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Wednesday, June 16 3:30 p.m. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. Fermilab Colloquium - 1 West Speaker: D. Osheroff, Stanford University Title: Understanding the Columbia Space Shuttle Accident
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Wednesday, June 16 Beef Noodle soup Classic Pastrami on Rye $4.75 Seafood Jambalaya $3.75 Lasagna $3.50 Turkey Ranch Wrap $4.75 Sausage Pizza $2.75 Beef or Chicken Burrito Wilson Hall Cafe Menu Chez Leon |
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Good Start for Fermilab-St. Charles Volunteer Program | ||
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On May 3, cryogenic engineer Tom Peterson became the first Fermilab employee
to speak to schoolchildren as part of the Fermilab-St. Charles School District
303 pilot program. The unique volunteer program, first reported in the December
3, 2003 issue of Fermilab Today, provides an opportunity for Fermilab scientists
and employees to speak to students about subjects other than physics. Peterson
spoke to approximately 100 second graders at Corron Elementary school about
his "other" passion in life -- butterflies and moths -- during their spring
butterfly unit.
"The children were really easy to talk to because they were so enthusiastic and had so many questions," said Peterson. "I already have requests to visit two schools next spring, and I'm looking forward to it." The program was initiated by Kane County Board Members Mike McCoy and Don Wolfe. District 303 Superintendent Francis Kostel and Assistant Superintendent Sandra Wright were instrumental in working out the program details. Several other Fermilab volunteers have already been contacted about future visits.
"We've gotten inquiries from a teacher of French and Spanish, and Bob Mau
has been contacted by an art teacher about his woodcarving," said Kurt
Riesselmann, Fermilab's coordinator for the program. School visits will
start up again in the fall, and more volunteers are welcome. Contact Kurt
Riesselmann for more information.
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From The New York Times, June 15, 2004 Making Science Fact, Now Chronicling Science Fiction by Kenneth Chang SEATTLE, June 10 - Donna L. Shirley used to run NASA's Mars exploration program. Now she is doing something even more far out.
Ms. Shirley, who retired from NASA in 1998, is director of the new Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame here, set to open on June 18. Instead of pointing space probes at the next rock out from the Sun, she now oversees exhibits exploring the universe of "What if?," from genetic engineering to aliens to parallel worlds.
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Former Fermilab Physicist Steve Delchamps Presents New Play A staged reading of "The Romantics," the second play by former Fermilab physicist Steve Delchamps, will take place on June 18th at the First Street Theater in Batavia. Delchamps is hoping for constructive criticism from viewers. "Since the play won't be produced until August, the audience's
"The Romantics" is a boy-meets-girl story, set against the backdrop of an academic family, that explores romanticism in art, love, and career seeking -- familiar themes for Delchamps. After working at Fermilab for twenty years, he left to finish an English PhD and pursue play writing. "Too Much Caffeine," Delchamps' first musical comedy about the struggles and romantic aspirations of high school teachers, was produced last August.
"I've always felt more comfortable with words than with hardware," he said.
"What interested me about physics were the stories of personal inspiration.
I may have been naïve to expect that in my science career, but now I
get to write my own narratives." Viewers will be able to send
their critiques to Delchamps' hotmail account after the reading on June 18. For
more info, call (630) 406-6367.
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Fermilab Colloquium Today
Osheroff was a member of the board that investigated the Columbia space shuttle
accident in 1993. His talk today will describe
how the Columbia accident investigation board determined the causes of the accident.
He will also talk about the future of manned space exploration.
A video recording of the colloquium will be available in a few days
on the Fermialb Colloquium web page.
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New Book Purchase Suggestion Lists New book purchase suggestion lists for the week of June 15 are now available online. These include Majors book lists in four subject areas. There is also an Amazon suggestion list in the form of a shopping cart, viewable by entering the password "library."
Fermilab Association of Rocketry
International Folk Dancing |
