Fall 2019 Joint Meeting of the Chicago and Illinois Sections of the AAPT

"Diversity and Inclusion in Physics Education"

November 8-9, 2019

Department of Natural Sciences

Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Fall 2019 meeting of the ISAAPT. Come to learn more about physics, discover new tools and techniques for teaching physics, share your experiences via contributed presentations and Take Fives, and meet old and new friends.

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Directions and Parking - Full campus map - Hotels - Maps - Session chair instruction

Invited Speakers

"Studying Gender in Physics Education Research: Beyond the Binary", Friday at 3:15
Dr. Jennifer Blue - Associate Professor - Department of Physics, Miami University

"The Quantum Physics of an Ordinary Morning", Friday at 7:30
Dr. Chad Orzel, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Union College

"Addressing the Culture of Power in Physics: A Look at Barriers to Graduate Education", Saturday at 9:30
Dr. Geraldine L. Cochran, Assistant Professor, Office of STEM Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University

Workshops

W1. "STEP Up: Physics Together"
Dr. Jennifer Gimmell, STEP Up: Physics Together Ambassador, Benet Academy, College of DuPage

W2. "IOLab – a multi-sensor device for K1-College"
Morten Lundsgaard, Physics Department, UIUC

Hosts - Bill Hogan (whogan@jjc.edu), Max Lee (malee@jjc.edu), Noella Dcruz (ndcruz@jjc.edu), Andrew Morrison (amorriso@jjc.edu) Joliet Junior College