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dallas as part of a statewide celebration of astronomy in commemoration of 2009 as the official international year of astronomy the dallas museum of nature & science and members of the texas astronomical society in dallas will host an evening of astronomy saturday (may 2) featuring a free public lecture by texas a&m university astronomer dr kim-vy tran tran an assistant professor of astronomy in the texas a&m department of physics will present the great observatories: new windows into the universe at 7 pm at the museum tickets are not required for the lecture which will detail some of the most distant galaxies in the universe and how astronomers such as tran use nasas great observatories four large powerful space-based telescopes including the hubble the compton the spitzer and the chandra to study them the talk will be immediately followed by a star party where attendees are encouraged to explore the heavens themselves in personal telescopic tours offered by museum staff trans lecture marks the fourth event in the year-long international year of astronomy (iya) texas speakers series jointly sponsored by the astronomy programs at texas a&m and the university of texas to commemorate iya the world-wide celebration of the 400th anniversary of galileos first astronomical use of the telescope in 1609 the series features astronomers from both universities traveling to cities across the state to present their astronomical research and related topics of interest to area audiences tran who received her doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from the university of california at santa cruz and lick observatory in 2002 joined the texas a&m faculty in january 2009 as the most recent addition to the universitys burgeoning astronomy program her research focuses on understanding how galaxies form and evolve as a function of environment by combining imaging from space-based facilities such as the spitzer and hubble space telescopes with observations from ground-based facilities such as the magellan and very large telescopes in chile tran studies galaxies over a wide range in redshift observations that are essential in separating the nature versus nurture aspect of galaxy evolution -atm- contacts: carly sheppard dallas museum of nature & science special events manager (972) 201-0529 csheppard@natureandscienceorg shana k hutchins texas a&m university college of science communications (979) 862-1237 shutchins@sciencetamuedu keely finkelstein texas a&m university astrophysics outreach coordinator (979) 862-1763 keelyf@physicstamuedu the post texas a&m astronomer to headline evening of astronomy in dallas appeared first on texas a&m college of science
as part of a statewide celebration of astronomy in commemoration of 2009 as the official international year of astronomy the dallas museum of nature & science and members of the texas astronomical society in dallas will host an evening of astronomy saturday (may 2) featuring a free public lecture by texas a&m university astronomer dr kim-vy tran tran an assistant professor of astronomy in the texas a&m department of physics will present the great observatories: new windows into the universe at 7 pm at the museum tickets are not required for the lecture which will detail some of the most distant galaxies in the universe and how astronomers such as tran use nasas great observatories four large powerful space-based telescopes including the hubble the compton the spitzer and the chandra to study them the talk will be immediately followed by a star party where attendees are encouraged to explore the heavens themselves in personal telescopic tours offered by museum staff trans lecture marks the fourth event in the year-long international year of astronomy (iya) texas speakers series jointly sponsored by the astronomy programs at texas a&m and the university of texas to commemorate iya the world-wide celebration of the 400th anniversary of galileos first astronomical use of the telescope in 1609 the series features astronomers from both universities traveling to cities across the state to present their astronomical research and related topics of interest to area audiences tran who received her doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from the university of california at santa cruz and lick observatory in 2002 joined the texas a&m faculty in january 2009 as the most recent addition to the universitys burgeoning astronomy program her research focuses on understanding how galaxies form and evolve as a function of environment by combining imaging from space-based facilities such as the spitzer and hubble space telescopes with observations from ground-based facilities such as the magellan and very large telescopes in chile tran studies galaxies over a wide range in redshift observations that are essential in separating the nature versus nurture aspect of galaxy evolution -atm- contacts: carly sheppard dallas museum of nature & science special events manager (972) 201-0529 csheppard@natureandscienceorg shana k hutchins texas a&m university college of science communications (979) 862-1237 shutchins@sciencetamuedu keely finkelstein texas a&m university astrophysics outreach coordinator (979) 862-1763 keelyf@physicstamuedu
