uisps.org.uiowa.edu

We accept anyone as a member who is interested in physics or astronomy. Most of our members are either physics or astronomy undergraduate majors, but these are not requirements to join. 

We accept members anytime throughout the academic year! Feel free to use our contact form above, send an email to one of our officers, or contact our org email at ui.physics.sps@gmail.com.

Meetings are at 3:30 Friday in 316 VAN every week. Feel free to stop in!

You're also welcome to join our discord server! We use Discord to contact our members, organize events, and just plain hang out together. Please use the contact form to ask for the invitation link! 

We do all sorts of activities! Some of our outreach events include participating in Girl/Boy Scout STEM fairs, presenting science topics at elementary schools, and helping the public look through telescopes on the roof of Van Allen. We also have other "in-house" events like game nights, faculty dinners, and undergraduate colloquia. 

If you want more information on any of these events, feel free to check out our events page or contact us using the form above! 

Great question! Getting involved in undergraduate research is a fantastic way to learn what your interests in physics & astronomy are, as well as prepare for graduate school or industry jobs. We are very fortunate within our department to have a lot of opportunities for undergraduate research.

Please visit our Research page to see what research our current members are doing, how to find a research position, and other resources such as travel grants and funding.