Society of Physics Students

Week Eight: Smorgasbord

Friday, July 27, 2018

Amanda Williams

Want a sneak peak of all the variety you get as an intern here? Let me take you on my week 8 journey.

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Phacing the Phuture as a Physicist

Friday, July 27, 2018

Michael Welter

Only 15 days left until the end of the 2018 SPS Internship Program!

SPS Interns posing outside the NASA Visitor Center

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Week Seven: Lessons From a Bicycle

Friday, July 20, 2018

Amanda Williams

There’s something oddly satisfying about achieving a qualitative personal goal. It’s not one that’s like “I’m going to learn today” or “today I’m not going to say anything negative,” but those really specific, palpable ones.

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Brushes and Beakers

Friday, July 20, 2018

Michael Welter

One of my closest friends Erin Brady and I have been on a constantly twisting and turning journey throughout our freshman, sophomore and junior years at

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Thumbs Up for Science

Friday, July 13, 2018

Michael Welter

"All physicists are awkward. There are like four different categories of awkward, but we all fit into one of them." -Brad Conrad explaining the story behind yelling "Thumbs up for Science!" before every physicist photoshoot (example below). 

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Week Six: At the intersection of Physics and DC

Friday, July 13, 2018

Amanda Williams

As I sit and work on write ups for our outreach page, I ponder about the different kind of obstacles people face to understanding a concept.

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Celebrating With Uncle Sam and Uncle Jesse

Friday, July 6, 2018

Michael Welter

SPS Interns attending a planet observing session hosted by the University of Maryland sporting their new SPS t-shirts.

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Week Five: A Taste of Victory

Friday, July 6, 2018

Amanda Williams

The SOCK is coming along!

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The Years Start Comin'

Friday, June 29, 2018

Michael Welter

 "If you think of anything ever, do it. Then show me." -Brad Conrad, encouraging me to be creative with new SPS promotional material.

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Week Four: Astronomy.. Not on The Mall!

Friday, June 29, 2018

Amanda Williams

All the interns working at the American Center for Physics agreed to divide and conquer the Astronomy on the Mall supplies. Hence, I took to the metro with a big blue Physcon tote filled with rainbow glasses, LEDs, and a big copper pipe (no one on the metro was phased by this).

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