussing and planning upcoming sections.  Taught every fall.

the_community

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:46:08 -0800

@@ -1 +1,125 @@
+ =====Community=====
  
+ Many Berkeley grad students volunteer their time and talents to make their community a better place.  If you volunteer your time to an organization or know of a local, worthy cause, please add it below.
+ 
+ =====Teaching=====
+ ===Astronomy, Physics, and Math===
+ 
+ [[http://www.astrosociety.org/baprojectastro.html|Bay Area Project ASTRO]] matches astronomers with Bay Area teachers in yearlong partnerships.  This is a great way to build a relationship with a class or community group.
+ 
+ [[http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/|SSL Center for Science Education]] has lots of educational programs available.
+ 
+ [[http://expandingyourhorizons.org|Expanding Your Horizons]] is a nationwide program that conducts one-day conferences to educate middle-school girls about careers in science and technology.  [[http://eyh.mills.edu|Mills College]] runs a local conference each March.  
+ 
+ [[http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/APA%20Home/ubms/default.htm|Upward Bound]] helps local low-income high school seniors prepare for college careers in math and science.
+ 
+ The [[http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/APA%20Home/ubms/default.htm|Multicultural Engineering Program]] seeks to increase participation and retention of women and underrepresented minorities in the sciences and engineering.  Berkeley grad student volunteers have helped with their "boot camp", an intense summer session where incoming freshmen get early exposure to their first year coursework.
+ 
+ Patten University's [[http://prisonuniversityproject.org/about_us.html|Prison University Project]] at San Quentin helps inmates earn degrees.  Volunteers teach and tutor math and physics. (Donations and volunteers are needed because, by law, federal funds may not be used for education of the incarcerated).
+ 
+ ===Adult Literacy===
+ [[http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org/system/literacy.html|Berkeley Reads]] is a free program at the Berkeley Public Library where volunteers work for 1-2 hours a week one-on-one with an adult literacy student.
+ 
+ =====Community Theater=====
+ There are several community theaters in the area:
+ 
+   * The [[http://www.ccct.org/|Contra Costa Civic Theater]] in El Cerrito.
+   * The [[http://www.aeofberkeley.org/|Actor's Ensemble of Berkeley]].
+   * The [[http://www.masquers.org/|Masquers Playhouse]] in Point Richmond.
+ 
+ =====Blood Donation=====
+ An easy way to help your community is to donate blood.  It costs you nothing but a hour or two and a pint of blood, and you get to genuinely help your community (and get some free snacks).  It's easiest not to wait for a blood drive (they're slow, anyway) -- just sign up [[http://beadonor.com|online]].
+ 
+ ===Who can donate===
+ Eligibility for blood donation is spelled out 
+ [[http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html|here]].
+ 
+ If you are one of the lucky 8‰ of the population to have type O-negative blood, it's especially important for you to donate because you're a universal donor.  Your blood can be used in local ERs for emergency, life-saving procedures.
+ 
+ If you have another type, your blood is still almost always desperately needed.  A-positive and O-positive are the most common blood types (over 2/3 of the population), and therefore also the types in the highest demand.  If you have another blood type, you're still not off the hook: not only is your whole blood is still needed, but you may be eligible for apheresis, a process which allows you to donate type-independent blood products, such as platelets, much more frequently than you can donate whole blood.
+ 
+ ===Where to donate===
+ The mobile blood drives that come through campus are often excruciatingly slow and inconvenient
+ 
+ For most students, the most convenient location is the Oakland Blood Center on Claremont at College Ave.  Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or go to [[http://beadonor.com]] to schedule an appointment.  The center is open for donations: 
+ 
+ Monday: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm\\
+ Tuesday: 12:00 pm - 7:30 pm\\
+ Wednesday: 11:00 am - 6:30 pm\\
+ Thursday: 11:00 am - 6:30 pm\\
+ Friday: 7:30 am - 3:00 pm\\
+ Saturday: 7:30 am - 3:00 pm\\
+ 
+ ===When to donate===
+ You can donate whole blood every 8 weeks and blood products every 48 hours (up to 24 times per year). 
+ 
+ ===Volunteering===
+ Your can volunteer at the blood center as well: [[http://beadonor.com/index.cfm?Group=page&Function=beadonorvolunteer]]
+ 
+ =====Political Activism=====
+ 
