Speaker and Other Informational Meetings

Physics Society holds speaker meetings (about one per month) where a member of the physics department is invited to give an hour long talk about their research or any other random interesting physics things.  The talks are informal and audience-friendly so that anyone, ranging from freshman to grad student, can find them interesting and understandable.  Some of the other informational meetings we hold include discussions of undergraduate research, life in grad school, etc.  Click on the picture to see a list of previous talks and speakers.

Engineering Open House (EOH)

Every March we participate in Engineering Open House, a 2-day event open to the public where different engineering and science societies show off various projects and talk about what's cool about their area of study.  Physics Society usually does around 8 projects, and we have won several awards in the past.  Click on the picture to get more information about projects and how to get involved this year.

Lunch Meetings with Colloquium Speakers

In past years we have often been able to have weekly lunch meetings with the Thursday physics colloquium speakers.  We haven't gotten this going in the past few years, but we hope to start this up again if there is sufficient interest. This  is a great opportunity for students to get a brief summary of the colloquium and get some background information so that the real talk at 4:00 isn't quite so incomprehensible.  (It's also a great opportunity to get free food from the department...)

Tours and Field Trips

In the past we have taken tours of labs and other interesting places on campus including the CAVE and other research facilities. About once a year we go on a really big field trip to places like Fermilab and Argonne (but not CERN, unfortunately). Click on the picture to go to the Pictures page.

Pizza Meetings, Movies, Social Events, and Other Randomness

Despite the rumors you may have heard, physics people are actually capable of socializing.  On the last Friday of every month Physics Society has pizza meetings where a bunch of people and a professor head over to Papa Del's for phood, phun, and physics.  We also occasionally have movie nights where we watch anything from Feynman lectures to Monty Python.

Professor Quotes

Our wonderful professors often help keep the classroom interesting by saying remarkable things.  Their sayings keep the students alert and interested in the lecture.  Here are some collections of things our professors have said.