Our annual pumpkin drop was a splattering success! This year’s fillings included fake blood, lavender oobleck, and even Real Analysis homework (it’s getting real). We finished with an awesome physics demo by Professor Fenton and Professor Greco: prepared with huge springs stretched by gravity, they dropped them without any applied …
The Excellent Adventures committee, which coordinates various research events, held their first event, a “How to Get Involved in Research” presentation! Upperclassmen with prior research experience representing fields from biophysics to quantum optics gave a plethora of valuable advice.
SPS had the pleasure to meet Dr. Christopher Foy, an alumni of Georgia Tech and one of the founders of our SPS chapter! Over a delicious meal of Wingnuts, Dr. Foy talked to our students about his undergrad experiences, life after Tech, and his current work (incredibly rad things at …
Armed with ingredients like half-and-half, sugar, liquid nitrogen, and coconut milk (for those with dairy restrictions!), SPS made ice cream from scratch for the School of Physics. Faculty and students had the choice of vanilla, strawberry (with real fruit), or coconut, and toppings like pineapple, chocolate chip, and syrup. Thanks …
This year, our theme for the SPS Formal was “A Gala on Olympus”! Members dressed up in togas, robes, regalia, and various Greek garb to complement Howey’s courtyard, transformed into a pantheon. The event featured a professional DJ, an expert photographer, and golden ambrosia, and culminated in the “assassination” of …
To celebrate the start of a new year, SPS hosted its annual waffle party! Nothing brings the physics department together more than the festivities of food. By noon, lines were stretching out the door for chocolate chip waffles- we’ll need to buy more ingredients next time.
We had a wonderful Fall Career Panel hosted by our Excellent Adventures Committee! Thank you to Silas Fradley (Indeed), Sarah Bulger (Engineer and Laser Patents with the Government), Jessica Eskew (Auburn University), John Lewis Corker (Naval Reactors Engineer at Naval Reactors), and Mel Lee-Trimble (Algorithm and Analysis Engineer at GTRI) …
Spooky Scary Physicists love the SPS Pumpkin Drop! Thank you to everyone who showed up to watch and a huge thank you for all the support through pumpkin and tomato purchases. We can’t do this without you!
A panel of Society of Physics upperclassmen, hosted by the Excellent Adventures Committee, answered questions about everything research! The panel compiled a google drive of resources which can be found on this page. Members learned about how to get research opportunities, application tips, ways to get funding, and more!
Did someone say Nitro-tastic? Our Ice Cream Social was awesome! We had a great turnout to try our legen-dairy liquid nitrogen ice cream! We got to meet new students and promote SPS in the Howey Courtyard. Shoutout to Dr. Mourigal! We couldn’t have done this without you!
