Seminars - Tuesday and Thursday

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007 @ 4pm
Title #1: "What's In Your Office? - Laser Printers" by Samantha Baker
Title #2: "The Production of Nanowires by Controlled Chain Polymerization" by Kisha Charles

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 @ 4pm
Title #1: "How Gems Get Their Color" by Malcolm Lablanc
Title #2: "TBA" by Jonathan Currey

Place: Science Room 334

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

Movies
 

Supercooled Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g1BDpU7ZQo&feature=user
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSPzMva9_CE&feature=related

Mountain WindSuit
http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=4262

Crayon Physics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsTqspnvAaI
http://www.kloonigames.com/crayon/

Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc

Humpback Whale: Hunting Technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJvfjiCTvq4&NR=1

Jobs and News

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

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

New@Sky
http://news.sky-map.org

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