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Physics, Astronomy and Engineering News
September 20, 2005

Department Seminars

Title: "Carbon Nanotubes: Structure and Applications" by Jonathan Below

Title: "Dark Energy" by Tim Rothenbush

Time: 4:00 PM on Thursday, September 22, 2005

Place: Science Room 334

All students and faculty are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.

Survey?

If you have not already... Can you take a few minutes to evaluate the Department of Physics and Astronomy at SFA using this online form?

http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/forms/programreview.html

We're trying to get as much feedback as we can from our alumni and current students.

Contributors' Links
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Dr. Trikosko's Son's Cool Cartoon
http://www.fabrica.it/flipbook/flipbook_player.php?id=1119823941-69151250219
Make your own animation: http://www.fabrica.it/flipbook/

Guest Lecture Series in Physics
http://he-cda.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-131215.html

Deep Impact Results
http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov

Jefferson Science Fellows
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/Jefferson_Science_Fellows.html

Download Books for Free (Pre-1923 and Public Domain)
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/en

Aerial images of the Katrina area on NOAA's website
http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/KATRINA0000.HTM

"Psychic Wins Lottery"

Submitted by Jackie Coker

Only in America.....do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in America......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

Only in America......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.

Only in America......do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

EVER WONDER ....

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!

Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

Scholarships and Employment Opportunities

Consider teaching labs for our department or teaching at the high school or college level in your future. For more info see your professors and http://www.aapt.org/

SFA Opportunities

Other Opportunities

Thanks to Jackie Coker, 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

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