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2017 Spring Conference
at The University of Scranton April 21-22, 2017
Meet, connect and network with fellow physics educators
Banquet dinner PTRA workshop Topics on all aspects of physics
education
Opportunities for students to present their research
Keynote presentation and invited talks Presentations, posters, demonstrations by
both faculty and students Student poster and presentation awards
American Association of Physics Teachers
Central Pennsylvania Section
Preliminary Schedule
Friday, April 21st 2017
8:00am‐8:30am PTRA Registration (coffee and muffins provided)
8:30am‐3:00pm PTRA Workshop (lunch provided)
4:00pm‐6:00pm General Registration and Poster Viewing 5:00pm-6:30pm Open Wine, Beer, and Soda Bar for Banquet Dinner Attendees
6:00pm‐7:30pm Banquet Dinner
7:30pm‐8:30pm Keynote Presentation (open to the public)
Saturday, April 22nd 2017
8:00am‐8:30am General Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am‐12:00pm Oral presentations (physics equipment demos during breaks)
12:00pm‐2:00pm Lunch break and AAPT‐CPS Business meeting
2:00pm‐4:30pm Oral presentations and demo show
4:30pm‐5:00pm Wrap‐up, Student Poster and Presentation Awards
Keynote Presentation Friday April 21st – 7:30pm
Seeing Anew: How Advances in Microscopy are Changing the Life Sciences
Dr. Matthew Farrar
Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, Messiah College
Biological organisms are complex systems in which dynamic processes take place at cellular
(micrometer) and sub-cellular (nanometer) length scales. An understanding of these processes and
interactions in both physiological and pathological states necessarily requires instruments capable of
providing time-resolved measurements in a living organism (in vivo). Owing to its resolution and non-
destructive nature, light microscopy has been a staple of biologists for over 300 years. However, the
last twenty years have seen a veritable explosion in forms of advanced microscopy, offering
unprecedented levels of resolution in biological systems. This talk will
survey the physics of these advances and their significance for discovery
in the biological sciences.
Matthew Farrar received his Bachelor of Science degree in
Physics from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada in 2007. He
pursued graduate studies in physics at Cornell University under the
supervision of Chris Schaffer, focusing on the use of multi-photon
microscopy for studies of the mouse spinal cord. He received his PhD
in 2012 and pursued postdoctoral studies at Cornell under Joseph
Fetcho in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. He joined
the faculty at Messiah College in 2015 as an Assistant Professor of
Physics.
2017 AAPT-CPS Conference Invited Presentations
Why Physicists Care About Nothing Saturday April 21st, 2017 – 8:35am
Dr. John D. Reid Professor, Geology/Physics Department Lock Haven University We are surrounded by many interesting and amazing things. Some are obvious, some are less so. We can observe much around us using our senses, but there are numerous facets of the universe that have been understood using the scientific method of theory and experiment. This talk considers a region of space that appears empty and, using our current view of fundamental physics, summarizes many of the phenomena occurring there.
Bio: John D. Reid has been a Professor of Physics at Lock Haven University since 1997. From 1981-1985 he worked for 4 years at Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., in Sunnyvale, CA, as a Satellite Operations Engineer. He received his Ph.D. in Experimental High Energy Physics from Penn State in 1993. Before teaching at Lock Haven, he did his graduate work on Charmonium Spectroscopy at Fermilab, and postdoctoral work with Penn State and Vanderbilt University on Strange Quark Matter at Brookhaven Lab.
Structural Colors, Nacreous Paints, Fabrics, and Cosmetics
Saturday April 21st, 2017 – 2:00pm
Dr. Natalie Dushkina Professor, Physics Department Millersville University Structural colors are bright iridescent colors with metallic sheen exhibited by some species from the bio world (butterflies, beetles, fish, and birds), as well as some minerals (pearls, precious opals, labradorite, shells). In contrary to chemical colors which are produced by pigments absorbing light, structural colors are produced by optical phenomena, such as scattering of light from ordered microstructures, thin films, and even irregular arrays of scatterers, the key being the morphology of the substance. The physical mechanisms of producing structural colors, as well as some applications in the automotive paint industry, cosmetics and textile industry will be discussed. The secrets behind the beautiful iridescence of Morpho species and peacock feathers, and how they lead to the idea for nacreous pigments and the Shiseido’s Infinite Color® will be revealed.
Bio: Dr. Natalia Dushkina received a M.S. in Quantum Electronics and Lasers from the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the Central Laboratory of Optical Storage and Processing of Information, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She was a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Japan, and at the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (MEL), Tsukuba, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Japan. Presently, she is a Professor of Physics at Millersville University. Her current research interests include surface plasmon resonance, self-assembled nanostructures, color formation and structural colors, and optical properties of nanomaterials.
Central Pennsylvania Section
American Association of Physics Teachers
Spring 2017 PTRA Workshop Hands on Electricity Lessons for High School Physics
The workshop will explore the later units of the CASTLE
curriculum designed to help students understand how electric fields
are related to the function of electric circuits. Units planned will
also explore how semiconductors work and the nature of AC. A
brief description/review of earlier units will be included for those
unfamiliar with the CASTLE curriculum. Participants will be
provided with editable files for use with their students as well as
detailed teacher guides for all units.