+ This section is for links to political organizations that need local volunteers or support.  This is not a place for proselytizing, but a resource for people to find like-minded organizations to join.
+ 
+ ====The League of Women Voters====
+ Founded in 1920, the League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, nonprofit political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The LWV never supports or opposes candidates or political parties.  The League works at the local, regional, state, and national levels, paralleling the levels of government. 
+ 
+ The organization's name derives from the women's suffrage movement.  Today's members are women and men, and may join through any level of the League.
+ 
+ Find your [[http://lwvnet.org/cgi/findleague/ca?city=berkeley&Submit=Find+League|local chapter]] or look into the issues handled at the [[http://ca.lwv.org/index.html|state]] and [[http://www.lwv.org|national]] levels.
+ 
+ ====The Phoenix Coalition (to Free the University of California)====
+ 
+ Started in Spring of 2007, the [[http://www.freetheuc.org|Phoenix Coalition]] is a Berkeley student-led coalition that seeks to transform the University from an elitist, corporate, militaristic, autocratic institution into a responsible, just, diverse equitable, democratically-governed body that educates and works for the common welfare.
+ 
+ The Phoenix Coalition is a new radical student movement which uses nonviolent direct action to assist the evolution of the University structurally and ethically (i.e. "tree sit" at the Oak grove - 273 days as by August 23th,2007-; hunger strike for nukes abolition and civil disobedience at UC Regents meeting; public hearings of the British Petroleum-UC deal). 
+ 
+ The members of the coalition believe that University's deeds not only affect the students, the faculty and the staff, but also affect the community, the state, the country and the World. Because of this reason, the coalition is evolving from student-led into community-led.
+ 
+ These are some of the groups that are involved in the Phoenix Coalition: 
+ [[http://www.saveoaks.com|Save the Oaks]]
+ [[http://stopbp-berkeley.org/|Stop British Petroleum-Berkeley]]
+ [[http://asapa.berkeley.edu/|Association of South Asian Political Activists (ASAPA)]]
+ [[http://www.berkeleycopwatch.org/|Berkeley Copwatch]]
+ [[http://ucbnow.berkeley.edu/|Berkeley National Organization for Women (BNOW)]]
+ [[http://campusantiwar.net/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=183&Itemid=2|Berkeley Stop the War Coalition (BSTW)]]
+ [[http://www.fiatpax.net/|Fiat Pax]]
+ [[http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~soja/|Students Organizing for Justice in the Americas (SOJA)]]
+ [[http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/03/18409382.php|Student Worker Action Group (SWAG)]]
+ [[http://berkeleyfoodcoop.org/public/Main_Page|The Local]]
+ 
+ As Mario Savio (one of the Berkeley student activists that started the Free Speech Movement) said:
+ "There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part, you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!"
+ 
+ The choice is ours. The time is now. We are the ones we've been waiting for. 
+ If you want to be a rebel, be kind. Human-kind, be both.
+ 
+ ====KPFA radio====
+ 
+ Founded in 1949 by Lewis Hill, a pacifist, poet, and journalist, [[http://www.kpfa.org/|KPFA]] was the first community supported radio station in the USA. KPFA broadcasts on 94.1 FM and KPFB 89.3 FM, Berkeley, and KFCF 88.1 FM, Fresno, California. The signal reaches one third of the state, utilizing 59,000 watts.
+ Much of the programming is local, original and eclectic, with a well produced mix of news and in depth public affairs, an ongoing drama, literature and performance series, interviews, and reviews. The music ranges from folk to hip hop, Bach to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The station travels the region to broadcast live music, demonstrations, and cultural events. The majority of the staff are unpaid community volunteers donating their time and energy to bring you our programming.
+ 
+ KPFA's mission:
+ To promote cultural diversity and pluralistic community expression.
+ To contribute to a lasting understanding between individuals of all nations, races, creeds and colors.
+ To promote freedom of the press and serve as a forum for various viewpoints.
+ To maintain an independent funding base.
+ 
+ ====Food Not Bombs====
+ 
+ [[http://www.foodnotbombs.net/|Food Not Bombs]] is one of the fastest growing revolutionary movements and is gaining momentum throughout the World. There are hundreds of autonomous chapters sharing free vegetarian food with hungry people and protesting war and poverty. Food Not Bombs is not a charity. This energetic grassroots movement is active throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Food Not Bombs is organizing for peace and an end to the occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. For over 25 years the movement has worked to end hunger and has supported actions to stop the globalization of the economy, restrictions to the movements of people, end exploitation and the destruction of the earth. 
