Fall 2020

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The magazine of the Society of Physics Students

Fall 2020

Facing the Challenges of 2020

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APSU's Professional Mad Scientist, Bryan Gaither, safely uses 16 pounds of thermite to burn through a taxi cab on campus. Photo by Greyson Solomon-Crawford.

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Feature

Facing the Challenges of 2020

How Will Hindsight Treat 2020?

A COVID-19 Response Story- New Mexico Style

Berkeley Students Build an Unexpected Community, Block-by-Block

Rethinking Lab Courses When the Labs Are Closed

SPS Outreach Adapts to Meet 2020 Challenges

SPS on Racism and Protests

University of Rochester SPS Chapter Responds to Black Lives Matter: How We Need to Change

Special Feature

Five Tips for Building Resilience during the Pandemic

Letter

2020: A Focus on Community and Inclusion

Stars: SPS Awards and Accolades

2020 Leadership Scholarships

SPS Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research

2020 SPS Interns

Pathways

How to Virtually Maintain a Healthy SPS Chapter

Professional Development

Words of Advice on Applying to Physics PhD Programs

Building Blocks: Undergraduate Research Projects

Using a Geophysics Lab to Advance the Testing and Cleaning of Face Masks

Singularities

Hands-On Physics—Online

Bringing the Invisible to Light: An Artist Explores Our Hidden Universe

Interactions: SPS Chapters in Action

Are You Ready to SOCK?

Making the Jump from Jurassic to Next-Gen: Facing the Challenges of the New Virtual Landscape in 2020

Alumni Spotlight

E-Lexus Thornton

Physics Puzzler

Fizz-ics Propels Us Forward

Meeting Notes: SPS Reporters at Science Conferences

How to Make the Most of a Virtual Physics Conference

Fostering Engagement in Physics during a Pandemic