Spring 2002 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the AAPT
"Careers in Physics"
April 5-6, 2002
Physics Department
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois 61920
The Outstanding High School Teacher award will be give to Clifford Parker, physics teacher at Edwardsville High School.
Invited Speakers
"International Space Station: An Overview by an EIU Physicist", Friday at 3:00
Jim Allen, Boeing, Houston, Texas
"Mile High Photonics", Friday at 7:30
Tom Baur, President and CEO of Meadowlark Optics, Frederick, Colorado
"Overview of ABC Laboratories and Careers in Health Physics, Saturday at 8:15
Jeff Vollmer, Certified Health Physicist, ABC Labs, Columbia, Missouri
"The Nuclear Battery", Saturday at 10:00
Ken Bower, President and CEO, Trace Photonics, Charleston, Illinois
Workshops
W1. "A Taste of the Modeling Method of Instruction in Physics"
Benjamin Thompson, Jason Ryan, Aaron Stremmel, Larihel Johnson and Shannon Mandel, Student Teachers in Physics, Illinois State University
W2. "Lasers in the Classroom"
Steven W. Daniels, Department of Physics, Eastern Illinois University
W3. "Inquiry Practice in High School Physics"
Carl J. Wenning, Coordinator, Physics Teacher Education Program, Illinois State University
W4. "Bringing Argonne National Laboratory Data to the Classroom"
Keith Andrew, Department of Physics, Eastern Illinois University
Christopher Klaus, Division of Information Systems, Argonne National Laboratory
Tim McCollum, Charleston Middle School
W5. "Tycho: Enhancing Your Course with Web Technology", Tim Stelzer, Department of Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Host - Keith Andrew, Eastern Illinois University