WKU SPS

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...

Minutes

1) The science olympiad is this saturday. If anyone is interested please contact Dr. Gelderman ASAP at richard [dot] gelderman [at] WKU [dot] edu. We are still in need of assistance for some of...

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...

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1) We will be holding officer elections soon. Please cast your votes in the SPS room. Please nominate yourself or someone you would like to see as an officer for each officer position. The...

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...

Minutes

Initial semester meeting. Discussions included an introduction of the current officers and the announcement of Stacy Hicks running for the office of president elect. Anyone interested in the spring break trip needs to let...

Minutes

Officers meeting: SPS meetings for this semester will be held on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 3:00 pm. This is with a few exceptions. February’s meetings will be switched the...

Minutes

This month’s SPS meeting consisted of discussions regarding a thanksgiving potluck, a reexamination of the possibility of having a new SPS shirt designed, whether or not we will have a December meeting, the possibility...