Physics Club
Since its founding in 1996, SoPE has staged a great variety of events. In addition to regular business meetings and guest speakers, SoPE has traveled to science museums, toured research facilities at other universities, hosted carnival-style fun physics demonstrations, judged and mentored school science fairs, united with other SCSU student clubs for tutoring, study groups, volleyball, kickball, football, bowling, billiards, and has held movie nights where focusing on physics, the universe, mathematics and comedy, including What the Bleep Do We Know, Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy, A Beautiful Mind, Weird Science, Cosmos, Buckaroo Bonzai, Spaceballs, and more. Our fundraising is supported by bake sales that are held on campus and have raised over $1300 in some years. SoPE plays a central role in conducting the Physics Department Open House, where prospective students meet faculty, students, & alumni; tour SCSU research facilities, observe both subtle and dramatic physics demonstrations, and enjoy yummy snacks. SoPE is also a past host of the SPS New England Regional conference, where students from fifteen or more different universities came together to share interests and interact with internationally renowned physicists including Michio Kaku and S. James Gates, who gave compelling and entertaining talks on their inspirational research.
SoPE seeks to create a friendly context for the exchange of questions, answers, and/or theories that may lead to a better scientific understanding of everything from common practicalities to the cosmos as a whole. The group also seeks evidence to support conclusions through formal experimentation in the SCSU laboratories. Members have published their original research in national journals and displayed their findings at conferences held by professional and academic organizations.
