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Starting in January, we will be sending the bi-weekly newsletter from our updated SPS website. This means cleaner formatting and a sleek design, but also a new sender email. You will be receiving emailsfrom students@aipcomm.org, so don’t panic when the newsletter appears different! You can also check out some of our new pages at News & Stories and Congress.
Internship Applications are Now Open!
Apply your physics skills to science policy, science communication, outreach, education, and research – Applications for the SPS Summer Internship Program have just opened! Students are placed at organizations, such as AAPT, APS, Capitol Hill, Space Telescope Science Institute, and more. If you're interested in past experiences, check out the intern blogs and final presentations!
Applications, including chapter advisor signoffs and recommendation letters, are due Wednesday January 15, 2025. Please contact sps-programs@aip.org with any questions.
Free Science Outreach Catalyst Kit (SOCK)!
SPS wants to help you step up your outreach to the community with free stuff! Chapters can get a freeScience Outreach Catalyst Kits (SOCK) to use in outreach presentations (first come, first serve). This year’s theme is dragonflies! Or you can expand your chapter’s demo library through use of our Outreach Demonstrations, with topics including astronomy, mechanics, optics, and more!
One Year until the 2025 Physics & Astronomy Congress!
Get excited! The 2025 Physics & Astronomy Congress, “Supporting our Phase Shifts”, is only one year away! Be sure to start fundraising, working on your research posters and art pieces, and getting your chapter excited to attend. Be sure to follow us on social media, @SPSNational, and join theDiscord to stay up to date on all things Physics & Astronomy Congress!
Registration for the Congress will open in 2025.
#GivingTuesday is on December 3rd
Explore the impact you can make by supporting funds like the SPS Student Success Fund, which covers essential opportunities for the academic and professional development of students in physics and astronomy, such as student travel, our summer internship, scholarships, and regional convenings. We also have the Alumni and Sigma Pi Sigma Fund, which supports SPS alumni and Sigma Pi Sigma activities focused on lifelong engagement and career development, such as alumni engagement and networking opportunities, alumni convenings, and virtual career colloquia. Learn more here!
Apply for the Livermore Lab Foundation Undergraduate Fellowship
The Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF) is a nonprofit philanthropic partner to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). LLF is currently acceptingapplications for an undergraduate fellowship that connectsstudents with LLNL's premier resources and mentors. LLF provides direct student funding, allowing more time for research, studies, and ultimate success in scientific careers, and supports fellows with assigned Lab mentors and access to LLNL facilities and resources primarily engaged in key research areas, such as climate resilience, neurodegenerative disease, and fusion innovation.There will also be an enriching Fellows Week program tailored for the cohort of fellows to facilitate connections, knowledge sharing, skill building and career development.
The fellowship application window is open, with details on the LLF website. Applicants must submit a statement of interest, resume, and faculty letter of recommendation no later than January 10, 2025, with a focus on those historically underrepresented in the field, low-income/financial need, and/or first-generation college students. Any questions can be directed to fellowships@livermorelabfoundation.org.
SPS brings you GradSchoolShopper
Debating if grad school is the right path for you? The 2024 Fall Issue of the SPS Observer is available online and features articles like Tips for Applying to Graduate School. SPS offersGradSchoolShopper.com, the only global online graduate program network dedicated exclusively to physics, astronomy, and the physical sciences. If you are looking for your graduate school path, this data is free and for you! Check out these articles full of resources and tips in the 2024 Guide to Grad School.
Upcoming Scientific Meetings – Students Welcome
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!
24th Annual AMS Student Conference, January 11 – 12, 2025: New Orleans, LA
Registration is open. Find meeting information here, and additional resources for the student award opportunities here.
The Student Conference provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to broaden their horizons, cultivate new skills, hear from leaders in the weather, water, and climate enterprise, and network with fellow students and professionals.
105th Annual AMS Meeting, January 12 – 16, 2025: New Orleans, LA
Registration is open. Find meeting information here, and additional resources for students, including travel grants, award opportunities, and the Student Assistant Program here.
AAS 245, January 12 – 16, 2025: National Harbor, MD
Late registration is now open. Find meeting information here.
AAS 245 will be jam-packed with great scientific content and provideample opportunity for networking with friends and colleagues. Participate in special sessions, workshops, and town halls!
AAPT Winter Meeting, January 18 – 21, 2025: St. Louis, MO
Advanced registration is now open. Find meeting information here.
Surround yourself with Physics Educators from around the globe and develop and strengthen professional connections.
APS Global Physics Summit, March 16 – 21, 2025: Anaheim, CA
Early registration is open. Find information here.
The APS Global Physics Summit is being held as the joint APS March and APS April meeting. It will be the largest physics research conference in the world, with 14,000 attendees expected!
2025 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), March 30 – April 3, 2025: San Francisco, CA
Early registration is open. Find information here.
With over 13,500 expected registrants from 83+ countries, a showcase of more than 600 exhibiting global companies, and hundreds of sessions with industry-renowned and invited speakers, OFC 2025 is the main event and unparalleled gathering for industry professionals and the global hub for innovation and collaboration. Topics include 1.6 Terabit, AI, Coherent PON, Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO), multicore fiber, data center technology quantum networking, and more.
ASA 188th Meeting, May 18 – 23, 2025: New Orleans, LA
Abstract submissions are open. Find meeting information here.
The 188th meeting of the ASA will be held in conjunction with the 25th International Congress on Acoustics in New Orleans, LA.
SPS Featured Jobs, REUs (Research Experiences for Undergraduates, funded by the US National Science Foundation), & Internships- Check them out atSPS Jobsand hear about how to apply for REUswith #HowtoREU
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