Program
14th Annual Fall 2009 Section Meeting
of the North Carolina American Association of Physics Teachers
will be held in the Oxendine Science Building
on the campus of
University of North Carolina Pembroke
Pembroke, NC 28372
October 23-24, 2009
The 14th annual Fall 2009 Meeting of the North Carolina Section of AAPT will be held on the University of North Carolina Pembroke campus on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24. In keeping with the traditional format, workshops will be held on Friday with a banquet held that night. Saturday will be dedicated to oral presentations and demonstrations.
Meeting Schedule:
Friday, October 23
4.30p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Workshop:
4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Ongoing registration/munchies/socializing:
7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Banquet:
8:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker,-Dan Reichart
Saturday, October 24
7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Registration, coffee:
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Paper Presentations
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-1:30 p.m. - Business meeting
1:30-4:00 pm Paper Presentations
2:30-3:30 pm Workshop
Meeting Fees(members):
Registration: $12 (includes lunch)
Friday banquet: $16
You are encouraged to reach out and contact at least one local physics teacher--or school--in your area that you could invite to this meeting. It often happens that someone might attend if given the little extra incentive of being personally invited, offered encouragement, offered a ride, or some other small boost by our regular attendees.
The local contact person for the Fall 2009 Section Meeting is:
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Jose D'Arruda |
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E-mail: Jose@uncp.edu |
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RSVP by Friday Morning, October 23
Following Banquet
Keynote Speaker: Dan Reichart
Physics and Astronomy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Title :Birthing Black Holes: PROMPT and the Skynet Robotic Telescope Network
IMPROVING
THE TEACHING LABORATORY THROUGH DIY APPARATUS DEVELOPMENT(2 hrs)
Instructor-Dr William D. Brandon-UNCP
Day-Friday, October 23
Time 4.30-6.30 PM
PARI Digital Resources
Presenter: Dr. Michael Castelaz - Pisgah Astronomical research Institute
Day-Saturday, October 24
Time 2:30-3:30 PM
Renewable Energy Education Workshop (2 hrs)
enhancing your physics courses and your recruitment efforts with renewable energy
Instructor-Dr. Robert Ehrlich, George Mason University
Day-Saturday, October 24
Time 8:00-8:45 and 11:15-12 noon
Coffee, refreshments, and registration will be Saturday morning starting at 7:30 a.m. , third floor of the Oxendine Science building room 3202 Beverages and snacks will be available during breaks. Abstracts may be viewed here.
Lunch will be in the Student Center and the Business meeting in room 3235 on campus.
Awards
There is a $100 prize for the best undergraduate student paper, a $100 prize for the best graduate student paper, and a prize of $150 towards expenses to present a similar paper at a national meeting suitably noting the support of the NCS-AAPT for the best pedagogical paper. Please keep notes and make recommendations to any section officer to aid in their choice. Mario Belloni is chairman of the Awards Committee. A new award designed to recognize superior undergraduate students has been established that carries with it an award of $100. There is also the Walter C. Connolly Award ("An award to recognize outstanding pre-college teachers in the Section.") There is also the John L. Hubisz Award (An award to recognize an individual for significant service and contributions to the Section.) Please check out these awards on the Web site and send your nominations to Mario and/or Bo Wessell. We thank our sponsors for contributing to support these awards.
As usual, a business meeting will follow lunch .......... Please plan to attend.