Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Joint Spring 2012 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS and AAPT and Zone 13 of the SPS
Volume 57, Number 2
Thursday–Saturday, March 22–24, 2012; San Angelo, Texas
Session G1: Plenary Session II |
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Chair: David Bixler, Angelo State University Room: Houston Harte University Center UC 100 |
Saturday, March 24, 2012 8:30AM - 9:06AM |
G1.00001: Growing Undergraduate Physics Programs: What SPIN-UP Tells Us Works Invited Speaker: Robert Hilborn In the early 2000s, the National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics, with funding from the ExxonMobil Foundation, visited 21 thriving undergraduate physics programs to understand why those programs were growing while most physics programs had experienced a substantial decline in the number of undergraduate majors in the 1990s. The ensuing SPIN-UP Report provided guidance to physics departments that sought to enhance their programs. With recent funding from the National Science Foundation, the American Association of Physics Teachers has been hosting SPIN-UP Regional Workshops to work with physics departments to develop strategic plans to grow their programs. This talk will give an overview of the SPIN-UP report and the experiences of the more than 70 physics departments that have participated in the regional workshops. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:06AM - 9:42AM |
G1.00002: Physics Careers: To the Bachelor's Degree and Beyond Invited Speaker: Crystal Bailey In our current era, society needs an increased representation of physicists in the workforce to help solve the growing number of societal and environment problems we collectively face. And even though a physics bachelor's degree opens the door to an incredible diversity of high-paying and rewarding careers, most undergraduates are only aware of academic career paths (having mostly encountered only physics professors during their lifetime). This talk will provide in-depth information about physics career paths outside of academia which available to those with a bachelor's degree in physics, and will discuss how these options change as one moves through an advanced degree in physics. The talk will include real-life examples of working physicists at all stages of the degree path, and salary and employment sector statistics for physics bachelors, masters, and PhD recipients. The talk will also include information on additional careers and professional development resources for students. [Preview Abstract] |
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