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Submissions for chapter reports will open soon! Submitting one allows you to be considered to be considered for the 2024-25SPS Chapter Awards!This is also a great way to look back on your accomplishments from the past year and be included in SPS publications. Check out ourrubric, the Chapter Report overview, or keep an eye out for an official template to start preparing. 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!
Celebrate Earth Day!
Earth Day is April 22, with a focus this year on ‘Planet vs. Plastics.’ Check out the official Earth Day website to learn more about the harmful effects of plastics, and the varying ways that you can get involved with helping our planet.
Hosting a chapter event? Register it on the Earth Day map to be a part of the anti-plastic movement!
Send us your Eclipse Pics!
Have a great picture or story from the solar eclipse? We want to know! Share your solar eclipse experience here to be featured in future SPS publications.
Get Ready to Become a PhysCon Reporter!
The 2025 Physics Congress is from October 30 to November 1 in Denver, Colorado. Start thinking of the different ways you can be involved and keep an eye out for Physics Congress travel awards and grants!
HBCU/MSI Travel Award: Awards will be available for students who attend HBCU/MSI schools. The PhysCon HBCU/MSI Travel award covers lodging, travel, and registration for the congress! Awards are given out on a first come, first-served basis!
Chapter Travel Awards: Awards will also be available for chapters travelling together!One hotel room will be provided for the duration of the congress. Be sure to watch for the application to open next year, as they
are on a first-come, first-served basis!
Reporters: Reporter awardsoffer partial support, up to $300 for an individual reporter and $250 per person for chapter reporters, with the recipient writing a 2-3 page reflections about the meeting from a student perspective, which may become a featured article on the SPS website, in publications such as The SPS Observer or Radiations, or the publications of the organization hosting the meeting.
SPS Council Elections are Open!
Make sure your chapter votes before May 1, 2024, in the SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma Council elections. Check out thecandidatesfor your zone. Each chapter gets 1 vote – when your chapter isready to vote, please contact your SPS advisor or your Zone’s Counselorsfor the required login information.
SPS brings you GradSchoolShopper
SPS offersGradSchoolShopper.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 the2023 Guide to Grad School.
Upcoming Zones Meetings (All are Listed on the SPS Calendar)
Zone 18, April 19 – 20, 2024: Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
24th Annual Meeting of the APS Northwest Section, June 21 – 22, 2024: Bothell, WA
Abstract submission is open. Find meting information here.
AAPT Summer Meeting, July6 – 10, 2024: Boston, MA
Registration is open. Find meeting information here.
ACA 74th Annual Meeting, July 7 – 12, 2024: Denver, CO
Abstract submission and registration are both open. Find meeting information here.
AAPM 66th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, July 21-25, 2024: Los Angeles, CA
Registration is open. Find meeting information here.
SPS offers Travel Awardsto members presenting their research at AIP member society meetings and Reporter Awardsfor individuals and chapters. A limited number of awards of up to $300 will be offered. Apply Today!
SPS Featured Jobs, REUs, & Internships- Check them out atSPS Jobsand hear about how to apply for REUswith #HowtoREU
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