The SPS Observer

The magazine of the Society of Physics Students

Spring 2019

Spring 2019

BIG LABS: Impacting the World in Big Ways

About the cover

Inside ALICE detector’s empty skeleton at CERN. Photo by Julien Ordan/CERN.

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Feature

Building Community

NATIONAL LABS: Impacting the Physical Sciences
DIGGING INTO THE DATA: The Role of a Physicist at the National Institutes of Health
MORE THAN AN INTERN: The NIST Experience
WELCOME TO J-PARC
CERN The Place to Be
GREATER TOGETHER: A Visit with the Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
Understanding Together
BE THE (CLIMATE) CHANGE You Wish to See
Breaking Boundaries in Breakout Sessions

Letter

SPS and the Physics of Connection

Stars: SPS Awards and Accolades

Future Faces of Physics Awards

SPS Chapter Research Awards

Marsh W. White Awards

Sigma Pi Sigma Chapter Project Awards

Pathways

Not-So-Difficult Transitions

Professional Development

Teach For America: Tips to Apply

Building Blocks: Undergraduate Research Projects

Dolomites for Thermochemical Energy Storage and Carbon Capture

Singularities

2017–18 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Winners

Interactions: SPS Chapters in Action

SEES: An Opportunity for Students to See Themselves as Physicists

Alumni Spotlight

Josh Carroll
Margaret E. Landis

Physics Puzzler

Everything Is Better with S’mores

In the Zone: Regional SPS Highlights

Champion Your Chapter at PhysCon 2019

Meeting Notes: SPS Reporters at Science Conferences

2018 AAS Division for Planetary Science: Bringing Planetary Science down to Earth

Highlights of the Michigan State University CUWIP

Science Communication and Outreach

Let's Talk Science

Alumni Spotlight
Stars - SPS Awards and Accolades
The Back Page
Special Feature
Singularities - Profiles in Physics
Remembrance - Those Who Have Passed On
Professional Development - Tips to Build Your Career
Physics Puzzler
Feedback - Member Submissions
Feature
Elegant Connections in Physics
Connections - Physics and the Everyday World
Get involved
In The Zone - Regional SPS Highlights
Pathways - Advice from Experienced Voices
Meeting Notes - SPS Reporters at Science Conferences
Letter
Interactions - SPS Chapters in Action
Building Blocks - Undergraduate Research Projects

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