Final Agenda for the Joint Meeting of
the Illinois Section of the AAPT,
the Society of Physics Students -- Zone 9,
and the TYC21 Project -- Region 8

 

Friday, April 11, 1997

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration, Coffee & Donuts, Vendor Displays (Moulton Hall, room 217)

9:00 AM Workshops (held in Moulton Hall)

#.... Rm.... Limit.........Presenter(s).......................................Title

W1 203B.....14......George Rutherford..........................MBLs in Introductory Physics

W2 204........24......Jan Leonhardt/Martha Leitz............Understanding Image Formation

W3 308........12.....Vivian Hoette/Michelle Nichols.......Hands-On Universe!

10:15 AM Workshops (held in Moulton Hall)

W4 304........12......George Skadron...............................Physics Simulations

W5 203B.....30......Alan Van Heuvelen..........................Using Multimedia Interactively in the Classroom

11:00 AM Comets are Coming! (Felmley Hall Planetarium, one building north, east end of building)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch (see listing of local restaurants)

1:00 PM Welcome (Moulton Hall, room 208)

Dr. George Skadron, Chairman, ISU Physics Department

Dr. Paul Schollaert, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

 

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM Invited Speaker, Dr. Robert L. Fisher, Illinois State University, "Science Reform: Old Hat or New Opportunities?"

 

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM "Showcase ISU" Introduction, Richard F. Martin, Jr., Illinois State University, Moulton Hall, room 208

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Paper Session I-A, Moulton 208

Paper Session I-B, Moulton 210

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break, Moulton 217

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Invited Speaker, Dr. C. Robert O'Dell, Rice Univeristy, "Exploring the Orion Star Formation Region with the Hubble Space Telescope"

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM Paper Session II-A, including "Take 5" presentations, Moulton 208

Paper Session II-B, Moulton Hall, room 210.

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Cash Bar, Bone Student Center, Old Main Room

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Banquet, BSC Old Main Room

8:30 PM - 9:30 PM Keynote Speaker, Dr. Alan Van Heuvelen, The Ohio State University, "Playing Jeopardy and Other Fun Physics Activities"

 

Saturday, April 12, 1997

(All Saturday morning activities take place in ISU's Bone Student Center.)

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Illinois AAPT Council Meeting, Founder's Suite - East

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Registration, Coffee & Donuts, Founder's Suite - West

8:30AM - 9:00 AM SPS General Meeting, Founder's Suite - East

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Paper Session III-A, including "Take 5" presentations, Founder's Suite - East

Paper Session III-B, University Club

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break, Founder's Suite - West

10:15 AM - 11:30 Paper Session IV-A, Founder's Suite - East

Paper Session IV-B, University Club

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Combined Luncheon, University Club Lounge

Present Student Research Symposium Awards

Door Prizes, University Club

1:00 - 2:00 PM "Showcase ISU," Moulton Hall, 2nd floor

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Meeting of TYC21 Project, BSC University Club with break at 3:00 PM in University Club lounge.

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