Society of Physics Students

The SPS's national council and its executive committee decide the policies of SPS. The national council is made up of 36 members, elected by chapters from one of 18 geographic zones. Each zone represents a section of the country and is represented by a faculty zone councilor and a student associate councilor. Both councilors and associate councilors participate in zone activities and in the annual policy-making meeting of the council. The SPS's executive committee consists of the presidents of the Society of Physics Students and Sigma Pi Sigma, the SPS national office director, the SPS/Sigma Pi Sigma historian, an at-large member, a student representative, and the CEO of the American Institute of Physics. The director of the SPS national office is Brad R. Conrad, a salaried physicist designated by as the Executive Administrative Officer of the Society.{{Cite web|url = http://www.spsnational.org/about/office.htm |title = SPS National Office|accessdate = July 16, 2013|publisher = Society of Physics Students}} The director is supported by additional National Office staff from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Education Division.{{Cite web|url = http://aip.org/education/ |title = AIP Education Division|accessdate = July 16, 2013}}

SPS strives to shape students into contributing members of the professional scientific community with the philosophy that since college courses only develop a particular range of skills in a student, it is important to develop other skills.{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnational.org/about/ |title=SPS Mission and Membership Info |publisher=Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org |accessdate=July 16, 2013}}

To promote these goals, SPS allows students to take part in professional membership societies,{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnational.org/about/benefits.htm#membersocieties |title=Free Membership with One AIP Member Society |publisher=spsnational.org |accessdate=July 16, 2013}} receive peer-reviewed journals, present and publish research,{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnational.org/meetings/ |title=Presenting research at professional society meetings through SPS |publisher=Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jurp.org/ |title=Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics |publisher=Jurp.org |accessdate=January 4, 2012}} obtain scholarships,{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnational.org/programs/scholarships/ |title=SPS Scholarships |publisher=Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org |accessdate=July 16, 2013}} and receive awards as incentives for excellent performance.{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnational.org/programs/awards/ |title=SPS Awards |publisher=Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org |accessdate=July 16, 2013}} Further, SPS supports several publications, including the quarterly magazine [http://www.spsobserver.org The SPS Observer.]{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnational.org/publications/ |title=SPS Publications |publisher=Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org |accessdate=July 16, 2013}} and SPS members stay involved with public science issues, education, and outreach.{{cite web |url=http://www.aip.org/press_release/matherinternships.html |title=Nobel Laureate Supports Congressional Internships for Physics Undergraduates |publisher=Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org |access-date=July 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701142151/http://www.aip.org/press_release/matherinternships.html |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}{{Cite web|url = http://www.spsnational.org/meetings/reports/|title = Student Perspectives at National Physics Meetings|accessdate = July 16, 2013|publisher = Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org}}{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnational.org/partnerships/fabric-of-the-cosmos/index.htm |title=The Fabric of the Cosmos |publisher=Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org |accessdate=July 16, 2013}}

SPS administers an Internship Program, which offers select SPS members broad based learning opportunities with various organizations in science policy, communication, physics outreach, and scientific research for 9.5 weeks in Washington D.C.{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnational.org/programs/internships/ |title=SPS Internships |publisher=Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org |accessdate=July 16, 2013}}

The Society of Physics Students (SPS) and Sigma Pi Sigma is a partner in the AIP Career Network, a collection of online job sites for scientists, engineers, and computing professionals.{{Cite web|url = http://jobs.spsnational.org|title = SPS Jobs|publisher = Society of Physics Students, www.spsnational.org}}

SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honor society, publish several resources for students and alumni, including the quarterly SPS Observer and the online Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics.

Radiations Magazine is published by Sigma Pi Sigma twice a year in print.{{Cite web |title=Radiations magazine |url=https://www.sigmapisigma.org/sigmapisigma/radiations |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Society of Physics Students |language=en}}

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• [http://www.spsnational.org/ SPS National Website]
• [http://www.adoptaphysicist.org/ Adopt a Physicist]
• [http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/archive/2005_02_01_archive.html SPS U.Platt. National Award]
• [http://www.acu.edu/events/news/archives2006/060210_physics.html ACU SPS Award]
• [http://www.spsobserver.org SPS observer]
• [http://www.jurp.org JURP]
• [http://jobs.spsnational.org SPS Jobs]
• [http://www.sigmapisigma.org/radiations/index.htm Radiations Magazine]

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