Society of Physics Students Society of Physics StudentsSPS hosted an Integration Bee - a fast-paced, fun competition where students went head-to-head solving integrals for prizes and bragging rights!
Professor Saltzberg gave a talk on "How did Sheldon and Amy win their Nobel Prize?", in which he discussed his role in the production and scientific consultation behind films and TV shows such as The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, and Oppenheimer.
Professor Reagan gave a talk on "The Kilogram and Other Units of the SI", in which he went over the history and development of the units and constants used throughout physics as well as the logical structure underlying unit systems themselves.
SPS, W+PS, and UAS hosted a P&A grad student panel to talk about applying to grad school!
Students got to hear about the fascinating physics research being conducted at UCLA. Graduate students from multiple fields including astrophysics and high energy physics came to talk.
SPS kicked off the beginning of the year with a Welcome Back Potluck!
