Past Meetings
Fall 2025
Speaker
Speaker Series: Molly Janasik
Industry Talk
"Working in Industry: Pros & Cons"
Speaker
Speaker Series: Johannes Pollanen
"Building hybrid quantum systems ... one electron at a time"
Special
Special SPS Meeting: Shannon Nicley & Sarah Frechette
"Defects with Purpose: Quantum Sensing Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond."
Note: November 12 is a Wednesday. The talk will be at 6:30p.m. in BPS 1400.
Special
Special SPS Meeting: Maureen Hoppe
TU Dresden
"High-Energy Physics After the Higgs: When 'Matter' Really Matters"
Note: November 6 is a Thursday. The talk will be at 6:00p.m. in BPS 1420.
Speaker
Speaker Series: Nathan Whitehorn
IceCube Neutrino Observatory / MSU Physics & Astronomy
"What is up with the neutrino sky?"
October 20–21 Field Trip
Fermilab Trip
The one where SPS visits the premier US particle physics laboratory!
Speaker
Speaker Series: Stuart Tessmer
"What can you do with a scanning probe microscope?"
Speaker
Speaker Series: Joshua Isaacson
MSU High-Energy Theory Group
"The Particle Playground: Neutrinos, Colliders, and Their Simulated Worlds"
Social
Rooftop Barbecue by Astro with SPS
5pm – 7pm on the BPS Rooftop
Social
Pair Production Sign-ups Open
Research mentorship program pairing undergraduates with graduate students and faculty
Learn more about Pair Production →
Speaker
Speaker Series: Stuart Tessmer & Joyce Mathew
MSU Department of Physics & Astronomy
"Understanding Careers and Pathways in Physics and Astronomy"
Social
Sparticipation
4pm – 8pm at the IM East Field
Social
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
10am – 12pm in BPS 1400
Spring 2025
Speaker
Tyler Cocker
"Watching atoms move with terahertz scanning probe microscopy"
Speaker
Sophie Berkman
"Neutrinos: Tiny Particles, Big Questions"
Speaker
Ryan LaRose
"A brief history of quantum vs classical computational advantage"
Speaker
Stuart Tessmer & Joyce Mathew
"Understanding Careers and Pathways in Physics and Astronomy"
Fall 2024
Industry
Paul Quayle
Great Lakes Crystal Technologies
Speaker
Joey Huston
"Life, the Universe and Everything: looking for the answers at the LHC"
Speaker
Danny Caballero
"What can I do with my physics degree?"
Speaker
Jaideep Taggart Singh
"Using Lasers to Count Atoms to Explain the Stellar Origin of Copper and Silver"
Speaker
Stuart Tessmer & Joyce Mathew
"Understanding Careers and Pathways in Physics and Astronomy"