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9/24/2004
Congratulations to Dave Aspnes, elected Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation. The WIF seeks to create a would based on a sharing environment, human dignity, self-worth, and the economic cooperation of nations as one nation. Additional information on WIF is available at: www.thewif.org.uk
Congratulations to the new SPS officers!
President: Amber McFarland
Treasurer: Glen Lawson
Senior Representative: Chris Cottrell
Junior Representative: Allyson Hutchinson
Sophomore Representative: Allison McCarn
Freshman Representative: Will Beaver
Chandra X-Ray Observatory Fellowship: The Chandra X-Ray Center invites applications for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Fellowship. Fellowship awards for 2005 are open to applicants of any nationality who earn doctoral degrees between January 1, 2002 and September 1, 2005 in astronomy, physics, or related disciplines.
Call for proposals and additional information at: asc.harvard.edu/fellows/Chandra_fellow.2005.html or by contacting Dr. Nancy Remage Evans (617-495-7146, or fellows@head-cfa.harvard.edu )
Advisory Committee. We're pleased to announce that Thomas Schaefer will be the new advisory committee member, taking Chris Roland's place for a 3 year term. He will serve with the other elected members Lubos Mitas and Hans Hallen, and ex officio members Michael Paesler and Charlie Johnson. Feel free to discuss any issues you may be concerned about with any members of the committee.
Many thanks to Chris for his service, and welcome to Thomas.
Moving on. Best wishes and congratulations to Diane Markoff, who begins a tenure track position at NC Central University this fall. Diane will continue to collaborate with NC State through work at TUNL and the SNS at Oak Ridge. Diane was the lead person in the NC State KamLAND effort. The Physical Review Letters on the neutrino flux deficit from nuclear reactions now has 654 citations in the SLAC SPIRES database.
State Employee's Combined Campaign.
The annual State Employee's combined campaign is here again! The donation forms will be distributed in your mailbox soon. Participation is voluntary, but this is a great way to support your favorite charities, so please consider a contribution this year.
The complete list of charities participating this year can be found at: www.ncsecc.org
Please return your forms to Cox 110, even if you choose not to participate this year.
North Carolina State Fair!
The 151st NC State Fair will be at the State Fairgrounds just past the College of Veterinary Medicine and the University Club, running from October 15th to 24th!
For more information, see the State Fair website: www.ncstatefair.org/2004fair
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