Extra-Curricular Activities
    The department sponsors the local chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) in association with the American Institute of Physics. The society, in turn, has sponsored outside speakers, film series, and field trips to such regional laboratories as Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, Sandia Labs, and the Los Alamos facility in New Mexico.
    Students are encouraged to attend the two regional meetings of the American Association of Physics Teachers with the physics faculty and to give presentation on their own senior research project. Outstanding students may be inducted into the national honorary physics society, Sigma Pi Sigma.
    We also have social functions throughout the semester, hosted by SPS members and faculty members.

     Special Academic Opportunties
    Unlike larger departments, our department is so flexible and accessible that students seeking help can just to come in and talk. Faculty members maintain office hours throughout each day and always make time to assist their students. The Physics Program provides practical experience in physics through the university's work-study program, tutoring, and participation in the lab practicum program.     All majors complete an undergraduate research project supervised by one of the faculty. The results of this research project are presented in a senior thesis and at a physics seminar. Opportunities exist for research groups. In addition, several students have obtained internships at national laboratories such as Oak Ridge and Argonne, for work on a variety of research projects.

     Scholarships
    Physics students may apply for a number of general scholarships which are available to CSU-Pueblo students in any major area of study. President's scholarships are available to entering freshmen, continuing students and transfer students. The LaMotte Scholarship Fund provides scholarship money specifically to physics majors. The new Sallie Watkins Scholarship fund for physics majors will be available soon.

      Graduates
    These graduates have websites for you to visit:
Robert Schwarz
http://amanda.physics.wisc.edu/rschwarz (located at the South Pole!)
Pat Arnott
http://www.dri.edu/People/pat/webWPA
Calvin Hopper
http://www.ornl.gov/nama/staff/hopper.htm
Steffen Scheibenstock
http://www.tesa-scribos.de

 

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