Physics, Astronomy and Engineering News
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Title: "GuideView: A Medical Advice Solution"
by Glenn Holt (JSC-SD4) j.g.holt@nasa.gov
Time: 4:00 PM on Thursday
November 16, 2006
Place: Science Room 334
SFA Observatory
The observatory will be open to the public on the following day weather permitting:
There will be a bus to transport you to the SFA observatory at 7:00pm at the commuter's bus stop (located behind the Steen Library). See building 48 on this map: http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/springmeeting/CampusMap.jpg
You can sign up for email notice here:
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/tour_form.html
Movie of the Week
Atlas II Rocket Lauch
http://astro.sfasu.edu/movies/AtlasII.avi
NASA/JSC WB-57 High Altitude Research aircraft
Science News
DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
http://www.krellinst.org/csgf
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