PTRA Workshop leaders: Pat Callahan ([email protected]) and Dave McCachren ([email protected])
Where: University of Scranton
Loyola Science Center – Room 123
204 Monroe Ave
Scranton PA 18510
When: Friday April 21st, 2017
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $75.00 Please let us know at least two weeks before the workshop so we can plan for materials.
Please Click Here to Register or send registration to Hosting Institution Contact by
emailing or paying at the workshop
Hosting Institution Contact: Prof. Nicholas P. Truncale
University of Scranton
204 Monroe Ave
LSC 235 – Physics/EE Dept
Scranton PA 18510
570-941-6289
Email: [email protected]
Online Registration Available: Click to Register Online
Form to email or mail in if NOT registering online
Please register no later than Friday April 7th, 2017.
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REMITTANCE:
$______ Banquet Dinners: $25.00/person (____self + ____ guest(s) = _____total #) (please put zero amount if you do not wish to attend the dinner)
$______ Student Banquet Dinner: $15.00/student
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($20.00/College professor, $15.00/HS teacher or retired, $0 for student)
$______ 2016‐2017 AAPT‐CPS Membership Dues: $7.00/person, free for first‐time attendees
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Online Abstract Submission Available
Click to Submit Abstract Online Call for Abstracts
Abstract Deadline for the Conference: Friday April 14th, 2017
Faculty members and students are encouraged to submit abstracts of papers or
posters on anything related to physics education including faculty or student projects.
This may include (but is not limited to):
- Teaching methodologies,
- How to motivate and bring out the best of students,
- Labs, Equipment (e.g., how to save money by building it yourself),
- Assessment, Lecture demonstrations,
- Technologies (Apps, software, etc.),
- New courses, Class Activities,
- High school or college student research projects,
If you wish to email your abstract, please send abstracts to Prof. Nicholas P Truncale at [email protected]
Indicate if you prefer oral or poster presentation Early submission is encouraged. Awards: Awards will be given to the best student posters and to the best student presentations. Judging will be based on creativity, poster or presentation organization, poster or slide visual clarity, command of knowledge, concisely presented main ideas, methods, results, and conclusions. Awards will be in the form of monetary prizes. __________________________________________________________________
Call for Cool Demonstrations
If you have any cool demonstrations to show off, please let us know so that we can
add you to the demonstration session!
Both advanced high‐tech demos and build‐it‐yourself
low‐budget demos are welcome.
Please e‐mail [email protected] by Friday April 14th, 2017 telling what demo you have and if you need any help with the setup
Directions
Address: University of Scranton Loyola Science Center 204 Monroe Ave Scranton, PA 18510
From the South and Harrisburg/York
Area:
I-83 North to I-81 North to Exit 185*
From the North:
I-81 South to Exit 185*
From the West and State College Area:
I-80 East to I-81 North to Exit 185*
From Connecticut and New England:
I-84 West to I-81 South to Exit 185*
From New York and Northern New Jersey:
I-80 West to I-380 North to I-81 South to Exit
185*
From Philadelphia and Southern New
Jersey:
Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania
Turnpike (I-476) to Exit 115, then I-81 North
to Exit 185*
*From I-81 Exit 185 (Central Scranton Expressway) to the Ridge Row Parking Lot From the Central Scranton Expressway follow the signs to the University of Scranton. Stay in the far right hand lane
as you proceed under the railroad track bridge (shown below). Make the sharp right onto Madison Avenue and follow
to the stop sign. At stop sign make right onto Linden St. At the next corner make a right onto Monroe Ave. Follow to
stop sign. Make left onto Ridge Row and continue straight to North Webster Ave. Continue straight and watch for a
railroad crossing sign, take a right across the tracks and then another immediate right to enter the Ridge Row parking
lot. You will be sent a parking permit to place on your dashboard once your register for the conference.
Please visit University of Scranton Campus Maps for campus maps.
Nearby Hotels
Both Within Walking Distance (5-minute walk) to Loyola Science Center
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel University of Scranton Rate for Friday Night April 21st, 2017 Click Here to Book Your Room Rate $109/night
Hilton Scranton and Conference Center University of Scranton Rate for Friday Night April 21st, 2017 Click Here to Book Your Room Rate $129/night
Between a 10-15 minute drive to campus - Rates shown below are estimates Courtyard Scranton/WB
16 Glenmaura National Blvd.
Scranton, Pa 18507 (570)969-2100
Room Rate: $103.00
Hampton Inn Scranton
22 Montage Rd.
Moosic, PA 18507 (570)342-7002
Room Rate: $109.00
Towne Place Suites
26 Radcliffe Dr.
Moosic, PA 18507 (570) 207-8500
Room Rate: $104.00
Fairfield Inn
949 Viewmont Drive
Scranton, PA 18519 (570) 346-3222
Room Rate: $93.00
Comfort Suite
44 Montage Mountain Rd.
Scranton, PA 18507 (570) 347-1551
Room Rate: $87.00
Microtel Inn Suites
232 N. Main Street
Dickson City, PA 18519 (570) 307-1200
Room Rate: $68.00