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 optics, physics, stories & anecdotes, tagged atom, cold, pbs, science on January 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Part II of a very cool NOVA series airs on PBS stations tonight. Pun absolutely intended. Second pun not as intended, but still amusing.
Many all-star players from the Atomic, Molecular and Optical physics world, several of which are Nobel Laureates, make appearances on this second part of the program. The first part aired last week [...]
Posted in optics, physics, tagged fractal, fimo, fiber, photonic, crystal on December 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Evilmadscientist has a well-documented project on drawing (stretching, not sketching) fimo into fractal patterns. You can start with a set of four triangular rods, stacked together into one larger triangle, strech them out to make them skinny, stack them in with four other similar assemblies, and iterate to make fractals. Aside from the fractal part, [...]
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