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9/28/2001
The L. H. Thomas Lecture, titled "Almost Absolute Zero: The Story of Laser Cooling and Trapping" will be 4:00 PM, Monday, October 8, in 124 Dabney Hall. William D. Phillips, Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Nobel Laureate in Physics 1997, will be the speaker. Tea at 3:30 PM in the auditorium lobby.
Faculty dinner at the Velvet Cloak $24/person (reception at 6:30, dinner 7:00 PM.) Please make checks payable to C. Gould. Sign up in the main office by Wednesday, October 3rd. Special for this year, we have invited all emeritus faculty and spouses as guests of the Department.
Karl Reavis has stepped down as lab/demo room manager effective September 30. Karl will continue to work for us as a TA through the end of the semester. We thank Karl for his work here and wish him the best in his future endeavors.
The demo room will continue to operate with student help. Operating hours are 8:00 AM to 2:45 PM. Tom Humbert will be the primary person in charge with assistance from undergraduate students. A search for a new demo room manager is underway. If you know of a candidate who would be interested (position description below), refer them to the NC State Human Resources web page, or contact Robert Egler.
Requests for demos can still be made via the web site (demoroom.physics.ncsu.edu/orders/) or by filling out a demo request form in the demo room at least 24 hours in advance. Please note that e-mail and phone requests cannot be accommodated at this time.
Physics Demo/Lab Manager position available:
To apply, see Human Resources web page at: www.ncsu.edu/jobs/
LABORATORY MANAGER II
SALARY GRADE 67, $27,570-$42,859
VACANCY 506234
BA/BS IN BIOLOGICAL OR PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE IN LABORATORY MANAGEMENT OR AS A RESEARCH TECHNICIAN.
Manage introductory physics labs and demonstration room; supervise teaching assistants; maintain computer and lab network; occasionally teach introductory labs. Prefer BA/BS in Physics or Engineering and familiarity with computers/lab equipment interface and basic teaching lab equipment.
Postdoctoral Associates in Computational Nanoscience at the newly created Center for Engineering Science Advanced Research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. The focus of the research is to develop and simulate computing architectures based on arrays of nanoparticles (e.g., "quantum dots" and molecular electronics). Positions are available for outstanding Ph.D. candidates with background in computational materials science, computational chemistry, and/or computational physics. Experience with the methods of ab initio materials simulation, electron transport, quantum Monte Carlo, and high-performance computing is desired. Applicants cannot have received a doctoral degree more than five years prior to the date of application, and/or must complete all Ph.D. requirements before starting their appointments.
If interested, contact
Andy Loyd
Pro2Serve Recruiting Solutions
13530 Dulles Technology Drive
Suite 110
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 793-7330 ext. 117
loyda@p2s.com
www.p2s.com
Recent and Upcoming Travel:
John Hubisz, to Duke University, Durham, NC; to College Park, MD, for an Executive Board meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT); to Carteret Community College for the meeting of the North Carolina Section of the AAPT; to Rochester, NY, for the American Institute of Physics Governing Board Meeting and the Industrial Physics Forum; to Joliet, Ill for the joint meeting of the Chicago and Illinois sections of AAPT; and to Charlottesville, VA, for the meeting of the South Eastern Section of the American Physical Society.
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