Category: Announcement

Career Opportunities at Air Force Research Laboratory

The Information Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is looking for outstanding researchers to address cutting-edge computing and communications problems vital to the nation’s security. AFRL is a basic and applied research...

Physics Employers by State

The Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics has just posted a database of organizations hiring physicists with bachelor degrees for each state in the U.S.: http://www.aip.org/statistics/whohires The SRC website has a...

2014 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 2013-2014 academic year are Jamey...

Outreach at Lincoln Elementary

My neighbor is a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Franklin, KY. Last year two SPS members visited her school to talk about physics to a very enthusiastic group of 3rd and 4th grade...

Zone 8 Meeting

The WKU SPS chapter has not attended an SPS Zone meeting recently, but we have a nearby opportunity next month that sounds very attractive.  The SPS at UT-Knoxville is hosting the Spring Zone 8...

Duke Medical Physics Open House

Duke University’s Medical Physics Graduate Program has announced its annual open house for prospective graduate students. Interested individuals are invited to visit Duke University, tour labs, and interact with faculty and students. This event...

Upcoming Conferences

The following conferences for undergraduate research in physics and related fields are among those scheduled for the next few months. This is not a complete list, and it is sorted by conference date, NOT...

Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics

With the support of the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and host institutions, the American Physical Society is sponsoring eight parallel Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) in January 2014 in...

SPS Zone 8 Meeting

The SPS national organization divides the country into different regional “zones”.  WKU falls within “Zone 8” as shown on this chart.  A Zone 8 meeting is being held at the University of Louisville on...