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phuongmai mai truong a senior double-major in mathematics and physics from kingwood is one of four texas a&m university institutional nominees for the 2008 barry m goldwater scholarship to be awarded in april truong who maintains a 3752 cumulative grade point average and is on track to graduate in may 2009 also was nominated for the prestigious scholarship in 2007 as a junior earning honorable mention honors an accomplished student truong has received several academic scholarships during her texas a&m career including the lechner regent and dow aggie in 2006-07 she served as a member of the college of science deans student advisory panel a current member of the honors undergraduate research fellows program truong was first and second author respectively on two research projects presented at the 209th meeting of the american astronomical society (aas) annual meeting in 2007 in summer 2006 she worked at the maria mitchell observatory in nantucket mass on a national science foundation-funded project that used computers to reduce data in an effort to measure the period of starspot in three young stars created in 1986 the barry m goldwater scholarship and excellence in education program recognizes approximately 300 students each year for their achievement and potential for significant contributions to their respective fields of research in the sciences and mathematics each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition fees books and room and board up to $7 500 annually since 1991 texas a&m has produced 36 goldwater scholars including andrew matteson 08 a senior mathematics major and rhodes scholarship finalist in 2007 for more information contact texas a&ms office of honors programs and academic scholarships at (979) 845-1957 -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu
college station family and friends of matthew p hodges a 2000 graduate of texas a&m university who died unexpectedly last may are honoring his memory with an endowed scholarship in physics in the texas a&m college of science the matthew p hodges 00 memorial scholarship established through the texas a&m foundation by hodges widow kourtnee cooper hodges 02 with contributions from more than 100 additional family members and friends recently was completed with a gift from matts parents warren and kathy hodges of palm coast fla the scholarship which will be awarded for the first time later this spring will benefit texas a&m undergraduate students pursuing degrees in physics the department of physics is pleased and honored to have this scholarship said dr edward s fry professor and head of physics it will be a significant help to physics majors far into the future hundreds of years from now there will be young aggie physics majors receiving financial assistance thanks to matthew hodges family and friends and their generosity matt a patent examiner with the united states patent and trademark office in alexandria va had just completed his first year of law school at george mason university when his life tragically was cut short at the age of 29 in the mind-numbing aftermath of his sudden death kourtnee his wife of nearly two years decided to pay tribute to him in the most fitting way she knew how establishing a scholarship in his name at the place where they met and fell in love matt and i met at texas a&m so it is a very special place for us kourtnee added matt received his physics degree there and he loved physics i thought it would be a good way to honor his memory and help future aggies at the same time the scholarships initial recipient will be announced at the college of sciences 2008 spring reception and recognition dinner scheduled for march 27 at pebble creek country club in college station to learn more about memorial scholarships or other giving opportunities through the texas a&m foundation visit http://givingtamuedu -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu the post texas a&m physics graduate remembered with scholarship appeared first on texas a&m college of science
family and friends of matthew p hodges a 2000 graduate of texas a&m university who died unexpectedly last may are honoring his memory with an endowed scholarship in physics in the texas a&m college of science the matthew p hodges 00 memorial scholarship established through the texas a&m foundation by hodges widow kourtnee cooper hodges 02 with contributions from more than 100 additional family members and friends recently was completed with a gift from matts parents warren and kathy hodges of palm coast fla the scholarship which will be awarded for the first time later this spring will benefit texas a&m undergraduate students pursuing degrees in physics the department of physics is pleased and honored to have this scholarship said dr edward s fry professor and head of physics it will be a significant help to physics majors far into the future hundreds of years from now there will be young aggie physics majors receiving financial assistance thanks to matthew hodges family and friends and their generosity matt a patent examiner with the united states patent and trademark office in alexandria va had just completed his first year of law school at george mason university when his life tragically was cut short at the age of 29 in the mind-numbing aftermath of his sudden death kourtnee his wife of nearly two years decided to pay tribute to him in the most fitting way she knew how establishing a scholarship in his name at the place where they met and fell in love matt and i met at texas a&m so it is a very special place for us kourtnee added matt received his physics degree there and he loved physics i thought it would be a good way to honor his memory and help future aggies at the same time the scholarships initial recipient will be announced at the college of sciences 2008 spring reception and recognition dinner scheduled for march 27 at pebble creek country club in college station to learn more about memorial scholarships or other giving opportunities through the texas a&m foundation visit http://givingtamuedu -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu
