Category: Announcement

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. ...

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,...

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...

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is soliciting applications for the Randall Harper Award for Outstanding Research in Physics or Astronomy.  We encourage all junior or senior students involved in a research project to...

Students interested in a space-related career in industry may wish to consider Space Tango, a new startup company based in Lexington involved in low-earth-orbit industrial applications, including small satellites, experiments on the International Space...

The Heliophysics Research Experience for Undergraduates program (REU) at University of Alabama in Huntsville and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center invites applications for the Summer 2015 program. This NSF funded program brings 10 selected...

The Nuclear and Radiochemical Summer School Program, sponsored by the American Chemical Society, is seeking applicants for internship positions at either San Jose State University or SUNY-Stony Brook.  Details are available at http://chemistry.missouri.edu/nucsummer/index.shtml.  The...

Although summer seems like a long time from now, many summer research internship programs are currently soliciting applications.  The National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) program, which  sponsors internships in many different...

James Koper, a U.S. Navy recruiter, is visiting WKU on Tuesday 2 December.  He will be in Engineering & Biological Sciences (EBS) 2134 from 11:00am – 12:30pm to give a presentation and talk with...

Orders are being placed for new SPS t-shirts. Anyone wanting one of the new t-shirt designs should contact one of the officers ASAP.   We are currently holding election for a new SPS vice...