Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Joint Spring 2010 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, and SPS
Volume 55, Number 3
Thursday–Saturday, March 18–20, 2010; Austin, Texas
Epitome
Mar 18 2010 7:00PM, Thursday
A1
SPS Student Reception
Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
Mar 18 2010 8:00PM, Thursday
A2
TSAAPT Executive Committee Meeting
Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
A3
TSAPS Executive Committee Meeting
Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington
Mar 18 2010 9:00PM, Thursday
A4
Joint TSAPS/TSAAPT Executive Committee Meeting
Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington
Mar 19 2010 8:15AM, Friday
B1
Welcome Remarks
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College
Mar 19 2010 8:30AM, Friday
B2
Plenary Session I: New Directions in Physics Education
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College
Mar 19 2010 10:00AM, Friday
W1
New Ideas for Teaching Physics I
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.202
Chair: Karen Jo Matsler, PTRA/AAPT
C1
Poster Session (10:00AM-12:00PM)
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5th Floor Hallway
Mar 19 2010 10:30AM, Friday
C2
AAPT: College and Pre-college Teaching and Teacher Education I
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104
Chair: Saad Eways, Austin Community College
C3
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics I
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104
Chair: David Wolf, Austin Community College
C4
Condensed Matter Physics I
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104
Chair: David Donnelly, Texas State University
C5
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112
Chair: Elliot Richmond, Austin Community College
Mar 19 2010 12:00PM, Friday
D1
TSAAPT and TSAPS General Meeting and Luncheon
Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
Mar 19 2010 1:30PM, Friday
E1
Plenary Session II: New Direction in Physics
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Chair: Jill Marshall, University of Texas at Austin
Mar 19 2010 3:00PM, Friday
W2
Physics Laboratory Measurements Workshop Based on LabVIEW and NI ELVIS
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.206
Chair: Sandra Tso, National Instruments
W3
5 Pre-Lab and Lab Activities for Newtonian Mechanics
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.208
Chair: James Mangold
W4
New Ideas for Teaching Physics II
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.210
Chair: Karen Jo Matsler, PTRA/AAPT
Mar 19 2010 3:15PM, Friday
F1
AAPT: SPS, Outreach, Education and Student Research
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104
F2
Applied, General, Biological, and Chemical Physics
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112
Chair: Paul Nacozy, Austin Community College
F3
Condensed Matter Physics II
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104
F4
Physics Education Research
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104
Chair: Eric Hagedorn, University of Texas at El Paso
Mar 19 2010 4:30PM, Friday
G1
SPS Workshop: Case Studies in Scientific Ethics
Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
Mar 19 2010 5:00PM, Friday
G2
High School Roundtable on Issues in Texas Physics Education
Chair: Hugh Henderson, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD
Mar 19 2010 7:00PM, Friday
H1
Banquet and Ceremonial Session Honoring David Gavenda
Mar 20 2010 8:30AM, Saturday
I1
Plenary Session III: Physics and Physics Education at Small Grain Sizes
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Mar 20 2010 10:00AM, Saturday
W5
Radiation and Health: A Workshop for Science Educators
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.202
Chair: Kenneth Krieger, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society
W6
Robotics Workshop for High School and College Instructors
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.206
Chair: Kathy Holberg, LEGO Education
W7
NASA Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) Texas Regional Teaching Exchange
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.208
Chair: W. Lee Powell Jr, Texas Lutheran University
Mar 20 2010 10:15AM, Saturday
J1
AAPT: College and Pre-college Teaching and Teacher Education II
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104
J2
AAPT: Laboratories and Demonstrations
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104
J3
Astrophysics, Space Physics, Astronomy, Cosmology
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112
Chair: James Friedrichsen, Austin Community College
J4
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics II
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104
