The New York State Section of the American Physical Society brings together physicists from industry, government laboratories and academia for topical symposia twice a year. Students are welcome and encouraged to attend, for each symposium is intended to be tutorial in nature. Each symposium has a contributed poster session and awards are given for best students' posters. The Section supports outreach activities through grants awarded twice a year.

Upcoming Fall 2008 Meeting
Symposium of the New York State Section of the APS
November 14/15, 2008

Topic: A Century of Optics and Materials
Sponsor: Corning Incorporated
Location: Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
Website: www.nyssaps.org  

Spring 2009 Meeting
Symposium of the New York State Section of the APS
April 10/11, 2009 (Friday and Saturday)
Symposium of the New York State Section of the APS "Harnessing Photons: from Energy to Entanglement"
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 

Student Support: The New York State Section provides up to $100 in travel support for students. Interested students should contact:

Dr. Sunil Labroo
Department of Physics & Astronomy
State University of New York at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820
Tel: (607) 436-3323
E-mail: labroos@oneonta.edu  

Outreach Information - Updated September 2008

In the 2008 – 2009 academic year the NYSSAPS will again offer an outreach grants program. The purpose of this program is to support projects that increase public understanding and appreciation of physics particularly for K-12 students. The next award will be in November 2008. The outreach committee will support projects up to a maximum of $1,000 with some additional funds available for personal expenses.  The application (Word) and the guidelines (PDF) are available on the NYSSAPS web-site, or contact josbenlj@corning-cc.edu or jlinz@skidmore.edu.