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Volume 15, Issue 22 (April 6, 2009)
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Events This Week
Events happening this week in the physics and astronomy department.
Sara Rothwell's Comps Talk
April 6 (Monday) 3:10-4:20pm, Olin 04
Join Sara as she gives her comps talk on "Quantum Optics". Everyone is invited to attend.
SDA Hours
April 7 (Tuesday) noon-1:00pm, Olin 2nd floor lounge
The Physics & Astronomy SDAs invite all sophomores thinking about declaring a physics major to join them for an informal lunch in the 2nd floor lounge. Pizza will be served.
Abhishesh Adikari's Comps Talk
April 8 (Wednesday) 3:10-4:20pm, Olin 04
Join Abhi as he gives his comps talk on "Quantum Computing". Everyone is welcome.
Physics Table
April 10 (Friday) 12:00-1:00PM, LDC Shearer Dining Room
Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty, staff, and PHYS123 speaker Doug Natelson. Meet on 3rd Olinn at 11:55pm for the short walk over or meet us there. All are welcome.
PHYS 123 Speaker Doug Natelson
April 10 (Friday) 1:10-2:10pm, Olin 149
Doug Natelson, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Rice, will talk about "Getting Big Science Out of Nanoscale Devices". All are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the talk.
Ted Marschall's Comps Talk
April 10 (Friday) 3:30-4:30pm, Olin 02
Join Ted as he gives his comps talk on "Superstates: The Low-Temperature States of Boson Matter". All are welcome.
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FYI
Information that may be of interest to physics and astronomy faculty, staff, and students.
REU at Case Western Reserve University
There is a new NSF-sponsored REU program in physics at Case Western Reserve University. The program is described at http://www.phys.cwru.edu/reu/. It is scheduled to run this summer from June 1 through August 7. They are seeking highly motivated undergraduates who wish to engage in an intensive ten-week research experience mentored by a CWRU faculty member. The application deadline is April 25.
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