Author: Doug Harper

Apply for the Research Award

Randall Harper Award for Outstanding Research in Physics and Astronomy The WKU Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce the Randall Harper Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research. Undergraduate students who have been...

Meeting Minutes 3-1-16

1) The SPS T-shirts have been ordered and will cost $10 each. They should be in the week after spring break. Please pay when you receive your shirt. 2) The spring picnic is scheduled...

More Internship Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory provides an array of undergraduate and graduate research internships.  Levels include: co-operative undergraduate post-bachelor masters post-master Disciplines include: applied mathematics/statistics biology chemistry chemical engineering computer...

Summer Internship Opportunities

Summer research internships are a great way to build your resume for graduate school or help you focus your scientific career.  Two opportunities that have recently been shared with the department are: College of...

Entrepreneurship Talk

The WKU IEEE Student Chapter has extended an invitation to an Entrepreneurship Talk on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.  It will be held in Snell Hall, Room 1101.  Doors open at...

Calendar Update

The calendar has just been updated with a variety of different conferences and their application deadlines. If you are interested in a particular conference, clicking on it in the calendar will take you to...

grad/summer opportunities

For those who may still be looking, here are a couple of late opportunities for grad + summer programs: The Graduate Physics program at Texas A&M University – Commerce is still recruiting for fall. ...

2015 Department Award Winners

Each year the WKU Department of Physics and Astronomy recognizes three students who have excelled in areas of scholarship, research, and service.  The recipients of these awards for the 2014-2015 academic year are Sam White,...

Next Generation Physics Teaching Conference

Eastern Kentucky University and the Kentucky Association of Physics Teachers are hosting the Next Generation Physics Teaching Conference at EKU on March 13-14, which is the weekend at the end of Spring Break.  The...