2014 Summer Physics Teacher Academy
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Riverside
Physics Building, Reading Room 3035
| Monday, June 23 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45am | Coffee | ||
| 8:00am | Opening | ||
| 8:30am | Physics Refresher | Classical Mechanics | Prof. Allen Mills |
| 11:00am | Research Lecture | Surface Science | Prof. Jory Yarmoff |
| 12:00am | Lunch | ||
| 1:00pm | Hands-On Tutorial: Careers in Physics | Prof. Harry Tom | |
| Tuesday, June 24 2014 | |||
| 7:45am | Coffee | ||
| 8:00am | Physics Refresher | Optics | Prof. Harry Tom |
| 10:00am | Teaching Physics | Prof. Ward Beyermann | |
| 11:00am | Research Lecture | What is Dust and How Does it Affect Our View of the Distant Universe (Unveiling a Young Galaxy During the Heart of Reionization) | Prof. Naveen Reddy |
| 12:00am | Lunch | ||
| 1:00pm | Research Lecture | From cheerios to viruses: The physics of soft matter | Dr. Jef Wagner |
| 2:00pm | Research Lecture | The Biggest Baddest Babies in the Nursery: What we are Learning about Distant Clusters of Galaxies from the SpARCS Survey | Prof. Gillian Wilson |
| Wednesday, June 25 2014 | |||
| 7:45am | Coffee | ||
| 8:00am | Physics Refresher | Thermal Physics | Prof. Umar Mohideen |
| 10:00am | Research Lecture | Astronomers' Embrace of Gravitational Lensing and the Search for the First Galaxies | Prof. Brian Siana |
| 11:00am | Research Lecture | The Physics of Ultracold Atoms and New Routes to Quantum Simulations | Prof. Shan-Wen Tsai |
| 12:00am | Lunch | ||
| 1:00pm | Physics Lab (Rm. 2048) | Magnetic force on a current | Mr. David Drummond |
| Thursday, June 26 2014 | |||
| 7:45am | Coffee | ||
| 8:00am | Physics Refresher | Oscillations and Waves | Prof. Leonid Pryadko |
| 10:00am | The Next Generation of Science Standards | Dr. Maria Simani (Statewide Director, California Science Project) | |
| 10:30am | Engaging Students in Science | James Lincoln, President, Souther California Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (SCAAPT) | |
| 12:00am | Lunch | ||
| 1:00pm | Lab Research Experience | Making Graphene | Kevin Myhro (lab of Prof. Jeanie Lau) |
| Black Lipid Membranes and Casimir Force | Jennifer Salazar and Matt Chiapa (lab of Prof. Umar Mohideen) | ||
| Antimatter | Prof. Allen Mills | ||
| Laser Glimpse | Prof. Nathaniel Gabor | ||
| Friday, June 27 2014 | |||
| 7:45am | Coffee | ||
| 8:00am | Physics Refresher | Electricity & Magnetism | Prof. Leonid Pryadko |
| 10:00am | Research Lecture | Dark Matter | Prof. Hai-Bo Yu |
| 11:00am | Research Lecture | Nanotechnology in the Age of Information | Prof. Nathaniel Gabor |
| 12:00am | Lunch | ||
| 1:00pm | Research Lecture | High energy physics | Prof. Owen Long |
| 1:00pm | Demo Exchange | Prof. Leonid Pryadko | |
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