WKU SPS

possible science funding cuts

Dear SPS Members, On behalf of a list of professional science and engineering societies, the American Physical Society has written a letter urging the U.S. Congress to avoid deep 8.2% cuts to all federally...

Tutor needed

We have a request for a tutor for a high-school AP physics student.  Any takers?  If so please email Steven Gibson.

SPS Meeting Minutes for 9/4/12

SESAPS is Nov. 14-17, Abstracts due Sept. 19th and travel grant due the following week. Make sure Dr. Kintzel or Jason Leszczewicz know that you are planning to go. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Tour...

Big Ten+ Grad School Expo

For those interested in finding out more about graduate school applications, funding opportunities, and related information in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at a large number of American universities, Purdue University is hosting its...

Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society

This Fall 2012, we are anticipating bringing a group of students to the 79th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (SESAPS  http://sesaps12.fsu.edu/SESAPS12/Welcome.html) which will be held this year November...

Waves and Packets Student Worker Needed

Charles McGruder works with the lead editor of Waves and Packets, a highly-regarded e-newsletter that aggregates physics and astronomy news from around the world.  It  is a joint publication of the African Astronomical Society...

Minutes 4/30/12

The rocket team will meet 3 times over the summer.  They will also meet this Thursday a 8 pm in the SPS room.  There will also be a small rocket launch this Sunday.  They...

2012 Quadrennial Physics Congress

As announced in the SPS meeting yesterday, every 4 years Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honor society, hosts a Quadrennial Physics Congress.  The next one is November 10-12, 2012 in Orlando, Florida, and includes...