college station the astrophysics group in the texas a&m university department of physics is hosting its monthly astronomy open house friday (april 24) from 8:30 to 10:30 pm at the campus observatory the free event will feature telescope observing star gazing and a public talk free parking is available in lot no 1 of the brayton fire training center from which individuals can board a free shuttle bus that will transport them to and from the observatory the first shuttle will depart for the observatory at 8:25 pm with additional shuttles running every 15 minutes -atm- contact: keely finkelstein texas a&m university astrophysics outreach coordinator (979) 862-1763 or keelyf@physicstamuedu the post monthly astronomy open house planned for friday appeared first on texas a&m college of science
the astrophysics group in the texas a&m university department of physics is hosting its monthly astronomy open house friday (april 24) from 8:30 to 10:30 pm at the campus observatory the free event will feature telescope observing star gazing and a public talk free parking is available in lot no 1 of the brayton fire training center from which individuals can board a free shuttle bus that will transport them to and from the observatory the first shuttle will depart for the observatory at 8:25 pm with additional shuttles running every 15 minutes -atm- contact: keely finkelstein texas a&m university astrophysics outreach coordinator (979) 862-1763 or keelyf@physicstamuedu
college station the astrophysics group in the texas a&m university department of physics is hosting its second open house friday (mar 27) from 8 to 10 pm at the campus observatory in conjunction with physics & engineering festival 2009 the free event will feature telescope observing star gazing and a public talk free parking is available in lot no 1 of the brayton fire training center from which individuals can board a free shuttle bus that will transport them to and from the observatory the first shuttle will depart for the observatory at 7:55 pm with additional shuttles running every 15 minutes -atm- contact: keely finkelstein texas a&m university astrophysics outreach coordinator (979) 862-1763 or keelyf@physicstamuedu the post astronomy open house planned for friday appeared first on texas a&m college of science
the astrophysics group in the texas a&m university department of physics is hosting its second open house friday (mar 27) from 8 to 10 pm at the campus observatory in conjunction with physics & engineering festival 2009 the free event will feature telescope observing star gazing and a public talk free parking is available in lot no 1 of the brayton fire training center from which individuals can board a free shuttle bus that will transport them to and from the observatory the first shuttle will depart for the observatory at 7:55 pm with additional shuttles running every 15 minutes -atm- contact: keely finkelstein texas a&m university astrophysics outreach coordinator (979) 862-1763 or keelyf@physicstamuedu
college station the astrophysics group in the texas a&m university department of physics is hosting a free open house friday (feb 27) from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the campus observatory to celebrate the international year of astronomy the free event will feature telescope observing star gazing astronomy demonstrations and a public talk free parking is available at the george bush presidential library from which individuals can board a free shuttle bus that will transport them to and from the observatory from the library (approximately a five-minute ride each way) -atm- contact: keely finkelstein texas a&m university astrophysics outreach coordinator (979) 862-1763 or keelyf@physicstamuedu the post astronomy open house planned for friday appeared first on texas a&m college of science
the astrophysics group in the texas a&m university department of physics is hosting a free open house friday (feb 27) from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the campus observatory to celebrate the international year of astronomy the free event will feature telescope observing star gazing astronomy demonstrations and a public talk free parking is available at the george bush presidential library from which individuals can board a free shuttle bus that will transport them to and from the observatory from the library (approximately a five-minute ride each way) -atm- contact: keely finkelstein texas a&m university astrophysics outreach coordinator (979) 862-1763 or keelyf@physicstamuedu
college station texas a&m university associate professor of physics dr david toback is one of six university faculty members who have been appointed to university professorships in undergraduate teaching excellence (upute) announced interim executive vice president and provost jerry strawser toback will hold the thaman professorship in undergraduate teaching excellence a three-year appointment that carries an annual salary supplement of $5 000 provided by the university and an annual discretionary income to support his teaching program and related professional development the prestigious upute awards are reserved for the universitys most distinguished teachers of undergraduates faculty who have exhibited uncommon excellence and devotion to the education of undergraduate students at texas a&m texas a&m has long been known for its excellence in undergraduate education and appointment of these professorship holders is intended to be indicative of the administrations continuing support for and dedication to undergraduate education strawser said a member of the texas a&m faculty since 2000 toback is a past recipient of the association of former students distinguished achievement award in teaching at both the university (2007) and college levels (2004) he has worked tirelessly to improve the introductory physics courses