college station just as he has for most of the last 30 years texas a&m university astronomer dr nicholas b suntzeff spent the past week watching the night sky his obsession in this particular case was a comet particular more precisely because he didnt need a telescope in likely the biggest surprise in astronomy since pluto was declared a minor planet a comet that is normally dim and visible only with the help of powerful telescopes has erupted rendering it visible to the unaided eye from the northern hemisphere the only equipment required curiosity on oct 24 comet 17p/holmes shocked the astronomy world with a spectacular eruption brightening in less than 24 hours beyond its typical 17th magnitude to 3rd magnitude a factor of nearly one million in astronomical terms i can see the comet in the evening sky with my naked eye and with the moon down it is even easier suntzeff said you can even tell it is not a ‘star that is it is a fuzzy disk now comets usually have tails but strangely this comet has not developed one yet don carona manager of the texas a&m astronomical observatory in the department of physics is one of the thousands of international enthusiasts in addition to suntzeff who are following the intriguing progress of the comet affectionately known as holmes documenting the experience with the help of time-lapse photography this is one of the most interesting comets that ive studied carona said to brighten so quickly and expand so rapidly is nothing short of amazing i am surprised with each new image how much the comet has changed at present images suggest that it may be starting to distort itself images from tonight [halloween] should yield more information to view the comet (click for skymap) experts recommend heading outside after sunset and looking to the northeast for a yellow star with a brightness equivalent to the stars in the big dipper holmes will be visible in the constellation perseus located below the more familiar cassiopeia to get the best view carona suggests using binoculars to see caronas images or learn more about the texas a&m observatory visit http://observatorytamuedu/research/17p-holmes/ to view other photographs submitted from across the world go to http://spaceweathercom/comets/gallery_holmes_page6htm -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu the post elementary! holmes comet erupts to shock of curious world appeared first on texas a&m college of science
just as he has for most of the last 30 years texas a&m university astronomer dr nicholas b suntzeff spent the past week watching the night sky his obsession in this particular case was a comet particular more precisely because he didnt need a telescope in likely the biggest surprise in astronomy since pluto was declared a minor planet a comet that is normally dim and visible only with the help of powerful telescopes has erupted rendering it visible to the unaided eye from the northern hemisphere the only equipment required curiosity on oct 24 comet 17p/holmes shocked the astronomy world with a spectacular eruption brightening in less than 24 hours beyond its typical 17th magnitude to 3rd magnitude a factor of nearly one million in astronomical terms i can see the comet in the evening sky with my naked eye and with the moon down it is even easier suntzeff said you can even tell it is not a ‘star that is it is a fuzzy disk now comets usually have tails but strangely this comet has not developed one yet don carona manager of the texas a&m astronomical observatory in the department of physics is one of the thousands of international enthusiasts in addition to suntzeff who are following the intriguing progress of the comet affectionately known as holmes documenting the experience with the help of time-lapse photography this is one of the most interesting comets that ive studied carona said to brighten so quickly and expand so rapidly is nothing short of amazing i am surprised with each new image how much the comet has changed at present images suggest that it may be starting to distort itself images from tonight [halloween] should yield more information to view the comet (click for skymap) experts recommend heading outside after sunset and looking to the northeast for a yellow star with a brightness equivalent to the stars in the big dipper holmes will be visible in the constellation perseus located below the more familiar cassiopeia to get the best view carona suggests using binoculars to see caronas images or learn more about the texas a&m observatory visit http://observatorytamuedu/research/17p-holmes/ to view other photographs submitted from across the world go to http://spaceweathercom/comets/gallery_holmes_page6htm -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu
college station local science enthusiasts and physics professionals throughout the lone star state are in for a texas-sized treat this weekend as texas a&m university plays host to the texas sections of three major professional groups and a two-day showcase of international excellence in physics texas physics 2007 is scheduled for friday-saturday oct 19-20 at rudder tower room 601 on the texas a&m campus in addition to public lectures and technical talks by internationally eminent physicists including nobel prize winners and scientists from some of the worlds premier institutions and research laboratories it will serve as the joint fall meeting for the texas sections of the american physical society the american association of physics teachers and the society of physics students–zone 13 tickets are not required for any of the free public lectures which cover a broad spectrum of interests as well as two