Hi everyone,
I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. Tomorrow (Wed.) at 4pm, we will have our quarterly undergraduate meeting. Join us in the reading room (B356A) to hear about classes for next year, research and plans for our graduating seniors. Snacks will be provided. Read below for scholarships, fun events, summer course in planetary geology, a planetarium update and more!
Presidential and Boeing Scholarships:
EIP is now accepting applications for Presidential and Boeing Scholarship. The Stipend will range from $3,500-$4,500 for both Presidential and Boeing Scholarship for 2009-2010 Academic Year. Deadline June 30.
For printer friendly application online via PDF, please go to:
http://depts.washington.edu/eip/
For further information related to Presidential Scholarship please go to:
http://depts.washington.edu/eip/presschol.htm
For further description of the Boeing Scholarship please go to:
http://depts.washington.edu/eip/boeing.htm
To look at the profiles of past & present Presidential and Boeing Scholars please go to:
http://depts.washington.edu/eip/Presidential%20and%20Boeing.htm
http://depts.washington.edu/eip/Presidential%20and%20Boeing%202007-2008.htm.
Washington Research Foundation Fellowship: Washington Research Foundation Fellowships (WRFF) for advanced undergraduates support promising students who work on creative and sophisticated science and engineering research projects under the guidance of UW faculty. Deadline is June 1. More information and application available at: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/students/wrff.html.
Mars Research in ESS: The research position working in ESS has been filled.
Planetary Geology Summer ESS 306:
This course offers an up-to-date survey of features and processes on and within planets and their moons deduced from sampling, remote sensing, spacecraft imagery, and theory. Comparative discussion of topics that include impact
cratering, volcanism, tectonics, surface processes and the role of water and ices. Prerequisite: either ESS 101, ESS 105, ESS 210, ESS 211, OR SIMILAR. Contact the insreuctor, Josh Bandfield for an add code if needed. His email address is: joshband@u.washington.edu
ESS 306 sln 11108 Meets TTh 12:40-2:10, T 2:20-4:30
Physettes Bowling: Join the Physettes for a fun night of bowling at the HUB Games Area. Thursday, 5pm. Bring food, $3 for bowling and hang out.
Planetarium Update: The planetarium is currently under going some difficulties. It seems that a motor is not working. The star ball makes a lot a noise and tends to smoke if left on for more than a few seconds.
Please do not use the star ball in the planetarium. Toby is investigating this and will give us an update when we know more.
Baer Prize: Every year the faculty award the John E. Baer Prize to undergraduates that have shown outstanding work and enthusiasm for research, coursework or outreach. Please join us at the final colloquium for this year on June 4 at 4pm in PAA A102 as we announce the winners of this award.
Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in PAA A102, Lucianne Walkowicz (UC Berkeley, PhD from UW) will give a talk on "Winning the Stellar Staring Contest: Highlights of the Kepler Mission". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
Page O'Announcements: Updated regularly with classes and events: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Enjoy the week!
Best,
Sarah
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Research Scholarships- May 19, 2009
I wanted to send out a special email about a few research scholarships with deadlines approaching. I encourage you to apply as we have had several undergraduates be very successful in obtaining these scholarships. - Sarah
Presidential and Boeing Scholarship
Presidential and Boeing Scholarship
We are now accepting applications for Presidential and Boeing Scholarship. The Stipend will range from $3,500-$4,500 for both Presidential and Boeing Scholarship for 2009-2010 Academic Year. Deadline June 30.
For printer friendly application online via PDF, please go to:
For further information related to Presidential Scholarship please go to:
For further description of the Boeing Scholarship please go to:
To look at the profiles of past & present Presidential and Boeing Scholars please go to:
http://depts.washington.edu/eip/Presidential%20and%20Boeing%202007-2008.htm.
Washington Research Foundation Fellowship: Washington Research Foundation Fellowships (WRFF) for advanced undergraduates support promising students who work on creative and sophisticated science and engineering research projects under the guidance of UW faculty. Deadline is June 1. More information and application available at: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/students/wrff.html.
Washington Research Foundation Fellowship: Washington Research Foundation Fellowships (WRFF) for advanced undergraduates support promising students who work on creative and sophisticated science and engineering research projects under the guidance of UW faculty. Deadline is June 1. More information and application available at: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/students/wrff.html.
