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Party of the Century!
Join SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma on December 11, 2021 to celebrate our 100th birthday! Sign up to receive the a party box and link for the for a special celebration video, including plenary talks by honored guests Toni Sauncy, former SPS Director and Willie Rockward, former Sigma Pi Sigma President. The celebration video will honor SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma Service Award recipients (nominate someone from your chapter or community by Oct. 22 to be included in the video). Get your free party box (while supplies last) filled with SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma themed swag and party supplies: a giant SPS flag, prizes, ballons, stickers, pins, themed confetti, and more!
Parties will take place anytime between November 1 to December 11. We encourage chapters to post pictures of the centennial parties on social media and #SPSNational!
Fall Awards are Open!
Have an idea for an event, outreach, or research project and needs funding? Let SPS National help you get there! Applications and advisor sign offs are due Monday, November 15, 2021.
Future Faces of Physics Award: $500 maximum
Outreach award to promote the recruitment and retention of people from historically underrepresented groups in physics and astronomy
Marsh W. White Award: $500 maximum
Outreach award to chapters for programs with grades K-12 and the general public
Sigma Pi Sigma Chapter Project Award: $500 maximum
Engagement award for funding events that aim to include alumni, help with chapter inductions, or expand the recognition
SPS Chapter Research Award : $2,000 maximum
Research award to chapters for imaginative physics and astronomy projects
For more information about these award opportunities, including proposal templates, click here. If you have any questions regarding applications, please contact sps-programs@aip.org.
OSA is now Optica!
The Optical Society of America (OSA), founded 105 years ago, has changed their name to Optica in an effort to reflect the changes in optical science over the past century. To learn more about Optica’s history and their name change, read here .
Don't Forget - Two New SPS Awards!
As a reminder, SPS is now offering the Food for Hungry Physics Students grant to help alleviate food and personal need concerns for physics students and AIP-SPS Undergraduate Student Emergency Tuition Assistance for those negatively impacted economically by the pandemic.
Each award is on a first come, first serve basis and funding is limited. Apply today!
Upcoming Scientific Meetings - Students Welcome
SOR 92 Annual Meeting, October 10-14: Bangor, Maine
Registration is open! Find meeting deadlines here .
AVS 67 International Symposium & Exhibition, October 24-29: Charlotte, NC
Registration is now open! Find meeting information here .
Frontiers in Optics (FiO), October 31 – November 1: Virtual
Registration is open! Find meeting information here .
ASA 181 Meeting, November 29 – December 3: Seattle, WA
Preregistration ends October 25. Find meeting information here.
2022 AAPT Winter Meeting, January 8 – 11: Virtual
Abstract submission now open. Find meeting information as it comes out here .
239 AAS Meeting, January 9 – 13: Salt Lake City, UT
Abstract submission closes October 12. Find meeting information here.
AMS 102 Annual Meeting, January 23-27, 2022: Houston, TX
Registration opens early October. Find meeting information here.
APS March Meeting 2022, March 14 - 18: Chicago, IL
Abstract submission open until October 22. Find meeting information here.
APS April Meeting 2022, April 9-12, 2022: New York City, New York
Abstract submissions are open until December 20. Find meeting information here.
SPS offers Travel Awards of $300 (for in-person meetings) to members presenting their research at AIP member society meetings. A limited number of awards will be offered. Apply Today !
SPS members attending and reporting on professional physics meetings are eligible to receive $300 as an individual ($75 if virtual) and $250 per person as a chapter for in-person meetings in travel reimbursement. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Apply Now !
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