SPS Chapters on Hands-On Projects

FEB 01, 2021

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Members of the Dillard University SPS chapter work on a research project funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

During the annual SPS chapter event Solar Cider on the Quad, William Jewell College physics students heat apple cider using mirrors and invite the campus community to enjoy hot cider.

The Washington State University SPS chapter tailgates at a football game to raise money for the Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP).

All photos courtesy of the chapters via their 2019–20 SPS chapter reports.

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