RECRUITMENT
WORKSHOPS
- Twelve consecutive years in operation
- Application to Lawrence serves as application to workshop; only
high school seniors may apply
- 60-80 students complete applications; 40 attend
- Admissions picks up $18K tab
- Friday orientation precedes Saturday workshop
- Workshop stresses hands-on activity (laser alignment, creation
of hologram, measuring speed of light, photography of transverse mode
structure of laser beam, performing two kinds of laser spectroscopy,
exploring chaos computationally, investigate crystal structure via x-ray
diffraction)
- 30% of attendees matriculate in September
- Requires considerable effort, good logistics, attention to
detail, and excellent facilities
- Help by majors increases departmental espirit
- Activity has transformed the Lawrence Department of
Physics