2016 Definition and 204 Threads

(The AAPT 2015 Summer Meeting in College Park just ended... and I see that some (but not a lot of) information is already up for the next meeting: the 2016 Winter Meeting in New Orleans.) https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/wm2016/ [The site might not be ready for prime-time yet... the html page...

Hi all, my name is Brandon and I'm new to these forums I'm going into my 5th year at university and am majoring in Chemical Engineering. From my understanding, those who choose to go into industry after graduating are usually in process, petroleum, etc. However, I am rather more interested...

Generally is it as difficult to get into a PhD program in physics during the spring then it is during the fall? I'm asking because many of the schools I'm applying to say that most students are admitted during the fall but they give you the option to apply for the spring as well.

When they say the Obamas are lobbying to bring the 2016 summer olympics to Chicago, what are they actually doing? Are they bribing, or return some political favor back?. What exactly is lobbying?