+ 
+ The first group was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1980 by anti-nuclear activists. Food Not Bombs is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to nonviolent social change. Food Not Bombs has no formal leaders and strives to include everyone in its decision making process. Each group recovers food that would otherwise be thrown out and makes fresh hot vegetarian meals that are served in outside in public spaces to anyone without restriction. Each independent group also serves free vegetarian meals at protests and other events. The San Francisco chapter has been arrested over 1,000 times in government's effort to silence its protest against the city's anti- homeless policies. Amnesty International states it will adopt those Food Not Bombs volunteers that are convicted as "Prisoners of Conscience" and will work for their unconditional release. Even though we are dedicated to nonviolence Food Not Bombs activists in the United States have been under investigation by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Pentagon and other intelligence agencies. A number of Food Not Bombs volunteers have been arrested on terrorism charges but there has never been a conviction. 
+ 
+ Food Not Bombs is often the first to provide food and supplies to the survivors of natural disasters and terrorist attacks. During the first three days after the 1989 Earthquake, Food Not Bombs was the only organization in San Francisco providing hot meals to the survivors and the Long Beach chapter provided food after the North Ridge Earthquake. Food Not Bombs was also the first to provide hot meals to the rescue workers responding to September 11th World Trade Center attacks. Food Not Bombs volunteers were among the first to provide food and help to the survivors of the Asian Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Our volunteers organized a national collection program and delivered bus and truckloads of food and supplies to the gulf region. We have been one of the only organizations sharing daily meals in New Orleans since Katrina. You can rely on Food Not Bombs in a disaster and we are ready to help in the future. 
+ 
+ Food Not Bombs works in coalition with groups like Earth First!, The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Anarchist Black Cross, the IWW, Homes Not Jails, Anti Racist Action, In Defense of Animals, the Free Radio Movement and other organizations on the cutting edge of positive social change and resistance to the new global austerity program. One collective publishes a movement wide newsletter called A Food Not Bombs Menu. Another hosts FNB News where you can learn more about the Food Not Bombs community. Food Not Bombs Publishing in Takoma Park, Maryland publishes books like On Conflict and Consensus which has been an important guide for group democracy. We hope you will join us in taking direct action towards creating a world free from domination, coercion and violence. 
+ 
+ Food is a right, not a privilege. 
+ 
+ ====Not in Our Name Project====
+ 
+ The [[http://www.notinourname.net/pledge_about.html|Not In Our Name Project]] was initiated at a meeting in New York City, on March 23, 2002. The meeting was called for by a letter that proposed ways to strengthen and expand resistance to our government's course in the wake of September 11, 2001. The meeting adopted the proposal - and Not in Our Name was born.
+ 
+ The Not In Our Name Pledge of Resistance was created collectively by artists and activists (ARTivists) in April 2002 as a means of inspiring protest and resistance. The Pledge was not intended to be signed, rather, it is a tool to be used by individuals, organizations and communities to inspire and strengthen individual and group resistance. The Pledge of Resistance was subsequently written, translated to 24 languages and distributed at anti-war actions on April 20, 2002--along with a call to take up the Not in Our Name project. 
+ 
+ The Not in Our Name National Steering Committee is the final decision making body of the national project. However, local chapters maintain great autonomy of action. Steering Committee members are selected or recruited by the local chapters, or are nominated and affirmed by the current steering committee. The Steering Committee is open to Not in Our Name activists and organizers of all backgrounds, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, political affiliations and immigration status, from major urban areas to small communities across the country.

