Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Department of Chemistry & Physics

Phone: 580.774.3266

Fax: 580.774.3115

physics@swosu.edu

Physics

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Joe Beisel to Speak at the 2009 Physics Spring Alumni Banquet

Joe Beisel

Join us for the 2009 Physics Spring Alumni Banquet on Saturday, April 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. Our speaker this year will be JOE BEISEL (‘97) of Halliburton. Joe graduated from SWOSU with a B.S. in Engineering Physics in 1997. He then attended graduate school at OSU in Stillwater and received a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2000. Joe spent the next several years in Malawi working for the African Bible College in Lilongwe. While there he was involved in civil engineering work including construction of hospitals, schools, staff houses, and one radio station. Upon returning to the U.S., Joe returned to graduate school at OSU. He studied solid mechanics, elasticity, and instrumentation at the Web Handling Research Center in Stillwater and received his PhD in 2006. Joe now works for Halliburton at the Duncan Technology Center, where his work focuses on Finite Element Analysis, modeling, instrumentation, and data analysis. Joe's accomplishments include conference presentations, journal articles, and pending patents. The evening will be filled with the usual festivities–food, old friends, and lots of awards and recognition. Ticket prices haven’t changed–still just $12 per person. You may pay at the door, but we do request that you make advance reservations so we can give a head count to the caterers.

Let us know if you plan to attend and how many will be in your party by April 15. (That date seems familiar...) Call us (580/774-3109), e-mail us (physics@swosu.edu), FAX us (580/774-3115), mail a note (100 Campus Dr., Weatherford, OK 73096), or just drop by.

Food and Fun at Physics Shish-Kebab

If you can’t make the banquet (or even if you can), why not join us for the annual gotta-love-it you-won’t-go-away-hungry Physics Shish-kebab? The event takes place on Saturday, May 2, at Crowder Lake. Dinner is served around 6 p.m., but come early to enjoy hiking, canoeing, fishing, or just sitting on the porch and visiting. You remember how good it is, don’t you? Come on out and refresh your memory while you satisfy your tummy.