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AUG 01, 2016

Volume 50, Issue 1

SPS Observer Issue Spring 2016 (.pdf, 3 mb)
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Explore physics beyond your backyard, with networking, professional societies, the SPS Jobs site, and student conferences. Plus a preview of PhysCon 2016, the largest gathering of undergraduate physics students in the world!

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SPS president DJ Wagner participates in the Students Exploring Engineering and Science (SEES) outreach event at the 2014 American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Winter Meeting in Orlando, FL. This program, sponsored by AAPT and the Society of Physics Students, provides 100 minority, low-socioeconomic students with the opportunity to engage in three hours of hands-on science activities during the AAPT Winter Meeting each year. Photos courtesy of the American Institute of Physics.
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Why Join a Professional Society?
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Ithaca College uses its Pancakebot to print SPS-inspired flapjacks. Photo courtesy of Bodhi Rogers.
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Ithaca Mixes It Up with Printed Pancakes
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Alaina G. Levine on assignment for IEEE Spectrum Magazine, covering an engineer who works for a race car team. She wore the fire suit for protection because she was in the "pit" with the racing team. And she landed this gig through networking with a former physics major! Photo courtesy of Alaina G. Levine.
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Networking for Nerds
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A Conference for Students, by Students
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The meet and greet event at the Old Dominion University CUWiPs site.
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Supporting Women in Physics
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Attendees present posters and participate in other activities at the Zone 8 meeting. Photos by Brandon Barker.
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Zone 8 Meeting:
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Zone meeting attendees pause for a group photo at their Saturday dinner.
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Zone 11 Meeting:
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Meet the AIP Member Societies
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