Monday, May 18, 2009
May 18, 2009
Finally some beautiful, warm weather this weekend that I hope you all had some time to enjoy. Mark your calendars! There will be an undergraduate majors meeting on Wednesday, May 27 at 4pm in the reading room (B356A). We have a number of talks going on this week so read below and I hope to see you at some of them!
Class Scheduling for 09-10: Please be sure to look at the proposed class schedule for the next academic year for both astronomy and physics. Both can be found here: http://staff.washington.edu/sterrs/YearTS.htm. Several of you have already noticed that Phys 324: electromagnetism is only offered autumn and summer next year. Phys 331: Optics is only offered in the autumn. Taking a look at future quarters may save you some headache later on. Let me know if there are scheduling questions.
Astro Lunch: Tomorrow at 12:30pm in B356A, Nate Kaib (UW) will give a talk on "Constraining Solar System Formation with Long-Period Comets". Please bring your lunch to this informal talk.
Astrobiology Seminar: Tomorrow at 2:30pm in PAA A118, Dirk Schulze-Makuch (WSU) will give a talk on "Mars, Venus, and What's Life Got To Do With it".
John Baer Prize: Every year the faculty award the John E. Baer Prize to undergraduates that have shown outstanding work and enthusiasm for research, coursework or outreach. Please join us at the final colloquium for this year on June 4 at 4pm in PAA A102 as we announce the winners of this award.
Debra Fischer Public Lecture: Wednesday at 7pm in Architecture 147, Dr. Debra Fischer (San Francisco State Univ) will give a public lecture on "Searching for Earths". This talk will focus on the types of planets that have been found so far, with an eye toward understanding how our solar system compares. We will also discuss the conditions that are important for life as we know it and our future plans to one day obtain a picture of a pale blue dot orbiting a nearby star. Everyone is welcome to attend. *No tickets required*
Colloquium: Dr. Debra Fischer is also our colloquium speaker this Thursday. At 4pm in PAA A102, Dr. Fischer's talk is on "Formation of Planets in Binary Star Systems". This is her scientific talk during her visit and will have a slightly different focus and level of assumed knowledge than the public lecture on Wednesday; perfect for astronomy majors to attend! Please join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
MESA Tutoring: MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) is looking for summer math tutors. Take a look at the application for details: http://staff.washington.edu/sterrs/MESATutorApplication09.doc.
Page O'Announcements: As always, the Announcement page is updated with new job postings and campus events. Take a look! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Enjoy the week and have a great Memorial Day weekend!
Class Scheduling for 09-10: Please be sure to look at the proposed class schedule for the next academic year for both astronomy and physics. Both can be found here: http://staff.washington.edu/sterrs/YearTS.htm. Several of you have already noticed that Phys 324: electromagnetism is only offered autumn and summer next year. Phys 331: Optics is only offered in the autumn. Taking a look at future quarters may save you some headache later on. Let me know if there are scheduling questions.
Astro Lunch: Tomorrow at 12:30pm in B356A, Nate Kaib (UW) will give a talk on "Constraining Solar System Formation with Long-Period Comets". Please bring your lunch to this informal talk.
Astrobiology Seminar: Tomorrow at 2:30pm in PAA A118, Dirk Schulze-Makuch (WSU) will give a talk on "Mars, Venus, and What's Life Got To Do With it".
John Baer Prize: Every year the faculty award the John E. Baer Prize to undergraduates that have shown outstanding work and enthusiasm for research, coursework or outreach. Please join us at the final colloquium for this year on June 4 at 4pm in PAA A102 as we announce the winners of this award.
Debra Fischer Public Lecture: Wednesday at 7pm in Architecture 147, Dr. Debra Fischer (San Francisco State Univ) will give a public lecture on "Searching for Earths". This talk will focus on the types of planets that have been found so far, with an eye toward understanding how our solar system compares. We will also discuss the conditions that are important for life as we know it and our future plans to one day obtain a picture of a pale blue dot orbiting a nearby star. Everyone is welcome to attend. *No tickets required*
Colloquium: Dr. Debra Fischer is also our colloquium speaker this Thursday. At 4pm in PAA A102, Dr. Fischer's talk is on "Formation of Planets in Binary Star Systems". This is her scientific talk during her visit and will have a slightly different focus and level of assumed knowledge than the public lecture on Wednesday; perfect for astronomy majors to attend! Please join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
MESA Tutoring: MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) is looking for summer math tutors. Take a look at the application for details: http://staff.washington.edu/sterrs/MESATutorApplication09.doc.
