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Physics, Astronomy and Engineering News
June 8,2001
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In this message you will find news about...
   * SFA Alumni
   * Physics 108 in the Summer
   * Graduate School
   * Job Opportunities
   * Submarines (click on it to the right)

 
A L U M N I   N E W S :   W h e r e   a r e   t h e y   n o w ? 
 
Ike Akwani was teaching in the Department of Materials Science at University of North Texas. He now lives in New York and works for Corning.  Randall Schindler lives in Washington, D.C. and is a Second Lieutenant at The Basic School in the United States Marine Corps. The following alumni apparently work for Raytheon: Russell Coy, Tammie Borders, and Andrew Steele. 
 
Janell Cannedy has an MS from UTD.  She is now a Senior Analyst at PepsiCo Business Solutions Group.  Glen Birdwell has a Ph.D. from the UTD.  He is a National Research Council Fellow at National Institute of Standards.  Steve Collins has an MS and Ph.D. from UTD as well.
 
Thanks to all those who have helped find graduates.  There will be more information on other graduates in the next newsletter.  There are 316 physics graduates listed on the SFA Physics Alumni web page so far.  Does anyone know what the following graduates are doing now?  Shawn Kennedy, Chad Bonner, or Richard Wood?
 
 
P H Y S I C S   1 0 8   I N   S U M M E R  II
Physics 108 (Introduction to Engineering and Physics) will be offered in the second summer term of this year.  If you are a freshman, then you may want to get a head start this summer.
 
J O B   O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Check out the alumni web page linked above for job opportunities and contacts. 
                            
G R A D U A T E   S C H O O L
Interested in graduate school at SFA?  It's easy.  Fill out an application form and then see this page.  Assistantships are available, so apply soon.
 
A D V I S I N G
Feel free to drop by the department this summer for advising.  There is a time conflict between the labs of Physics 242 and 250 for the Fall semester.  However it is still possible to take both if you drop by the main office.
 
O T H E R   N E W S
 
*  Tim Renfro sent this link about lost cosmonauts: http://www.lostcosmonauts.com/ilyushin.htm
 
*  SFA has a new president:  http://www.sfasu.edu/pubaffairs/focus.htm
 
*  Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. And each day has a different color twist tie. They are: 
Monday - Blue
Tuesday - Green
Thursday - Red
Friday - White
Saturday - Yellow
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Clear skies,
AstroDan Bruton
 
 
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