JOB #2: "The last couple of years I have been working as the Math Department Leader at Howry Middle School in Lake Worth, TX. Next year, I am moving to the Science Department as Department Leader. We are in need of a 8th grade science teacher. The person would need to be certified or be willing to get certified in 8-12 science or physical science, because our honors science -- Integrated Physics and Chemistry -- is a high school course. We have worked with teachers through the Region Service Center to get them certified 'on-the-job.' Do you know anyone who would be interested in interviewing for a teaching position?" -- Tracie Fox Galindo, benandtracie@yahoo.com

JOB #3: JOB OPENING - PFLUGERVILLE I.S.D., HENDRICKSON HIGH SCHOOL
FULL-TIME PHYSICS TEACHER
2004-05 school year: PreAP Physics and Physics
2005-05 school year: PreAP Physics and AP Physics (probably)
TO APPLY, you must complete an on-line application at www.PflugervilleISD.net.
For more information, please contact Dr. Kenn Heydrick at 512-594-0108 or Kenn.Heydrick@PflugervilleISD.net

JOB #4: Jobs for SFA Students and Graduates: http://www.engineering.sfasu.edu/jobs.html

Alumni News

Marvin Blake McBride, BS, graduated in 1993, lives in Washington D.C., and is a Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Officer in the United States Navy and is the Executive Officer (XO) or second in command of the National Ice Center in D.C. He recently sent us an email message about his work.

The physics department alumni page now has the names of 351 alumni and has details on 121 of these. Thanks for any assistance in keeping this list up to date: http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/alumni/alumni.html
 

Contributors' Links

Public Viewing Sessions, SFA Observatory, Saturday, June 19th, 9:00PM and Saturday, July 17th, 9:00PM
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/tour_form.html

Comet C/2003 H1 (Linear) as seen at the SFA Observatory - Movie
http://observe.phy.sfasu.edu/~ast305/Wagers/astrometry.html

Amazing Cornstarch - Movie
http://chaos.ph.utexas.edu/research/vibrated_cornstarch.htm

Will concrete barriers in front of secure buildings stop traffic? - Movie
http://www.cox-internet.com/ast305/index.html

OPPORTUNITY REACHES ENDURANCE CRATER
http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1253_1.asp
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20040526a.html - Color Picture

World Record Paper Airplane
http://paperplane.org/100898.html

Image from Dr. Gruebel's Birthday Party
http://observe.phy.sfasu.edu/~ast305/Downing/Gruebel%2080th%20Birthday%20003.jpg

Frequent Halos
http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/halo/common.htm

Thermoacoustic Ice Cream - Ben & Jerry's Uses Sound to Chill Ice Cream
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1861434

Methane on Mars: Or "Back to the Future?"
http://www.enterprisemission.com/_articles/04-13-2004/Methane_on_Mars.htm

SpamFighter Software
http://www.spamfighter.com/

Saturn in Color - Recent Images
http://ciclops.lpl.arizona.edu/PR/2004D29/PR2004D29A.html

New Spiral Arm for the Milky Way
http://skyandtelescope.com/news/archive/article_1254_1.asp

The ISS is most easily viewed around this time...
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/iss_viewing_040507.html

The Gravity Probe B spacecraft left Earth today to measure a subtle yet long-sought force of Nature: gravitomagnetism.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/19apr_gravitomagnetism.htm?list942833

How Do You Catch a Unique Rabbit?
http://www.inhis.com/HumorNew/humor.aspx?id=10464

Microbiologists have found a community of extreme-loving microbes working together to survive at the bottom of California's strange Mono Lake.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/13may_ecosystem.htm?list1065276

One day, a Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Chemical Engineer and Computer Engineer were driving down the street in the same car. The car broke down....
http://www.basicjokes.com/djoke.php?id=320

Q: What do you get if you cross a pig with a rat?
A: Pig rat sine theta.
http://physicsweb.org/article/world/16/9/2

Harnessing the Power of Poop
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/astronaut_electricity_040519.html
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/18may_wastenot.htm?list1065276

A Home Test for Parallel Universes
http://www.allsci.com/parallel.html

Hidden Physicist - PowerPoint (Right click and Save As...)
http://www.aip.org/education/sps/networking/hiddenphysicists.ppt

Relativity in Quran
http://www.geocities.com/speed_of_light_quran/relativity_quran.htm

The Funny Pages: Course Evaluations
http://funnies.paco.to/textComments.html

Research Experiences for Undergraduates at UIOWA
http://www.physics.uiowa.edu/reu/

Thanks to Trina Benson, Andy Wagers, Ray Brown, Tommy Gober, Ron Coryell, Martin Prado, Chris Dahl 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