Society of Physics Students

Zone 1 Spring Meeting

Nick DePorzio

University of Maine

Zone 3 Spring Meeting

Jacklyn Pezzato

Swarthmore College

Wrapping Up: Tips for Oral Presentations

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Jacob Robertson

The past ten weeks have flown by, and now it's time to start preparing for our final presentations. Many summer internship programs require a final presentation and the specifics (oral or poster, duration, etc.) vary based on the exact position.

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Public Outreach: A Skill-Builder for Undergrads

Friday, July 21, 2017

Jacob Robertson

Often, when we talk about the benefits of science outreach, we talk about the benefits the public receives: increasing science literacy, instilling wonder, and inspiring young people.

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Commuting: Make it Productive

Friday, July 14, 2017

Jacob Robertson

The single downside of living in Foggy Bottom and working in College Park is the fifty-five minute daily commute by Metro. While, thankfully, the train isn't quite as crowded on my side of the tracks, fifty-five minutes is still a substantial chunk of a 24 hour day.

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Week Seven: Familiar Territory

Friday, July 14, 2017

Zakary Noel

As time marches on, making sure I'll be able to complete everything I wanted to do is certainly a challenge, but one I'm always more than willing to take.

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Week Six: Ready for More

Friday, July 14, 2017

Zakary Noel

My top priority as the summer goes on is to focus on a new placement site at NIST for the Summer Teachers' Institute.

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Week Five: Refocusing

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Zakary Noel

"In June, you have all the time in the world. By July, you don't have any time left."

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Science Policy: Imperfect Science

Monday, July 3, 2017

Jacob Robertson

It was quite a week for science policy.

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