SFA
Physics, Astronomy and Engineering News
April 28, 2004

The Last Seminars of the Spring Semester

Titles: "Polarization", "Index of Refraction", "Stirling Engines"

Speakers: Ron Coryell, Jonathan Meehan, Jeremy Pruitt

Time: 4:00 PM on Thursday, April 29th

Place: Science Room 334

The department has weekly seminars on most Thursdays at 4:00 PM. All students and faculty are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served before the seminars. Here is a list of our future seminars future seminars: http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/seminar.html.

Advising

Summer Courses: Engineering 111 and 112, Physics 131 and 132, Astronomy 105

Fall Courses: Engineering 111 and 342, Astronomy 105, Physics 131, 241, 242, 250, 222, 343, 347, 431, 470, etc.

Registration for the fall and spring begins this week.
http://www.sfasu.edu/registrar/Registration/datestoregister.html

Schedule of Classes
http://www.sfasu.edu/registrar/Registration/scheduleofclasses.html

Advising Form
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/engineering/advisingform.pdf

Upcoming Events

All students, faculty and alumni are welcome to come to these events:

  • End-of-Semester Unreal Tournament LAN Party, SFA Observatory, Saturday, May 1st, 8:00 PM
  • Public Viewing Sessions, SFA Observatory, Tuesday, May 4th, 8:00 PM
  • Physics and Astronomy Spring Picnic, Pecan Park, Thursday, May 6th, 5:30 PM

    Department Calendar: http://www.huntcal.com/cgi/calview.cgi/SFA-Panda/Events

    Spring Picnic

    Please come join the faculty and staff of the Physics and Astronomy Department to celebrate the season of spring and end of the spring semester.

    Date: May 6 - Thursday
    Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Place: Pecan Acres Park on Starr Ave.

    We will provide barbeque beef and sausage, beans, rolls, and potato salad. Faculty and staff are requested to bring covered dishes such as salads, vegetables and desserts. Students are requested to bring soft drinks, chips, napkins or plastic eating utensils. Please let us know if you will join us and what you would like to bring. Sign up list in Room 322 or just call Trina at 468-3001.

    Contributors' Links

    THE DOUBLE COMET SHOW OF 2004
    http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/article_1229_1.asp

    Constellations and more
    http://www.dibonsmith.com/menu.htm

    We are in good hands with JPL
    http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/

    Galaxy Quest
    http://observe.phy.sfasu.edu/galaxyquest/

    Thanks to Trina Benson and others for the links and information above. Feel free to send any interesting links that you find. This email message is sent to students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the department. If you would like to be removed from the emailing list or are getting multiple copies of these newsletters, then feel free to reply to this message with your request.

    Clear skies,
    Dan Bruton
    astro@sfasu.edu