Radiations

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Carleton College

November 4-10, 2001

Weekly Calendar

Wednesday, Nov 7, 7:00 pm, MLC 104, Sara Karbeling and Akiko Nakano will be speaking about their summer research and travels along the Yangzi River in central China. Their research dealt primarily with the sociological impacts that the construction of the Three Gorges Dam and that the flooding will have on the inhabitants of villages along the river. This is the largest dam project in the world. Lots of wonderful pictures and stories! The presentation will be in MLC 104 (the big lecture hall on the first floor) at 7:00pm Wednesday, November 7.

Thursday, Nov 8, 12:00-1:00 pm, 113 LCD, Physics Table, Join the department staff for lunch and good company. We can meet on 3rd Olin at 11:50 for the short walk to the new dinning hall or you can meet us in room 113 at the Language Center Dining Hall. Students off-board are invited to bring their lunch.

Friday, Nov 9, 3:30-4:30 pm, Olin 02, Fall Seminar, Tim O’Connell, "Fitting of a Simple Mathematical Model to a Complex Simulation;" Doug Sigford, "Students of the Solar Wind: A Scientific and Academic Endeavor;" Henry Brock, "Raising Walls and Food for Forty, Carpentry and Camp."

Radiotelescope Special Project Joel is looking for two students to get our new 21 cm radiotelescope running winter term. We will be able to take spectra of neutral hydrogen from spiral arms throughout the Milky Way Galaxy. The scope is a kit that is now in about seven boxes. If interested, please send Joel a paragraph or two explaining your interest and your relevant background. It would be helpful though not essential to have experience with electronics. Deadline: Monday November 5. Joel Weisberg, jweisber@carleton.edu

Winter Break Job Lab and computer maintenance, 2-3 weeks (total 30 to 60 hours), starting after the Thanksgiving holiday. During break, our lab computers will undergo some maintenance &emdash; hard drives will be cleaned, some applications will be updated, and they will be made ready for winter term. The lab rooms will also be organized for new classes. Other duties may be included, if time permits. If interested, please write a paragraph or two describing your interest and any relevant experiences. Contact Doug (dfoxgrov@carleton.edu) by Monday, Nov 5. Any questions, please see Doug in Olin 208.

New Web Site for students planning graduate study in physics: AAPT would like you to be aware of a website designed to be a searchable online directory for researching graduate programs in the physical sciences, engineering and related fields. The site also provides other useful resources for students and academics. For more information go to http://www.gradschoolshopper.com.

Oak Ridge Science Semester Program Spend next fall participating in research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Oak Ridge Science Semester program (for juniors and seniors) involves students in a wide range of on-going basic and applied research projects at the lab. You pay a comprehensive fee ($11,500 this year, probably slightly higher next year) to participate, but in return you receive a full semester of academic credit and a stipend ($5200 this year). Housing is provided. This is a great chance to spend some time off campus, to engage in concentrated research, and to learn more about yourself, your talents, and your interests. Applications must be completed in February, so it's best to do some initial planning before winter break. If you're at all interested, contact Bruce Thomas (email: bthomas) for more details or go to http://www.denison.edu/oakridge or http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/science_technology.htm.

Part-Time Job The Princeton Review, the nation's leader in test preparation, has openings for dynamic students with strong science backgrounds and/or reading and writing skills. We are currently hiring several instructors for our spring MCAT course in Northfield. These positions involve approximately 2.5 hours per week of teaching, plus prep time, and are great for science or liberal arts students who are great test takers and who like to teach. Benefits: $20/hr to start, full training provided, flexible scheduling, 2.5 to 10 hours per week in the evening and on weekends. Great teaching experience. Requirements: score at least a 10 on the MCAT section you wish to teach (General Chem, Organic Chem, Bio, Physics, or Verbal), attend a teacher audition and a training weekend. Interviews will be held in Northfield on November 12. Please contact Dave Leishman, Executive Director, The Princeton Review of Minneapolis, 612-676-1447, http://www.princetonreview.com or davele@review.com for more information.

Official National Science Foundation REU page: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reulist.htm

Brigham Young University Summer Program Research possibilities include optics, laser cooling, computer modeling, plasmas, solid state and thin film science, acoustics, theory, and astronomy. Information and application on the web: http://volta.byu.edu/REU. Deadline: February 25, 2002.

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, 2002

CERN Summer Research Program through Northeastern University and the University of Michigan. Contact Artemis Egloff, Northeastern University, Physics Department, Dana Research Building Room 210, Boston, MA 02115. email: reu@neu.edu. web: http://www.hep.physics.neu.edu/reu_at_cern/ Deadline: January 31, 2002.

University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy sponsored jointly by the National Science Foundation (pending) and the University of Minnesota. Research Experience for Undergraduates. Information at: http://www.physics.umn.edu/programs/reu/ Deadline: February 2002.

University of New Mexico, in conjunction with Los Alamos National Laboratory Undergraduate students work with a faculty mentor on an individual project focusing on some aspect of the computational properties of complex systems. If you have specific questions, please direct them to Paul Brault, telephone: (505) 984-8800, Ext.235, fax: (505) 982-0565, e-mail: paul@santafe.edu. Deadline: Feb 15, 2002. URL: http://www.phys.unm.edu/LASS

University of Notre Dame NSF-REU. Research areas include atomic, solid state microelectronics, low temperature superconductivity, lasers, nuclear, gamma-ray physics, biophysics, astrophysics, cosmology, solar system formation, high energy detectors, high energy theory, and surface physics. Web address: http://www.science.nd.edu/physics/reu. Deadline: February 25, 2002

Past and Current REU Information: http://physics.carleton.edu/Updates/finternships.html