SPS Denver Events

     Greetings from your SPS Denver President. I would like to share some upcoming events and the deadlines for registration. We have members attending each of these events so if you would like to coordinate travel or get together with fellow physics students check out our Slack channel. If you don't have access email me ( amusselm@msudenver.edu ) and I can get you invited.

Auraria Women in STEM Conference

Theme: Blueprint for Success: Building Skills and Setting Boundaries

When: October 25th, 2019

Where: Tivoli Turnhale, Auraria Campus

Cost: Free to Auraria Students and Staff

Reservation Deadline: October 18th

Description: The purpose of the annual Women in STEM Conference at MSU Denver is to shed light on the challenges faced by those who identify as women and other underrepresented populations in STEM disciplines.  The conference aims to inspire, engage, and support these students by providing opportunities to develop tools and skills to successfully navigate a career in STEM. Conference themes and session topics have included intersectionality, advocacy, work-life balance, salary negotiation, conflict resolution, imposter syndrome, redefining failure, and many more. The conference is free of charge and open to all MSU Denver students, faculty, and staff as well as the broader community.

SPS Denver Note: We will have a table set up during lunch with physics demonstrations and to promote our organization.

Website: https://www.msudenver.edu/case/womeninstemconference/

PhysCon 2019

Theme: Making Waves & Breaking Boundaries

When: November 14-16th, 2019

Where: Providence, RI

Cost: $220 + travel and lodging

Reservation Deadline: None but registration price increases Oct. 4th at midnight

Description: PhysCon 2019 will bring together more than 1,500 students of physics and astronomy with mentors, alumni and renowned scientists in Providence, RI for a life-changing experience to explore how we all have the capacity to Make Waves & Break Boundaries.  Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from luminaries in the field, go on tours, engage in workshops, and build our community. 

SPS Denver Note: Three metro officers have travel funding through Student Organizations and we have confirmation of funding assistance from both CU Denver and MSU Denver physics departments. Please email your respective president for information.

Website: https://www.sigmapisigma.org/sigmapisigma/congress/2019

Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics

Theme: APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) are three-day regional conferences for undergraduate physics majors.

When: January 17th-19th, 2020

Where: Black Hills State University, South Dakota

Cost: $45

Reservation Deadline: October 7th

Description: The goal of APS CUWiP is to help undergraduate women continue in physics by providing them with the opportunity to experience a professional conference, information about graduate school and professions in physics, and access to other women in physics of all ages with whom they can share experiences, advice, and ideas. The national and local organizing committees of APS CUWiP strive to create a welcoming environment for all, including undergraduate women and gender minorities.

A typical program will include research talks by faculty, panel discussions about graduate school and careers in physics, presentations and discussions about women in physics, laboratory tours, student research talks, a student poster session, and several meals during which presenters and students interact with each other.

SPS Denver Note: SPS Denver has strongly supported CUWiP for 4+ years and would like to continue the presence. The current plan is to road trip and stop at the Crazy Horse memorial on the way to the site, continuing the tradition of national monument visits (Arches National Park this year, and the Grand Canyon the last year). 

Website: https://www.aps.org/programs/women/workshops/cuwip.cfm

Thank you for your time and I hope that we can see you at some of these events or sometime around campus. 

  - Aaron Musselman

SPS Denver President