for engineers and to develop a course on the big bang and black holes for non-scientists in addition to a reputation as a dynamic and motivating teacher with a knack for using comic relief to teach physics concepts at 8 am toback has developed multiple web-based systems to aid student learning these systems were so successful that they have been adopted in all the introductory physics courses published in a top physics education research journal and presented in invited talks on web-based learning other 2008 upute recipients besides toback include: dr jeffrey conant (marketing) and dr jay porter (engineering technology & industrial distribution) eppright professorships; dr john crompton (recreation parks and tourism sciences) and dr john gold (wildlife and fisheries sciences) cintron professorships; and dr david vaught (history) glasscock professorship the endowment for the cintron professorship is provided by the hoblitzelle foundation of dallas in honor of dr r h cintron 46 the remaining professorships are made possible through generous endowments from melburn g glasscock george and irma eppright and arthur j and wilhelmina doré thaman -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu the post appeared first on texas a&m college of science
texas a&m university associate professor of physics dr david toback is one of six university faculty members who have been appointed to university professorships in undergraduate teaching excellence (upute) announced interim executive vice president and provost jerry strawser toback will hold the thaman professorship in undergraduate teaching excellence a three-year appointment that carries an annual salary supplement of $5 000 provided by the university and an annual discretionary income to support his teaching program and related professional development the prestigious upute awards are reserved for the universitys most distinguished teachers of undergraduates faculty who have exhibited uncommon excellence and devotion to the education of undergraduate students at texas a&m texas a&m has long been known for its excellence in undergraduate education and appointment of these professorship holders is intended to be indicative of the administrations continuing support for and dedication to undergraduate education strawser said a member of the texas a&m faculty since 2000 toback is a past recipient of the association of former students distinguished achievement award in teaching at both the university (2007) and college levels (2004) he has worked tirelessly to improve the introductory physics courses for engineers and to develop a course on the big bang and black holes for non-scientists in addition to a reputation as a dynamic and motivating teacher with a knack for using comic relief to teach physics concepts at 8 am toback has developed multiple web-based systems to aid student learning these systems were so successful that they have been adopted in all the introductory physics courses published in a top physics education research journal and presented in invited talks on web-based learning other 2008 upute recipients besides toback include: dr jeffrey conant (marketing) and dr jay porter (engineering technology & industrial distribution) eppright professorships; dr john crompton (recreation parks and tourism sciences) and dr john gold (wildlife and fisheries sciences) cintron professorships; and dr david vaught (history) glasscock professorship the endowment for the cintron professorship is provided by the hoblitzelle foundation of dallas in honor of dr r h cintron 46 the remaining professorships are made possible through generous endowments from melburn g glasscock george and irma eppright and arthur j and wilhelmina doré thaman -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu
college station the department of physics at texas a&m university invites the brazos valley community to get up-close and personal with science later this month as part of physics festival 2008 an entertaining and informative scientific extravaganza for all ages the free annual event scheduled for sunday april 20 from noon to 5 pm at rudder tower on the texas a&m campus will begin with a hands-on science exhibition and conclude with a public lecture by nasa astronaut and astronomer dr steven hawley no fee or tickets are required for either activity attendees are encouraged to unleash their inner scientists aboard a homemade hovercraft or square-wheeled bicycle and to try out working models of historic artillery and other fun experiments and displays illustrating basic scientific concepts and principles all exhibits are manned by texas a&m physics faculty staff and students middle and high school students also are invited to compete for cash prizes in a related science contest to be held in room 601 rudder tower online registration for the contest is preferred at http://physicsfestivaltamuedu at 4 pm dr hawley will present my life with the great observatories in rudder theater to conclude the days festivities selected by nasa in 1978 hawley has logged more than 770 hours in five space flights serving as a mission specialist on sts-41d in 1984 sts-61c in 1986 sts-31 in 1990 sts-82 in 1997 and sts-93 in 1999 prior to his nasa career hawley was a post-doctoral research associate at cerro tololo inter-american observatory in la serena chile where his research focused on physics of gaseous nebulae and emission-line galaxies hawley received his phd in astronomy and astrophysics from the university of california at santa cruz and lick observatory steve was one of the first mission