Radiations Newsletter

Volume 12, Issue 19

March 2, Thursday, LDC 113, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty, and staff at the LDC at noon. We can meet on 3rd Olin at 11:55 for the short walk to the dining hall or you can meet us there. All are welcome.

Dahlen, Berg & Co, an energy consulting firm that has
hired a number of recent Carleton grads, is looking for quantitatively oriented students to participate in a summer intership program. Interested individuals who have background that shows achievement should submit a resume, cover letter and transcript for consideration.

The NHMFL still has some REU positions at the high field magnet laboratory in Florida that are open to non-US residents (despite what it says on the website). The application deadline is March 10. The official start date is June 5, but they can be flexible . They are particularly interested in recruiting minorities. More information can be found at http://reu.magnet.fsu.edu/.

Spring 2006 (Approx. First Half of Term).
Fridays, 1:10-2:10 (4a); 1 Credit; S/CR/NC.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce this year’s Physics 123 line-up. “What Physicists Do” is our annual series of five lectures by invited speakers. It is intended to introduce students to a broad range of real world physics and to give some perspective on the kinds of work done by people with a physics background. The course is open to all interested graduates of Physics 112 and 115, and those considering a major in physics are particularly encouraged to enroll. A special feature of this year’s series is that it is designed to honor Bruce Thomas, who is retiring at the end of this year after 39 years at Carleton. We’ll hear from some of his former students in the first four weeks and then we’ll let Bruce tell us what he’s been up to through the years.

The presentations are in Olin 04 on Fridays during 4th period (1:10-2:10pm). The only requirement, beyond attending all talks, is to read an assigned article before hand, and then to submit a short (one page) typed essay afterwards commenting on both the talk and the reading. Speakers will be available for informal discussions at lunch before the presentations and over refreshments afterward. Questions: Joel Weisberg, Olin 319, x4367, jweisber@carleton.edu.

Physics and Astronomy Students: Consider applying for one of these summer research positions in our Department. Doing research can be an extremely rewarding, educational, and fruitful experience that complements your classroom learning, and you will be amazed at how much you can accomplish when researching full-time for most of the summer. The positions pay $4100 for ten weeks of work. The deadline for applications (directly to Cindy Blaha, Melissa Eblen-Zayas, or Joel Weisberg) is Wednesday, March 1.

February 27, Monday, Olin 04, 3:10-4:20 p.m.

Kevin will give his comps talk on hybrid cars and energy efficiency. All are encouraged to attend.

March 1, Wednesday, Olin 04, 3:10-4:20 p.m.

Alex will give his talk on entitled Entropy, Fractals, and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics. All are welcome.