Student Organizations
Students within the Department of Physics can pursue a wide variety of extracurricular activities.
Society of Physics Students
SPS Activities & Events
SPS members can participate in a variety of activities and events at weekly meetings. These could include lively discussions and debates, presentations from faculty members, outreach events, or long-term projects such as designing and building a trebuchet.
SPS members engage in a lively discussion during a weekly meeting.
Designing and building a trebuchet is one of many activities SPS members can participate in.
SPS Outreach
SPS members often engage in community outreach activities such as science festivals and olympiads, expos, and competitions.
Sigma Pi Sigma
Astronomy Club
The Astronomy Club at ECU is for students interested in astrophysics and astronomy. The club is currently headed by Ms. Marshall Malone and Mr. Christopher Bonham-Janes.
March 25, 2026 Meeting
ECU Student Organizations
Other ECU student organizations can be found at Student Engagement.
ECU Student Research in Physics
Undergraduate students in physics are encouraged to participate in research with faculty in our department. At the undergraduate level, we have several independent-study research courses in which students can receive course credit for performing research under faculty supervision. Our Physics Honors program recognizes ECU physics graduates who have completed long-term research projects as undergraduates. Interested students who wish to know more can explore multidisciplinary research in our department. Of course, please do not hesitate to contact any of our faculty or administration for more information, or to discuss potential research programs.