Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Joint Fall 2017 Meeting of the Texas Section of the APS, Texas Section of the AAPT, and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students
Volume 62, Number 16
Friday–Saturday, October 20–21, 2017; The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Session D1: SPS Outreach |
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Chair: John Wilson, Sam Houston State University Room: ATC 2.605 |
Friday, October 20, 2017 3:30PM - 4:06PM |
D1.00001: SPS Outreach Invited Speaker: Zakary Noel The Society of Physics Students was founded with the goal of fostering a strong, supportive, and engaged professional physics community among physics undergraduates. Chapters of the SPS established by students, for students, provide opportunities and resources for gaining experience, building personal networks, and developing individual skill sets. It is within the scope of the society's mission to provide these benefits to prospective physics majors and those with an interest in science in general. Organizing outreach events helps SPS chapters by expanding their presence in the local community and benefits the community itself by disseminating scientific knowledge to audiences. Outreach seeds curiosity and instills interest by prompting the general public to question natural phenomena and think like scientists. In this presentation, I will share my experiences in performing outreach as well as developing tools and techniques with broad applications for use by other SPS entities. In addition, I will explain how and why SPS has begun a new initiative to bring outreach ideas and opportunities to its expansive network of chapters. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, October 20, 2017 4:06PM - 4:30PM |
D1.00002: SPS Chapter Outreach Invited Speaker: Clayton Ellinwood, Andre Guimaraes August 21, 2017, the Sam Houston State University organized a community viewing of the 2017 Solar Eclipse at the university observatory. Organizers promoted the event to the university and the Huntsville community through the local paper and the university web, and SPS officers prepared printed eclipse tee shirts and bottled water for sale during the eclipse. Several hundred people attended the event, and the local chapter raised $356.28. [Preview Abstract] |
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