About SPS
The Society of Physics Students is a national organization aimed at creating a community of physics undergraduates across the nation. There are currently about 700 active chapters of SPS on campuses around the country, with more involvement every year. SPS is open to all students interested in physics, and includes a variety of majors including mathematics, chemistry, computer science, engineering, astronomy, and geology, among others. SPS is an organization under the American Institute of Physics (AIP), which helps fund and support SPS members. Visit the national SPS website here.
AIP Society of Physics Students Webpage
Be sure to also see the UO physics department webpage for more information about majoring in physics.
UO Physics Department Homepage
Please email either Alice or James if you have any questions, ideas, cool physics stories, or if you would like to become more involved. We would love the help and would be happy to appoint you an officer title if you want to become more involved in our SPS chapter.
UPCOMING MEETING: Talk by Miriam Deutsch
When: Wednesday, February 11, 5pm in Wil 240D (OCO conference room)
Prof. Miriam Deutsch will be speaking about her research concerning applied optics.
"Research interests in the Deutsch Group revolve around understanding the optical properties of materials patterned on a hierarchy of length scales. In particular, we are interested in the linear and nonlinear optical response of metallo-dielectric composite systems, patterned on length scales ranging from several nanometers up to optical (micrometer) scales. Current research efforts are progressing in two major directions. In the first, we are focusing on developing new fabrication techniques for metallo-dielectrics with multi-scale spatial features; ultimately, most of our efforts concentrate on detailed optical characterization of these materials. The second direction encompasses theoretical modeling and numerical simulations of the materials we fabricate, as well as other novel functional metal structures. In this talk I will describe some of the more interesting results that have emerged from these research efforts."
Refreshments will be served.
Advisor
Stan Micklavzina (stanm@uoregon.edu)
2008-2009
Academic Year Officers:
Alice Tasker: Co-President (atasker@uoregon.edu)
James Utterback: Co-President (jutterba@uoregon.edu)
Kayla Wegleitner: Secretary
(kwegleit@uoregon.edu)
Susan Kasper: Treasurer (skasper@uoregon.edu)
Officers 2007-2008 Academic Year
Tamela Maciel: Co-President (tmaciel@uoregon.edu)
Alice Tasker: Co-President (atasker@uoregon.edu)
Want the benefits of being a part of the national SPS organization? Click here to join! Only $20 annually for students.
Previous Events
- Pine Mountain Observatory
- Fall 2007 Duck Preview and Tour of Parthasarathy Lab
- Tour of the Lori Lokey Nanotechnology Lab
- Science Factory University Day Electron Microscope Demo
- October Science Pub-Talk by Sue Peterson about the solar system
- "A Crude Awakening" Film on peak oil and the energy crisis
- Tour of the accelerator in the basement of the volcanology building
- Physics BBQ for the dorms
- Stan's Science Circus Fundraiser 07 and 08
- Tour of the solar panels and instruments on the roof of Pacific
- Presentations by Graham Kribs, Eric Torrence, Steve Kevan, Jim Brau, Raghu Parthasarathy, Stan Micklavzina, Jim Schombert, Heiner Linke and others!
Fun Physics Links
The LHC Rap http://www.youtube./comwatch?v=j50ZssEojtM Science Webcomic xkcd.com