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SPS Chapters on OUTREACH

FEB 01, 2022
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Rhodes College's SPS chapter hosted a physics photo contest open to college students, local public schools, and students from the Refugee Empowerment Program.

Rhodes College’s SPS chapter hosted a physics photo contest open to college students, local public schools, and students from the Refugee Empowerment Program.

Serenity Engel, SPS chapter president at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, introduces students to SPS at the 2020 campus organization fair. Photo courtesy of Serenity Engel.

Serenity Engel, SPS chapter president at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, introduces students to SPS at the 2020 campus organization fair. Photo courtesy of Serenity Engel.

Denison University's SPS chapter secretary, Jaelyn Roth, performs a liquid nitrogen demonstration during an outreach event held over Zoom.

Denison University’s SPS chapter secretary, Jaelyn Roth, performs a liquid nitrogen demonstration during an outreach event held over Zoom.

University of Alaska Fairbanks physics professor David Newman demonstrates quantum levitation to SPS members with a piece of yttrium-barium-copper oxide.

University of Alaska Fairbanks physics professor David Newman demonstrates quantum levitation to SPS members with a piece of yttrium-barium-copper oxide.

The University of Virginia's SPS chapter works on an outreach video to share with elementary school students. All photos courtesy of the corresponding chapter's 2020–21 chapter report unless otherwise noted.

The University of Virginia’s SPS chapter works on an outreach video to share with elementary school students. All photos courtesy of the corresponding chapter’s 2020–21 chapter report unless otherwise noted.

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Volume 55, Number 3

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