SPS Chapters on Professional Development

FEB 01, 2022

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SPS members from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, gather for a virtual lunch to discuss what they're learning at the virtual 2021 APS April Meeting. — SPS members from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, gather for a virtual lunch to discuss what they’re learning at the virtual 2021 APS April Meeting.

Roanoke College SPS members Adrienne (left) and Rachel (right) at the 2020 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics with Dr. Hiba Assi (center).

Yale University's SPS chapter cohosts a virtual fireside chat with physics Nobel laureate Donna Strickland in fall 2020. — Yale University’s SPS chapter cohosts a virtual fireside chat with physics Nobel laureate Donna Strickland in fall 2020.

The University of Florida inducts its inaugural class of Sigma Pi Sigma members. All photos courtesy of the corresponding chapter's 2020–21 chapter report. — The University of Florida inducts its inaugural class of Sigma Pi Sigma members. All photos courtesy of the corresponding chapter’s 2020–21 chapter report.

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