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Mar 18 2010 7:00PM, Thursday

Session A1 SPS Student Reception Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University

Mar 18 2010 8:00PM, Thursday

Session A2 TSAAPT Executive Committee Meeting Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University

Session A3 TSAPS Executive Committee Meeting Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington

Mar 18 2010 9:00PM, Thursday

Session A4 Joint TSAPS/TSAAPT Executive Committee Meeting Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington

Mar 19 2010 8:15AM, Friday

Session B1 Welcome Remarks Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Invited Speakers: 

Mar 19 2010 8:30AM, Friday

Session B2 Plenary Session I: New Directions in Physics Education Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Invited Speakers:  Sacha Kopp,  Dewey Dykstra 

Mar 19 2010 10:00AM, Friday

Session W1 New Ideas for Teaching Physics I Chair: Karen Jo Matsler, PTRA/AAPT Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.202

Session C1 Poster Session (10:00AM-12:00PM) Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5th Floor Hallway

Mar 19 2010 10:30AM, Friday

Session C2 AAPT: College and Pre-college Teaching and Teacher Education I Chair: Saad Eways, Austin Community College Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104

Session C3 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics I Chair: David Wolf, Austin Community College Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104

Session C4 Condensed Matter Physics I Chair: David Donnelly, Texas State University Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104

Session C5 Nuclear and High Energy Physics Chair: Elliot Richmond, Austin Community College Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112

Mar 19 2010 12:00PM, Friday

Session D1 TSAAPT and TSAPS General Meeting and Luncheon Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University

Mar 19 2010 1:30PM, Friday

Session E1 Plenary Session II: New Direction in Physics Chair: Jill Marshall, University of Texas at Austin Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Invited Speakers:  Charlie Cooke 

Mar 19 2010 3:00PM, Friday

Session W2 Physics Laboratory Measurements Workshop Based on LabVIEW and NI ELVIS Chair: Sandra Tso, National Instruments Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.206

Session W3 5 Pre-Lab and Lab Activities for Newtonian Mechanics Chair: James Mangold Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.208

Session W4 New Ideas for Teaching Physics II Chair: Karen Jo Matsler, PTRA/AAPT Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.210

Mar 19 2010 3:15PM, Friday

Session F1 AAPT: SPS, Outreach, Education and Student Research Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104
Invited Speakers: 

Session F2 Applied, General, Biological, and Chemical Physics Chair: Paul Nacozy, Austin Community College Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112

Session F3 Condensed Matter Physics II Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104

Session F4 Physics Education Research Chair: Eric Hagedorn, University of Texas at El Paso Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104

Mar 19 2010 4:30PM, Friday

Session G1 SPS Workshop: Case Studies in Scientific Ethics Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
Invited Speakers:  Karen Williams 

Mar 19 2010 5:00PM, Friday

Session G2 High School Roundtable on Issues in Texas Physics Education Chair: Hugh Henderson, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD
Invited Speakers:  Hugh Henderson 

Mar 19 2010 7:00PM, Friday

Session H1 Banquet and Ceremonial Session Honoring David Gavenda
Invited Speakers:  Jay Banner 

Mar 20 2010 8:30AM, Saturday

Session I1 Plenary Session III: Physics and Physics Education at Small Grain Sizes Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Invited Speakers:  Michael Marder,  Xiaoqin Li 

Mar 20 2010 10:00AM, Saturday

Session W5 Radiation and Health: A Workshop for Science Educators Chair: Kenneth Krieger, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.202

Session W6 Robotics Workshop for High School and College Instructors Chair: Kathy Holberg, LEGO Education Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.206

Session W7 NASA Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) Texas Regional Teaching Exchange Chair: W. Lee Powell Jr, Texas Lutheran University Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.208

Mar 20 2010 10:15AM, Saturday

Session J1 AAPT: College and Pre-college Teaching and Teacher Education II Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104

Session J2 AAPT: Laboratories and Demonstrations Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104

Session J3 Astrophysics, Space Physics, Astronomy, Cosmology Chair: James Friedrichsen, Austin Community College Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112

Session J4 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics II Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104

Mar 20 2010 12:00PM, Saturday

Session K1 Women and Physics Networking Lunch Chair: Jill Marshall, University of Texas at Austin