Title #2: "Superfluids: A Look at the Properties of Liquid Helium"

Time: Thursday @ 4pm - November 8th

Place: Science Room 334

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

SFA Observatory - Volunteers Needed on Monday

The annual SFA 101 tour of the Observatory has been scheduled by Dr. Markworth with Gloria Montes in the SFA 101 office. These tours are for students in the SFA 101 course. We could use some helpers for these large groups. The department will provided dinner around 6pm for our majors and SPS members that are able to help us at the observatory. Busses will arrive at the observatory at 7, 8, 9, and 10pm on the following nights:

Monday, November 12, 2004
Wednesday, November 14, 2004
Thursday, November 15, 2004 (Backup Only)

For more information see Dr. Markworth, Dr. Bruton, or this link:
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/tour_form.html

Movies and Cool Science
 

Movie: Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiment
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-274981837129821058

Movie: The Sun Rips Off a Comet's Tail -- Wow!
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/01oct_encke.htm?list184210

Movie: Space Toilet and Shooting Stars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUe2HcFUPSo

Movie: Windbelt, Cheap Generator Alternative, Set to Power Third World
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html?series=37

Use Thinking Putty to Confirm the Speed of Light
http://www.puttyworld.com/usethputofis.html

US Air Force Exam - Not Really
http://members.iinet.net.au:80/~pontipak/redsquare.html

Jobs and News

SFA Fall Teacher Job Fair is quickly approaching! This recruiting event will be held on November 16th from 9:00 am to noon in the Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom.
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/social/social185/FTJF.pdf

Blinn is looking to hire a full time instructor. The position requires a master's degree or higher in physics or a closely related field plus 18 graduate hours in physics, a complete application, and completion of a on campus interview. The application can be found at
http://www.blinn.edu and then follow the employment link.

We are exploring new and different ways to offer courses at SFASU. Please help by completing the short survey in the link below. Your anonymous response will help us develop programs that reflect the needs of our students.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=q8LrgU5_2bTjyuCobMfaOWMg_3d_3d

Adjunct Professor at Sam Houston State University needed for the Spring 2008
Contact: Rex Isham, phy_eri@shsu.edu

REU at WSU
http://www.physics.wsu.edu/reu.htm

SMART
https://www.asee.org/smart/index.cfm

SFA Scholarship Information
https://sfasu.scholarships.nelnet.net/

Tiny 'tin whiskers' imperil electronics
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071006/ap_on_hi_te/tin_whiskers

Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers
http://www.aapt.org/Grants/lotze.cfm

Madison & Lila Self Graduate Fellowship
http://www2.ku.edu/~selfpro/

DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program
http://www.orau.gov/dhsinternships/

Jobs4Jacks - SFA Career Services System
https://www.myinterfase.com/sfasu/student

There are many other job opportunities available in the last few department newsletters:
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/social/physicsnews.html

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Clear skies,
Dan Bruton
astro@sfasu.edu