---New Year's Reading List:CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/careers/contents.html--Thank you for the Nominations for Sigma Pi Sigma!-Sigma Pi Sigma is the Physics Honor Society.Juniors, Seniors, Faculty and Staff may be nominated.Life time membership.-Last year's inductees were:Seniors: Laurel Mianecki, Becky Marks, Eric Chitambar, Tony Strathman, Ken Henisey, Juniors: Pat Engel, Catherine Kennedy, Angelo SignoracciFacutly: Professors Wayne, Hildreth, Garnavich, Collon, Newman, Barabasi, and Almaasfor more info on Simga Pi Sigma visit:http://www.sigmapisigma.org/about.htm
--Want to join the National SPS?
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-Current officers:President Catherine KennedyVPs Brad Tucker and Nicholas B.Tresurer John Biddleand Past President Pat Engel---Grad School Advice page: http://groups.physics.umn.edu/wipa/guide.html--Minutes from 1/27/05 meeting:
- Sweatshirts, design in progress, club subsidized, grey, hooded, front pocket requested
- Monthly Movies:
requested: "The Dish" "IQ" "2001 Space Oddessey" "Star Wars Ep (IV-VI)" "Day after tomorrow"
"Back to the Future"... more suggestions?
we'll reserve the room, and provide either dinner (6pm) or snacks (8pm),
- REU Issues:
Look for one that provides food and housing as well as ~$3000-4000 for 8-12 wks
Beware! Pay attention to the dates, some programs extend past 8/20 when ND starts
Note: some may also offer lecture series, tours, GRE prep, or opportunities to attend conferences, often you will be expected to make a 10-15min oral presentation at the end of the summer.
Also note: it's great experience applying, even though programs tend to want juniors. Note, nearly half of the sophomores last year got into one or more programs.
These programs are a great way to explore another university (which you may decide to return to for graduate studies), explore another part of the country, or stay near home and have a great time, making good money.
Also, our guest grad student last night, Sarah, suggests it looks really good on your grad aps.
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