Tag: Physics

  • APS Global Summit 2026 – Owen’s Perspective

    APS Global Summit 2026 – Owen’s Perspective

    First day in Denver! I was glad enough to meet a friend from Pomona (everyone say hello to Tom) on the plane as we buddy-system-ed our way to the convention center. In my raid of the conference tables, I was able to procure both a ThorLabs hat and my APS Mallard! Throughout the rest of…

  • Global Summit of Physics in Anaheim!

    Global Summit of Physics in Anaheim!

    A few weeks ago, I attended the Global Summit of Physics in Anaheim along with my student Abby Hovorka ’26 and Eric Johnson ’25, who was reporting on work that he did as part of his internship at NIST. Attending the March Meeting is always a highlight for me, especially with students, and this year…

  • APS Global Summit of Physics – Student Perspective

    APS Global Summit of Physics – Student Perspective

    Students Abigail Hovorka ’26 and Eric Johnson ’25 recently traveled to Anaheim, CA for the 2025 American Physical Society Global Summit of Physics, combining the March Meeting and the April Meeting! It was amazing! Here are some perspectives from Abby and Eric! On top of all the other awesome things in the exhibit hall (cool…

  • Trip to COSI in Columbus

    This past Saturday, on February 22, 2025, we went to COSI! The Center of Science and Industry is an incredibly interactive science center with amazing exhibitions (the Ocean gallery was one of my favorites), life shows (rat basketball), and a planetarium (I give the seats 8/10 for comfort). We left campus at about 9 a.m.…

  • CoW students at CU*iP 2025

    CoW students at CU*iP 2025

    This year, 7 of our undergraduate students had the amazing opportunity to attend the Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP). There were over 200 students in attendance at Purdue University, but there were many locations around the country. Purdue was an incredible campus to visit! We were all amazed by their…