Summer times!

Starting to kick into gear, preparing for a new semester for SPS! Stay tuned for updates!

Howdy all! I apologize for the long wait but we finally managed to get in contact with Six Flags people to figure out a deal for Physics Day on Friday, April 28th. The price per person will be $10 which will cover the price for the ticket and includes a brand new official RUSPS t-shirt! If you are interested in going, please email me so I can send you the waivers necessary for the trip. ***You must RSVP by Sunday if you want to go*** Again, we apologize for such a short notice. Also, if you can be a driver for the trip please make note of that in your email to me.

If you can't make it to Physics Day, but still would like a t-shirt you can have one for $5 (limit one per customer). If you'd like one, either find me during the day or if you don't normally see me email me and we'll figure out a way in which the exchange can be made.

Otherwise, enjoy your last week of classes!

~Javier D Sanchez-Yamagishi
RUSPS

General Relativity Talk!

"An Introduction to General Relativity for Undergraduates"
-by Prof. Shapiro
Tuesday, April 11th @ 8:30pm
PLH

Dear RUSPS,
I am happy to say that Prof. Shapiro has agreed to gives us his long awaited General Relativity talk on Tuesday, April 11th at 8:30pm. Usually, General Relativity is a subject most physics students don't get to see until graduate school so now is your chance to get a taste of what it is all about! Prof Shapiro's talk will introduce the mathematics involved in Gen Rel, so the target is more towards the upper level physics major. But, we do encourage all students interested to take advantage of this unique opportunity and come out to the talk. As always, pizza and soda will be available and we hope to see you all there!

Sincerely,
Javier D. Sanchez-Yamagishi
RUSPS


P.S. If you are a physics major then check http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/people/undergrads.html to make sure you are listed. If not email Prof. Kalelkar asking him to add you to the list so you can receive physics major specific emails!

***RUSPS Newsletter Update!!!****

***RUSPS Newsletter!!!****

Dates:
-> Next SPS meeting: 8pm - Wednesday, March 8th
-> SPS Banquet - April 18th
-> Physics Day - April 28th
Other Things:
-> Nominate your favorite physics teacher
-> Become a SPS Officer

Lets start off with the first SPS meeting for the semester, next week!
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-"Physics Graduate School and You: Perfect Together?"
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8pm - Wednesday, March 8th
Physics Lecture Hall
Speaker: Prof. Kalelkar

Is graduate school right for you? Want to know what it's all about?
Then come to the first SPS meeting for the semester to hear Prof.
Kalelkar talk all about it! As always, there will be pizza and soda
for all who come!

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-Become a SPS Officer!
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Want to become more involved with SPS? Well now is your chance! As
an SPS officer you'll be able to help decide what speakers SPS hosts,
the events that we attend, and what toppings we order for our pizza.
We've grown a lot as a club in the last year, but there is still a lot
more we could do with your help! Interested? Then email
rutgerssps@googlegroups.com with your contact info and let us know
what you'd like to help out with (webmaster, PR, slave work, etc).

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-Outstanding Teaching Awards
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Every year, SPS awards the Outstanding Teacher Award to a chosen,
outstanding professor. Here is your chance to show your appreciate
for your favorite teacher by nominating them! Simply email
rutgerssps@googlegroups.com with the name of the person you'd like to
nominate and a short explanation why (But make sure you check the past
winners at http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ugrad/awards/teacher.html
first to make sure they haven't already been awarded!)

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-SPS Banquet
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It's still for a while, but be sure to mark down April 18th on your
calendar for this year's SPS Banquet!

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-Physics Day at Great Adventure
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This year we plan to again attend Physics Day at Great Adventure on
April 28th. Stay tuned for more details!

-Enjoy! If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to email
javierdsanchez@gmail.com
Otherwise, have a good evening and hope to see you at next week's meeting!

Sincerely,
Javier D Sanchez-Yamagishi
RUSPS

New Semester for RUSPS!!

Howdy everyone! Hope your semester is starting off well. Like last year, the physics department is interviewing candidates for open astronomy faculty positions and as part of the process they have to give a talk on their research targeted for undergraduates. Talks will begin this Thursday from 12 noon to 1pm and pizza and soda will be provided! These talks will continue through till March every Thursday from 12-1pm except for a few exceptions that we'll let you know about in the future. If you are interested in astronomy this is a great chance to learn about the current research going on in the field so come check it out!

Stay tuned for more announcements about this semester's SPS events within the next week!

~Javier D Sanchez-Yamagishi
RUSPS Webmaster

**Last SPS Meeting for Semester, Open to All!**

-Monday, Dec 12th 8pm
-Physics Lecture Hall

End-of-year study break and info session on physics internships. All
physics major and students interested in doing research in physics or
working at a summer internships should find this meeting useful.
Prof. Kalelkar will come and say a few words on the topic and students
will tell of their experiences and advice on getting and applying for
internships. Since this is our last meeting we are going all out with
lots of pizza, drinks and coffee so at least come to take a yummy
break from your studies!

*Note* If you have been involved in a summer internships whether at
Rutgers or through an REU program elsewhere we'd like to have your
input for this meeting! Email me: javierdsanchez@gmail.com if you are
interested in contributing!

Last SPS meeting on Monday the 12th

Mark your calendars for the last SPS meeting for the semester on
**Monday, December 12th**. Unfortunately, our planned talks to be
given by Prof. Kalelkar and the Gen Relativity Talk to be given by
Prof Shapiro had to be moved to next semester but this means we will
have plenty of activities to go through in the spring and also gives
us an excuse to go all out for this last meeting. More info will be
coming soon, but the general theme for the meeting will be an info
session on physics research internships at Rutgers and other
institutions as well. This should be a valuable opportunity to hear
about the different internships available and to get advice on
applying for internships. Stay tuned and tell your friends! We plan
to have plenty of food and perhaps some extra goodies as well!