DU Physics
& Astronomy club --
Also known as the Society
of Physics Students [AUSA]
Check out the new SPS portfolio pages: http://portfolio.du.edu/sps
http://www.spsnational.org/ Zone 14 [Colo-Wyo], SPS Chapter 1528, SPS Chapter 028
http://www.du.edu/~rstencel/SPS.htm DU-SPS listserve: du-sps@du.edu
PORTFOLIO PAGE = http://portfolio.du.edu/sps
Officers 2009/10:
Prez: Nathan McNew 10[nmcnew at du.edu]
V.P: Naomi Pequette 11 [abradle2 at du.edu]
Treas: Stasia.Erickson 12 [Stasia.Erickson at du.edu]
Prof. Stencel, SPS/SPS Advisor [rstencel at
du.edu]
Prev.Ossifers:
2008/09: Penny Osborne09, Aaron Bradley09 & Nathan McNew10
2007/08: Matt Dahl08, Aaron Bradley09, Priyanka Nandoor09
2006/07: Matt’Dahl08 & Aaron Bradley09
2005/06: Rachel Matson06 & Matt Dahl08;
2004/05: Jeff Stout05 [Rhodes Scholar] & Dan DeLeo05
NEXT
MEETING:
First TUES
monthly = 5 pm @ Marlar Phys313, pizza!
&
Regular pizza meetings are
first Tues of the month, 5 pm
Topics will include: SPS activities this quarter,
Elitch’s phys night prep, summer research internships, T-shirts, website & more!
Links to AUSA and our SPS Constitution
Also, check out:
www.physics.colorado.edu/phet
-- and --
www.physicstogo.org -- a phun phys site
SUMMER JOBS! Research Experiences for
Undergrads [REU] program
Applications are typically
due during winter quarter.
Come to the Nov/Jan. meetings for details about these
opportunities.
Links to Summer Research Internship lists:
REU
Sites, physics: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=69
REU
sites, astronomy: http://www.aas.org/career/Summer.html
New! Dept.Energy REU site: http://ram.orau.gov/doescholars/default.htm
Note, despite the year labels,
many continue year to year - check the links provided or search on keywords for
the latest info/deadlines.
Highlights
of recent years:
Aaron Bradley headed for UC Berekely, grad school in Phys.
Matt Dahl is chief operator, Kepler Spacecraft, LASP Boulder
Rachel Matson is grad student at Georgia State Univ.
Jeff Stout completed Oxford and was at Boston Univ for PhD work.
If you have news about other DU SPS members, please email our Advisor.
2008: May – another successful Physics night at Elitches; Jan 8th officer nominations meeting
2007: Tues Sept. 11: kickoff meeting, 30 participants, pizza;
2007 Fri Sept.14 SPS tours Mt.Evans – success!;
2007 Tues Oct.2nd; Observatory nights: Sat. Sept.22nd; Thurs Oct.4th Sputnik+50 years; Sat.Oct.13 power plant tour;
2007 Thurs. May 10, Physics Night at Elitches – big success! as usual.
2007 Tues. Jan.9th, 5pm Marlar, pizza; Jan.20th power plant tour; Jan.26th observatory night.
2006: Fri. Nov.10th, SPS visits Blackholes and Mars at Denver Museum of Nature and Science
2006 Fri.Sep.29th & Oct.27th – visits to DU's historic Chamberlin observatory
2006 Sat.Sep.16th (alt.)– visit Mt.Evans observatory Tues Sep.26: 5pm, joint meet with DAPT, Olin 105
2006 Fri/Sat/Sun Sep.15-17: PeaceJam events
2006: Tues. Apr. 4th, 5pm Marlar room, pizza!
2006 Thurs May 11th Physics Night at Elitch’s
2005 Tues 11/1/05: monthly pizza meeting
2005 Tues 10/25: visit to Boulder Lab for Atmospheric & Space Physics [LASP]
2005 Tues 10/18: Café Scientifique/Wynkoop talk on Auger Project [ http://cafescicolorado.org/Upcoming.htm
2005 Fri. 10/7 Chamberlin obs session w/Voltaire/Honors
2005 Sat. 9/24: visit to Mt.Evans observatory
2005 Tues 9/20: SPS first meeting of fall 2005
2005 Sat. 9/10/05: SPS at AUSA student organization fair
Additional
event options:
Telescoping
at Chamberlin, Mt.Evans, SAL observatories & internet-based
Collaborative
activities with DU Science Club, Voltaire/Honors, other AUSA clubs, etc.
Visits
to area labs, including: Equinox [Russ Mellon], Software Bisque [Tom Bisque],
Lockheed-Martin [Joy Knight], Ball Aerospace [Mike Hotka], LASP [
A picture is worth so many mega pixels…
SPSers watch Penny attempt to acoustically shatter glass, in prep for the annual
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see the gallery at the new SPS portfolio pages: http://portfolio.du.edu/sps