Physics, Astronomy and Engineering News
| Day | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 4pm | "Quantum Theory through Probability and Geometry" - Ambar Sengupta | Math 357 |
| Tue 4pm | "Thermoelectricity" - Isador Silver "Imaging Quasar BL Lac" - Ayrric Jones | Science 334 |
| Wed 1pm | Transit of Mercury across the Sun - SFA Telescopes | Outside Science |
| Thu 4pm | "Reservoir Engineering" - Trevor Gibbs "NASA Spinoffs" - Vincent Harr | Science 334 |
November 8th - Mercury Transit
There will be solar telescopes outside of the science building between 1 and 3pm on Wednesday, Nov. 8th. SPS members and Physics and Astronomy faculty will set up the telescopes between the science building and the business building.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/20oct_transitofmercury.htm?list184210
PDF Document
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/social/social158/MercuryTransitGuide.pdf
Movie of the Week
Chain Reaction
http://www.eepybird.com/exp214.html
Dr. B's Survey
Science News
SFA Tuition Warning
http://www.sfasu.edu/tuitionwarning/
North Korea at Night
http://satblog.methaz.org/images/nkor.png
Universe Song (Flash Movie)
http://dingo.care-mail.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
Very Cool Door
http://livedigital.com/content/1031130/c385
Monk-E-Mail
http://tinyurl.com/y6kb28
A really neat daytime picture of the Moon and Venus
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061030.html
Fun with Ferrofluid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Ti6PeGdNQ&mode=related&search=
Floating magnet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8nCg0n0zXM&mode=related&search=
Job Opportunity - L-3 Communications
If you are interested in an internship at L-3 Communications during the summer, then please see Dr. B in room 322H for the contact information.
Scholarships for Future Teachers
The American Association of Physics Teachers is offering two $2,000 scholarship for future high-school physics teachers. This scholarship, supported by an endowment funded by Barbara Lotze, is available only to U.S. citizens attending a U.S. school. Undergraduate students in, or planning to enter, physics teacher preparation curricula and high-school seniors planning to enter such curricula are eligible.
http://www.aapt.org/Grants/lotze.cfm
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Clear skies,
Dan Bruton
astro@sfasu.edu