Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a great weekend!
ASTR 400: There is a time conflict with ASTR 400 and PHYS 324 in the fall. If you were planning to take both classes, please let me know so that we can evaluate how many students this will impact.
Summer Physics GRE Study Group: For those wanting to start studying for the Physics GRE, please consider joining the summer study group! Send me an email to be added to the mailing list; we'll start planning the meetings at the end of this quarter.
AstroLunch: Tuesday at Noon in PAB B356A (aka the reading room) Mario Gennaro (MPIA in Heidelberg) will give a talk on "The field IMF of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Breaking the mass-age-metallicity degeneracies using a Bayesian approach." This is an informal lunch talk, so please feel free to bring your lunch!
Astrobiology Seminar: Tuesday at 3pm in PAA A118, Bethany Ehlmann (CalTech) will give a talk on "The Earliest Aqueous, Habitable(?) Environments on Mars: A View from Orbit". Coffee, tea and cookies will be served at 2:30pm in the foyer!
Astronomy Colloquium: Thursday at 4pm in PAA A102, Mariska Kriek (University of California, Berkeley) will give a talk on "Characterizing the distant galaxy population using (pseudo-)spectroscopy". Join us in the foyer at 3:45pm in for coffee, tea and cookies.
Page O'Announcements: http://pageoannouncements.blogspot.com/ Be sure to check out the important links on the right side of the page that include Astronomy career planning, course planning guides and more!
Excellence in Teaching Award: Calling all undergraduates: Nominate your favorite professor for Mortar Board's Excellence in Teaching Award!!
The UW Tolo Chapter of Mortar Board invites all undergraduates to nominate an outstanding professor who has inspired you, and made exceptional contributions towards the education of UW undergraduates. Without great teachers, there cannot be great scholarship, and it is in this spirit that we wish to give undergraduate students the opportunity to say thank you and acknowledge those professors who have made a difference in their education. This award is the only award on campus both nominated and awarded solely by undergraduate students and is a prestigious honor for any faculty to receive.
Criteria for submitting nominations:
1. Any lecturer, senior lecturer, adjunct professor, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, or professor emeritus may be nominated. Teaching assistants do not qualify for this award.
2. Only undergraduate students (full or part-time) may nominate professors for the award. Students should nominate only one professor.
3. Nominations are due Sunday, May 13th by 11:59 PM, 2012.
All nominations for the 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award must be received before Monday May 14th 2012 by this Catalyst Poll:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mortarbd/165032
Nominate your favorite teacher now! And of course, if you have questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to contact the Teaching Award Chair, Michelle Drews at drewsm@uw.edu.
Let me know if you have any questions and have a great week!
Sarah
