This website uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some of these cookies are used for visitor analysis, others are essential to making our site function properly and improve the user experience. By using this site, you consent to the placement of these cookies. Click Accept to consent and dismiss this message or Deny to leave this website. Read our Privacy Statement for more.
Print Page   |   Sign In   |   JOIN NOW! Just Click Here!
Sign in with your Username or Email
Login with LinkedIn
OR


Calendar

The upcoming calendar is currently empty.

Click here to view past events and photos »

SPS News - Congratulations Sigma Pi Sigma Inductees!

View in browser

SPS News Issue 221: May 10, 2022


 



Congratulations Sigma Pi Sigma Inductees!

The SPS Executive Committee would like to congratulate all the new Sigma Pi Sigma, the Physics and Astronomy Honor Society, inductees of the 2021-2022 academic year! You have overcome many challenges this past year and your hard work has paid off. We are pleased to welcome you into an amazing group of scientists!

 
 

2022 Physics Congress - Register Today!

Attend Tours:   Physics Congress registrants have the opportunity to join one of the offsite tours on Thursday, October 6.  Visit NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, spend an overnight at Greenbank Observatory, learn about medical physics at Georgetown University, and more!

Breaking Boundaries event: The Chapter Showcase is part of the Breaking Boundaries event and gives chapters the chance to show off what makes them unique. Register your chapter for a table now!

Join the 2022 Physics Congress info session every Wednesday with Dr. Brad Conrad to learn more about the event and ask any questions that you may have! There will be a short presentation on highlights of the Congress, sessions, and speakers to look forward to, tours, opportunities for funding, and much more. We hope to see you there! Please register here to attend!

  
 
 
 

Chapter Reports Due June 15

Chapter Reports are a great way for you to look back on your accomplishments from the past year. Submitting a Chapter Report also enters your school in the running for an SPS Outstanding Chapter Award and other chapter designations. The first 100 chapters to submit their reports will be entered in a drawing for one of six $100 gift cards. Chapter Reports are due June 15!

If your chapter is not submitting a report this year, please complete the first section of the form to update your chapter information for the SPS national office records. Chapters updating their information will also be eligible for prizes!

 
 

SPS National Council Voting Closes This Week

Make sure your chapter’s voice is heard by voting for your regional representatives for the SPS Council!   Voting is open for the following positions:

  • Associate Zone Councilors (undergraduate students) for all 18 Zones (1-year terms)
  • Zone Councilors (faculty) for Zones 2, 5, 6, 7, 12, and 17 (3-year terms)
  • Sigma Pi Sigma President (2-year term).

Each SPS Chapter is allotted one vote per position within their zone. Discuss your candidate selections and designate someone to cast the ballot for your chapter. For more information,  visit here.

 
 

GradSchoolShopper.com is the only global online graduate program network dedicated exclusively to physics, astronomy, and other fields within the physical sciences. If you’re looking for your graduate school path, this is the site for you!

 
 

Upcoming Scientific Meetings - Students Welcome

182 ASA Meeting, May 23-27, 2022: Denver, CO

Registration is open. Find meeting information here.

AAS 240 Meeting, June 12-16: Pasadena, CA

Find meeting information as it becomes available here.

AAPT Summer Meeting, July 9-13, 2022: Grand Rapids, MI

Registration is open. Find meeting information here.

AAPM 64 Annual Meeting, July 10-14, 2022: Washington, DC

Registration is open. Find meeting information here.

72 ACA Annual Meeting, July 29 – August 3: Portland, OR

Poster presentation submission deadline May 16. Find meeting information here .

2022 Physics Congress, October 6 – 8: Washington, DC

Registration and abstract submissions are open. Find meeting information here !

SOR 93 Annual Meeting, October 9 – 13: Chicago, IL

Poster session abstracts due August 5. Registration information to come soon.

SPS offers Travel Awards to members presenting their research at AIP member society meetings and reporter awards for individuals and chapters. A limited number of awards will be offered. Apply Today !

 
 

SPS Featured Jobs & Internships Check them out at SPSJobs

ORAU/ORISE    

Nuclear Energy Justice Policy Fellow

Institute for Shock Physics - Washington State University

Dynamic Compression Summer School: July 31 - August 5, 2022

 
 
Search SPS Jobs
 
 

facebook instagram twitter linkedin youtube

Questions or assistance? 
This email was sent to '@@email@@' from Society of Physics Students and Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society. If you wish to stop receiving email from us, you can simply remove yourself by visiting: @@unsubscribe_url@@
The Society of Physics Students and Sigma Pi Sigma are organizations of the American Institute of Physics.
1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, Maryland 20740
Contact us at  sps@aip.org or 301-209-3007.