Fall 2000 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the AAPT and the St. Louis Area Physics Teachers

"Physics for Science and Technology for the 21st Century"

October 13-14, 2000
Physics Department
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1654

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The 2000 Distinguished Service Citation was given to Carl Wenning of Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.

Invited Speakers

"Physics and Air Travel", Friday at 1:20

Rodney Guishard, Communications and Infrastructure Branch Manager, William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, New Jersey


"Where Are We?", Friday at 2:10

Barbara Wiley, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, St. Louis

"Light and Color on the Stage", Friday at 3:10

Valerie Goldston, Assistant in Theater and Dance, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville


"Physics Day at Six Flags", Friday at 3:10

Bill Brinkhorst, John Burroughs School, St. Louis


"Modeling Methods in High School Physics", Friday at 4:10

Mark Schober, John Burroughs School, St. Louis


"Chasing the Sun", Friday at 8:20

Drs. Sharon and Billy Hahs, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville - Sharon is the Provost of SIUE.


"Telecommunication", Saturday at 8:20

Steve Sanders, President of Northern Arkansas Telephone Company,

Past Chair of the Physics Department at SIUE and Past President of ISAAPT


"Design of Modern Aircraft - Electromagnetic and IR Technologies", Saturday at 9:10
Dennis Elking and Brian Greenwalt, Boeing Aircraft, St. Louis


"The Development of Synchrotron Radiation for Science and Technology", Saturday at 10:20
Richard Rosenberg, Argonne National Laboratory


"The Case for Java in the 21st Century Physics Curriculum", Saturday at 11:10
Mike Lee, Department of Physics, Kent State University


Host - Fred Zurheide, SIUE