Section Meetings

 

Meeting Host Meeting Talks and Prizes Business Meeting Minutes
Spring 2025 George Mason University, Fairfax Campus Bernoulli Equation for Gases
by  Carl Mungan (U.S. Naval Academy)
Quantum Education Experiment: Active Physics for Level 1 English Learners
by  Russell Youmans (Annandale HS, Fairfax County Public Schools)
Quantum Resources for K-16
by  Jessica Rosenberg (George Mason University), Nancy Holincheck (George Mason University)
Rocket Launches as a capstone project
by Jeff Steele
A Picture is Worth 1000 Equations: The Art of Special Relativity
by  Gerald Feldman (George Washington University)
Designing a K-12 Course in Quantum Information Science
by  Jessica Rosenberg (George Mason University), Nancy Holincheck (George Mason University)
A Simple Model to Explain The Photon
by Maajida Murdock (Randallstown High School, BCPS, Morgan State University)
The Velocity Triangle and the Expanding Universe
by Lewis McIntyre
How to use quantum computing to illustrate important single quantum experiments for quantum instruction
by James Freericks (Georgetown University)
Is it possible to improve your evaluations and still sleep well at night?
by Maxim Bychkov (University of Virginia)
Free Resources on the OPTYCs Website
by Kris Lui (AAPT – OPTYCs)
Quantum Entanglement Pedagogy
by Robert Hilborn (University of Maryland)
Balancing Mathematical Formalism and Experimentation Discussions in Quantum Mechanics: Student Perspectives on Learning and Quantum Measurement
by Jason Tran (Georgetown University)
STEP UP: Peek Into Others’ Classes to Develop Your Own
by  Elissa Levy (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)
Bridging the Math-Physics Gap: Strengthening STEM Readiness with PUM and ISLE
by Andres Akamine (Boyd J. Michael, III Technical High)
Course management, administration and challenges in teaching large classrooms in active learning format
by Jency Sundararajan (University of Virginia)
Fun Ways to Present Diffraction Grating Patterns in the Classroom
by William A. Tobias (University of Virginia)
Masters of Arts in Physics Education Degree for In-Service High School Physics Teachers
by  Richard Lindgren (University of Virginia)
Building Physics Identity and Belonging for Women: Re-thinking the Teaching and Learning Environment in Physics
by Laura Akesson (George Mason University)		  April 5, 2025

 

Time Place Talks Prizes Business Meetings
Fall 2024 Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Fall 2024 Talks No prizes awarded October 19, 2024
Spring 2024 Delaware State University Spring 2024 Talks No prizes awarded March 16, 2024
Fall 2023 University of Maryland, College Park Fall 2023 Talks No prizes awarded October 19, 2023
Spring 2023 James Madison University Spring 2023 Talks No prizes awarded April 1, 2023
Fall 2022 VT/UVA NoVa Center  Fall 2022 Talks No prizes awarded  October 22, 2022
Spring 2022 Radford University Spring 2022 Talks No prizes awarded  April 02, 2022
Fall 2021 Zoom Fall 2021 Talks  Fully online Meeting October 23, 2021
Spring 2021 Zoom Spring 2021 Talks  Fully online Meeting April 17, 2021
Fall 2020 Zoom Fall 2020 Talks  Fully online Meeting October 24, 2020
Fall 2019 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA		 Fall 2019 Talks Prize Winners October 12, 2019
Spring 2019 James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA		 Spring 2019 Talks Prize Winners April 6, 2019
Fall 2018 Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach, VA		 Fall 2018 Talks Prize Winners November 10, 2018
Spring 2018 Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, VA		 Spring 2018 Talks Prize Winners April 28, 2018
Fall 2017 Howard Community College,
​Columbia, MD		 Fall 2017 Talks
​		 Prize winners October 21, 2017
Spring 2017 Concord University,
​Athens, WV		 Spring 2017 Talks Joint Meeting Appalachian Section of AAPT April 22, 2017​
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Fall 2016 Northern Virginia Community College
Sterling, VA		 Fall 2016 Talks Prize Winners October 29, 2016
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Spring 2016 Randolph Macon College
Ashland, VA		 Spring 2016 Talks Prize Winners April 23, 2016
Fall 2015 St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St Mary’s City, MD		 Fall 2015 Talks Prize winners October 24, 2015​
Spring 2015 University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA		 Spring 2015 Talks Prize Winners March 28, 2015
Fall 2014 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD Fall 2014 Talks Prize Winners October 24-25, 2014
Spring 2014 American Center for Physics
College Park, MD		 Spring 2014 Talks Prize Winners April 5, 2014