Physics, Astronomy and Engineering News
Seminar - Thursday
Title: "First Order Optics" by Richard Graves from Ball Aerospace
Time: Thursday @ 4pm - October 4th
Place: Science Room 334
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. specializes in the design and development of small-to-medium-sized satellites (100-1,000 kg) and specialty spacecraft (3,000 kg).
All students and faculty are welcome to attend our seminars. Refreshments will be served.
SFA Observatory - Open on Friday Night
If you are a new student at SFA then you may not yet
be aware of the SFA Observatory. The observatory director Dr. Markworth and I would
like to invite you to the observatory this Friday night to take a tour of
the site and view a few objects through the research-grade telescopes.
We especially encourage our physics or pre-engineering majors and astronomy minors to take advantange of this opportunity. Feel free to bring a friend too.
The observatory will be open to the public on the following night (weather permitting): Friday, October 5th, 8:00pm
Driving Directions
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/tour_form.html
About the SFA Observatory
http://www.observatory.sfasu.edu/
New Job Opportunities
I met with the following companies at the SFA career day last week. You can contact them about possible summer internships or permanent positions. Feel free to see me if you need help applying for these positions.Kiewit Energy (Apply for Position #900462 online!)
http://www.kiewit.com
Arcon Laboritories, Contact Victor Harten at victor.harten(at)alconlabs.com
http://www.arconlabs.com/
Lufkin Industries - Contact Douglas Holland at doug-holland(at)lufkin.com
http://www.lufkin.com
Global Geophysical Services, Jennifer Lowry at jennifer.lowry(at)globalgeoplysical.com
http://www.globalgeophysical.com
Impact Selector
http://www.impactselector.com
Fastenal
http://www.fastenal.com
Houston Wire and Cable
http://www.houwire.com
Ferguson (A Wolseley company)
http://www.wolseleyna.com
More News
NSF fellowship program
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=NSF
The_World_Without_Engineers
http://www.anvari.org/cols/The_World_Without_Engineers.html
SFA Movies on Campus (Scroll Down to the Bottom)
http://www.saa.sfasu.edu/
Cartoon Laws of Physics -- SPS
http://www.spsnational.org/wormhole/laws.htm
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has discovered entrances to seven possible caves on the slopes of a Martian volcano.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/21sep_caves.htm?list184210
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07584/nsf07584.htm
NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
http://www.nasa.gov/
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 surprising.
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
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.
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Clear skies,
Dan Bruton
astro@sfasu.edu