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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Livermore, California
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Commensurate with Experience
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Livermore, California
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Commensurate with Experience
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Recognition Fusion

United States
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Range - $80,000 - $120,000 Per Year
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Baltimore, Maryland
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St Andrews, Fife (GB)
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The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is a professional association explicitly designed for students and their advisers. Membership, through collegiate chapters, is open to anyone interested in the physical sciences. Besides physics majors, members include majors in astronomy, chemistry, computer science, engineering, geology, mathematics, medicine, and other fields.

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Sigma Pi Sigma exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics and astronomy, to encourage interest in physics and astronomy among students at all levels, to promote an attitude of service, and to provide a fellowship of persons who have excelled in physics and astronomy. Founded in 1921, Sigma Pi Sigma is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Election to Sigma Pi Sigma is a lifetime membership.

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TEAM-UP Together is a collective action initiative established by the American Association of Physics Teachers , American Astronomical Society , American Institute of Physics , American Physical Society , and Society of Physics Students to drive systemic change in the physical sciences community.

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