American Institute of Physics

Unified

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Maria Stokes

Some of you may have noticed that I consistently chose one-word titles for my blog posts. I like to think that it is because single, strong words are attention-grabbing. The more likely reason is that I am a creature of habit. Regardless, the word for this week is unified, thanks to Dr.

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Samantha Creech

Week 3: My Four Favorite Words

Monday, June 22, 2020

Samantha Creech

“You’re a good writer”

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Rockin' the SOCK - Week #3

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Holly Fortener

I posted a few demonstrations this week on the SPS website: Passive Pasta and Slimy Spaghetti and Meatballs! The first has to do with energy conservation and the latter with chemical bonding.

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Mountains

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Maria Stokes

This week’s update has to do with three mountains, two natural and one metaphorical.

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Hale Stolberg in front of the Louvre in Paris

Week 3: Appreciating the Pedantic

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Hale Stolberg

Pedantic is one way to put it. This week, I learned that every detail counts, and that scientists are not afraid to call someone out when they believe a statement is wrong.

 

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Week 2: Settling In

Monday, June 15, 2020

Hale Stolberg

I think I’m getting the hang of this. Take that with an enormous grain of salt. The only person I know who can truly understand my ineptitude is myself.

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Omitted

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Maria Stokes

I never imagined I would conduct historical research without access to physical books. It turns out that books are rather useful when it comes to certain forms of historical research (please contain your surprise).  

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Rockin' the SOCK - Week #2

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Holly Fortener

Week two was super busy! Brad and I finalized the image for the 2020-21 SOCK. Later in the week Brad was having camera issues and was feeling a bit blue.... I also finished a demo provided by the National Council Physics is Phun Committee!

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Week 2: Miles Left to Go

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Samantha Creech

When budding physicists are first learning about the rich history of their field, they realize that all researchers are standing on the shoulders of giants. They hear the names of famous scientists from across the centuries.

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Week 1: It Wasn’t Supposed to be Like This

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Hale Stolberg

[Disclaimer: all opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of SPS or AIP]

 

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