Society of Physics Students (SPS) Awards

The MSUM Society of Physics Students has earned the “Outstanding Chapter” designation from the national office.  This is the highest level of distinction and is only given to the top SPS chapters.  This marks over a decade of receiving national recognition every year for the activities the MSUM Society of Physics Students conducts.  From the Halloween Open House to the Annual SPS Demo show and numerous […]

Society of Physics Students (SPS) Zone 11 meeting recap

The Society of Physics Students (SPS) hosted a regional meeting this weekend in the Science Lab building. Undergraduate physics students from three institutions: North Dakota State University, Augustana College from Sioux Falls and Minnesota State University Moorhead attended the meeting. Shouvik Bhattacharya, the Sigma Pi Sigma Student Representative of MSUM, said, “The last zone meeting was held at the UW-River […]

Students attended the 2012 Quadrennial Physics Congress

Physics majors Pragalv Karki and Andrew Larson attended the 2012 Quadrennial Physics Congress in Orlando, Fla. during the week of Nov. 8-10. The Physics Congress (PhysCon) was hosted by Sigma Pi Sigma, the Physics Honor Society. The meeting brought together nation’s 800 physics undergraduate students at the same place for the very first time, which made it the largest gathering […]

Students inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma April 2

Four students will be inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society Saturday, April 2. Inductees are: Elizabeth Hegge, Shouvik Bhattacharya, Devin Kasper and Sherry Fieber-Beyer. Sigma Pi Sigma is the physics honor society. Election to ΣΠΣ is earned by a minimum GPA of 3.0 and demonstrated excellence in at least two of four categories—research work, outreach participation, Society of Physics […]