the_cosmic_garden

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:22:08 -0800

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
  ====== The Cosmic Garden ======
  
  ===== History =====
  This section doesn't exist yet.
+ 
  
  
  
  
@@ -17,9 +18,9 @@
  
  
  === Meyer Lemon Tree ===
  
- Lemon trees should be thoroughly watered about twice a week, and allowed to dry out between waterings ([[http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30493|Source: UCB Botanical Garden Forums]]).  It should be fertilized every 6 weeks between February and August.  A few inches of mulch should cover the soil.  Prune annually, removing up to a third of the new growth  ([[http://www.ehow.com/how_3638_grow-lemon-trees.html|Source: eHow.com]]).  Use a fertilizer intended for citrus, usually with a high nitrogen content.  The plant's container holds about 80 gallons of soil, or about 11 cubic feet.  The Meyer lemon tree was last given citrus fertilizer on 4 March 2008.
+ Lemon trees should be thoroughly watered about twice a week, and allowed to dry out between waterings ([[http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30493|Source: UCB Botanical Garden Forums]]).  Prune annually, removing up to a third of the new growth  ([[http://www.ehow.com/how_3638_grow-lemon-trees.html|Source: eHow.com]]).  Use a fertilizer intended for citrus, usually with a high nitrogen content.  The plant's container holds about 80 gallons of soil, or about 11 cubic feet.  The Meyer lemon tree was last given citrus fertilizer on 4 March 2008.
  
  Expect fruit during the winter months.  Three lemons are enough to make a batch of [[lemon_bars|lemon bars]].
  
  ===== Supplies =====

the_rules_of_4-square

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:21:35 -0800

@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
    - you are struck by the serve when you hold the 4th or 2nd square.  
    - you catch the ball ("Carry")
  
  ====Service====
- The player holding the 1st (King) square serves to the player holding the 3rd square.  The server may not stand on or touch any part of any square until the ball is struck.  The ball must bounce once in the 1st square then be struck UNDERHAND.  Once the ball is struck, service has begun and play continues until a player is out.  No one can be put out until after the ball is struck.
+ The player holding the 1st (King) square serves to the player holding the 3rd square.  The server may not stand on or touch any part of any square until the ball is struck.  The player must drop the ball, allow it to bounce once in the 1st square, and then strike the ball UNDERHAND.  Once the ball is struck, service has begun and play continues until a player is out.  No one can be put out until after the ball is struck.
  
  The server is out (on a "bad serve") if 
    - the ball does not immediately hit the third square or another player.
    - the ball immediately strikes the wall (This is an exception to the usual rule that the walls do not change the status of the ball.  For the purposes of this rule, observers waiting to play are not considered "walls")

thesis_lore

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:16:40 -0800

@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
  If you're going the stapler route, one of your tasks will be to convert the latex files for your manuscripts into individual chapters of your dissertation.  One potential pitfall is you are likely to have latex labels multiply defined in each of your documents, e.g. having "\section{Introduction}\label{sec:intro}" in more than one chapter.  These multiple definitions can cause the references to be confused when processing your master latex file.  To avoid this problem, Mike Fitzgerald wrote a Python script ({{thesis_lore:convert_chap.py.txt|convert_chap.py}}) to add a prefix to the labels and references in a chapter (e.g. "\label{sec:intro}" -> "\label{vega_sec:intro}").
  
  ====== Printing Your Thesis ======
  
- **Theses can now be filed electronically**, thus "saving of approximately half a million pages of paper per year, make Berkeley doctoral dissertations more widely accessible, and spare doctoral candidates the cost of purchasing archival-quality paper."  w00t
+ **Theses must now be filed electronically**, thus "saving of approximately half a million pages of paper per year, make Berkeley doctoral dissertations more widely accessible, and spare doctoral candidates the cost of purchasing archival-quality paper."  w00t
  
  <del>
  The university requires single-sided copies on acid-free paper. Buy your paper from the campus store, then wait for a time when you can monopolize the printer for an hour or two.  Stick your thesis paper in one of the trays; leave the other tray slightly ajar so the printer doesn't automatically and perversely pick the wrong one.

transportation

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:58:13 -0800

@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
    * [[http://www.bart.gov/index.asp|BART]] around the Bay Area
  