Page O'Announcements: As always, the Announcement page is updated with new job postings and campus events. Take a look! http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
Enjoy the week and have a great Memorial Day weekend!
Monday, May 11, 2009
May 11, 2009
There has been a lot of email circling about the Phys/Astr Library closure. A website has been setup here if you want to follow the details or add comments: http://faculty.washington.edu/london/pal/index.html
Fall Registration: Registration is upon us for autumn quarter. Please make sure you run a DARS (found on MyUW) to get an up-to-date audit of which classes you still need to complete for your major requirements. I'm happy to answer questions about classes, stop in or send an email.
Astro Lunch: Tuesday at 12:30 in Phys/Astr B356A (aka the reading room), Adi Zolotov (NYU) will give an informal talk on "The Dual Origin of Stellar Halos". Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Astrobiology Seminar: Tuesday at 2:30pm, John Peters (Montana State Univ) will give a talk on "Iron-Sulfur Enzymes: Insights into the origin of life on Earth". The talk will be in Phys/Astr A118.
Astro Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Amy Mainzer (JPL) will be giving a talk on the "Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
Undergraduate Research Symposium: This Friday is the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at Mary Gates Hall. The symposium is all afternoon and we have lots of students participating. Posters will be up from noon-1 and a different set from 2:30-3:30, check out all of the astronomy research your peers are doing! We have a room of astronomy-related talks going on from 1-2:30pm in MGH 284, Kenza Arraki, James Bushong, Lauren Pope, Whitney Kropat and Joel Leigh.
Page O'Announcements: Another job was posted today and still filled with lots of great campus events. http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
The Astronaut Scholarship Experience: We are pleased to invite you to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Experience presentation by Space Grant scholar Pavan Vaswani. Please look below for the details. We will have snacks, coffee and some other goodies for you.
Speaker: Pavan Vaswani
Title: Breakfast with Buzz Aldrin and on the Launchpad of the Shuttle Endeavor: The Astronaut Scholarship Experience
When: Thursday 5/14 from 3.30-5.00 pm
Where: JHN 117
Pavan's Summary:
I had a chance to attend the Astronaut Scholarship Reception and Technical Conference in beautiful Cape Canaveral, Florida last week. It was an amazing trip -- we had breakfast with Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, Al Warden, Scott Carpenter, Laura Shepherd and many others; were able to go ONTO the launchpad of the Space Shuttle Endeavor and see the last time in history two shuttles will be on both launchpads; went to the Orbital Processing Facility to see Discovery being prepared for an upcoming trip; attended a Gala where we dined underneath a Saturn V rocket; talked to Astronauts, Cosmonauts, private aerospace corporation CEOs, space enthusiasts, and others.
Have a great week.
Fall Registration: Registration is upon us for autumn quarter. Please make sure you run a DARS (found on MyUW) to get an up-to-date audit of which classes you still need to complete for your major requirements. I'm happy to answer questions about classes, stop in or send an email.
Astro Lunch: Tuesday at 12:30 in Phys/Astr B356A (aka the reading room), Adi Zolotov (NYU) will give an informal talk on "The Dual Origin of Stellar Halos". Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Astrobiology Seminar: Tuesday at 2:30pm, John Peters (Montana State Univ) will give a talk on "Iron-Sulfur Enzymes: Insights into the origin of life on Earth". The talk will be in Phys/Astr A118.
Astro Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102, Amy Mainzer (JPL) will be giving a talk on the "Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies.
Undergraduate Research Symposium: This Friday is the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at Mary Gates Hall. The symposium is all afternoon and we have lots of students participating. Posters will be up from noon-1 and a different set from 2:30-3:30, check out all of the astronomy research your peers are doing! We have a room of astronomy-related talks going on from 1-2:30pm in MGH 284, Kenza Arraki, James Bushong, Lauren Pope, Whitney Kropat and Joel Leigh.
Page O'Announcements: Another job was posted today and still filled with lots of great campus events. http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/
The Astronaut Scholarship Experience: We are pleased to invite you to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Experience presentation by Space Grant scholar Pavan Vaswani. Please look below for the details. We will have snacks, coffee and some other goodies for you.
