Started a tradition of offering a Trinity College Annual SPS Physics Fair. Largest event of its kind organized by a group of College students for the Hartford area.

Excellent outreach programs and strong interaction with alumni

Several outreach programs and informational sessions on careers and graduate school.

Hosted “An Evening of Physics” event, as well as various social and outreach activities.

Extensive outreach, community service, and social activities.

Active outreach program and variety of social activities.

You have a very active chapter and your students are involved in not only physics outreach but also outreach activities across campus. The numerous and varied activities of your chapter are too many to list and it is good to see that your chapter is growing. Keep up the excellent work.

Your chapter is very active. It is great to see that your chapter organizes outdoor activities and makes the most of the natural beauty that is found in your area of Virginia. Chez-Robeson is a great idea (I would have loved to see the “proton cakes”). You have a very larger, active chapter. Keep up the great work.

You have a very active chapter and your students are involved in physics outreach as well as other worthwhile charity events. Your members have an exciting opportunity to collaborate with Brazilian Universities on a project to plan, design, and build a solar/electric power vehicle. Keep up the great work.

You have an active chapter and your students are involved in excellent outreach activities. Your annual organization of the Science Festival is extremely noteworthy and it has a great turnout.

The North Carolina State University SPS chapter did an outstanding job of providing opportunities for their SPS members to interact with each other, with others on their campus, with their local audience via off-campus outreach events, and with a national audience via student presentations. They are to be commended for sponsoring many exceptional outreach events including an astronomy open house at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science and educational demonstrations for classrooms.

The UNC-Asheville SPS chapter did an outstanding job of providing opportunities for their SPS members to interact with each other, with others on their campus, with their local audience via off-campus outreach events, and participating in National SPS events. They are to be commended for sponsoring many exceptional outreach events including participation in Science Olympiad and promoting interest in physics through the SuperSaturday program entitled “Physics is Phun.”

By far the most active chapter this year in the zone. They were active in nearly everything across the board. Members presented research at several professional meetings, and were active with the National SPS. The chapter hosted several speakers including alumni, and recruiters. Many great activities were held to keep members active, such a twist on the old LN2 ice cream by making Dippin’ Dots, and weekly Coffee Time. Several activities were held with other campus organizations such as the Undergraduate Astrophysics Society. Also promoted interest in STEM with high school students by hosting a Department of Energy Regional Science Bowl.

FIT had some of the best and most creative activities for its members – from an Incredible Edible Race, to MacGyver Competitions, and Fun with Microwaves – the chapter made great efforts to keep members active and interested in the chapter. They also had great interactions with the community and department with support of a Relay for Life team and hosting the annual department picnic.

The University of Louisville had yet another impressive and excellent year, with lots of outreach, student research, trips, and social activities. The chapter is clearly in great shape, and is a model to the Zone. Great Newsletter!

Not content to be excellent in just one area, Indiana University excels in a multitude of arenas, with a commendable variety of programs offered throughout the year, in addition to hosting a well-received Zone 8 meeting.

Millikan University’s impressive activities spanned the spectrum of local outreach, participation in science-related events, travel to meetings or institutions, and collaboration with other groups on every level.

The SPS chapter at UW-River Falls is absolutely the best of the best in the nation. The extent of chapter activities and outreach efforts is fantastic.

Augustana’s SPS chapter continues supporting students participation in professional meetings. Great to see youthful exuberance in the club.

The SPS chapter at UW-Platteville again demonstrates exceptional effort in reaching young people for science through their Physics if Phantastic and STEM programs.

Michigan Tech’s SPS club does a great job of reaching a wide audience in their effort to share an excitement for science. MTU’s club is truly an outstanding chapter.

Henderson State chapter deserves recognition for their extensive outreach activities made possible by the Marsh White award received two consecutive years.

Rhodes chapter deserves recognition for being extremely active on campus events and outreach, and for student participation in several professional meetings.

Southern Miss chapter deserves recognition for hosting their first zone meeting and for continuing to be very active in middle and high school outreach.

Coe College SPS is by far the most active and vibrant chapter in Zone 11. Their contributions to the physics discipline and to the world around them are outstanding.

Augsburg College SPS is very active and provides a great venue for both social and academic networking among members, as well as a link to the community at large.

“Lecture on Apollo 13 near disaster by JC High Eagle Elliott, he’s amazing the one who calculated the actual return trajectory to get them back and he lives in Oklahoma!” So there are speakers in your area that can wow your students.

Allowed HS seniors to come to events as recuiting tool- good idea! “Banquet and Sigma Pi Sigma induction builds pride in being a member”

“Shipped and packaged optics for six lab stations to Centro Universitario Reg. in Honoduras. “. The sent old unused equipment (optics rails, mirrors, and lenses) to poor university w/out any equipment in optics to Honduras. We can all do such a thing!

Extensive outreach, wide involvement with national programs (president and AZC!). Probably one of the most active chapters in the country, if not the most active.

An active chapter that involves its members in research, service and outreach, and the national SPS community.

An amazing level of involvement with the professional physics community.

This bustling chapter’s activities included Star Parties, Physics Olympics events, road trips to regional physics meetings, physics demonstrations, tutoring and more… astounding!

An extremely active chapter that met all metrics one can possibly think of. Great job! Hope to see more from you next year.

One of the largest and most active SPS Chapters in the nation.

Continued excellence in public service, social activity, and scholarship

Central Washington University has a strong commitment to SPS. In addition, seven members were inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma.

As a young chapter, Portland State University is off to a great start.

Green River Community College continues to one of the strongest chapters of SPS in Zone 17.

Davis did an outstanding job hosting the Zone meeting. There was the spaghetti tower building ice-breaker/social on Friday night followed by telescope viewing on the roof of the science building afterward. The next day (Saturday) was also well organized with Dr. Raymond Chiao as a keynote speaker. The Davis SPS club also did a physics day Phon-a-thon to make contact with Freshman physics majors at UC Davis to get these students involved and active. They also applied for a Marsh White award to help with community outreach.

The Sac State club had a well organized chapter meeting schedule with guest speakers on dark matter, laser cooling, radio astronomy, LHC physics and medical physics. They also had regular social event – ice cream or pizza parties, and a field trip to the Exploratorium in SF. They attended the Zone meeting at UC Davis and also applied some SPS national awards. Three of the SPS members gave presentations at local CCs in an attempt to recruit students.

CSU Chico had many chapter meetings. Most of these involved a speaker. They also had their 22nd annual Pumpkin Drop as part of their K-12 outreach. They had 9 members attend the Zone meeting in UC Davis. They induced 3 members into Sigma Pi Sigma at their Graduates Gala Dinner. As part of retention and recruitment they had about 35 hours of tutoring per semester.