    * [[http://pt.berkeley.edu/transportation_alternatives/beartransit/index.html|Bear Transit]] close to campus
  
-   * [[http://www.actransit.org|AC Transit]] -- get a [[http://pt.berkeley.edu/transportation_alternatives/classpass/index.html|Class Pass]] to ride for free
+   * [[http://www.actransit.org|AC Transit]] -- get a [[http://pt.berkeley.edu/transportation_alternatives/classpass/index.html|Class Pass]] to ride for free; if you don't want to wait in the ginormous line in Sproul you can get one [[https://classpass.berkeley.edu/tripstu/secure/trip_stu_menu|mailed to your home]]

travel_funds

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:49:50 -0800

@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@
  This page is focused on short-term travel grants (e.g., conferences, seminars, job talks).  You should check with your advisor first about available travel funds, the grants below are generally intended for back-up or emergency funds in case your advisor has no travel funds available.
  
  **UC-sponsored grants**
  
- * [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/financial/pdf/travel_grants.pdf|Graduate Division Conference Travel Grant]]: Up to $500 for students "in the final stages of their graduate work" (you must have advanced to candidacy, but does not necessarily need to be during your last year).  Must present a paper or poster at a conference.  You can only receive this once in your lifetime.
+ * [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/financial/pdf/travel_grants.pdf|Graduate Division Conference Travel Grant]]: Up to 500 dollars for students "in the final stages of their graduate work" (you must have advanced to candidacy, but does not necessarily need to be during your last year).  Must present a paper or poster at a conference.  You can only receive this once in your lifetime.
  
- * [[http://ga.berkeley.edu/gis.aspx?uid=18| Graduate Assembly Conference Travel Grant]]: Up to $300 for students presenting at a conference outside of the Bay Area.  Can be received once every two years.
+ * [[http://ga.berkeley.edu/gis.aspx?uid=18| Graduate Assembly Conference Travel Grant]]: Up to 300 dollars for students presenting at a conference outside of the Bay Area.  Can be received once every two years.
  
- * Talk with Judey Miller about available departmental funds.  In the past, every year the department granted a few $500 grants to students with no other funding sources.  This may or may not still be available.
+ * Talk with Judey Miller about available departmental funds.  In the past, every year the department granted a few 500 dollar grants to students with no other funding sources.  This may or may not still be available.
  
  * Talk with Dexter.  There are occasionally a few random University travel grants available for students in the sciences.  These should be considered only last resort, and generally they are only available once in your graduate career.
  
  * Talk with the [[student_jobs#the_jobs|Student Fund Manager]].  (S)he may know of any other available travel funds.
  
  **Outside grants**
  
- * [[http://aas.org/grants/itg.php|AAS International Travel Grant]]: Up to $???, must be for international travel (cannot be used for AAS meetings).
+ * [[http://aas.org/grants/itg.php|AAS International Travel Grant]]: Up to ??? dollars, must be for international travel (cannot be used for AAS meetings).
  
- * [[http://nasa-academy.org/soffen/travelgrant/|Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund]]: Up to $500 for students in space sciences and engineering.
+ * [[http://nasa-academy.org/soffen/travelgrant/|Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund]]: Up to 500 dollars for students in space sciences and engineering.
  
  **Travel insurance**
  
  * All students traveling off-campus for academic reasons are covered under UC travel insurance.  This includes medical care and evacuation, loss of personal property, and extraction for political and weather related reasons.  Good for both domestic and international travel, though you must fill out a form beforehand if your travel is out-of-state or beyond.  Go [[http://www.uctravel.org/|here]] for more information.

voting

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:32:25 -0800

@@ -2,18 +2,20 @@
  This page contains information about local government and the mechanics of voting.  For information about political activism and causes, see the [[Community#Political_activism|Community]] page.
  
  If you're a first year student, out of state student, and US citizen, you should register to vote as part of your proof of residency.  You can register at the DMV or post office.  Once you register you'll be (in principle) automatically removed from the voter rolls in your old place of residence.  You must provide proof of residency when you register (in the form of your California driver's license number).  If you do not, you may be required to present ID at your polling place the first time you vote.  If there is some problem with your registration and you are denied a ballot on Election Day, you have a right to fill out a provisional ballot which will be assessed for legitimacy after Election Day.
  
