tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219661400 2008-04-12 14:53:29 -0400 CPW '08 Videos Come learn about all aspects of UROP at MIT, including how to participate, what type of research is appropriate, what to expect from the program, and more. Discussion will center on the experiences of the UROP student panel as moderated by UROP staff. Student panelists will include representatives from the MIT Undergraduate Research Journal (MURJ), who will speak about their UROP experiences as well as their experiences publishing and working with MURJ. Plenty of time will be allowed for questions and answers, so bring your questions! 3196 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219558260 2008-06-02 13:36:08 -0400 MIT Video Productions Professor Margaret L.A. MacVicar was an outstanding educator and scientist who founded MIT's famous Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) and went on to serve as MIT's first Dean for Undergraduate Education until her untimely death in 1991 at the age of 47. She was nationally recognized for her leadership in shaping policies both for undergraduate education and for science education in public schools. The MacVicar Faculty Fellowship program was established in her memory and has become one of MIT’s highest teaching honors. This video was created on the 10-year anniversary of her death to remember Professor MacVicar and her many contributions at MIT. 318 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219400220 2007-07-05 10:08:59 -0400 eng-youth The Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program 355 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219324940 2009-02-20 09:52:36 -0500 MIT Department of Physics Technical Services Group First, an adjustable parallel-plate capacitor is held at a constant voltage. As the separation between the plates is widened, the electrometer shows charge (or current) flowing off of the plates, while the electroscope shows no change in voltage. Notice (by the deflection of the needle) that more charge flows off of the plates when they are closer together, and less when further apart. When the plates are brought back together, we see charge flowing back onto of the plates. <br><br> Next, we deposit a fixed amount of charge onto the left plate. Now, when the separation is widened, the electroscope shows a rising voltage, even as the amount of charge stays constant. When a block of plexiglass (a dielectric) is inserted between the plates, the voltage drops. However, when the plexi is removed, the voltage rises back up again, showing that the charge is still there. <br><br> This is one of the main reasons capacitors are built with dielectrics between their plates; more charge can be stored at a lower voltage. 126 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/219263320 2009-11-06 12:34:16 -0500 MIT Video Productions Since 1969, MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) has been inviting undergraduates to participate in research as junior colleagues of faculty. Today, eighty-five per cent of undergraduates participate, and UROP research takes place in all MIT disciplines. In UROP: Celebrating Discovery, faculty, staff, and students shed light on how UROP greatly enhances MIT education, and why it has long been regarded MIT's "flagship" academic program. 423