Garry Noe
Physics, and
Earth and Environmental Science
Virginia Wesleyan College
1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502
(757) 455-3284

Some course pages contain copyrighted materials; please email gnoe at vwc dot edu for a password.

Spring 2008 courses -
EES 410: Watershed Hydrology
PHYS 216: General Physics
PHYS 143: Introduction to Astronomy Lab
Fall 2008 courses -
PHYS 221: Physics
EES 300: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2009 courses -
PHYS 222: Physics
PHYS 142: Introduction to Astronomy - Stars and Galaxies
PHYS 143: Introduction to Astronomy Lab
Fall 2009 courses -
EES 320: Energy and the Environment
PHYS 215: General Physics
Earth and Environmental Science internships, jobfairs, and jobs -
Hampton Roads Alliance for Environmental Education
Virginia DEQ
Keep Norfolk Beautiful
idealist.org
greenjobsearch.org
In the News...
Phys Ed: Why Doesn’t Exercise Lead to Weight Loss?
A fresh way to take the salt out of seawater
Sony Manning Exhibit (I have contact information if you're interested in any of Sony's work.)
Cancers Can Vanish Without Treatment, but How?
Black bears rate minivans as top dining vehicle
Cake Wrecks
When the Icing on the Cake Spells Disaster
Despite Hard Times, Colleges Are Still Going Green
River Craft Lite: Floats Great, Less Filling
Prizes Aside, the P-NP Puzzler Has Consequences
For Virtual Racers, a League of Their Own
The Burger That Shattered Her Life
Atlanta Flooding Sets New Records
School Drinking Water Contains Toxins
Refitted to Bury Emissions, Plant Draws Attention
Ovens on Feet Beckon Germans to Bratwurst
Solar Power, Without All Those Panels
Finding Order in the Apparent Chaos of Currents
Oil Industry Sets a Brisk Pace of New Discoveries
Southeast Drought Study Ties Water Shortage to Population, Not Global Warming
Alternative Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water
E.P.A. Moves to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Biofuel Production Could Undercut Efforts To Shrink Gulf 'Dead Zone'
Coming to Dealers Soon: An Array of Electric Cars
Health Ills Abound as Farm Runoff Fouls Wells
Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity
Have a Nice Day
Welcome to Our Town. Wish We Weren’t Here.
Hawaii Tries Green Tools in Remaking Power Grids
'Learning Barge' ready to teach about wetlands on the river
Study: Women lawmakers outperform men
Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost to Health
Beautiful Universe Astronomy Quiz
Early Risers Crash Faster Than People Who Stay Up Late: Night owls belie slacker reputation by staying alert longer ("Mom, check it out...")
Big Food vs. Big Insurance
Chesapeake Bay Executive Order
Dubai unveils $7.6-billion mass-transit rail system
Movie Review: Crude (2009)
New Google Earth Maps Show Where Renewable Energy Projects Can Be Built
Early Warning Signals Of Change: 'Tipping Points' Identified Where Sudden Shifts To New Conditions Occur
U.S. Company and China Plan Solar Project
Our One-Party Democracy
Do High-fat Diets Make Us Stupid And Lazy? Physical And Memory Abilities Of Rats Affected After 9 Days
The Arctic's geological record indicates warming is human-caused
ScienceBlogs
Resolving an 82-year-old quantum paradox
Fatty Foods Affect Memory and Exercise
Bora-Bora: Over and under
Foreclosure to Homelessness 2009 (.pdf)
American Graduates Finding Jobs in China
G.D.P. R.I.P.
Desperation, and six other mistakes job-seekers should avoid
Eastern Shore - Lighting the Way for Colleges
How to Recharge Your Soul
In Europe, 63 destinations off the beaten path
Fifty-Year Record of Glacier Change Reveals Shifting Climate in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
Nissan Unveils Electric Car, to Be Available Next Year
Oysters Are on the Rebound in the Chesapeake Bay
A Canadian doctor diagnoses U.S. healthcare
Plastic Not-So-Fantastic: How the Versatile Material Harms the Environment and Human Health
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer
Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle primes for its Best Buy debut
Spy Fired Shot That Changed West Germany
Earth and Environmental Science links -
Virginia Sustainable Building Network
North Carolina BiomassTrader

Desalination: A National Perspective (2008)
NRDC’s Plan to Clean Up the Chesapeake Bay and Its Beaches, October 2009 (.pdf)
Stormwater BMPs: Villanova Graduate Student Research Presentations
Google Earth Tutorials
Wetlands for Educators
Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop 2009
Solar Decathlon 2009
American Water Resources Association 2010 Spring Specialty Conference on GIS

Urban Stormwater Management in the United States (2008)
Video lectures and presentations -
University of California Television - Cancer
James Hansen - Global warming time bomb: The path from science to action
Moon in Google Earth - Demo at Newseum
Renée Kidson, Chief Hydrologist, Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, "Balancing Water Supply & Demand in Australia: Hard Lessons from a Harsh Land"
Richard Feynman: The Messenger Lectures
The Scientist Video Awards

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Last revised: November 4, 2009