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Robert Satcher's Self-Portrait
 Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose take a self-portrait during the STS-129 mission's first spacewalk. During the six-hour, 37-minute spacewalk, Satcher and astronaut Mike Foreman installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly to the Z1 segment of the station's truss, or backbone. Satcher and Foreman also installed a set of cables for a future space-to-ground antenna on the Destiny laboratory and replaced a handrail on the Unity node with a new bracket used to route an ammonia cable that will be needed for the Tranquility node when it is delivered next year. The two spacewalkers also repositioned a cable connector on Unity, checked S0 truss cable connections and lubricated latching snares on the Kibo robotic arm and the station's mobile base system. Image Credit: NASA Read More |
The next club meeting will be December 1, 2009. Discussion topics will include trips to museums and grad schools, T-shirts, TV tapings, club events such as Physics Olympics, and other trips. The meeting will be held in Room 8-209 at U-Hour(12pm to 1pm). Be there, or be pi r squared! We have two scholarships available that all Physics majors can apply for: The Vincent and Jessie Parker Scholarship ($500) for sophomores thru seniors, and the Boeing Scholarship ($300-1000) for freshman thru seniors. The application consists of a one page statement of your academic accomplishments and goals as a Physics major. The deadline for the application is January 29th, 2010. Turn your application in to the Physics department office, 8-231. The Physics club will be hosting a movie night on November 24th. The movie will most likely be Star Trek. Refreshments and small snacks/food will be served at 6:30 and the movie will start at 7:00PM. The film we be shown in Room 3-2011. Come join us for socialization and a time to relax before Thanksgiving and finals!  Phsyics Club Movie Night
Physics Reception and 1st general meeting: Bldg. 4 1st floor conference room, Room# 314 We earnestly invite all students of any background who seek interest in physics to attend this general meeting. This is indeed a great opportunity to not only meet the physics club members and officers, and the latest events for the 2009-2010 school year! Being part of this year’s Society of Physics Students will allow you to not only be well informed about opportunities pertinent to physics academia, but it will give you an opportunity to connect with and form a commodore with the physics majors, all of which have diverse and common interests here on campus. More importantly, our group not only has knowledge about physics, but we also know how to have fun with physics! From Instructor: Dr. Small This fall I am organizing a journal club for students (and anybody else) interested in biomedical applications of optics. This is in place of the Physics 344 elective class, which was canceled due to budget cuts. Interested students can receive 1 unit of independent study credit for active participation and giving a presentation, and 2 units if they also write a research paper. You do not need to register for credit if you just want to attend the talks and learn something! Anybody is welcome to attend! Topics: Biological and medical applications of optics, including endoscopes, microscopes, retinal imaging, tumor imaging, optical coherence tomography, and fiber-optic sensors. Schedule TBA. Course readings and announcements will be posted at http://physicistatlarge.blogspot.com <http://physicistatlarge.blogspot.com/> .
Congratulations to our 5 graduating Seniors for the Class of 2009. Photo Taken: June 12, 2009 |
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This year’s chapter is dedicated to growing with of all our members and we are actively seeking ways to potentiate intellectual growth, curiosity and inspiration for studying the wonders of physics.