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& Present Events Guest Speaker - Professor Dagmar Beck September 4, 2008 @ SC 1W01 Professor Dagmar Beck of Rice University in Houston will be talking about a new masters program being started at Rice University for science students who are planning on going into industry. FREE PIZZA
Union Activities Fair August 28, 2008 @ Fieldhouse The Society of Physics Students will be hosting a table at the Activities Fair this Thursday. Drop by and say hello.
Annual End of the Year Physics Picnic Wednesday, April 30, 2008 FREE FOOD !!! Come and eat stuff with your physics colleagues. The picnic will be outside behind the Science Center, weather permitting. The picnic location will be in room 1C13 if there is rainy weather. Contact Nicole McQuade if you want to help out with the set-up and break-down of the picnic.
Spring 2008 If there is enough interest then we'll get together a group to build and launch our own model rockets. Please contact Timothy Kelley if you are interested.
Physics GRE Information Session Wednesday, April 23, 2008 SC 1C13 6PM-7PM Professor Persans will be giving a two-part information session about the Physics GRE and graduate school applications. There will be a quick review of GRE sample questions, subject material, and test taking strategies. How and when to register for the GRE will also be covered. The graduate school application process will also be discussed, with several current seniors who have been admitted to graduate schools there to help answer questions. If you are a physics major and have not yet taken the GRE and/or are planning on applying to graduate school then you should attend. & FREE FOOD !!!
Accepted Students Day April 11, 2008 On Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM , SPS members will meeet in SC 1C13 in order to discuss RPI with the accepted students. There will be free food and drink for all those who attend.
Outreach on Thursday 11th of April Please contact Eric Dzienkowski if you are interested in going along.
Rochester Symposium for Physics, Astronomy, & Optics Students Saturday April 5, 2008 The symposium will be held at University of Rochester and will consist of poster presentations of undergraduate research being done in physics and related fields. This trip will take all day and will require approximately eight hours of driving. Expenses will be paid by SPS resources. Please contact Eric Dzienkowski if you are interested in going along.
Extreme Physics Demonstrations (video) Wednesday April 2, 2008 The members of SPS @ RPI will be hosting demonstrations on campus during Grand Marshall Week this year. Demonstrations will include liquid nitrogen soda bottle explosions, the bunsen burner resonance tube, the air ring shooter, and frozen marshmallows.
Spring 2008 If there is enough interest then we'll get together a group to build and launch our own missiles of doom formerly code named model rockets. Please contact Tim Kelley if you are interested.
Website Normalization Spring 2008 The website is undergoing repairs and updates.
Outreach on Wednesday 27th of February Please contact Eric Dzienkowski if you are interested in going along.
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