GMaWiP https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu A group for the support and promotion of gender minorities and women in physics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Marie Curie’s Birthday Party! https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=320 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:04:53 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=320 GMaWiP hosted a party to celebrate Marie Curie’s birthday tonight!

eight people pose for a picture. all are wearing party hats and there are two balloons with radioactive symbols on them.table with glow in the dark slimes and cupcakes, and a book about Marie Curie

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2022 Welcome Brunch https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=315 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:42:04 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=315 Excited to kick off the new year with our annual Welcome Brunch! Thanks to everyone who came out, we had a blast and it was great to see everyone getting to know each other!

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Kujichagulia Juneteenth Celebration! https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=289 Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:29:44 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=289 Continue reading ]]> GMaWiP brought some super-cool liquid nitrogen demos to the Kujichagulia Juneteenth Celebration’s Community Science Fair! Everyone had a great time participating in this outreach event, especially freezing and smashing flowers and marshmallows!

The Kujichagulia Center for Self-determination is an organization that works to unite Madison area African American communities and provide support. Check out their amazing work at their website here: https://kujichaguliamcsd.org/

Two people outside, behind a table with a red tablecloth, both smiling and laughing. On the table are supplies for safely handling liquid nitrogen, and a hammer for smashing frozen marshmallows and flowers.

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First Happy Hour of the Summer https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=266 Sun, 22 May 2022 07:30:24 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=266 7 GMaWiP members sitting around a table at the terrace at UW. A sign on the table says GMaWiP in rainbow letters.

Welcome to summer! We met at the Terrace for our first happy hour of the summer 🙂

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Cookies & Cocoa Study Break https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=241 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:41:22 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=241 Thanks to all who came to decorate cookies with us! Good luck to everyone on finals this week and next, and have a good break!

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Welcome Brunch – Sept 12, 2021 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=228 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 02:03:51 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=228 We welcomed new and old GMaWiP members back for the Fall semester for an in-person semester with a brunch!

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Officer transition from 2020-21 to 2021-22 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=215 Thu, 06 May 2021 13:52:53 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=215

We’re excited to welcome our new officers and sad to see the prior officers go! Can’t wait for a new exciting year with (hopefully) fewer zoom meetings!

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Pi(e) Day 2018 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=167 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:34:23 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=167

We had a great Pi(e) Day de-stressing with pi-day-themed coloring and a variety of pies! Some of us needed it more than others.

 

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APS Communication and Negotiation Skills Seminar for Women https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=154 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:18:00 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=154

Thanks to Prof. Laura McCullough from UW-Stout and everyone who came to the Communication and Negotiation Skills Seminar for Women!

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GMaWiP at the Physics Fair https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=157 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:57:01 +0000 https://gmawip.physics.wisc.edu/?p=157 Continue reading ]]>

Zoe explains standing waves to visitors under the glow of a mercury lamp.

GMaWiP participated in the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s annual physics fair. We taught visitors all about waves with a string connected to a speaker (see in slow-motion here) and spectroscopic glasses to look at our neon and mercury lamps. We also included our poster of influential 20th and 21st century physicists which features physicists who represent minority groups within physics. The poster is available for viewing here.

Sarah shows off our influential 20th and 21st century physicists poster.

 

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