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SPS News Issue 244: May 23, 2023

Meet the SPS Interns

The 2023 SPS Summer Interns will start their 10-week journey IN-PERSON in the Washington, DC area at their placement sites that include SPS, AIP, AAPT, APS, SoR, STScI, NIST, and Capitol Hill very soon! Throughout the summer, the interns will participate in outreach, professional development workshops, and networking events. We encourage you to follow their journeys through their weekly blogs !

Try the NASA HOEE Starshade Challenge

The NASA HOEE Starshade Challenge is intended for undergraduate students in Engineering and Physics/Astronomy and helps to promote skills you’ve learned through your college career by helping to design a next generation NASA telescope! S howcase your ability to problem solve , plan, and think critically to design and produce an ultra-low mass Starshade . Learn more and sign up at https://aip.org/starshade .

This challenge is first come, first serve, for up to 20 teams. Teams will be given an honorarium of $1 ,000 to construct a scale model, work with NASA Scientists, and winning designs will split $20,000!

Chapter Reports due June 15

Submit a chapter report by June 15 to be considered for the 2022-23 SPS Chapter Awards! Preparing your chapter report is a great way to look back on your accomplishments from the past year and be included in SPS publications. We provide a template and the SPS chapters that submit on time will be entered in a drawing to be one of ten winners of a $100 gift card for a pizza party!

SPS Summer News Schedule

Happy Summer Break! SPS News will be sent out monthly during the summer and will resume bi-weekly updates in the fall.

SPS brings you GradSchoolShopper

SPS offers GradSchoolShopper.com, the only global graduate program network dedicated exclusively to physics, astronomy, and the physical sciences. If you are looking for your graduate school path, this is free and for you! Check out these articles full of resources and tips in the 2022 Guide to Grad School .

Upcoming Scientific Meetings - Students Welcome

AAS 242 Meeting, June 4 – 8: Albuquerque, NM

Registration is open. Find meeting information here.

AAPT Summer Meeting 2023, July 15 – 19: Sacramento, CA

Registration is open. Find meeting information here.

AAPM 65 Annual Meeting, July 23 – 27: Houston, TX

Registration is open. Find meeting information here.

Optica Frontiers in Optics & Laser Science (FiOLS), October 9 – 12: Tacoma, WA

Abstract submissions open until June 6, 2023. Find meeting information here.

AVS 69^th International Symposium & Exhibition, November 5 – 10: Portland, OR

Registration is open. Find meeting information here.

ASA 185^th Annual Meeting, December 4 – 8: Sydney, Australia

Abstracts submissions due July 24, 2023. Find meeting information here.

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 of up to $300 will be offered. Apply Today !

SPS Featured Jobs & Internships - Check them out at SPSJobs

Dynamic Compression Summer School July 30-August 4, 2023

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