Spring 2005 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the AAPT
"Einstein's Contributions to Optics and Photonics"
April 8-9, 2005
Department of Physics
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026
The 2004-2005 Outstanding High School Physics Teacher Award will be awarded to Michael Kennedy who teaches physics at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois.
Invited Speakers
"Photonics at SIUE", Friday at 3:00
Abdullatif Hamad, Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
"Teaching the Current Generation of Students in the World Year of Physics", Friday at 8:00
Kathy A. Harper, Physics Education Research Group, The Ohio State University
"Exploring the Nanoworld", Saturday at 10:15
Eric Voss, Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Workshops
W1. "Waves and Color - Mostly on the Cheap"
Ann Brandon and Debbie Lojkutz, Joliet West High School
W2. "Photoelectric Effect"
Mark Schoeber, John Burroughs High School
W3. "Astronomy Inquiry Activities"
Rebecca Lindell and Tom Foster, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Host - Kimberly Shaw, Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, kshaw@siue.edu