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AUG 01, 2015

Volume 49, Issue 2

SPS Observer Issue Summer 2015 (.pdf, 4 mb)
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This mosaic was created from thousands of SPS photos submitted by SPS chapters in their annual chapter reports, contributed by SPS award recipients, and taken by SPS staff. View the original on Mosaically.com.

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SPS is Your Village
AUG 01, 2015
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Spring 2014-15 Award Recipients
AUG 01, 2015
The Northwestern state university sps chapter hosts a 1999 outreach event in Natchitoches, LA. Photo courtesy of Gary White.
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Starting an SPS Chapter from Scratch
AUG 01, 2015
Kris Pritchard holds a fixture that was 3-D printed to hold the magnesium fluoride radiator. Photo by Curtis Almeter.
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How to Build a Muon Detector
AUG 01, 2015
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Zone Meeting Highlights: Zone 18
AUG 01, 2015
Audience members listened to a variety of talks including one by Wendy Adams and another by Evan Shapiro. Photos courtesy of Richard Krantz.
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Zone Meeting Highlights: Zone 14
AUG 01, 2015
Students attending the outreach event learned about physics while playing ball, messing around with rainbow diffraction glasses, and bending images on television screens using magnets. Photos courtesy of Megan Cromis.
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Zone Meeting Highlights: Zone 13
AUG 01, 2015
Attendees made liquid-nitrogen ice cream, enjoyed talks such as Renee Ludham's presentation about active galactic nuclei, and observed the sun through telescopes. Photos by Rachael Merritt.
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Zone Meeting Highlights: Zone 7
AUG 01, 2015
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