SPS National Council

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The SPS National Council is the main governing body for the Society of Physics Students and Sigma Pi Sigma. The Council is composed of an elected faculty zone councilor (ZC) and an elected student associate zone councilor (AZC) from each of the 18 zones, and an elected council president and Sigma Pi Sigma president. The council composition was designed carefully with the student voice in mind. The Council meets face-to-face annually, usually in the fall in the Washington, DC, area and by video conference each spring.


2024-2025 SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma

Executive Committee


Alejandro de le Puente

Director, SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma

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AIP Chief Executive Officer

President, Society of Physics Students

Cleveland State University

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President, Sigma Pi Sigma

William Jewel College

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Associate Councilor Representative

University of Santa Clara

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At-Large Member

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Historian, SPS & Sigma Pi Sigma

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

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2024-25 SPS Council


Zone 1 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Saint Anselm College

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Associate Zone Councilor

Harvard University

[email protected]

Zone 2 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Adelphi University

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Columbia University

[email protected]

Zone 3 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Juniata College

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Juniata College

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Zone 4 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Howard University

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Hampton University

[email protected]

Zone 5 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Davidson College

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

North Carolina State University

[email protected]

Zone 6 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Florida Polytechnic University

[email protected]

Associate Councilor Representative

Florida State University

[email protected]

Zone 7 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Kettering University A & B

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Wayne State University

[email protected]

Zone 8 Councilors

Zone Councilor

East Tennessee State University

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Austin Peay State University

[email protected]

Zone 9 Councilors

Zone Councilor

University of Chicago

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Augustana College

[email protected]

Zone 10 Councilors

Zone Councilor

University of Central Arkansas

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Rhodes College

[email protected]

Zone 11 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Coe College

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Coe College

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Zone 12 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Missouri Southern State University

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

William Jewell College

[email protected]

Zone 13 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Abilene Christian University

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Austin College

[email protected]

Zone 14 Councilors

Zone Councilor

University of Colorado at Denver

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

University of Colorado-Denver

[email protected]

Zone 15 Councilors

Zone Councilor

University of Utah

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

University of Utah

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Zone 16 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Sandia National Lab

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Arizona

[email protected]

Zone 17 Councilors

Zone Councilor

Central Washington University

[email protected]

Associate Zone Councilor

Lewis and Clark College

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Zone 18 Councilors

Zone Councilor

University of San Diego

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Associate Zone Councilor

University of Santa Clara

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