2022
- Guest Speaker: Washington University Dual Degree Engineering Program Representative – October 18
- Statics and Engineering Design Bridge Contest – October 17
- SPS RooBound Halloween Event for Elementary Children – October 15
- Guest Speaker: Physics Alum Michael Cleveland (AC 2008), “Environmentalism in the Railway Industry” – October 11
- What Should I Do Next Summer? Advice on summer research and internships – October 4 and 6
- SPS Movie Night – September 28
- Guest Speaker: Jason Thompson, Engineer, “Texas Instruments Overview and DLP Technology History and Innovations” – September 27
- Fall Equinox Event at The Gnomon of Austin College – September 22
- Student Summer Research Presentations – September 20
- Community Star Party – September 16
- Student Summer Research Presentations – September 13
- Texas Society of Professional Engineers Meeting – September 8
- SPS Ice Cream Party – September 8
- Student Summer Internship Presentations – September 6
- Campus Star Party – August 26
- Engineering Information Session – August 23
2021
- The Austin College Variable Stars Conference – December 7
- Guest Speaker: Mr. Doug Kaelin, Kaelin Group, “The Language of Work” – November 29
- Fall Physics Student Research Presentations – November 16
- Guest Speaker: Dr. Manuel Quevedo-Lopez, Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, UTD, “Materials and Devices for Radiation Detection” – October 28
- Campus Star Party – October 29
- Homecoming Star Party – October 22
- Presentation: Dual Degree Program with Washington University in St. Louis – October 21
- SPS Engineering Egg Drop Contest – October 13 and 20
- Austin College Fall Equinox Event – September 22
- Student Summer Research Presentations – September 16
- SPS Ice Cream Contest – September 8
- Physics Phun Phest – May 3
- Spring Student Research Presentations – April 29
- Physics Movie Night (The Martian) – April 23
- International Dark Sky Project with the Society of Physics Students (SPS), April 5-12
- Engineering Advising Workshop, April 8
- Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 18-20
- SPS Game Night – March 10
- SPS Movie Night (Interstellar) – March 4
- Roobotics Team competes at Texas VEXU Qualifying Tournament
- Society of Physics Students sponsors Engineering Egg-drop Contest – October 20
- Austin College students present exoplanet research at NASA TESS Conference – August 2
- Physics students upgrade the Austin College Weather Station – April 17
- Austin College students awarded Outstanding Student Presentation at Joint Spring Meeting of the Texas Sections of APS/AAPT/SPS – April 10
2020
- Austin College Engineering Design Showcase 2020, December 4-7
- Summer Plans: Internships and Research Opportunities – December 3
- Fall Physics Student Research Presentations – November 17
- Physics Olympics – November 15
- Washington University Engineering Virtual Visit: November 5
- SPS Among Us Game Night – November 5
- Statics and Engineering Design Bridge Contest – November 2
- Freaky Physics Friday – October 30
- Physics Summer Research Seminar – October 27
- Physics Friday with Alumni – October 16
- TEDxAustinCollege: David Whelan “Our Lone Star” – October 3
- Physics Friday: Robo-Soccer – September 25
- SPS Meet-n-Greet – September 17
- Pre-Engineering at Austin College – September 10
- SPS Initial Meeting – September 3
- Spring Student Research Presentations – May 5
2019
- Star Party – October 25
- Star Party – October 8
- Star Party – September 6
- Star Party – April 12
- Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 22-23
- Star Party – March 22
- Star Party – February 15
2018
- Semester Research Presentation – November 13
- Public Star Party – November 9
- Physics Cafe: Summer Research Experiences and Internships – November 7
- Physics Cafe: Applying to Grad School – October 10
- Star Party: Friday, September 14 – Cancelled
- Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 23-24
- Physics Café: “Engineering Licensure”, John Ho, Huitt-Zollars engineering firm – April 4
- Physics Game Night at the Pub – April 13
- Campus and Community Star Party, Adams Observatory – April 19
- Physics Student Research Talks – April 24
- Spring Equinox at the Gnomon, IC Atrium, March 20
- Physics Café: “How To Be An Engineer”, Kent Newtown, retired manager at Texas Instruments – March 4
- SPS Olympics: Iceless Curling Competition – March 2
- Public Star Party, Adams Observatory (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER) – February 22
- SPS Olympics: The Physics of Olympics – February 14
- Physics Seminar: “Deflection of Molecular Beams via the Bichromatic Force” Leland Aldridge, Yale University – February 12
- Physics Seminar: “How Darwin Can Help Physicists Control Atoms”, Vince Gregoric, Bryn Mawr College – February 9
- Physics Café: Sweets and Tweets – February 7
- Physics Seminar: “Biophysics Vignettes in Cells, Embryos, and Organs-on-Chips”, Alex Auner, Vanderbilt University – February 5
- Student Opportunities Fair – February 1
- Lunar Eclipse at the Adams Observatory – January 31
2017
- Images of the 2017 Solar Eclipse – November 13
- Physics Student Research Talks: Stars, Filters, and Gravitational Waves – November 16
- Information Session: Dual-Degree Engineering Program at Washington University – November 14
- Austin College Star Party for High School Physics Teachers – November 4
- Austin College Community Star Party – November 4
- Autumnal Equinox – September 22
- Physics Cafe, Alum Connor Rigg on Columbia 3-2 Engineering Experience – September 8
- Atmospheric and Environmental Physics Poster Session – May 10
- Student Research at the Adams Observatory: Better Telescope Guiding, Improved Calibration, and Detection of Exoplanets – April 25
- SPS Picnic, April 30
- Physics Cafe – Get Involved in SPS – April 19
- Exploring Photometric Methods for Identifying Emission Line B-Type Stars, Amy Glazier Honors Defense – April 11
- Adams Observatory Star Party – April 7
- Annual Salisbury-Baker Basketball Tournament – April 6
- Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 24-25
- Spring Equinox Event at the IDEA Center Meridian Line – March 20
- Campus Star Party – February 19 – canceled due to weather
- Physics Cafe – “Creativity Competition,” February 8
2016
- Engineering Design Showcase – December 6, 2016
- Physics Summer Research Seminar – November 17, 2016
- Physics Cafe – October 21, 2016
- Physics Summer Research Seminar – September 13, 2016
- Texoma AlumNight Star Party (open to the public) – October 12, 2016
- Star Party (Campus only event) – September 4, 2016
- Summer solstice event – June 20, 2016
- Physics Student Research Presentations – April 19, 2016
- Listening In on the Cosmos with Gravitational Waves, Dr. Paul Walter, St. Edward’s University, April 5, 2016
- SPS Presents: Watch and Discuss Movie “Interstellar” with relativity expert Don Salisbury, April 3, 2016
- Physics Cafe – March 23, 2016
- Spring Equinox – March 21, 2016
- Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 18-19
- Physics Cafe – February 24, 2016
- Public Star Party – February 18, 2016
- Physics Seminar- February 8, 2016
Guest Speaker, Dr. Allan Thomas, Materials for an Abundant Energy Future - Students imaged a supernova that exploded in a galaxy over 11 million light-years away!