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EIC Software Consortium

William & Mary, Physics Department

May 17-18, 2018

Cool Facts

• Second oldest college in the U.S. (1693).
• First college to become university (1779).
• Three Presidents of the United States

were educated at William & Mary: Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and John Tyler (four if we count George Washington's surveyor's license).

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Cool Facts

• Named for its presumed architect, the Sir

Christopher Wren Building was completed in 1699 and provided classrooms, library, dining hall and a chapel for generations of William & Mary

• students. It is the oldest college building

still standing in the United States.

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Physics Facts

• William Small: Thomas Jefferson’s teacher
• f natural philosophy
• 35 B.S. degrees/year
• 10 Ph.D. degrees/year
• Research in AMO, CM, HEP, and

nuclear/hadronic, both th and exp

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Survival Facts

• Internet: Connect to W-M_Wireless, no

registration required for 24 hours, after that sign up with sponsor wdeconinck

• Coffee provided in hopefully sufficient

quantities.

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Practical Facts

• Dinner tonight: DoG Street Pub (= Duke
• f Gloucester Street, main Colonial

Williamsburg pedestrian zone) Sign up by noon! Dinner at 7pm.

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Need More Facts?

Questions? Ask me, or across the hallway!

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