SPS weekend meeting schedule
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is hosting a ZONE-11 meeting March 1-2. Below is the schedule for the weekend. SPS Schedule
The MSUM SPS hosts a regional meeting this weekend
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) at Minnesota State University Moorhead is hosting the SPS Zone 11 meet-up over this weekend, March 1-2. The MSUM SPS chapter belongs to Zone 11, which encompasses 5 states: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The last zone meet-up was held at UW-River Falls on Oct. 29-30, 2010. The meeting will start […]
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 […]
Physics upperclassmen participated in the third annual University Physics Competition
Physics upperclassmen Meredith Mc Linn (junior), Pragalv Karki (senior) and Shouvik Bhattacharya (senior) participated in the University Physics Competition 2012. They modeled how masses of the exoplanets affect volcanic activity over time. They used principles of Thermodynamics and Planetary Sciences to solve this problem. Dr. Juan Cabanela served as the adviser of the team. The team was sponsored by the […]
Weinrich and students present at Moorhead Public Library
Dave Weinrich, Planetarium Coordinator, and students from the MSUM Society of Physics Students, will present astronomy programs this week at the Moorhead Public Library. Moon Mythology Across Cultures will be presented Thursday, March 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. Join Dave Weinrich, Coordinator of the MSUM Planetarium to learn about cultural and natural history associated with the moon and lunar […]