languages (english and spanish) in two cases among the many highlights is the inaugural george p mitchell annual lecture in astronomy stardust: a nasa comet exploration mission to be delivered by the university of washingtons don brownlee at 4 pm saturday oct 20 as the conclusion to the public portion of the conference in addition to the public lectures the public is encouraged to explore a variety of physics-related experiments and displays as part of the 2007 hands-on physics gallery scheduled for saturday oct 20 from 10 am to 3 pm in the texas a&m chemistry building in conjunction with the annual chemistry open house and science exploration gallery beyond experiments and fun the event also will feature quizzes and door prizes texas physics 2007 is sponsored by the texas a&m department of physics and the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy in conjunction with the national society for black physicists the national society for hispanic physicists and the forum on industrial & applied physics the mitchell institute was established in 2002 by george p and cynthia woods mitchell both of the woodlands to provide insights into the cosmology of the universe and the ultimate unification of the fields of nature for complete details regarding texas physics 2007 including parking information and maps please visit the conference web site at http://txaps07physicstamuedu/ -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu or dr roland allen texas physics 2007 organizer (979) 845-4341 or allen@tamuedu the post physics to host texas professional groups and two-day conference appeared first on texas a&m college of science
local science enthusiasts and physics professionals throughout the lone star state are in for a texas-sized treat this weekend as texas a&m university plays host to the texas sections of three major professional groups and a two-day showcase of international excellence in physics texas physics 2007 is scheduled for friday-saturday oct 19-20 at rudder tower room 601 on the texas a&m campus in addition to public lectures and technical talks by internationally eminent physicists including nobel prize winners and scientists from some of the worlds premier institutions and research laboratories it will serve as the joint fall meeting for the texas sections of the american physical society the american association of physics teachers and the society of physics students–zone 13 tickets are not required for any of the free public lectures which cover a broad spectrum of interests as well as two languages (english and spanish) in two cases among the many highlights is the inaugural george p mitchell annual lecture in astronomy stardust: a nasa comet exploration mission to be delivered by the university of washingtons don brownlee at 4 pm saturday oct 20 as the conclusion to the public portion of the conference in addition to the public lectures the public is encouraged to explore a variety of physics-related experiments and displays as part of the 2007 hands-on physics gallery scheduled for saturday oct 20 from 10 am to 3 pm in the texas a&m chemistry building in conjunction with the annual chemistry open house and science exploration gallery beyond experiments and fun the event also will feature quizzes and door prizes texas physics 2007 is sponsored by the texas a&m department of physics and the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy in conjunction with the national society for black physicists the national society for hispanic physicists and the forum on industrial & applied physics the mitchell institute was established in 2002 by george p and cynthia woods mitchell both of the woodlands to provide insights into the cosmology of the universe and the ultimate unification of the fields of nature for complete details regarding texas physics 2007 including parking information and maps please visit the conference web site at http://txaps07physicstamuedu/ -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu or dr roland allen texas physics 2007 organizer (979) 845-4341 or allen@tamuedu
college station tracey wellington a doctoral student in the department of physics at texas a&m university has been named director of the 2008 student research week (srw) committee by virtue of this appointment wellington is responsible for the coordination of all logistics for the 2008 srw competition including judges volunteers recruiting awards and advertisement the 2008 student research week competition is scheduled for march 24-28 2008 as a doctoral student wellingtons research focuses on the study of molecular magnets under the supervision of winfried teizer in the department of physics she is a recipient of the 2007 graduate student council guseman award for outstanding service to the organization as well as a national science foundation (nsf) integrative graduate education and research traineeship (igert) for 2006-2008 wellington received her undergraduate degree in mathematical physics from randolph college in lynchburg va in 2005 for more on wellington and her research visit http://wwwphysicstamuedu/people/showpeoplephpname=tracey%20wellington&userid=twellington to learn more about student research week at texas a&m university go to http://srwtamuedu/ -atm- contact: shana hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu the post wellington to head 2008 student research week committee appeared first on texas a&m college of science
