Physics, Astronomy and Engineering News
Department Social -- Tomorrow
You are cordially invited to a social involving the Physics and Astronomy faculty, the Society of Physics Students, and the following classes: EGR 111, PHY 108, 241, 242, 250, 333, 347, 470, 475, and all graduate physics courses.
The annual Student-Faculty Social is scheduled for Thursday, September 13th from 4:00 to 5:15 PM in room 334 of the Science Building. There will be free pizza, free engineering pads, random drawings for other prizes, and a friendly team competition.
Fall Career Day
Career Services will host Fall Career Day on Wednesday, September 26th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm in the Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom. We currently have 95 organizations registered for this event and they are all eager to meet our talented SFA students! We hope you will share this event with your students and encourage them to attend.
As of 9/6/2007, the following companies are registered to attend Fall Career Day:
A.I.G. LUFKIN INDUSTRIES AAFES ACRT, Inc. MELTON & MELTON AEROTEK Merck Alcon Laboratories NULL LAIRSON, P.C. ArcMail Technology AXLEY & RODE LLP PBS&J BKD RBM LLP Reynolds and Reynolds RoyOMartin Ryan Energy Technologies DELOITTE & TOUCHE SIGNATURE SERVICES DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW TEMPLE-INLAND EASLEY,ENDRES,PARKHILL,&BRACKENDORFF,P.C. ELLIOTT ELECTRIC SUPPLY Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches, LLP TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Gary W. Lambert & Company Texas Tech University Graduate School GEICO TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW GEOSEARCH LOGGING Texas Woman's University Global Geophysical Services, Inc. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS GRADUATE STUDIES Hartman Leito & Bolt U.S. Customs & Border Protection HEARTLAND SECURITY INSURANCE GROUP HENRY & PETERS, P.C. UHY Advisors Hertz Corporation UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS Hines Houston ISD HOUSTON WIRE & CABLE Wells Fargo KIEWIT ENERGYStudents may go online to the Jobs4Jacks site to view an always current list of companies participating in Fall Career Day by following these simple steps:
- Login to your Jobs4Jacks account at www.myinterfase.com/sfasu/student **Note: If you do not have an account, go to the Jobs4Jacks site and create an account by selecting “Click Here to Register!”. Career Services will then approve your account so that you may have full access to the site, including the viewing of Career Events.
- Click on the ‘Career Events’ menu item.
- Click on ‘2007 Fall Career Day’
- Click on the ‘View Employers Attending’ button.
- Click on the ‘Search’ button.
News
Astronomers find a mysterious hole in the universe
They can't find anything -- no stars, no galaxies, no black holes, no dark matter
Astronomer: "It could also be a statistical freak of nature"
http://www.nrao.edu/pr/2007/coldspot/index.shtml
200,000 elliptical galaxies all aligned to the same axis by 13 sigma? If this claim can be proven it would be quite surprsing.
http://arxiv.org/abs/0708.4013
Mars Rovers Rolling Again!
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/9425321.html
PBS Movie: Seeing in the Dark
http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/
Asteroids Smash, Dinosaurs Duck
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/9588922.html
Cosmic Cockroaches
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/31aug_cockroaches.htm?list184210
Jobs4Jacks - SFA Career Services System
https://www.myinterfase.com/sfasu/student
Video: NASA's new rocket engine, the liquid-methane-powered 5M15
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/science/video-of-nasa-testing-its-new-rocket-engine-in-the-mojave-desert-293746.php
Amazing Image of the solar transit of the International Space Station (ISS)
http://www.astrophoto.fr/iss_atlantis_transit.html
UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing human tissue
http://www.udel.edu/PR/NewsReleases/2008/jul/7-23-07/hydro.html
Interstellar Dust Could Be "Alive"
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/16/1621233
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
http://www.met.tamu.edu/
Free Documentaries
http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/documentaries.htm#space_science_technology
Turn a flashlight into a handheld burning laser
http://lifehacker.com/software/diy/turn-a-flashlight-into-a-handheld-burning-laser-287252.php
Internship Opportunites
http://www.empowerchange.org:80/
I always wondered what the random word email messages were all about. Poison.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_poisoning
Job: Regional Admission Counselor based in the Houston area for SFA
http://www2.sfasu.edu/personnel/Job%20Postings%20-%20NonClassified/135-07.htm
Science Teacher Needed
Joaquin High School, Joaquin, TX
Need Upper Level High School Science Teacher
Contact Mid Johnson, Principal at 936-269-3127 ext 432
Or 903-692-1652 (Cell)
Just let him know you received his name and number from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at SFA.
Physics Teacher Needed
Physics & Principles of Technology
2007-2008 School Year, 187 days, $41,400-$49,289
Tomball High School
Bachelor`s degree from an accredited college or university. Proper certification as required by State Board for Educator Certification. Technology Education or Science Composite or Physics Certification with six hours required. Completed TEA workshop for beginning Principles of Technology.
Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences in the core academic subject area assigned to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.
For More Information Contact:
Jennifer Diamond
Personnel Department
Tomball ISD
281-357-3100 x222
APS/AAPT/SPS Fall Meeting
Texas A&M University will host the joint fall meeting of TSAPS/TSAAPT/SPS.
Meeting Dates: October 18-20
Meeting Website: http://txaps07.physics.tamu.edu/
Assistant Professor Position
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stephen F. Austin State University invites applications for a Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Physics. For details please see the website below.
http://www2.sfasu.edu/personnel/Job%20Postings%20-%20NonClassified/096-07.htm
Teacher Needed
Alamo Heights Independent School District is seeking a Teacher for Academic Excellence in Science. Here is an announcement for this new position:
http://www.tsaapt.org/2007Fall/AHISD.doc
Physics/Chemistry Teacher Needed
Krum is a growing 2A school just NW of Denton, TX.
LOCATION: Krum High School, 811 E. McCart Krum, TX 76249
SALARY: Per district salary schedule
LENGTH OF WORK YEAR: 187 days
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree, Teacher Certification, Must meet Highly Qualified criteria APPLICATION PROCEDURES: www.krumisd.net or CALL 940-482-6000 EXT. 226
Physics Teacher Needed
I am a department chair at Burleson High School in Burleson Texas just south of Fort Worth. We are in need of a Physics teacher for Fall 2008 (AP, PreAP, and regular Physics). We are hoping to find a highly qualified teacher for our students. Thank you, Janice Pyles jpyles@burlesonisd.net
Physics / AP Physics Teacher Needed
YES Prep Public Schools in Houston is seeking to fill 1 physics / AP physics position at its Southeast campus for the 2007-2008 school year. YES Prep is the top-rated open-enrollment secondary school in the Houston area and a STEM academy, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary work in math, science, and technology and an emphasis on project-based learning. Candidates must have a Bachelor`s degree from an accredited college or university, proper certification as required by the State Board for Educator Certification, or at least 24 credit hours in physics or a related field, with 12 hours in upper-level coursework.
Interested candidates should apply on-line at www.yesprep.org or contact Jennifer Hines, Chief Program Officer, at 713.574.7594 or jhines@yesprep.org.
More Physics Opportunities and News
List of Physics Job Announcements
http://careers.physicstoday.org/search/results/
Physicist sought for SPS Program Coordinator
http://careers.physicstoday.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2598628
The Nucleus - Resources for Physics and Astronomy Undergraduates
http://www.the-nucleus.org/
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Clear skies,
Dan Bruton
astro@sfasu.edu