Hello fellow astronomers and physicists! Due to the great success of our first departmental tailgate, we have adopted a spot outside Gallalee Hall to hold tailgates every home game! Community engagement is so important in science, and PAGSA is proud to help SPS and WiPA with outreach.

Come see us this saturday, Sept 28 for free food and fun!

PAGSA is assisting the Physics and Astronomy Department in hosting a tailgate before our game against South Florida on Saturday, September 7th at 12:00pm. There will be free food, so stop by and say hello!

Hello new and returning students! I hope everyone had a good summer despite the heat, and a good first week back! We at PAGSA are excited to begin the year with our new officers elected this summer. We have also added a section for both physical and mental health resources under the "New Students" section.

Here's to another great year at the University of Alabama!

The results of the PAGSA officer elections are in! We welcome our new and returning officers:

President: Jahnvi Verma
VP: Sricharan Balaji
Treasurer: Abhipsa Acharya
Secretary: Nethra Rajavel
Website editor: Jacob Morgan

Here's to a new year and new possibilities in the Fall! Have a great summer everyone!

Happy Eclipse Day everyone! The image above was taken of the 2017 solar eclipse.

The sky should darken from ~12:45-3:15 today, reaching 85% occlusion at about 1:45. The department is setting up a viewing area on the quad outside of Gallalee Hall. Safe travels to anyone who went somewhere to see totality, and remember not to look directly at the eclipse without proper eclipse glasses!

Hello physics and astronomy students! PAGSA is entering our election process for new officers! The first step is finding out who is interested in what position. After this, we will hold an election for any office with more than one person interested. During the summer, current officers will train/offload work to the newly elected officers, who will take over next Fall semester.

Are you interested in becoming more involved with PAGSA by becoming an officer? Please fill out our Google Form to indicate your interest!

PAGSA Officer Interest Form

Welcome back to all returning students! I hope everyone had a relaxing break and a good holiday season. The photo of the quad above was taken by Zachary Riggins in 2014-- although it wasn't a white Christmas in Tuscaloosa this year, it is extremely chilly today, so bundle up on your way to class!

Last Sunday, undergrads, grads, and faculty all gathered for a picnic at Lake Nicol. The weather and pizza were excellent! We hung out around the lake before going on a hike. Thank you to everyone who planned the event, and thank you for coming! 

Last week PAGSA and SPS helped run the physics booth for UA's homecoming game! We had physics demonstrations, including the dinosaur seesaw. We beat Arksansas 24-1. Later that night students got to learn about thermodynamics at the traditional giant bonfire! Thank you to everyone who helped with the physics demos, and Roll Tide!

We at PAGSA want to thank all those students who came to our welcoming event this semester! It's good for new students to meet older students, and it's so important that new students feel included and like they can ask questions/ for advice.

Thank you again, and I hope you all have a great semester!