SPS Fall 2013 Photo Contest

The National Office asked, and SPS chapters delivered! More than 120 photos were entered in the SPS Fall 2013 Photo Contest. A panel of distinguished judges at the American Center for Physics, home to SPS and four professional scientific societies, narrowed the entries down to 10, which were put to a public vote on the SPS Facebook page. The top five are pictured here—congratulations to all the winners! Too see all 10 finalists, along with photos from each participating chapter, go to

A crowd gathers around the SPS table during Family Weekend. Josue San Emeterio, the build team leader, explains the chaotic double pendulum to a young scientist. Photo by Kelsie Larson.

Photo courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis.

A young physicist learns about conservation of angular momentum using a giant bike wheel gyroscope. Photo courtesy of Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.

Poster presentations at an SPS zone 8 meeting. Photo by Austin Lassell.