Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics and Astronomy (JURPA)

Volume XXVIV, Issue 1
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Forward

A Letter from the ΣΠΣ President

Research

Neutron Attenuation in Polyethylene Using an AmBe Source
A Pedagogical Model of CO2 and O2 Atmospheric Abundances and Tree Population due to Human Population
Analysis of Physical and Structural Properties of Alkali Oxide–Modified Tellurite Glasses
Calculation of the Magnetostatic Energy in Spin Density Functional Theory
High-Resolution Muography Using a Prototype Portable Muon Telescope
Optical Buffering in a Bottle Microresonator on an Optical Fiber
Three-Dimensional Relativistic Jet Simulations of Radio- Loud Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)
Numerical Study of Critical Liquid Droplets Using Density Functional Theory for 2D Lattice Gas with Short-Range Interactions

Programs

Year in Review
2019–20 SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma Year in Review
Meeting Notes
Science Policy at PhysCon: A Lesson in Communicating through Understanding
Breaking Boundaries: The Interdisciplinary Nature of Physics
Forging a Path to the Stars
A Passion for Teaching Rekindled
Internship Blog Posts
The Finale
It’s the End of the SPS Internship as We Know It
Stardate 73012.1

SPS Chapter Awards

An Emphasis on Physicists—Past, Present, and Future
Building Bridges between New Inductees and Alumni
Investigating the Ionic Conductivity Plateau in Lithium Glasses
Computing Matchup: Small Supercomputer Cluster vs. Single Node
Escape the Physics Building
Quantum Kids: You Got This!
I CAN Science: Hands-On Lessons Encourage Scientific Curiosity
Uplifting Students with Hovercrafts: A Smooth Introduction to Physics