Fall 2015 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the AAPT
"Physics and the Arts"
October 16-17, 2015
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois 62522
Parking is available on Friday and Saturday in the large parking lot across the street from the Leighty-Tabor Science Center, west of N. Fairview Ave. The registration table is in the lobby of the Science Center.
Telescope Viewing. If the sky is clear on Friday evening, the Requarth Observatory will be open to view the night sky with their 20-inch telescope.
2014-2015 Outstanding High School Physics Teacher Award. This will be presented during the banquet on Friday evening. The recipient is Jack Marino, Maine South High School, Park Ridge, Illinois.
Invited Speakers
"Architectural Acoustics: Where Physics and the Arts Collide", Friday at 4:30
David Bradley, Vassar College
"Physics in Art Museums", Friday at 7:15
Sudha Swaminathan, Worcester State University
"Making Your Physics of Music Course Truly Cross-Disciplinary", Saturday at 11:00
Heather Whitney, Wheaton College
Workshops
W1. "DC Circuits"
Ann Brandon, Retired physics teacher, Joliet West High School
Deborah Lojkutz, Joliet West High School
W2. "IOLab - a multi-sensor device"
Eric Martell, Physics Department, Millikin University
Morten Lundsgaard, Physics Department, UIUC
Host - Eric Martell, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Millikin University, emartell@millikin.edu