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3/23/2001
Congratulations to Christina Hammock, recent recipient of a NC Space Grant to attend the NASA Space Academy, and to Meredith Drosback, recipient of a NC Space Grant Graduate Supplemental Fellowship. Steve Reynolds serves as the faculty mentor for both Christina and Meredith.
Congratulations to the NC State Chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS), recipient of 2000-2001 Marsh White Award from the SPS Council for their Outreach. Several SPS students, including Nick Featherstone, Ken Warner, Mark Harris, David Wood, Tim Mowrer, Matt Corne, Patrick Withem, and Erik Johnson, have been visiting third grade classrooms (13 and counting) around Wake County, demonstrating the physics of light and reflection. They have also brought physics demonstrations to Family Science Nights at Wiley and Washington Elementary Schools.
Research Library of the Future; What are the Needs of the Academic Disciplines? A brown bag lunch with panel discussion on the topic will be held Monday, April 2, 12:00 noon to 1:30 PM in the Faculty Senate Chambers in D.H. Hill library. Chris Gould will be one of the panel members, and welcomes any input. Additional information is available at www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/seminar2.html
Library Advisory Group Task Force member needed. The NC State Libraries have reached the limits of shelving capacity will shortly begin developing a satellite shelving facility in the Central Stores building. The Director of Libraries, Susan Nutter, is asking for our help in identifying a faculty member who would be willing to help establish service goals and to define categories of lesser-used materials that will be relocated to this facility.
The charge of the task force includes: Helping to identify categories of low use material to be transferred to the new facility; Establish criteria by which materials will be transferred from the facility back to the main or branch collections; Review procedures for requesting access to the facility; Articulate users needs in equipping the reading area at the facility.
The task force will begin meeting in April. Volunteers need to be identified by Dean Solomon by March 27. Any faculty member who would be interested in serving should contact Chris Gould by March 25.
It is our pleasure to announce the 2001 Awards for Excellence nominees!
The SPA nominees are: Di Bucklad, Michelle Clark, Winnie Ellis, Dianne Hartgrove, Debra Hibbard, April Jackson, Carla Nevils, Brian Pittman, Carlos Rivera, Rory Schnell, Joye Stephenson, and Cecilia Upchurch.
The EPA nominees are: Sandy Donaghy, Jennifer L. George, and Elizabeth R. Snoke.
Dean Daniel Solomon will introduce the nominees and announce one SPA and one EPA winner at the College awards reception on Thursday, March 29 from 3:00-4:00 PM in Harrelson G108. Each winner will receive a plaque, a check for $250.00, and eight hours of leave. These winners will represent PAMS in the University Awards for Excellence Program.
The NC State University Awards for Excellence Program is divided into 16 units including PAMS. The university level winners will be announced at the 2001 Awards for Excellence Luncheon scheduled for 12 noon, Friday, May 25, 2001 at the McKimmon Center. At this luncheon 5 nominees will be selected as University nominees for the Governor's Award for Excellence. Tickets for this luncheon can be purchased from Denise Seabrooks, 3-2300.
NC State Staff Senate representatives needed. The Staff Senate, established in 1995, advises the Chancellor on interests and concerns that affect SPA staff at NC State. Any SPA staff member interested in being considered for a staff senate representative should contact Chris Gould.
NC State Physics Newsletter is available on-line! The current issue is always available at www.physics.ncsu.edu/department/current_nl.html
If you would like to receive e-mail notification when each new issue is posted, send a request to robert_egler@ncsu.edu.
Human Rights Week 2001. The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The declaration lists certain basic human rights agreed upon by nations. In this spirit, for the last six years the NC State campus community has commemorated this historical event and demonstrated its commitment to basic human right and Justice.
Chancellor Fox has proclaimed March 26 through 30, 2001 as Human Rights week at NC State.
Job opportunities open at Avant! right now. Avant! is an Electronic Design Automation company writing/selling/supporting software used in the design and manufacture of microchips. Avant! is specifically looking for Technical Support positions in Pennsylvania, and Research & Development positions in RTP.
1) Technical Support. Customers are typically experienced designers with EE degrees. The tools that are supported are very complicated, and require experts to help customers. Sometimes, this help is as simple as answering email and filing bugs. Other times, it is on-site, almost sales-like presentations to customers. Avant! has some of the best technical support in the industry and on the job training is supplied.
2) Research & Development which loosely correlates to programming. Most of the programming at Avant! is in C, and on UNIX type systems. However, there is always a position for a highly qualified, motivated individual.
Competitive salary and full health benefits.
Interested people should contact Chris Grossmann, Avant! Corporation, RTP Office: (919) 941-6672
More details available at: www.avanticorp.com.
Recent and Upcoming Travel:
John Hubisz, to Durham, NC, to speak at the NC School of Science and Math; to Greensboro, NC, to speak at the Middle School Conference at the Koury Convention Center; to College Park, MD, to attend the AIP Board Meeting, later to attend the AAPT Executive Board Meeting, and to help select a Congressional Science Fellow for the AIP; to Washington, DC, to attend the APS Executive Board and Council Meeting.
Happy Vernal Equinox!
March 20
Astronomy Trivia Time! What is the Vernal Equinox? On the date of the Vernal Equinox (the first day of spring, also known as the "Spring Equinox") the sun is directly over the Earth's equator moving North. Between the Vernal Equinox and the Autumnal Equinox (generally about September 21), the sun is above the Earth's Northern Hemisphere.
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