Congratulations: 2019 Notable SPS Chapter – Hope Physics

Way to go Hope Physics students! You’ve been recognized by the National Society of Physics Students community for the activities you were engaged in during the 2018-2019 academic year! We at the SPS National Office want to take this opportunity to commend and applaud you for your tireless efforts to enrich the SPS community. It …

Students Meet Nobel Laureate at NASA

It’s not every day that you get to meet a Nobel Laureate. But three physics students working with Dr. Peter Gonthier this summer did just that! While working at NASA Goddard this summer at the start of the Department’s Summer Research Program, Astrophysics Group research students Madeleine Rabitoy, Noah Giddings, and Meredith Bomers had a …

Stories of Hope: Hope Astrophysicists

Seeing Stars Time travel, long imagined by writers and dreamers, is not as far-fetched as you might believe. Sure, it seems fantastical and improbable — the imaginings of which are only meant for postulations and movies — but astrophysicists do it all the time. And so did Hope College freshman Jeff Engle in the summer of …

This Month in SPS

This Week: April 12th Physics Elemental Battleship Join us for game time to play the well known game Battleship … with a twist. Also, start preparing your armada to come vote for you for officer election next week. Next Week: April 19th Liquid Nitrogen Ice-cream Party & Officer Elections Come join us for the last SPS …