Physics and Astronomy
Radiations

October 29 - November 4, 1999

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Wednesday, November 3

noon-1:30 p.m.
Corner Tea Room

 Physics Table:Join the department for lunch and conversation Wednesdays from noon - 1:30 p.m. in the Corner Tea Room (Burton Dining Hall). Meet on 3rd Olin at 11:50 a.m. for the walk to the CTR or join us there at noon. Everyone is welcome!

FYI

Student Workers: Timesheets for this pay period are due Monday. Please come by the department office to complete and sign your sheets by Monday afternoon so that you will be paid! Thanks.

Goodsell Observatory Open House: Everyone is invited to come look through the observatory's two historic telescopes on Friday, November 5, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Remember to dress warmly as the telescope domes are not heated. The open house will be cancelled in the event of cloudy skies. For more information call Nathanael at x5719.

U of MN Institute of Technology Open House: On Saturday, November 13 the Institute of Technology at the U of MN will be having an open house for students and faculty interested in their graduate programs in mathematics, engineering and the physical sciences. Research laboratories will be open for tours, and faculty and current graduate students will be available to answer questions about the graduate programs. If there is sufficient interest in a trip to this open house, the department will arrange transportation. Please contact Rebecca (rtollefs) by Monday, November 8 if you are interested in attending.

Astronomy Students ‹ Mentor needed for 12-year-old girl: A girl attending the Village School (a Northfield Charter School) is very interested in astronomy. Her teachers are hoping to find a Carleton astronomy student who would be interested in meeting with her for an hour or so a week to talk astronomy. If you are interested, contact her teacher, Olivia Frey, evenings at 645-4998. Joel can also give you more information.

Summer REU Opportunities:

1. Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket MA 02554. See them on the web at http://www.mmo.org beginning in December.
2. Curriculum Reform Institute. "Help reform science, math, and engineering curriculum." See their pages at http://www.uwosh.edu/wis/cri.htm. Deadline: December 17, 1999.
3. NSF/REU Undergraduate research in observational astronomy. Web: http://astrosun.tn.cornell.edu/REU/REU.html. Deadline: February 10, 2000.
4. Montana State (Bozeman) will have 8 positions in materials research next summer in an 8-week program. See http://www.physics.montana.edu/reu/. Deadline: March 24, 2000.

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 tuition to participate, but in return you receive a generous stipend ($6800 this fall, not yet fixed for next year). What a deal! This is a great chance to spend some time off campus, to engage in concentrated research, and to learn more about your talents and interests. Application deadline is early February. If youčre at all interested, contact Bruce Thomas (email: bthomas) for more details.

Thanks to Paul Kutter, Claire Pettersen and Aaron Dotter for a wonderful fall picnic!