Spring 2026 Meeting of the Chicago and Illinois Sections of the AAPT
"Physics Collaborations"
March 27-28, 2026
Harper College
Palatine, IL
We invite you to attend the Spring 2026 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.
Dr. Lauren Niu from the University of Pennsylvania (image credit: Johanna Austin)
Dr. Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb from the University of Chicago
Submit a 15-minute Contributed Presentation
Register to attend! - Prepay your meeting fees!
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Registration will be outside Z102 starting at 9:30 am on Friday and 8am on Saturday.
Invited Speakers
Friday, March 27th at 7:00pm
Dr. Lauren Niu - University of Pennsylvania
Plenary/Banquet speaker (Public Talk): "Physics of Knitting"
Saturday, March 28th at TIME
Dr. Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb - University of Chicago
"The Exoplanet Zoo: from cotton candy planets to water worlds and the search for life"
Workshops
"Accessibility Brunch (eat brunch, make documents accessible, share ideas, casual space, bring your laptop)"
Friday, March 27 at 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
No lunch on Friday. Also, CSAAPT is buying the food for the Accessibility Brunch workshop so no need to register or pay for that, just come on in whenever!
Hosts: Raeghan Graessle rgraessl@harpercollege.edu
