Posted in optics, physics, teaching on February 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am excited to announce that I will be joining the faculty at Pacific University this fall. I have accepted an offer for a tenure-track position that is a joint appointment between the Department of Physics and the School of Optometry. I am looking forward to teaching physics in a liberal arts setting, and also [...]
Posted in physics, tagged bitstream charter, fonts, latex, math on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Tired of Computer Modern or Times when you turn to LaTeX to document your hard work? This post outlines the relatively simple process of using another font that adds a bit more style to your documents. The general challenge is to find a font for the math that matches the text font. This is solved [...]
Posted in I'm a liberal arts graduate, physics, tagged faculty, job search, optics, physics on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well you may have noticed a lack of new posts for a few weeks. Chalk it up to me entering the initial thesis-writing phase, combined with job applications, interviews, and the general associated chaos.
The good news, of course, is that the job search process has gone well. After two enjoyable interviews, I have received my [...]
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