SPS is run by a fantastic team of undergraduate students in collaboration with our faculty advisor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy. Scroll down to find out more about our leadership team!
Our officers:
President
Mary Haag
Year: 4th
Majors: Astronomy and Physics
Minor: Museum Studies Certificate
Fun facts: I once won a Radio Disney hula hoop contest
Favorite SPS event: Observation Nights
Vice President
Tessa Napier
Year: 2nd
Major: Physics
Minor: Math
Fun facts: I'm an expert skier and run a 5k every morning
Favorite SPS event: Wilson's Orchard
Secretary
Emerson Peters
Year: 4th
Major: Physics and Linguistics
Minor: Math, Writing Certificate
Fun Facts: I have a cat daughter named Noah Fence and I’ve seen 13 live Shakespeare plays
Favorite SPS Event: Homework Night
Outreach Coordinator
Fiona Holmes
Year: 3rd
Major: Physics, Astronomy, & Geoscience
Fun facts: I play D&D, and collect fossils
Favorite SPS event: Wilson Apple Orchard Trip
Outreach Coordinator
Landen Freeman
Year: 2nd
Major: Physics & Mathematics
Fun facts: I have a cute kitten named Maxwell, after physicist James Maxwell. Also, my pizza record at Pizza Ranch is 27 slices!
Favorite SPS event: I love attending the undergraduate colloquia!
Outreach Coordinator
Arissa Khan
Year: 2nd
Majors: Physics & Chemistry
Fun fact: My uncle founded Khan Academy!
Favorite SPS event: Colloquiums!
Treasurer
Jason Homann
Year: 4th
Major: Physics & Astronomy
Fun facts: I am interested in studying Space Physics, and I enjoy playing the bass guitar and biking.
Favorite SPS event: Game Nights
Faculty Advisor
Jasper Halekas
Fun Facts: I run ~3000 miles (or ~5000 km if you prefer SI) per year, my favorite equations are Maxwell's Equations, and I once estimated that I have read on the order of a million pages worth of sci-fi/fantasy books.
Personal Website: here
Webmaster
Grace Paxton
Year: 3rd
Majors: Physics & Astronomy
Minor: French
Fun facts: I'm currently making a quilt out of old T-shirts
Favorite SPS event: Wilson's Orchard :)