Carleton College Physics and Astronomy

Weekly Bulletin October 25 - October 31, 1995

Friday, October 27 3:30 Olin 108

STUDENT TALKS:

Kris Poduska, "The Quest for Millicharged Particles" (at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)

Nate Hultman, "A Knight Chasing Windmills: Wind energy analysis at the Union of Concerned Scientists"

These talks are the second a series in which physics majors will speak on their physics-related work and research experiences. We particularly recommend the series to juniors who may want to apply for similar kinds of positions next summer.

Friday, October 27 3:30

JOBS APPLICATION DEADLINE:(see Comments below)

Tuesday, October 31 Noon CTR

PHYSICS / ASTRONOMY TABLE: Meet in Olin 309 at 11:50 a.m. for the walk to the CTR or join us there at noon.

1. Engineers: Franklin Johnson (Washington University) will be here tomorrow, October 26. If you haven't arranged an appointment to talk with him do it immediately. Bruce Thomas, x4389, BTHOMAS

2. Jobs for Winter Break: We have the following job opportunities available over break. Note that the deadline for application to the listed supervisor is THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, AT 3:30 PM.

Two students to work with me on the development of observing and image analysis labs for our new CCD cameras. Applicants must have CCD observing experience and enjoy character-building Minnesota winters. Up to 120 hours each, negotiable.

Paolo Dini

One or possibly two positions to work on the general subject of Physics and Music. These positions involve developing basic numerical/graphical analysis tools for musical signals in C and Mathematica. Up to 120 hours each, negotiable.

Richard Noer

1. Help set up and check out the new scanning electron microscope and ion bombardment facilities for our ultrahigh vacuum system. As time permits, work on developing new experiments with the system (e.g., photoelectric effect, secondary electron emission, sputter etching). Minimum background needed: Physics 128 and 240. 60-120 hours, negotiable..

2. Test out a new high-speed LabVIEW data acquisition board, and help develop an application of LabVIEW for Physics 342. Minimum background needed: Physics 240, and some computer experience. (You'll need to learn LabVIEW, an "object-oriented" language; it's not difficult, but it'll probably go easier if you've done some modest programming in some standard language.) 60-120 hours, negotiable.

Joel Weisberg

I have up to three one-week positions for research leading to the preparation of posters for the American Astronomical Society meeting in San Antonio in January. These positions are reserved for the three students who are attending the meeting.

APPLICATION DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, AT 3:30 PM

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