- The Bay Area is a very liberal place.  In 2006, of Alameda county registered voters, 55% were registered Democrats, 18% were registered Republicans, and nearly 2% were registered Greens.  In the recent gubernatorial recall election more Alameda county votes were cast for the Green candidate than for the Republican (Ah-nold).  And in Berkeley itself there were more registered Greens (3,958) than Republicans (3,765) in 2006. 
+ The Bay Area is a very liberal place.  In 2006, of Alameda county registered voters, 55٪ were registered Democrats, 18٪ were registered Republicans, and nearly 2٪ were registered Greens.  In the recent gubernatorial recall election more Alameda county votes were cast for the Green candidate than for the Republican (Ah-nold).  And in Berkeley itself there were more registered Greens (3,958) than Republicans (3,765) in 2006. 
  
  ====Primaries====
- If you register as a member of a political party, you can vote in that party's and only that party's primary.  You may also "Decline to State" your party membership, in which case you will have a choice of 4 ballots when you vote:  you can ask for a ballot for the Democrat, Republican, or American Independent primary, or else you will get a "nonpartisan" ballot with no candidates listed for partisan offices.  This can sometimes matter a lot because for some offices the Democratic primary is the de facto election -- the other party's candidates basically have little or no chance of winning in the general election.
+ If you register as a member of a political party, you can vote in that party's and only that party's primary.  
+ 
+ You may also "Decline to State" your party membership, in which case you will have the option of voting in the primary of any party that allows it.  It varies from election to election, but for most primary elections the Democratic, Republican, and American Independent parties allow "Decline to State" voters to receive their primary ballot.  If you don't actively request one of those ballots, you will receive a "nonpartisan" ballot with no candidates listed for partisan offices.  [[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_decline.htm|Check here]] to see which parties are allowing "Decline to State" voters to participate in an upcoming primary.
  
  ====Absentee Ballots====
  Many people find it convenient to regularly vote absentee.  You can request to have an absentee ballot mailed to you every election.  You can then mail it back well before the election or, if you forget, you can always drop it off at your polling place on Election Day. 
  
  ====Propositions====
- California regularly has propositions on the ballot.  Citizens may collect signatures to put initiatives on the ballot to amend the state constitution or force legislation.  Some acts of the legislature, especially involving new taxes or bonds, require or are easier to accomplish with a measure put to the voters.  Some local or county bond measures require a 55% supermajority.  
+ California regularly has propositions on the ballot.  Citizens may collect signatures to put initiatives on the ballot to amend the state constitution or force legislation.  Some acts of the legislature, especially involving new taxes or bonds, require or are easier to accomplish with a measure put to the voters.  Some local or county bond measures require a 55٪ supermajority.  
  
  ====Voter Guides====
  The [[http://www.smartvoter.org/|League of Women Voters]] has an excellent list of [[http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/06/06/ca/state/links.html|Voting resources]] and lots of nonpartisan analysis.  The LWV also often offers [[http://ca.lwv.org/|endorsements]] of ballot propositions.

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    * ''inc/auth.php:register()'' is modified to prohibit registration by foreign IP addresses.
    * ''inc/lang/en/register.txt'' is modified to have a note about the IP restrictions.
    * ''lib/tpl/monobook/user/logo.png'' is replaced with the BADGrads logo, which is stored as ''logo.png.badgrads'' in that directory.
    * ''lib/exe/js.php'' is modified to not emit an error in its JavaScript output (should be brought to attention of upstream).
+   * ''lib/plugins/jsmath/script.js'' to give the correct base URL for the install_js.php file, given that for us DOKU_BASE = /. Should be upstreamed.
    * ''modsecurity_rules/modsecurity_crs_20_protocol_violations.conf'' in the Apache tree has had the "URL Encoding Abuse Attack Attempt" rule commented out to allow pages with percent signs to be uploaded.
  
  Unified diffs of the changes made are stored in the DokuWiki install directory in files named 'foo.badgrads-diff'.