Hey everyone!
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Last weekend, the physics graduate student association at Auburn University continued the tradition and hosted the 8th Annual Southern Physics and Astronomy Graduate Student Symposium (SPAGSS). 

Some students from our physics and astronomy department were able to represent UA and give invited talks, contributed talks, and posters at this Symposium!

While we were there, it was great to meet and engage with many physics and astronomy graduate students from various universities like Georgia tech, UGA, UAH, MSU and Ole Miss! 

Thank you so much to the PGSA at Auburn for this opportunity and we look forward to representing ourselves next year too at MSU!

This is the official signing-off post of the 2025-2026 PAGSA executive committee. What a wonderful year it was! We had a great experience hosting such amazing events throughout the year, and all thanks to this excellent executive committee. Nothing would have been possible without the collaborative efforts. Thank you, and all the best to the newly elected officers! Roll Tide!!

PAGSA's first field trip to the Huntsville U.S. Space & Rocket Center. We explored the entire museum on a guided tour, watched a JWST planetarium show, tackled a Mars themed escape room, and experienced two space-related rides. Overall, it was an amazing day filled with learning, bonding, and exploration.

PAGSA hosted a gamenight + potluck event on 27th February 2026. Thanks to all who attended this event and made it very successful. We had the chance to taste very delicious foods and play fun games.

This semester PAGSA took a new initiative of hosting "TYPE Nights" where grad students can share a space to learn new skills, discuss ideas or simply just hang out. Many many thanks to Guillermo Fidalgo and Eric Reinhardt for presenting talks this time.

Today's PAGSA Friendsgiving Potluck was a huge success! We were very thrilled to see such a wonderful turnout of faculty members, postdocs, and grad students from our department. Thank you all so much for coming and making it such a memorable evening. We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!

PAGSA hosted a career panel today with recent Physics PhD graduates working in academia and industry. We had a satisfactory turnout from our current grad students. There were pizzas. We had a very insightful event.

Today we organized another PAGSA tailgate on the occassion of "Alabama vs. Tennessee" football match. Thank you for showing up to the event. Roll Tide Roll!

Today we organized our first tailgate for "Alabama vs. Wisconsin" football match. We thank everyone who attended the event. We had lots of food and played some interesting games. It was a great day to spend with our fellow graduate students. Roll tide!!

Hey all! We hope your Fall semester is off to a great start! SPAGGS 2025 was a smashing success and we thank all participants, attendees, and volunteers for their contributions and help. The event would not have been successful without them and their enthusiasm. Here's a link to the pictures taken during the symposium! We hope to see you all in SPAGSS 2026 (wherever it's held)!