Radiations

April 28-May 4, 2002

Weekly Calendar

May 3, Friday, Noon-1:00, Sevy CTR. Join staff, classmates, and , our P123 Speaker, John Stocke for Physics Table. Meet in Olin 3rd lounge at 11:50 and we can walk over together, or join us at Sevy. Everyone is welcome.

May 3, Friday, 1:10-2:10, Olin 141, P123: What Physicists Do, John Stocke, University of Colorado "Observing with the Hubble Space Telescope" "I will describe my current program of HST observations which use the spectrographs to discover and study intergalactic clouds (clouds of gas between galaxies). What are they and what are they made of? Have these clouds ever formed stars? How much of the Universe is contained in these clouds (probably more than you would guess!)? Some of these questions will be answered but others only asked. I will also describe how this project helped our group at Colorado to successfully propose a new spectrograph for HST which is now under construction and is scheduled to be launched in Feb 2004."

May 3, Friday, 9-11 pm, Goodsell Open House, Goodsell Observatory Public Open House. Everyone is invited to come look through the observatory's two historic telescopes. Remember to dress appropriately as the telescope domes are neither heated nor cooled. The open house will be canceled in the event of cloudy skies. For more information contact Jesse at 646 5719 or via email: jball@carleton.edu. *Note: Open houses are held the first Friday of every month.

Department Picnic It’s that time of the year when physics students here gather around to lament/celebrate another year gone by. The picnic is planned for May 17 at the Hill of 3 Oaks. Mark your calendar and be sure to add your name and food choice on the sign-up sheet that will be available in some classrooms and on the bulletin board in 3rd Olin Lounge. Deadline for sign-up is Friday, May 3. Carl Ebeling & Brian Joyce are this year’s Picnic Captains.

Reminder: Physics Student Photo Gallery Physics Majors, stop by any time and be digitally recorded. Its easy, its painless, and takes but a minute. See Ann or Maggie.

Summer Job - Environmental Science at Carleton is a program for high school teachers and students of color from Minnesota. Eight teachers and 24 students will collect and analyze data related to the effects of acid rain on soils. Your job as a program mentor would be to provide assistance to professors and teachers, help students with daily field studies, provide supervision and academic support to program participants, and supervise evening and housing-related activities. The program runs from July 14&emdash;July 26. Applicants should be experienced and interested in working with students, and knowledgeable in subject areas such as geology, biology, chemistry and physics. Applications are available in the physics department office.