Society of Physics Students - Michigan State University

Hey everyone!

The SPS BBQ is upon us! It will take place from 5-7pm today Friday, April 29th. There will be free food, good times, and SPS E-Board elections, so come on by for the BBQ. If you are interested in running for an E-Board position, there are five different positions:

President
Vice President
Communications Chair
Outreach Chair
Treasurer

Elections are very relaxed, and you can run for as many or as little positions as you like. We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

We hope that your week is off to a great start! SPS will be having our last meeting of the semester from 6-7pm tonight! Tonight is trivia night, so tonight is the night to flex your trivia skills and learn some new fun facts!

As always, pizza and pop will be provided, so come on down for a slice of pizza and stay for an awesome trivia night!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

We hope that you are doing well! We wanted to share a little bit of information about Sigma Pi Sigma. Sigma Pi Sigma is a national physics honors society with a goal of recognizing outstanding scholarship in physics. There are many benefits of becoming a member of Sigma Pi Sigma, including access to additional chapter events, awards, and online communities.

If you are interested in joining Sigma Pi Sigma, please fill out the following Google form that was sent out in an email by Jennifer (if you did not see the email and are still interested, please DM us).

Have a great rest of your week everyone!

MSU SPS

Hey everyone!

Today is the day! Tonight at 6:30pm Eastern Time, SPS will be hosting Senior Night with some of our graduating undergrad students! Are you interested in asking some of our seniors about the tricks they used to navigate getting a degree in physics? Are you interested in learning about resources and tips specific to MSU? Are you interested in learning about what our graduating students will do after graduation? Then, come on down to Senior Night!

We will also have pizza and pop served at this meeting. Come on by for a slice of pizza and stay for an awesome conversation with our Seniors!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hey everyone!

We hope that your week is off to a great start! Please join the Society of Physics Students for our second meeting of the semester from 6 to 7 pm tonight. Tonight, Dr. Carlo Piermarocchi will be talking about his research in condensed matter theory and systems biology. If you are interested in learning more about condensed matter theory and the connections between theory and biology, come on down to tonight's meeting!

Also, there will be pizza and pop provided at the meeting. Come on by for a slice of pizza and then stay for the great talk by Dr. Piermarocchi!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone! SPS will have a coffee break today at 1:50pm today. We will be meeting online this week and next week, and the Zoom meeting will be sent out via email. Today, Izzy Ginnett will be giving a talk titled "An Introduction to Neutrino Oscillations." We hope to see you there!

Hello everyone! We hope that you are having a great start to your semester! We wanted to take a moment to share some awesome events organized by WaMPS.

First, on February 2nd from 6:30-7:30pm, WaMPS will be hosting a workshop on building resumes and CVs. This event is perfect for anyone looking to give their resume/CV an upgrade in order to apply for REUs, summer internships, and more! The location is still to be determined, but updates will be coming shortly! See the attached flyer for more information!

Next, on February 1st from 4-6pm, WaMPS is running an event called Navigating Courses, Certificates, Funding, and Research: An Extension of Mentoring. The goal of this event is to give more insight into the MSU graduate student experience. Learn about the different areas of researcher happening at MSU, student life as a grad student, and tips on what to look for in graduate school. This event will be held virtually. See the attached flyer for more information!

For more details on both of these events, visit https://www.wamps.org/.

We hope to see you at these fantastic events! Have a great day everyone!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! Please join us for our last meeting of the semester from 6 to 7 pm tonight, November 29th. Tonight, Dr. Kendall Mahn will be talking about her research in experimental neutrino physics and how to maintain a great work-life balance. The title of her talk is "Chasing neutrinos and keeping sane: navigating exciting research in high energy physics." If you are interested in learning more about neutrino research and how to maintain a healthy career in research, come on down to tonight's meeting!

As always, there will be pizza and pop available at the meeting. Come on by for a slice of pizza and then stay for the great talk by Dr. Mahn!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

We hope that your Halloween had more treat than trick! Please join us for our fourth official meeting of the semester from 6 to 7 pm tonight. Tonight, we're going to be down to Earth with Dr. Shawn Wei. Dr. Wei is very interested in in better understanding the physics of Earth's mantle by imaging seismic structures. He uses various techniques to study mantle discontinuities, subduction zones, and volatile sections of the mantle. If you are interested in geophysics and applications of physics in geology, come on by the SPS meeting tonight!

Dr. Wei is going to be presenting to us remotely today. We will be connecting with Dr. Wei over Zoom in BPS, but you can also connect remotely. See the email sent by Jennifer Roberts for the connection information.

As always, there will be pizza and pop available to everyone who meets with us in-person. Come on by for a slice of pizza and then stay for the great talk by Dr. Wei!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

Are you interested in attending graduate school in Physics or Astronomy? Then we have an event for you! Tonight from 6:15 to 7:15pm, SPS is going to be hosting a graduate school panel with current grad students here at MSU! We will be discussing grad school applications, life as a grad student, and much more. We will also have free pizza at the event, so come on by for the free pizza and stay for a great grad school discussion!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone,

We wanted to take a moment and give a shoutout to Stellar Mentorship Program and Women and Minority Students in Physical Sciences for putting together an awesome mentorship program for students in the physical sciences! Want to get involved? Fill out the emailed sign-up form by October 8!

We hope that you get involved in this awesome program!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

We hope that your week has been off to a great start! Please join the Society of Physics Students for our second official meeting of the semester from 6 to 7 pm tonight. Tonight, Dr. Heiko Hergert is going to be giving a talk about his research. Dr. Hergert has been a researcher at the NSCL since 2014, and he is very interested in numerical methods to quantify processes in nuclei. If you are interested in theoretical nuclear physics research, the NSCL/FRIB, and more, come on by the SPS meeting tonight!

We will also have pizza and pop available to everyone who comes! Come on by for a slice of pizza and then stay for the great talk by Dr. Hergert!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone,

We hope that your week is off to a great start! Today, SPS is going to be touring the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) here at MSU! FRIB is home to the most powerful heavy-ion accelerator in the world and is on the frontier of cutting-edge nuclear physics research, both in the experimental and theoretical sectors. If you would like to go on the tour with us, please meet us right outside the FRIB lobby today at 3pm Eastern Time.

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

We are back, back, back again and ready to start off the semester with more great SPS meetings! Tonight from 6-7pm we are having our first meeting of the semester. Dr. Stuart Tessmer is going to be discussing getting involved in undergraduate research. If you are interested in finding undergraduate research opportunities, then come on by the SPS meeting tonight!

Pizza and pop will be there too!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

We hope that your week is off to a great start and that you are now getting some sunshine in the East Lansing area! Join SPS in around 10 minutes for our sixth meeting of the semester! Tonight, we will be exploring the world of physics education research (PER) with Professor Katie Hinko! Professor Hinko is interested in understanding how small group interactions and learning physics in more informal settings can impact individual identities as physicists. If you are interested in learning more about Professor Hinko's research or physics education research in general, come on by the SPS meeting tonight!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS

Hi everyone!

We hope that your week is off to a great start and that you are enjoying the beautiful, sunny day in East Lansing! Please join us for our fifth meeting of the semester from 6 to 7 pm tonight. Tonight, we will be exploring the world of biophysics with Professor Lisa Lapidus! Professor Lapidus is currently a professor here at MSU and her research focuses on better understanding protein folding using techniques like optical spectroscopy and microfluidics. If you are interested in learning more about biophysics and Professor Lapidus's research, come to tonight's meeting!

We hope to see you there!

MSU SPS