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College of Sciences
Department of Physics

Society of Physics Students

What is SPS?

The Society of Physics Students at North Carolina State University (SPS) is an organization dedicated to helping undergraduate physicists complete their degree and encouraging the public to take a greater interest in physics. SPS organizes social and academic events for our members, such as inviting exciting speakers and hosting movie nights. SPS also likes to get as many people as possible interested in physics by participating and organizing outreach, especially with local K-12 schools.

What does sps do?

Amazing Speakers

SPS regularly invite speakers, ranging from fellow undergrads to outside speakers, to talk about their research and physics outside the classroom.

Social Events

SPS regularly organize social events like game and movie nights for undergrads to take a break from physics and get to know each other better outside of the classroom.

Washington Elementary School STEM Night

Every Spring SPS attends the Washington Magnet Elementary School’s Science Night and participates in the events of the night. We bring demonstrations, like liquid nitrogen and a tesla coil, to show how fun physics is to children and families of the school. The kids, parents, and SPS members all have a great time doing this event!

T-Shirts!

To top it all off SPS has great T-shirts for only $5 each in multiple sizes.

Email us to get one!

How Can I Join?

If you’re a physics major you’re already a member of SPS, just keep an eye out for emails from us at your NCSU email address. If you’re not a physics major but still really like physics send an email to sps.ncstate@gmail.com and we’ll get you on the mailing list.

Links You Might Like

Most of the week to week stuff will be sent out via the email list, but these are links to things that might be handy for anyone in SPS or interested in SPS.