Mar 20 2010 12:00PM, Saturday
K1
Women and Physics Networking Lunch
Chair: Jill Marshall, University of Texas at Austin
Mar 18 2010 7:00PM, Thursday
A1
SPS Student Reception
Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
Mar 18 2010 8:00PM, Thursday
A2
TSAAPT Executive Committee Meeting
Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
A3
TSAPS Executive Committee Meeting
Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington
Mar 18 2010 9:00PM, Thursday
A4
Joint TSAPS/TSAAPT Executive Committee Meeting
Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington
Mar 19 2010 8:15AM, Friday
B1
Welcome Remarks
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College
Mar 19 2010 8:30AM, Friday
B2
Plenary Session I: New Directions in Physics Education
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Chair: Paul Williams, Austin Community College
Mar 19 2010 10:00AM, Friday
W1
New Ideas for Teaching Physics I
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.202
Chair: Karen Jo Matsler, PTRA/AAPT
C1
Poster Session (10:00AM-12:00PM)
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5th Floor Hallway
Mar 19 2010 10:30AM, Friday
C2
AAPT: College and Pre-college Teaching and Teacher Education I
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104
Chair: Saad Eways, Austin Community College
C3
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics I
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104
Chair: David Wolf, Austin Community College
C4
Condensed Matter Physics I
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104
Chair: David Donnelly, Texas State University
C5
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112
Chair: Elliot Richmond, Austin Community College
Mar 19 2010 12:00PM, Friday
D1
TSAAPT and TSAPS General Meeting and Luncheon
Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
Mar 19 2010 1:30PM, Friday
E1
Plenary Session II: New Direction in Physics
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Chair: Jill Marshall, University of Texas at Austin
Mar 19 2010 3:00PM, Friday
W2
Physics Laboratory Measurements Workshop Based on LabVIEW and NI ELVIS
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.206
Chair: Sandra Tso, National Instruments
W3
5 Pre-Lab and Lab Activities for Newtonian Mechanics
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.208
Chair: James Mangold
W4
New Ideas for Teaching Physics II
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.210
Chair: Karen Jo Matsler, PTRA/AAPT
Mar 19 2010 3:15PM, Friday
F1
AAPT: SPS, Outreach, Education and Student Research
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104
F2
Applied, General, Biological, and Chemical Physics
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112
Chair: Paul Nacozy, Austin Community College
F3
Condensed Matter Physics II
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104
F4
Physics Education Research
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104
Chair: Eric Hagedorn, University of Texas at El Paso
Mar 19 2010 4:30PM, Friday
G1
SPS Workshop: Case Studies in Scientific Ethics
Chair: Toni Sauncy, Angelo State University
Mar 19 2010 5:00PM, Friday
G2
High School Roundtable on Issues in Texas Physics Education
Chair: Hugh Henderson, K-12 Science Consultant Birdville ISD
Mar 19 2010 7:00PM, Friday
Mar 20 2010 8:30AM, Saturday
I1
Plenary Session III: Physics and Physics Education at Small Grain Sizes
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 4.102
Mar 20 2010 10:00AM, Saturday
W5
Radiation and Health: A Workshop for Science Educators
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.202
Chair: Kenneth Krieger, South Texas Chapter, Health Physics Society
W6
Robotics Workshop for High School and College Instructors
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.206
Chair: Kathy Holberg, LEGO Education
W7
NASA Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) Texas Regional Teaching Exchange
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 8.208
Chair: W. Lee Powell Jr, Texas Lutheran University
Mar 20 2010 10:15AM, Saturday
J1
AAPT: College and Pre-college Teaching and Teacher Education II
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 6.104
J2
AAPT: Laboratories and Demonstrations
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 7.104
J3
Astrophysics, Space Physics, Astronomy, Cosmology
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.112
Chair: James Friedrichsen, Austin Community College
J4
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics II
Room: Robert Lee Moore Hall 5.104
Mar 20 2010 12:00PM, Saturday
K1
Women and Physics Networking Lunch
Chair: Jill Marshall, University of Texas at Austin
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