tracey wellington a doctoral student in the department of physics at texas a&m university has been named director of the 2008 student research week (srw) committee by virtue of this appointment wellington is responsible for the coordination of all logistics for the 2008 srw competition including judges volunteers recruiting awards and advertisement the 2008 student research week competition is scheduled for march 24-28 2008 as a doctoral student wellingtons research focuses on the study of molecular magnets under the supervision of winfried teizer in the department of physics she is a recipient of the 2007 graduate student council guseman award for outstanding service to the organization as well as a national science foundation (nsf) integrative graduate education and research traineeship (igert) for 2006-2008 wellington received her undergraduate degree in mathematical physics from randolph college in lynchburg va in 2005 for more on wellington and her research visit http://wwwphysicstamuedu/people/showpeoplephpname=tracey%20wellington&userid=twellington to learn more about student research week at texas a&m university go to http://srwtamuedu/ -atm- contact: shana hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu
college station the department of physics at texas a&m university invites science enthusiasts across the brazos valley and beyond to participate later this month in physics festival 2007 an entertaining and informative scientific extravaganza for all ages featuring a hands-on science exhibition and two public lectures by renowned physicists public events will kick off saturday april 14 with a 6 pm lecture the dark side of the universe by leading astrophysicist rocky kolb of the university of chicago tickets are not required for the free event which will be held in room 102 zachry building on the texas a&m campus stephen hawking the world renowned university of cambridge physicist famous for his theories on black holes and best-selling books about the universe will headline two other public events on sunday april 15 at 2:30 pm hawking will present the origin of the universe in rudder auditorium on the texas a&m campus tickets $3 for children and texas a&m students with ids or $5 for all others are available online through the memorial student center box office or via telephone at (979) 845-1234 or toll-free at (888) 890-5667 following hawkings talk the public is invited to get up-close and personal with science at a hands-on exhibition featuring a homemade hovercraft a square-wheeled bicycle working models of historic artillery and other fun experiments and displays illustrating basic scientific concepts and principles there is no fee for the show which will run from 3 to 7 pm in the rudder tower plaza middle and high school students are encouraged to participate in a related science contest to win cash prizes (online registration preferred at http://physicsfestivaltamuedu) all events are being held in conjunction with the 2007 mitchell symposium on astronomy cosmology and fundamental physics an annual gathering of some of the worlds foremost experts intended to advance research and exploration in related subject areas hawkings appearance at texas a&m will mark his second in the past four years he initially visited the campus in march 2003 to help to inaugurate the universitys george p and cynthia w mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy established with an endowment from the well-known texas businessman and his wife both of the woodlands for the latest details regarding physics festival 2007 including event directions and parking information please visit http://physicsfestivaltamuedu -atm- contact: shana hutchins 979-862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu the post stephen hawking to headline physics festival 2007 appeared first on texas a&m college of science
the department of physics at texas a&m university invites science enthusiasts across the brazos valley and beyond to participate later this month in physics festival 2007 an entertaining and informative scientific extravaganza for all ages featuring a hands-on science exhibition and two public lectures by renowned physicists public events will kick off saturday april 14 with a 6 pm lecture the dark side of the universe by leading astrophysicist rocky kolb of the university of chicago tickets are not required for the free event which will be held in room 102 zachry building on the texas a&m campus stephen hawking the world renowned university of cambridge physicist famous for his theories on black holes and best-selling books about the universe will headline two other public events on sunday april 15 at 2:30 pm hawking will present the origin of the universe in rudder auditorium on the texas a&m campus tickets $3 for children and texas a&m students with ids or $5 for all others are available online through the memorial student center box office or via telephone at (979) 845-1234 or toll-free at (888) 890-5667 following hawkings talk the public is invited to get up-close and personal with science at a hands-on exhibition featuring a homemade hovercraft a square-wheeled bicycle working models of historic artillery and other fun experiments and displays illustrating basic scientific concepts and principles there is no fee for the show which will run from 3 to 7 pm in the rudder tower plaza middle and high school students are encouraged to participate in a related science contest to win cash prizes (online registration preferred at http://physicsfestivaltamuedu) all events are being held in conjunction with the 2007 mitchell symposium on astronomy cosmology and fundamental physics an annual gathering of some of the worlds foremost experts intended to advance research and exploration in related subject areas hawkings appearance at texas a&m will mark his second in the past four years he initially visited the campus in march 2003 to help to inaugurate the universitys george p and cynthia w mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy established with an endowment from the well-known texas businessman and his wife both of the woodlands for the latest details regarding physics festival 2007 including event directions and parking information please visit http://physicsfestivaltamuedu -atm- contact: shana hutchins 979-862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu