Physics Faculty and Students Feature Work at PhysCon 2019
Published on November 18, 2019
Eight USciences physics majors joined 1200 physics majors from all over the United
States in the 2019 Physics Congress (PhysCon) held in Providence, RI from November
14-16. The national event, considered as the largest ever assembly of physics majors,
featured talks by Physics Nobel Laureates, including astrophysicist James Mather and
atomic physicist Bill Phillips. Attendees also heard from physics luminaries like
Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who co-discovered the pulsar, and superstring theorist Sylvester
"Jim" Gates.
USciences attended many workshops like the "Physics of Jazz,” toured a nuclear submarine,
research labs at Harvard University, and Brown University, participated in "Lunch
with Scientists", and attended a Dance Party. Freshman Dan Fauni PHYS’23, Society
of Physics Students (SPS) officers Despina Nakos PHYS’20 and Steven Simpkins PHYS’21
participated in a Chapter Showcase where they shared their experiences with award-winning
physics outreach while learning from other chapters.
Physics students Keeran Ramanathan PHYS’22 and Matt Becker PHYS’21 presented two
research posters at PhysCon. USciences SPS has been a nationally-renowned Outstanding
Chapter for three years. SPS Advisor Dr. Roberto Ramos, an SPS National Council member
led the submarine naval base tour and helped facilitate workshops. The USciences SPS
chapter was also recipient of a $600 Chapter Reporter Award.
The event was featured in an Instagram Takeover by Nakos and can be seen in the highlights reel on the USciences account.
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