Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2014
Volume 59, Number 5
Saturday–Tuesday, April 5–8, 2014; Savannah, Georgia
Session X10: Invited Session: Open Innovation Labs for Physics Undergraduate Independent Research |
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Sponsoring Units: FEd Chair: Duncan Carlsmith, University of Wisconsin-Madison Room: 204 |
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 11:21AM |
X10.00001: Open Innovation Labs for Physics Undergraduate Independent Research Invited Speaker: Duncan Carlsmith The open undergraduate laboratory Garage Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is home to a variety of independent physics and multidisciplinary research projects. Its maker-style environment encourages innovation and entrepreneurship. Experience establishing and staffing the laboratory will be described. [Preview Abstract] |
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:57AM |
X10.00002: Physics as a Platform for Teaching Innovation Invited Speaker: John R. Brandenberger Teaching or encouraging innovation in the context of undergraduate physics has been explored in several settings in the Department of Physics at Lawrence University. The purpose, rationale, impetus, methodology, background materials, and descriptions of the different settings used in this investigation are discussed along with an assessment of the programmatic successes and challenges. [Preview Abstract] |
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:33PM |
X10.00003: The Innovation Hyperlab: a Physical and Curriculum Framework for Fostering Innovation From Grade School to Grad School Invited Speaker: Randall Tagg A versatile laboratory for open innovation has been created in a former auto-shop-instruction building adjacent to Gateway High School in the Aurora Public Schools district in Colorado. We have equipped this 2500 square foot space with resources to support fifty-two technologies, such as mechanical design, electronics, optics, and nanotechnology. Correspondingly, we are developing a web site to provide modular instruction around each of these technologies. The goal is to enable collaborations of secondary school students, university students, teachers, professors, and industry partners in an environment richly supported by both physical and educational resources. An Innovation Academy is currently in progress in the lab with projects such as surgery in zero-G and using music to script the motion of actuator arrays in robots and rehabilitation devices. [Preview Abstract] |
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