Meetings | Post by kharidiron on April 26th, 2007
STUDY BREAK!
Because we all need it!
–Rion
Meetings | Post by kharidiron on April 18th, 2007
Because optical distortion can be rapidly changing
Kennet Harpsoe is back in town! Kennet studied here at UCSC all last year, on loan from the University of Copenhagen. While here he did some interesting work with the Center for Adaptive Optics, work which he’s now expanding into a master’s thesis. He’s back in Denmark now, but he’s visiting for a couple weeks and will be speaking to us at this week’s SPS meeting — which takes place Thursday, April 19th, at 5:30 PM in ISB 231 — about his research.
He was an SPS regular last year, so this will be a wonderful chance to ask him the frank, difficult questions *he* always asked our presenters.
Coffee, tea, soda, and some light refreshments (cookies and stuff) will of course be available, but will most probably *not* adapt when you apply optics to them. Stomach acid, yes. Visible light frequency E/M waves, no.
AND ANOTHER PHYSICS DEPARTMENT PICNIC NOTE: The Physics Department Spring Picnic takes place on Saturday, April 28th, from noon to 6 PM. The SPS is heavily involved in the planning. You are cordially invited to attend, and to get involved! Sign up in the physics department front office to bring food! Contact Rion Parsons, our SPS Events Coordinator, at rkparson@ucsc.edu for other ways to help out.
Konstantin’s band might be performing, too, if we can overcome the severe electromagnetic power limitations we’ve encountered. We’ll keep you posted.
–James
Meetings | Post by kharidiron on April 11th, 2007
Are you getting enough protein (and quarks)
in your diet?
Welccome back from the break!
The first SPS meeting of spring quarter takes place on Thursday, April 12th, at 5:30 PM in ISB 231, and features a special presentation by Professor George Brown of the physics department. His title is “From Proteins to Quarks: the Unity of Physics”. Prof. Brown has published in almost every major field of physics — in addition to being the official SPS faculty advisor — and, thus, I can’t think of anyone better qualified to discuss the “unity” of his title.
So while it *won’t* be a repeat of a calculus of variations lecture from 105, I’m sure the presentation will be just as good. I can’t guarantee that there will be any action integrals to minimize, but if you want to do some, feel free.
Our supply of coffee, tea, soda, and some snack-ish food will probably be minimized pretty quickly, too. So get there early.
Check back here frequently for more info about other SPS events for this quarter. Movie nights, a field trip to Lick Observatory, another birthday party for Richard Feynman (check the old news for last year’s party, which was amazing), etc. We will do all those things. And more.
MORE!
SEE YOU AT THE MEETING!
–James