Society of Physics Students

Linda Cassidy

University of Rochester

Friday, August 10, 2018

Amanda Williams

On our final day, I was caught in a surreal trance.

Friday, August 3, 2018

Amanda Williams

If you were to walk around the Renaissance Hotel this week, you would find it filled with physicists on a mission. It was the AAPT Summer Meeting, which was (fortuitously for us) in DC! I haven’t been to an AAPT Meeting before, and what a shame I haven’t; I had so much fun.

Monday, January 14, 2019

Michael Welter

It’s been about 5 months since the 2018 SPS Interns packed up our stuff, said our goodbyes (for some of us, through tears), and headed back to our corners of the country. When I returned back to North Carolina, I felt...different.

Friday, August 3, 2018

Michael Welter

"Some people are walking around with a tub of doubts.

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.

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

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.

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

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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