Winter 2019

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The magazine of the Society of Physics Students

Winter 2019

Winter 2019

Get ready to make waves at PhysCon

About the cover

Mark your calendars for November 14–16, 2019, for PhysCon 2019, the largest gathering of undergraduate physics and astronomy students in the country! Photo credit: GoProvidence.com.

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Feature

Building Community

Making Waves and Breaking Boundaries
Jocelyn Bell Burnell Returns to PhysCon
Such Great Heights: Sandeep Giri
A Nobelist’s Next Move John Mather
Dr. First Jami Valentine Miller
Energizing Change Ellen Williams
PhysCon 2019 Highlights
Making the Most of PhysCon
The Dos & Don’ts of Fundraising for PhysCon

Letter

One Interaction at a Time

Stars: SPS Awards and Accolades

2017–18 SPS Outstanding Chapter Advisor

2017–18 SPS Outstanding Chapter Awards

Pathways

PhysCon Is a Congress—Each Student Has a Voice

Building Blocks: Undergraduate Research Projects

How I Built a Hovercraft

Singularities

A Better Way of Explaining Physics:

Interactions: SPS Chapters in Action

A Collaborative Cosmic Triptych
A Week of Physics “Phun” at Marshall University

Alumni Spotlight

Kirtley Watts

Physics Puzzler

The Physics of Pumpkin Chucking, Part 2

In the Zone: Regional SPS Highlights

Planes, Planets, and Plenty of Physics at the SPS Zone 11 Fall Meeting