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Physics Day at Lagoon Cancelled But Will Be Back in 2022
In-person activities for USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2021 have been postponed. While the future looks bright and things continue to improve, the size of this even has necessitated that we hold off for one more year. Virtual events are being developed.
Southwest String Meeting
Southwest String Meeting 2021 Solo Exhibition April 2, 2021 A one-day virtual meeting on recent advancements in string theory and holography. This meeting is the fourth annual regional conference for the Southwest area.
35th Jim Isenberg Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting
The 35th Jim Isenberg Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting will be held at Utah State University, Logan, UT, on March 29 and 30, 2019. In the tradition of the Pacific Coast Gravity Meetings, students and postdocs are strongly encouraged to participate.
AAPT Demo Show this Friday
The USU Physics Department is hosting the American Association of Physics Teachers Conference this weekend. Join us Friday night for a public demo show hosted by James Coburn. Faculty from Utah and Idaho schools are bringing their favorite demos to share ...
Utah State University Hosts Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics
Over 150 Undergraduate Women came to Utah State University, one of 12 host sites for the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics or CUWiP.
11th Annual November Demo Show
The USU Physics Department is proud to present the 11th Annual November Demo Show with Demonstration Specialist James Coburn.
CUWiP 2019
Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics to be hosted at Utah State University in January 2019. Now accepting applications.
Observatory Public Viewing Night
The Utah State University Observatory opens its doors to the public Friday, September 7, 2018.
Students Study Gravitational Physics in Germany
Three USU undergrads were among just 40 students from around the world selected to participate in the prestigious Jürgen Ehlers Spring School 2018.
David Peak Receives National Award
David Peak is the 2018 recipient of the national Council on Undergraduate Research-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Award
Maria Rodriguez Remembers Hawking
USU Physicist Recalls 2017 Birthday Celebration with Stephen Hawking
New Tools For The Fabric of Reality
Dr. Varela’s work was recently recognized by the National Science Foundation.
The Physics of Cosmic Lighthouses
Dr. Rodriguez receives NSF funding for analyzing outflows from black holes
Ivana Molina Awarded NASA Fellowship
Ivana Molina Awarded NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship
Second USU-Columbia Workshop on Strings and Black Holes
The Second USU-Columbia Workshop on Strings and Black Holes will be held May 1-3. All are welcome to attend.
Physics Day at Lagoon
Join us May 12 for the 28th annual Physics Day at Lagoon, the USU-Physics Department's signature outreach event.
Physics Student Strikes Gold
Physics major Jake Christensen continues the long tradition of USU physics students becoming Goldwater scholars.
Observatory Public Viewing Night
USU Observatory will be open for public viewing on Friday, April 21, at 9 p.m. See http://www.physics.usu.edu/observatory for details.
Physicists Are NSF Graduate Fellows
Congratulations to Ben Pound and Rachel Nydegger Rozum for being awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
PhysX
Girls in grades 9-12 are invited to join the USU Society of Physics Students and the USU Women in Physics group, September 29, 2017, to explore physics and meet other physics students at ouir annual event, PhysX.
Science Unwrapped - CSI: Black Holes in the Universe (Maria Rodriguez)
Science Unwrapped: CSI: Black Holes in the Universe (Maria Rodriguez)
Observatory Public Viewing Night
Our next public night will be on Friday, Dec 2 from 8 until 10 pm....
Physics Demo Show
Ninth Annual Physics Demonstration Show. Friday, November 18, 7 pm, ESLC 130. Everyone is invited - free admission.
Science Unwrapped - John Howell
USU Physics alumnus John Howell gives the Science Unwrapped presentation on November 11 2016.
DGCAMP Geometry Workshop
DGCAMP will be holding a workshop on geometry and its applications on Saturday, November 5. All are welcome to attend.
USU Women in Physics Group
Next meeting is Friday, October 28, 2106 at 11:30 a.m., SER 244. All are welcome.
Observatory Public Viewing Night
Our next public night will be on Friday, October 7 2016 from 7:30 until 9:30 pm.
Sydney Chamberlin Speaks at Science Unwrapped
Physics alumna Sydney Chamberlin will be the October 14 2016 speaker at Science Unwrapped.
Science Unwrapped
The theme for Science Unwrapped this Fall 2016 is "Science at the Movies".
SPS Social
The first SPS social will be September 12th 2016 at 4:30 pm in the conference room.
Gravitational Waves!
First predicted by Einstein in 1916 (using his 1915 General Theory of Relativity) - gravitational waves are now being detected by the LIGO scientific collaboration!
