OUR EVENTS SO FAR
WEEKS 1-2
Starting with a BANG!We kicked off the first two weeks at PAIN - UQ Physics Club with an electrifying start! 🌟 The "Welcome Night + Intro Event" featured an illustrious panel from The University of Queensland's School of Mathematics and Physics. 🎓 Our members relished the opportunity to engage in a dynamic Q+A session with various professors and experts at UQ, gaining crucial insights into university life and physics careers. Following the panel, we embarked on exhilarating laboratory tours, exploring groundbreaking labs like Queensland Quantum Optics, Quantum ATPB and SQD labs, with a special thanks to Christopher Baker, Arkady Fedorov, and Jacquiline Romero for inspiring the next generation of physicists! 🏫 Week 2 kept the momentum going at our 'How to Physics' event, where we shared essential tips and introduced critical skills in Python, MATLAB, and LaTeX. 💻 This week equipped our members to excel academically and professionally in physics. We also held a sell-out Trivia Night with the UQ Mathematics Students Society, and the UQ Stargazing and Astronomy Society, with a fun and brain-teasing way to kick off the semester.🎓
WEEKS 3-4
Slime, Parties and... Oxford?We started off Week 3 by cooling down and skating around with a much anticpated Ice-skating event with our members at Iceworld Acacia Ridge! ⛸ Week 4 was full to the brim with a wide range of events. Kicking off the week, our President Mackenzie was able to sit down with Emerald Gaydon, an outstanding Honours student in Physics and a newly minted Rhodes Scholar! 📝 Emerald is set to commence her PhD at the University of Oxford, focussing on the application of material science and nanoscale engineering to neuromorphic computing. She shared her research pursuits and impressive achievements, as well as offering invaluable advice on how to succeed as a busy, high-achieving student. The next day, we collaborated with 5 other UQ Science clubs to hold a spectacular launch party at The Prince Consort with an enchanted garden theme!💐 To end the week, we teamed up with the UQ Chemistry Club for a "make your own slime" night! Some slimes were more 'slimy' than others (a few of our executives ended up with a puddle), but the night was full of great fun and experimentation for our members. 🧪
WEEKS 5-6
Lasers and Research!Week 5 we took our members to Laser Force for some laser fun! With three intense games, we quickly figured out who had hand-eye coordination, and who didn't, before finishing off the night with some well deserved pizza and kick-on drinks at Brisband Brewing Co (one of our sponsors)!💥 The following week, were able to put on a fantastic "Summer Research Showcase", which brought together a dynamic panel of students and their advisors to discuss their recent projects. This event peeled back the curtain on the world of academic research, providing attendees with a glimpse into the meticulous work and dedication involved in groundbreaking research. Our panelists shared their key takeaways, lessons learned, and provided sage advice for students considering research paths. 🔬 To finish off week 6, we got in the Easter spirit and held a "Easter Egg Drop and Decorate" night, where our members were able to decorate eggs and build contraptions to protect them out of straws, string, and a plastic bag! Few eggs made it to Easter morning, but many flaunted their creative and engineering side before the mid-semester break!🥚🐇
Mid-Sem Pubcrawl!
Hi-Vis Fun!During the mid-semester break, PAIN organised and hosted the coolest Pubcrawl of the semester (so far)! With a Hi-Vis theme (because our future is so bright), members of 5 of UQ's biggest science clubs joined forces to let go and party at 3 different locations across Fortitude Valley, dressing up and dancing the night away!🎉 With a turn out of almost 150 students, the event was an incredible success. A big thank you to all who came out (and to FINTECH, BIOSOC, BIOTECH & UQCC) during your midsemester break to light it up with PAIN! 🤩
