WKU Night at Beech Bend Park
Western Kentucky University, the Department of Engineering, and Tau Beta Pi are sponsoring a WKU Night on Saturday, September 14 from 5 – 10pm. The park is normally not open in the evening, so...
Author: Doug Harper
2013 Departmental 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 2011-2012 academic year are Owen...
Meeting Minutes 3/28/2013
Hey all! These are the meeting minutes from our last meeting. Our next meeting will be on April 25. The banquet date was set to May 3rd. Cambridge market is the most likely venue,...
Deadline Extended for Randall Harper Award
As was announced in yesterday’s colloquium, the faculty have extended the deadline for students to apply for the Randall Harper Award for Outstanding Research in Physics and Astronomy. If you are a physics major...
UAH Summer REU in Heliophysics
The heliophysics research group at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) invites applications for a Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program. Ten students will be selected to engage in cutting edge heliophysics research...
Accepting Applications for 2013 Randall Harper Research Award
Applications are open for students wishing to be considered for the Randall Harper Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research. WKU students involved in research in physics or astronomy are strongly encouraged to apply. The deadline...
Meeting Minutes from 28 February
At this month’s SPS meeting, the club brainstormed these ideas for outreach for physics public nights. Club members could take an active role in staring science clubs at local high schools, including nudging teachers...
NASA Student Internships
Paid internships with NASA are still available for the summer. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible. The deadline is March 15, 2013. Scholarships and fellowships for the coming academic year are also...
Tutor Needed
I have been contacted by someone who is looking for a tutor for introductory physics at Bowling Green Technical College. If you are interested in this opportunity please contact me at doug.harper@wku.edu and I...
