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Professor talks, integral bees, Python workshops, and free pizza — every Monday.

Mondays · 6:00 PM
KPTC 206
5720 S Ellis Ave
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MON · 2026
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6:00 PM
KPTC 206

Scott Aaronson

Date
Mon, Apr 20
Time
6:00 PM
Room
KPTC 206
Previously  ·  Mon, Apr 6
Open Mic Night
Full year →
The Almanac · 2025–26

The year,
indexed.

Every talk, workshop, integral bee, and slice of pizza from the autumn RSO fair through spring phormal.
№ III

Spring 2026

Mar 30 — May 18
3/8 done · In session
Featured · Event
Concluded

Luca Delacretaz

Date
Mon, Mar 23
Time
6:00 PM
Room
KPTC 206
№ 01 · Workshop
SPS Python Showcase
Mon, Mar 30KPTC 206
№ 02 · Feature
Open Mic Night
Mon, Apr 6KPTC 206
№ 03 · Break
Game Night Study Break
Mon, Apr 13
№ 04 · Event
Scott Aaronson
Mon, Apr 20KPTC 206
№ 05 · Feature
SPS Integral Bee
Mon, Apr 27KPTC 206
№ 06 · Event
Cheng Chin
Mon, May 4KPTC 206
№ 07 · Social
Physics Phormal + Special Collections Visit
Fri, May 15KPTC 206
№ 08 · Event
Physics Discussion?
Mon, May 18KPTC 206
№ II

Winter 2026

Jan 6 — Mar 9
9/9 done · Concluded
Featured · Talk
Concluded
With Prof. Young-Kee Kim

Young-Kee Kim Professor Talk

Particle physics, colliders, and the future of the field.

Date
Mon, Feb 9
Time
6:00 PM
Room
KPTC 206
№ 01 · Talk
Python Workshop: NumPy & Matplotlib
Ualype de Andrade Uchoa

Arrays, vectorization, and plotting data the right way.

Thu, Jan 15KPTC 206
№ 02 · Break
No Meeting — MLK Day
Mon, Jan 20
№ 03 · Talk
Python Workshop: Finishing NumPy/Matplotlib
Ualype de Andrade Uchoa

Deeper into NumPy and producing publication-quality plots.

Thu, Jan 22KPTC 206
№ 04 · Talk
Python Workshop: SciPy & Pandas
Ualype de Andrade Uchoa

Scientific computing and data wrangling for physicists.

Mon, Jan 26KPTC 206
№ 05 · Talk
Python Workshop: Applications
Ualype de Andrade Uchoa

Putting it all together with end-to-end examples.

Thu, Jan 29KPTC 206
№ 06 · Research
Undergrad Research Palooza

Joint research showcase with SWiP — meet labs and project leads.

Mon, Feb 2KPTC 206
№ 07 · Feature
Physics Pictionary

Draw equations, guess concepts, win bragging rights.

Mon, Feb 16KPTC 206
№ 08 · Event
PFFP: Brachistochrone Problem

Physics Friends Figuring out Physics — the fastest-descent curve.

Mon, Feb 23KPTC 206
№ 09 · Social
Pizza Study Break — Pre Pi-Day

Celebrate π (a few days early) with pizza.

Mon, Mar 2KPTC 206
№ 10 · Break
No Meeting — Finals Week
Mon, Mar 9
№ I

Fall 2025

Sep 29 — Dec 8
8/8 done · Concluded
Featured · Talk
Concluded
With Prof. Andrea Ghez

Andrea Ghez Talk

Nobel Laureate Andrea Ghez on the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Joint event with SWiP and RAS.

Date
Mon, Oct 20
Time
6:00 PM
Room
KPTC 206
№ 01 · Meeting
First Meeting!

Kicking off the year — intros, pizza, and what SPS is all about.

Mon, Oct 6KPTC 206
№ 02 · Research
Summer Research Rants

Students share what they got up to in labs this summer.

Mon, Oct 13KPTC 206
№ 03 · Event
Intro to the Physics Major

Everything you need to know about declaring, specializations, and course sequencing.

Mon, Oct 27KPTC 206
№ 04 · Talk
Wendy Zhang Professor Talk
Prof. Wendy Zhang

Soft matter, fluids, and the beautiful physics of everyday phenomena.

Mon, Nov 3KPTC 206
№ 05 · Research
Summer Research Event & Panel

Panel on summer research opportunities, with SRS and SWiP.

Mon, Nov 10KPTC 206
№ 06 · Talk
Yau Wah Professor Talk
Prof. Yau Wah

High-energy experimental physics and kaon physics at the forefront.

Mon, Nov 17KPTC 206
№ 07 · Social
Finals Week — Study Break

Good luck on finals! Stop by to decompress.

Mon, Dec 8KPTC 206
Archive · Past Speakers

A few nights
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Roster · 2025–26

The people
who run this.

Undergraduates from across the College — physics majors, curious non-majors, and everyone in between.

  • № 01Co‑President
    MA
    Maya Atassi
  • № 02Co‑President
    UU
    Ualype de Andrade Uchoa
  • № 03Vice President
    RR
    Ramon Rivas
  • № 04Chairman
    AA
    Aadarsh Agarwal
  • № 05Chairman Emeritus
    CW
    Conrad Wichmann
  • № 06Treasurer
    VT
    Vedat Tutuncu
  • № 07Media Manager
    MB
    Madelena Batista
  • № 08Board
    MK
    Maya Karai
  • № 09Board
    DE
    Doğa Eker
  • № 10Board
    CM
    Charles Marsden
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