{"id":27811,"date":"2021-01-26T14:46:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=27811"},"modified":"2021-12-13T19:36:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T00:36:24","slug":"ucf-society-of-physics-students-awarded-the-2019-2020-outstanding-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-society-of-physics-students-awarded-the-2019-2020-outstanding-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Society of Physics Students Awarded the 2019-2020 Outstanding Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23125 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/03\/ucf_22555759_Medium-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/03\/ucf_22555759_Medium-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/03\/ucf_22555759_Medium-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/03\/ucf_22555759_Medium-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/03\/ucf_22555759_Medium-299x448.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/03\/ucf_22555759_Medium.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By NIKITTA CAMPBELL<\/p>\n<p>UCF\u2019s Society of Physics Students (SPS) Chapter has received the 2019-2020 Outstanding Chapter \u2014 the highest possible distinction.<\/p>\n<p>The Outstanding Chapter Award recognizes high levels of outreach, as well as unique approaches to fulfilling the mission of SPS: \u201chelp students transform themselves into contributing members of the professional community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SPS has played a formative role in my undergraduate experience, and I am excited to be able to work with my fellow undergraduates to continue fulfilling the missions of SPS,&#8221; said Chapter President Riley Havel.<\/p>\n<p>The chapter also received the 2019-2020 Blake Lilly Prize for their outreach activities promoting physics education.<\/p>\n<p>SPS chapters are evaluated on their level of interaction with the campus community, the professional physics community, the public, and with SPS national programs. SPS Faculty advisors, <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/costas-efthimiou\/\">Associate Professor Costas Efthimiou, Ph.D.<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/planets.ucf.edu\/people\/faculty\/adrienne-dove\/\">Assistant Professor Adrienne Dove, Ph.D.<\/a>, are working with the chapter.<\/p>\n<p>This award is the highest level of distinction given to a chapter by the Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By NIKITTA CAMPBELL UCF\u2019s Society of Physics Students (SPS) Chapter has received the 2019-2020 Outstanding Chapter \u2014 the highest possible distinction. 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