STEM Trivia Challenge - with Free Pizza!

Trivia! Pizza! Prizes! Join us on Tuesday, November 17 at 12:15 PM in NC 3405 for free pizza and fun STEM-themed trivia, hosted by your favorite emcee, Dr. Denn! We have four door prizes ($5 Amazon gift cards) which will be randomly awarded to attendees and prizes for the trivia winners, so lots of goodies this time. Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends from any STEM field!

We need to make a few important SPS announcements, so we will run trivia until about 1:15 PM, then have a brief discussion about the upcoming SPS-sponsored trip to the APS April Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT and the application process for students that wish to go. Please do your best to attend if you are interested in going to the conference! Email us at sps.metro.ucd@gmail.com if you have any questions.

See you all there!

Ace The Interview!!

Dear Students,

Are you prepared to submit your resume at a moment’s notice?  Stop by the Office of Career Services in Tivoli 215 to get your resume reviewed and have it ready to give to employers from the aerospace, engineering, finance, marketing and management industries at

“Ace the Interview: Employers Tell All”

A Panel and Resume Collection Event

TUES November 10

3 to 5 p.m.

Tivoli 440

Recruiters from Ball Aerospace, Sundyne, and other companies will be on hand to meet you and collect resumes for open positions in their companies. An Internship in Manufacturing and Test Operations with Ball Aerospace is just one of the many career opportunities available!

You can prepare for this event in three easy steps:

1.      Print your current resume.

2.      Make an appointment to have your resume reviewed by a member of the Career Services counseling team, or stop by Tivoli 215 during Walk-In Hours.

3.      Stop by the event to drop off your resume, learn about career professional opportunities, meet recruiters, and get advice on how to ace a job interview.

For more information, stop by the Office of Career Services in Tivoli 215, or visit our website at www.msudenver.edu/career.

Subatomic Physics Class!

This awesome class only comes around once every few years!
Check it out...

University Rover Challenge

Joseph Finkiewicz, a senior at MSU Denver in the Aerospace Systems Engineering Technology program, is the co-lead on the University Rover Challenge, and has invited us to join an Auraria competition team.

We are looking for students, of any level of experience, who want to be involved in this, and our goal is to get 3-9+ more students involved with the challenge; to design and build the next generation Mars rover that will someday work alongside astronauts on Mars. 

Some of the tasks include:

• Navigating rough terrain (hills and drops),
• Collects soil sample and analyzes it for environmental data & biological material,
• Assists astronauts  in handling dexterous tasks,
• Must use GPS and Radio Communications to operate

If you are interested please have contact me directly by phone or email

Name: Joe Finkiewicz

Phone: 303-396-7203

Email: JFinkiew@msudenver.edu

MEETING IS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The death of free will?

PhiDiP - Thursday, Oct. 15

This week is the final installment of our Quantum Mechanics series, which is culminating in our discussion about free will. Does QM guarantee that free will is possible, or does it simply not apply? Do some digging on your own, but here are a few resources to get you started:

"The Quantum Physics of Free Will"

This article from Scientific American has a good overview of a few different approaches, as well as some more in-depth links. Make sure to click the "Read next page" button until you get the whole article.

"The Physics of Free Will"

To give you fair warning, Dr. Doyle uses "chaotic" and "random" to mean the same thing, which we won't do anymore now that we've learned a little about chaos theory. But beyond that, this Harvard astrophysicist provides a nice, brief background on the subject. Browse some of the Free Will links in the left column to get more overview of free will in general.

"Why Quantum Physics Ends the Free Will Debate"

From the physics media mogul Dr. Michio Kaku, this short video argues that quantum uncertainty allows free will to be possible.

"Does Quantum Physics End the Free Will Debate?"

A brief response to Dr. Kaku's video, where the author feels Dr. Kaku is oversimplifying the matter... It seems consensus on these matters is impossible, even amongst celebrated physicists!

"Closing the 'free will' loophole"

This one doesn't address the type of free will we will generally be discussing, but it does have a brief treatment on Bell's theorem (which will be good to familiarize yourself with anyway). It also presents a new idea for testing that loophole in Bell's theorem!

See y'all Thursday!

GradCon2015

The CU Denver Biology Club is presenting GradCon 2015! This event will be highlighting the post-baccalaureate programs available at CU's Anschutz campus, including a panel of Anschutz's program directors and a networking session. This event is open to everyone, and you'll receive free lunch and a special gift if you RSVP on the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CUDenverBiologyClub)

WhenMon, October 12, 11:00am – 2:30pm

WhereBaerresen Ballroom - Tivoli 320 (map)