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Relevant and Irrelevant Personal Information

My full Christian name is Edmund Leo Joseph Tisko (CV). I was born Detroit and raised in one of the finest towns in the United States, Royal Oak, Michigan. I have aged a total of 34 years. I am married to Christina Isacco of McKeesport, PA. McKeesport is like Beirut but its big neighbor, Pittsburgh, is great city. I have three sons, Joseph Thomas who has aged 3 and 1/2 years, James Edmund who has aged 25 months and John Samuel who as of this date has been 13 weeks outside the womb. I am a graduate student in Chemical Physics at Michigan State University in the Chemistry department.

I am in my sixth year of formal postbaccalaurate studies and am presently researching electric and magnetic properties of molecules using nonlocal polarizability densities. My advisor is Dr. Katharine L. C. Hunt. I talk about my research on this page. I have introduced some equations to explain a portion of Dr. Hunt's work. I hope to write more on my own work soon.

I am also a teaching assistant for CEM 361(Physical Chemistry) this fall. Click here for the CEM 361 homepage. Pages with homework assignments and other information can also be accessed. The professor for the class is Vice Provost Paul Hunt.

The Hot Hotlist

These are the links that I use the most when I'm on the Web. As you can see, the Web does not aid my research much, but that's because I'm not that clever.

Daily Scripture Readings

Daily Mass Readings with Commentary: It's always good to have help in understanding.
Our Daily Bread: A daily dose of the Bible to help me walk less crooked.
Desiderata: Slow down! Consider what is important.

Science Journals

Science Daily: Quick, short information on the latest big news in the sciences.
AIP Physics News Update: I try to find out the latest in neutrino oscillations or gluon plasmas from the American Institute of Physics.
The Journal of Chemical Physics: Abstracts to articles in upcoming issues.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry: Entire articles from Volume 100. Free for now.
The Journal of the American Chemical Society: Table of contents of the latest issue is available.
Science: Get the latest SCIENCE on the web. Abstracts and summaries.
Nature: Same as above only British.

Comics

Dilbert: This is wonderful comic. I worked in industry for three years at Gelman Sciences and PPG Industries as a product development chemist. This comic strip brings back memories with crystal clarity.
Rose is Rose: A wholesome, funny comic that examines that simple beauties of life. Characters have guardian angels, just like real life.
Jumpstart: About a young married couple who once in a while need a little advice from the folks.
Luann: A comic about a sweet teenage girl who never quite gets her guy. But she may be getting close!
Arlo and Janis: Married aging hippies who are slowly growing mature.
This Modern World: This weekly comic is funny because its bias is extremely left-wing. The author tries to be thoughtful. Sometimes he succeeds, sometimes his "compassion" gets in the way.
Doctor Fun: Simple minds like mine are easily amused.
The State News Comics Page: More comics brought to you by the propaganda organ of the People's Republic of Michigan State.

Miscellaneous

NETsource - Mutual Fund Information: I hope to be a professor at a small state university or perhaps a liberal arts college. I won't get rich teaching, so I figure I'd be wise to a savvy investor.
Today's Fun Fact: Absolutely worthless, but interesting, trivia.
NFL.com - Green Bay Packers: What's the latest on America's team. Dallas Who?
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Job Openings: As stated above, I hope to get a job at small state university or liberal arts college. Any takers?
Yahoo's Index of U. S. Colleges and Universities: For research of the above.
The Weather Underground: No real need for the weather forecast in Lansing. 78 degrees and sunny!
The NandO Times: The daily Internet paper.

Search Engines

Alta Vista Search Engine: The best search engine on the World Wide Web.
Lycos Search Engine: Another good search engine on the Web.
Infoseek Search Engine: Site to do effective layered searching.
WebZ Search Engine: I can search the library stacks from my keyboard. Can you?

The Rest of the Hotlist

More personal information about me can found within the depths of my extended hotlist. Some of these links may be interesting. Imagine that! See what else strikes my fancy and, as a dubious bonus, learn more about me.

This awe inspiring page has been accessed times since 3 AUG 97. Thank you for your patronage.

Eddy Tisko e-mail: tisko@argus.cem.msu.edu tisko@cemvax.cem.msu.edu

Updated: 24 SEP 97