specialists at nasa said dr nicholas suntzeff texas a&m astronomer and a longtime colleague both as graduate students at uc-santa cruz and as researchers in chile he was the astronaut/astronomer most heavily involved in the space telescope launches he is a tremendously funny and modest guy his humor was legend at lick observatory all events are sponsored by the department of physics in conjunction with texas a&ms george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy and the texas a&m college of science the mitchell institute was established in 2002 by the well-known texas businessman and his wife both of the woodlands to provide insights into the cosmology of the universe and the ultimate unification of the fields of nature visit physics festival 2008 for the latest details regarding the event including maps and parking information -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu the post nasa astronaut to headline physics festival 2008 appeared first on texas a&m college of science
the department of physics at texas a&m university invites the brazos valley community to get up-close and personal with science later this month as part of physics festival 2008 an entertaining and informative scientific extravaganza for all ages the free annual event scheduled for sunday april 20 from noon to 5 pm at rudder tower on the texas a&m campus will begin with a hands-on science exhibition and conclude with a public lecture by nasa astronaut and astronomer dr steven hawley no fee or tickets are required for either activity attendees are encouraged to unleash their inner scientists aboard a homemade hovercraft or square-wheeled bicycle and to try out working models of historic artillery and other fun experiments and displays illustrating basic scientific concepts and principles all exhibits are manned by texas a&m physics faculty staff and students middle and high school students also are invited to compete for cash prizes in a related science contest to be held in room 601 rudder tower online registration for the contest is preferred at http://physicsfestivaltamuedu at 4 pm dr hawley will present my life with the great observatories in rudder theater to conclude the days festivities selected by nasa in 1978 hawley has logged more than 770 hours in five space flights serving as a mission specialist on sts-41d in 1984 sts-61c in 1986 sts-31 in 1990 sts-82 in 1997 and sts-93 in 1999 prior to his nasa career hawley was a post-doctoral research associate at cerro tololo inter-american observatory in la serena chile where his research focused on physics of gaseous nebulae and emission-line galaxies hawley received his phd in astronomy and astrophysics from the university of california at santa cruz and lick observatory steve was one of the first mission specialists at nasa said dr nicholas suntzeff texas a&m astronomer and a longtime colleague both as graduate students at uc-santa cruz and as researchers in chile he was the astronaut/astronomer most heavily involved in the space telescope launches he is a tremendously funny and modest guy his humor was legend at lick observatory all events are sponsored by the department of physics in conjunction with texas a&ms george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy and the texas a&m college of science the mitchell institute was established in 2002 by the well-known texas businessman and his wife both of the woodlands to provide insights into the cosmology of the universe and the ultimate unification of the fields of nature visit physics festival 2008 for the latest details regarding the event including maps and parking information -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu
education city doha qatar research being conducted by dr m suhail zubairy a professor of physics at texas a&m university who currently is teaching at the universitys branch campus in qatar has been featured by the american physical society zubairy and colleagues at the max planck institute for nuclear physics in heidelberg germany are exploring ways to make computer chip components smaller than the wavelength of the lasers used in the manufacturing process their work is reported in the february 19 issue of physical review letters as well as the february 13 online publication focus zubairys team showed that one can use the lasers to create sub-wavelength-sized regions on the surface where the molecules are all in a special state reported science writer michael schirber click here for more on schirbers story -atm- the post zubairy colleagues make advances in dark physics appeared first on texas a&m college of science
research being conducted by dr m suhail zubairy a professor of physics at texas a&m university who currently is teaching at the universitys branch campus in qatar has been featured by the american physical society zubairy and colleagues at the max planck institute for nuclear physics in heidelberg germany are exploring ways to make computer chip components smaller than the wavelength of the lasers used in the manufacturing process their work is reported in the february 19 issue of physical review letters as well as the february 13 online publication focus zubairys team showed that one can use the lasers to create sub-wavelength-sized regions on the surface where the molecules are all in a special state reported science writer michael schirber click here for more on schirbers story -atm-
college station 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 the post truong nominated for goldwater scholarship appeared first on texas a&m college of science