SPS Outstanding Students Named
 SPS is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008 Outstanding Student Awards for Undergraduate Research: Therese Jones, Penn State University; Rachael Roettenbacher, Ohio Wesleyan University; and Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes, Utah State University (pictured). They will represent the U.S. and SPS and present their research at the 2008 International Conference of Physics Students (ICPS) in Cracow, Poland. August 6-13. More...
Future Faces of Physics Jeopardy!
 • This woman and her daughter each received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• This movie effect may add to the drama of an explosion in space, but it doesn’t sit well with physicists.
• Of 60, 120, and 240, about this many African-American females have earned physics PhDs in the U.S.
Think you know the answers? Try out SPS Jeopardy with your friends or at your next SPS meeting! Play Jeopardy Now...
Future Faces of Physics Kit
 With the theme Future Faces of Physics, SPS is raising visibility and focus on issues of student diversity in physics. The Future Faces of Physics Kit is centered on this theme, and it includes many items that can be incorporated into SPS meetings, ranging from diffraction glasses to a tactile model of the moon used to teach blind students. More…
Putting a New Face on Physics
 SPS National Council member Krystle Williams brings Future Faces of Physics to Symmetry readers. Symmetry is a magazine about particle physics and its connections to other aspects of life and science, from interdisciplinary collaborations to policy to culture. It is published by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Read Krystle's article...
2008 Sigma Pi Sigma Undergraduate Research Awards Announced
 Eight SPS chapters, including CSU-Chico, pictured, have received
Sigma Pi Sigma Undergraduate Research Awards to fund chapter research projects.
The awards provide calendar year grants to support local chapter activities that
are deemed imaginative and likely to contribute to the strengthening of the SPS
program. Recipients List...
2008 Marsh White Outreach Awards Announced
 Thirteen SPS chapters have received Marsh W. White Outreach Awards to help fund their outreach projects during the coming academic year. Pictured here are members of winning chapter Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. Marsh W. White Awards are made to SPS chapters "to support projects designed to promote interest in physics among students and the general public." Recipients List...
SPS Members Teach For America
 SPS is pleased to present the experiences of several members who are involved in the Teach for America program. Teach For America is the national corps of top recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity.
UN declares 2009 the International Year of Astronomy
 The United Nations (UN) has proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. This initiative, started by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO, will celebrate the first astronomical use of the telescope by Galileo.
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SPS Reporters Cover All Angles of APS March Meeting
 What would lure thousands of physicists to the streets of the Big Easy? An average visitor might be enticed by a drink named after the hurricane from the House of Blues or the smooth tunes of a local jazz band. But talk of condensed matter, quantum, and computational physics was cause enough for over 7,000 scientists to come to Louisiana for the March APS meeting in New Orleans. Read accounts by SPS members Ann Deml, Katherine Zaunbrecher, and Lee Massey.
Graduate Education in Physics: Which Way Forward?—A Graduate
Students Perspective
 From January 31 to February 2, 2008, the American Physical Society (APS) hosted a meeting of leaders in the physics community at the American Center for Physics entitled, "Graduate Education in Physics: Which Way Forward? A Conference to Discuss the Status and Future of Graduate Education in Physics." Attending the meeting, and reporting for SPS, were Amber Stuver from Cal Tech, and Tracey Wellington and Arlene Ford from Texas A&M University. Read the report...
Ohio Region Section of the APS 2008 Spring Meeting
 SPS reporter Ovie Martin Arienmughare found that as a whole, the Spring 2008 OSAPS conference was very educational, inspirational, and fun—from the poster and oral presentations to the coffee break at Moser Hall. Full story...
Photo Gallery: SPS Zone 4 Meeting, University of Maryland, College Park
A Year Like None Other: The Annual NSBP & NSHP Conference
 Whoever said “Dreams can come true” was dead on. It all began with an idea that was transformed into reality, thus three months of planning and scheduling accorded Lincoln University’s Physics and Engineering club the opportunity to attend the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) & National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP) annual conference in Washington, DC. Full story...
Undergraduate Impressions of the 2008 AAPT Winter Meeting
 Who says physicists cannot have a good time? Read the impressions of undergraduates from Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, and Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, who went to Baltimore's Inner Harbor and attended the SPS/AAPT poster reception, Physics Jeopardy competition, and outreach events during the 2008 AAPT Winter Meeting. Morgan State Article | Angelo State Article | Photo Gallery
Remarkable High School Astronomer Reports from the 2008 AAS Meeting
 We often highlight the presence and participation of our SPS members at the AIP Member Society meetings, and we talk about the SPS members as future leaders of our physics profession. At the 2008 AAS meeting in Austin, I was reminded of the work that is being done by a few remarkable high school students who we hope will become the next generation of SPS leaders. I want you to meet Emily Petroff and her mentor Catherine Garland.
—Jack G. Hehn, Director, Education, AIP
SPS Reporter Brings Space News from Austin
 "I was in awe—surrounded by reporters from big names like Science, Nature, BBC News, and Scientific American." That's what Therese Jones (left) said about her recent participation in the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, TX. Therese, an undergraduate from Penn State, presented her research on quasars and also served as a SPS reporter. Read Theresa's Report...
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UTEP and EPISD work together through a GK-12 fellowship
 The National Science Foundation, along with the University of Texas—El Paso, has brought 10 graduate students in Science, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers into 6th, 7th and 8th grade classrooms in El Paso, TX, to expand interest in STEM careers. Read the article....
The First Man-Made Nuclear Explosion
 By Worth Seagondollar
This talk describes one of the greatest war-time experiences possible for a young graduate student, including an eye-witness account of the 1945 Trinity test explosion in New Mexico. Full Transcript | Video Highlights
The Nucleus is a SPS supported digital library and online community for physics and astronomy students.
• Summer Research Opportunities
• Scholarship Opportunities
• The Lounge Discussion Forums
ComPADRE is a collection of physics and astronomy educational resource.
SPS has partnered with public television to develop teacher materials and
promote 'Absolute
Zero and the Conquest of Cold', a documentary premiering January 8 & 15, 2008, 8:00pm EST.
SPS has partnered with Tutor.com to try to get more on-line physics tutors.
SPS has become an Affiliated Partner with MentorNet®, the award-winning e-mentoring network.
SPS members are eligible for
free membership in one of AIP's 10 Member Societies.
May 15
Abstracts due for World Molecular Imaging Congress, Sept. 10-13, Nice, France
SPS Sessions at the 10th Annual Meeting, Northwest Section of APS, May 15-17, Portland, OR
May 31
Marsh White Award final reports due
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