Fall 2016 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the AAPT

"Physics and Occupations"

Oct. 21-22, 2016
Physics Department
Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois 61625

Program Fees Attendees Attendance Directions Map Photos

Parking. Guests of the physics department may use the Main Street Parking Deck located at Main St and Maplewood Ave (red rectangle on the campus map). Maplewood Ave corresponds to AJ Robertson Ct. Note that north points left on the campus map. The registration table is in the lobby of Olin Hall starting at noon on Friday.

Leonardo DaVinci Mini Museum

Thanks to the fine work of Roger Malcolm, we are pleased to have approximately 30 models on display that illustrate many of the DaVinci drawings. Here is an example. You can view these models and the corresponding drawings in Olin 45, which will also be used for the Break times on Friday and Saturday. Roger taught physics at Kewanee High School and is now retired. He will be giving a DaVinci Take Five preceding each Break time, showing selected models.

Illinois Outstanding High School Physics Teacher Award. This will be presented to Martha Lietz, Niles West High School, during the banquet on Friday evening.

Invited Speakers

"Examining the Data: Career Pathways for Physics Majors", Friday at 3:00 pm

Rebecca Vieyra, AAPT, K-12 Program Manager

"Probing Fundamental Physics with the Oldest Light in the Universe", Friday at 7:15

Thomas M. Crawford, Senior Research Associate, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago

"Panel Discussion: Physics and Occupations", Saturday at 10:00
Moderator - Bill Hogan, Joliet Junior College, Matthew Guttag, performance engineer, Caterpillar, Inc., Samuel Sorkin, applications technician, Research Center, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, Emily Roth, physics teacher, Plainfield East High School, Steve Laub, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago Proton Center

Workshops

W1. "Smartphone Science with free Physics Toolbox Apps"
Rebecca Vieyra, AAPT, K-12 Program Manager, Chrystian Vieyra, software engineer for Physics Toolbox Apps

W2. "IOLab – a multi-sensor device"
Morten Lundsgaard, Physics Department, UIUC

Host - Paul Wang, Bradley University, pwang@bradley.edu