Student Organizations
Physics Student Advisory Board (PHYSAB)
PhySAB represents the Physics student body and advises department administrators. The advisory board changes every year and has representatives for each class. Our projects include planning departmental town halls, physics research symposia, and more!
- President: Sahaj Patel
- Vice President: Nicolas Fernandes
- Treasurer: Abhishek Karve
- Social Chair: Daniel O’Leary
Physics International (PI)
Physics International’s mission is to foster community among the international physics students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; to help international physics students adapt to their new cultural settings; and to direct international physics students to resources and such opportunities as research positions and internships—all while delving into everything physics.
Society for Underrepresented Physics Students (SUPS)
SUPS is a community whose goal is to empower underrepresented minority students in physics, and educate all students about racial, religious, gender, and sexuality biases in physics and at large.
Society for Women In Physics (SWIP)
The goal of the Society for Women in Physics (SWIP) is to support women in physics and provide a social and professional network among the female students in the physics department. All majors and genders are welcome!
Fall 2022 SWIP Officers
- President Vedha Muvva
- First Pet Moop
- Vice President Kayleigh Excell
- Secretary Abhinaya Sinha
- Treasurer Spoorthi Nibhanupudi
- Department Liaison Healey Kogan
- Social Chair Morgan Anderson
- Internal Affairs, Eleanor Allen
Physics Van
The Physics Van travels to elementary schools in Champaign-Urbana, IL and towns in the surrounding area. We show kids that as long as you want to learn and have fun, there's a world of physics waiting to be discovered!
Guidance for Physics Students (GPS)
We are a student group dedicated to fostering a diverse, open, and scientifically-minded community within the graduate and undergraduate physics students at the University of Illinois. Among the activities we run to promote those goals are graduate-undergraduate mentoring, a yearly retreat, and periodic social activities.