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澳门六合彩历史记录 Physics Students Win National Recognition
January 23, 2024
MACOMB, IL - - The 澳门六合彩历史记录 chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS), locally known as the Physics Club, has won an Outstanding Chapter Award from the SPS National Office.
Prior to the recognition, the Physics Club received the Distinguished SPS Chapter recognition for 2017-2018, Outstanding SPS Chapter designation for 2018-2019 and Notable SPS Chapter award for 2019-2020. This is the fourth time the chapter has been recognized for its excellence and out of that twice as a top-tier student-led physics organization, a designation given to fewer than 10% of all SPS chapters at colleges and universities in the United States and internationally.
The SPS is a professional association designed for students, and membership is open to anyone interested in physics and related fields. SPS operates within the American Institute of Physics (AIP), an umbrella organization for professional physical science societies.
The SPS chapter at 澳门六合彩历史记录 is advised by 澳门六合彩历史记录 Physics Professor P. K. Babu and led by student officers.
The 2022-2023 officers include (all undergraduate Physics majors):
- Drew Hecox, president
- Tyler Welsh, vice president
- RJ Tillman, treasurer
- Board members: Amisha Rane, Punya Paudel, Gabriel Sojka, and Thomas Chu are either undergraduate or graduate physics majors.
This year (2023-2024), the club officers are Sojka, president; Rane, vice president; and Tillman, treasurer, and the board members are Chelsie Henderson, Kenneth Vanzuiden, John Reed, Samantha Nahlik, Allie Strack and Thomas Chu. In November, the chapter hosted a demonstration show named 鈥淏arbenheimer,鈥� which was inspired by the recent blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer.
鈥淭his achievement is a great honor for 澳门六合彩历史记录,and it was an honor to be a part of the process. This was only possible with the support and efforts of the 澳门六合彩历史记录 community,鈥� Sojka said.
鈥淭he consistency and frequency at which 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Physics Club is being recognized nationally is a testament to the value the department holds in the outreach activities of the department, as well as how we use it as an excellent training platform for our majors in communicating physics to a general audience,鈥� Chair and Professor of Physics Kishor Kapale said. 鈥淎 big thank you to Professor Babu for his excellent mentorship and to the club members for their hard work! We could not have gotten a better Christmas/New Year鈥檚 gift for this year.鈥�
SPS chapters are evaluated on their level of interaction with the campus community, the professional physics community, the public and with SPS national programs. The Outstanding Chapter Award recognizes high levels of outreach, as well as unique approaches to fulfilling the mission of SPS to help students transform themselves into contributing members of the professional community.
The 澳门六合彩历史记录 Physics Club organized/actively participated in the following major events during 2022-2023 academic year:
- Kickball match and cookout with the Chemistry Club
- The Annual Science Demo show (The Incredible World of Science)
- The Regional Academic Challenge
- The Regional Science Olympiad
- Table Fair for recruiting new members
- Explore 澳门六合彩历史记录 (Outreach program for high school students)
- Spring picnic and end of the year celebration for the Department of Physics
For more information on 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Physics program, visit wiu.edu/physics.
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