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Tuesday, October 18, 12:00-1:00 pm, Olin 04
Ivan Deutsch will give a talk over pizza. The title of Ivan’s talk is Quantum Information Processing with Ultracold Qubits.
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Linda Rossi’s Optic Nerve Opening
Wednesday, October 19, Goodsell Observatory, 4:30 pm
A small celebration will be held for photography professor Linda Rossi’s installation in progress “Optic Nerve” which pays homage to the wonderful history of Goodsell, to optic devices including telescopes, cameras, and more. Light refreshments will be served and all are invited.
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Physics Table
Thursday, October 20, 12:00-1:00 pm, LDC 113
Plan to have lunch with physics students 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.
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Richard Wolfson
Thursday, October 20, 7:00pm, Boliou 104
We all use metaphors in everyday language. Surely science must be beyond the use of these imprecise devices to explain nature! But no! In fact, modern physics abounds with metaphor. Richard Wolfson, the Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College, will present a lecture, “Like a Work of Shakespeare: Reality and Metaphor in Modern Physics.” The talk, aimed at an audience of nonscientists and scientists together, will explore metaphorical connections between modern physics and the humanities. All are welcome to attend the talk.
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Sigma Xi Poster Session
Friday, October 21, 3:30-4:45, Hulings Atrium
Students who did summer research at Carleton or elsewhere will be presenting their results in poster format. Please come support them! You are welcome to come and go over the hour. Everyone is strongly encouraged to attend and talk with some of the presenters about their projects. You’ll learn a lot of new and interesting science and math. The Carleton Board of Trustees will be attending the All Science and Math Poster Session from 4:15-4:45 pm. We ask that you please stay until 4:45 pm, especially if you are presenting a poster. There will be plenty of yummy Halloween food to satisfy your late afternoon appetite. And this is a great opportunity to celebrate student creative achievements with the Trustees, in person!
Co-sponsored by Sigma Xi and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant to Carleton. -
Student Workers
Tuesday October 18 is the last day of the current payroll period. Please have you hours worked entered, totaled, and your signature on the timesheet by noon on Wednesday. The timesheets are in a binder in 3rd Olin Lounge. Please check the “past timesheet” section for incomplete timesheets.
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Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program
This fellowship provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in scientific or engineering disciplines with an emphasis in high-performance computing. Fellows also participate in research at a DOE laboratory. Applications must be received by January 11, 2006. For more information visit www.krellinst.org/csgf.