Radiations

November 10-16

 

Weekly Calendar

Tuesday, November 12, Physics Table, 11:30-12:30 p.m., LDC 117, Join the Department staff for lunch. We can meet on 3rd Olin at 11:20 for the short walk to the dinning hall or you can join us there.

 

Wednesday, November 13, St. Olaf Seminar, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., Science Center 170, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)î, Dr. Armando Manduca, Biomathematics Resource, Mayo Clinic. We'll discuss the basic physical principles involved in MRI, and then talk about two current areas of research: (1) the automatic correction of artifacts and blurring caused by patient motion during the imaging process, and (2) the imaging of acoustic wave propagation through issues or other materials, leading to images depicting the *elasticity* of objects.

 

FYI

Tom Baraniak's (department Electronics & Laboratory Manager) latest published article "Ultrasonic Homing Device," will appear in the November issue of Circuit Cellar, Inc. If you go to this link right now, you can see the article (one of 4-5 in the last year or so) http://www.circuitcellar.com/.

 

2003 REU AND INTERNSHIP INFORMATION

List of REU and internship opportunities are also on the Carleton Physics Web page at http://physics.carleton.edu/Updates/finternships.html

Baylor University CASPER's Summer Undergraduate Research Program offers undergraduates an opportunity for active research participation with faculty in either the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics & Engineering Research or the Physics Department. For more information see: http://www3.baylor.edu/CASPER/NSFREU.html. Application deadline: Feb 28, 2003.

University of Central Florida REU in lasers and optics at the School of Optics/CREOL. Application information at: http://www.creol.ucf.edu/reu/reu.html Deadline: March 1, 2003

Indiana University, Astronomy Department Summer REU in astronomy research that includes a trip to the Kitt Peak National Observatory. Projects include: photometry of variable stars, the determination of the properties of star clusters from cluster color-magnitude diagrams, and studies of the composition of stars and planets. For an application visit the website at: http://www.astro.indiana.edu/reu/reu.html, or email Christina Lirot at: astroreu@indiana.edu. Deadline: Feb 1, 2003.

University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy sponsored jointly by the National Science Foundation and the University of Minnesota. Research Experience for Undergraduates. Information at: http://www.spa.umn.edu/outreach/reu/ Deadline: February 15, 2003.

University of Michigan REU Program. Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Physics Department, 2464 Randall Laboratory, University of MI, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1120. Open to rising juniors and seniors. Deadline February 3, 2003. For more info, see the web site at: http://www.physics.lsa.umich.edu/academics/research/reu.asp

Montana State University Undergraduate Research Positions for summer 2003 with the Solar Physics group of the Dept of Physics. See http://solar.physics.montana.edu/sol_phys/. Deadline: March 2003. On-line applications will be posted in December at: http://solar.physics.montana.edu/sol_phys/reu

The deadline for materials to be included in Radiations is noon Thursday prior to the week you would like the information to appear.