Speaker: Pavan Vaswani
Title: Breakfast with Buzz Aldrin and on the Launchpad of the Shuttle Endeavor: The Astronaut Scholarship Experience
When: Thursday 5/14 from 3.30-5.00 pm
Where: JHN 117
Pavan's Summary:
I had a chance to attend the Astronaut Scholarship Reception and Technical Conference in beautiful Cape Canaveral, Florida last week. It was an amazing trip -- we had breakfast with Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, Al Warden, Scott Carpenter, Laura Shepherd and many others; were able to go ONTO the launchpad of the Space Shuttle Endeavor and see the last time in history two shuttles will be on both launchpads; went to the Orbital Processing Facility to see Discovery being prepared for an upcoming trip; attended a Gala where we dined underneath a Saturn V rocket; talked to Astronauts, Cosmonauts, private aerospace corporation CEOs, space enthusiasts, and others.
Have a great week.
Monday, May 4, 2009
May 4, 2009
Thanks to all that volunteered at the open house this weekend! It was great to have a large undergraduate presence there. I also got the chance to say hello to many of you with your families at the Frank Drake talk on Saturday. Check out the image attached, these are the "Floater" life forms that Frank Drake talked about at the lecture.
Here are some things to keep in mind this week:
Autumn Quarter Registration: Begins Monday! Feel free to stop in to see Paula and myself to make sure you're on track with classes. Run a degree audit (DARS) through MyUW to see what classes you still need to take.
Autumn Astro Classes: Autumn quarter we are offering the following courses for majors:
Astronomy 321: Solar System
Astronomy 425: Cosmology
Astronomy 482: Scientific Writing
Astronomy 497: Undergraduate research seminar
Astronomy 500: Methods for Teaching Astronomy
Annual Drop/Satisfactory-Non Satisfactory Grading: The last day to use your annual course drop or to change the course grading to satisfactory/non-satisfactory is May 17. Review the policies regarding your annual drop (http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/wdpolicy.html) and S/NS Grading (http://www.washington.edu/students/gencat/front/Grading_Sys.html). Courses graded S/NS do not count towards requirements needed to graduate.
Astrobiology Seminar: Tomorrow at 2:30pm, Felisa Wolfe-Simon (Harvard) will give a talk on "Geobiochemistry and Evolutionary Metallomics: The evolution of life and the biochemical consequences of Earth history". Felisa's talk will be in Phys/Astr A118.
Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm, Shep Doeleman (MIT) will give a talk on "mm/submm VLBI of SgrA*: An Event Horizon Telescope". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer of Phys/Astr A102 for coffee, tea and cookies.
Page O'announcements: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/ A great place to get info on campus events, courses, scholarships and many other topics! Note that today I posted a job announcement for a student assistant at the dental school and I know a few of you are looking for jobs. Housing and Food Services and the libraries are other great places to look for on campus jobs: hfs.washington.edu "Student Employment" and lib.washington.edu "About --> Employment".
Have a great week! Feel free to stop by if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Sarah
Here are some things to keep in mind this week:
Autumn Quarter Registration: Begins Monday! Feel free to stop in to see Paula and myself to make sure you're on track with classes. Run a degree audit (DARS) through MyUW to see what classes you still need to take.
Autumn Astro Classes: Autumn quarter we are offering the following courses for majors:
Astronomy 321: Solar System
Astronomy 425: Cosmology
Astronomy 482: Scientific Writing
Astronomy 497: Undergraduate research seminar
Astronomy 500: Methods for Teaching Astronomy
Annual Drop/Satisfactory-Non Satisfactory Grading: The last day to use your annual course drop or to change the course grading to satisfactory/non-satisfactory is May 17. Review the policies regarding your annual drop (http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/wdpolicy.html) and S/NS Grading (http://www.washington.edu/students/gencat/front/Grading_Sys.html). Courses graded S/NS do not count towards requirements needed to graduate.
Astrobiology Seminar: Tomorrow at 2:30pm, Felisa Wolfe-Simon (Harvard) will give a talk on "Geobiochemistry and Evolutionary Metallomics: The evolution of life and the biochemical consequences of Earth history". Felisa's talk will be in Phys/Astr A118.
Colloquium: This Thursday at 4pm, Shep Doeleman (MIT) will give a talk on "mm/submm VLBI of SgrA*: An Event Horizon Telescope". Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer of Phys/Astr A102 for coffee, tea and cookies.
Page O'announcements: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/ A great place to get info on campus events, courses, scholarships and many other topics! Note that today I posted a job announcement for a student assistant at the dental school and I know a few of you are looking for jobs. Housing and Food Services and the libraries are other great places to look for on campus jobs: hfs.washington.edu "Student Employment" and lib.washington.edu "About --> Employment".
Have a great week! Feel free to stop by if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Sarah
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