Radiations Newsletter

May 16 (Friday) 4-8 pm, Hill of Three Oaks

Come one and all to frolic in the sun, grill some food and have some fun!

All Physics & Astronomy students faculty and staff are invited to the annual spring picnic held at the Hill of Three Oaks, Friday May 16 at 4 pm. Please RSVP no later than Thursday May 8 by clicking on this link and filling out the form. https://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/physics/spring_picnic_rsvp/

Designs are in. It’s time to vote. The designs are hanging outside the 2nd Olin Lounge with a number by each one. Look at them, admire them, ponder the punniness and physics behind them. Then tell me which one you like best. Vote by emailing Tiffany, coxt , the number of your choice by Thursday 5pm. Remember, if you don’t vote, then you have no right to complain about the shirt.

May 9 (Friday) 12:00-1:00 pm, LDC 113

Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty, staff and P123 speaker Claire Pettersen at the LDC at noon. We can meet on 3rd Olin at 11:55 for the short walk over or you can meet us there. All are welcome.

May 2 (Friday) 12:00-1:00 pm, LDC 113

Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty, staff and P123 speaker Becky Anthony at the LDC at noon. We can meet on 3rd Olin at 11:55 for the short walk over or you can meet us there. All are welcome.

It’s time to start thinking about the most important part of your year … PHYSICS T-SHIRTS!!! We need design ideas and color schemes. Start being creative, come up with something witty or cool and just plain physics-y. Designs should be submitted to Tiffany, coxt, by 5pm WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, so that people have time to think before voting, which ends on WEDNESDAY, May 7. Remember the person who designs the winning t-shirt not only wins the coveted physics t-shirt designer of the year award but a FREE T-SHIRT too. (Wow, people, that is quite the incentive…) Submit both the design and a corresponding color scheme (t-shirt color and 1 color for pattern. T-shirts should be around the same cost as last year(~$12). Remember, if no one submits a design, there will be NO SHIRT! And we don’t want that to happen.

April 24 (Thursday) 7:00pm, Olin 04

All students studying science at Carleton are invited to a panel discussion with science alumni about life after Carleton.

What do Carleton Science Alumni Do?
Careers in Science: A Panel Discussion with Alums.

Panel Members:

• Nancy Braker (Biology, 1981)
  Director, Cowling Arboretum, formerly with the Nature Conservancy
• Michael Lach (Physics, 1990)
  Director of Science for the Chicago Public Schools, former high school physics teacher with Teach for America
• Stephanie Ota (Chemistry, 2000)
  Visiting Instructor in Chemistry, Graduate Student, University of Oregon
• Anne Sawyer (Geology, 2001)
  Hydrologist, National Weather Service
• Carey Tinkelenberg (psychology, 2005)
  Twin Study, University of MN and Founder and Executive Director, Northfield Skating
  School
• Ann Zawistoski (Geology and ENTs 1997)
  Carleton Science Librarian

Sponsored by Sigma Xi. Refreshments will be served

April 25 (Friday) 12:00-1:00 pm, LDC 113

Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty, staff and P123 speaker Michael Lach at the LDC at noon. We can meet on 3rd Olin at 11:55 for the short walk over or you can meet us there. All are welcome.

Mark your calendars! The date for the Physics and Astronomy Spring Picnic has been set for Friday May 16 at 4 pm. Look for more information coming soon.