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Society of Physics Students
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University of Virginia

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  About SPS: Weekly Meetings

Our meetings are at 1 pm on Fridays in Room 313 of the Physics Building. We have pizza, drinks, and a weekly speaker. Our speaker is usually the person giving the physics colloquium talk later Friday afternoon. Click here for the colloquium schedule.




  Current Officers

  Faculty Contact :   Stefan Baessler        baessler@virginia.edu


Undergraduate Research opportunities:

At UVa: contact Donal Day (nuclear), Craig Dukes (particle),  Robert Group (particle), Nilanga Liyanage (nuclear), Despina Louca (condensed matter), Dinko Počanić (nuclear), Cass Sackett (atomic), Stefan Baessler (nuclear) (during semester or summer)

REU programs: Complete list (NSF), Michigan (CERN, other), UW Seattle, Idaho. In addition, there is a poster board in the floor, opposite to our reception, with more offers. 

Other summer research programs: UVa's list (Center for Undergraduate Excellence), Hampton University (CURE), Several national Labs (DOE-Mickey Leyland Fellowship, DOE-SULI (for Oak Ridge)), National Institute of Standards (NIST-SURF), German universities (RISE), SPS (science policy and administration)


Disclaimer:
“ Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions."


Updated: March 2013        Maintained by: ahr4hv@virginia.edu, amc2en@virginia.edu, and sfb5d@virginia.edu