Section Meetings

 

Meeting Host Meeting Talks and Prizes Business Meeting Minutes
Spring 2026 University of Delaware, Sharp Laboratory Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper  by Roberto Saldago (St Catherine U (St Paul, MN))
Physics and Art – a new class  by Sean Lally (Jemicy School)
How to teach what a photon really is  by James Freericks (Georgetown University)
Galileo’s Law of Odd Numbers  by Jan Fiala
Astrophysics in the Physics Classroom – AAPT-NASA HEAT Learning Modules OVERVIEW  by Anne Tabor-Morris (Georgian Court University)
Superposition of Quantum Mechanics and SCALE-UP in the Classroom  by Gerald Feldman (George Washington University)
Artemis II and Space Weather  by Elana Resnick (NASA GSFC CCMC | ASRC Federal)
The Real Costs of Authenticity: Integrating ISLE and Project-Based Learning  by Andres Akamine (Boyd J. Michael, III Technical High)
What’s Happening with OPTYCs?  by Kris Lui (AAPT – OPTYCs)
Video analysis assignments to supplement introductory physics labs  by Maxim Bychkov (University of Virginia)
CosmicWatch: Bringing Particle Physics into the Classroom  by Spencer Axani (University of Delaware)
Room 100: Make-and-Take Workshop  by Richard Terwilliger (Retired Physics/Earth Science Teacher – Suffern Central School District, Suffern, NY)
My Favorite 5 Demonstrations by Richard Terwilliger (Retired Physics/Earth Science Teacher – Suffern Central School District, Suffern, NY)
Connecting an RLC Circuit to a Diode  by Carl Mungan (U.S. Naval Academy)
Getting Your Students on Track: Applying the 5 A’s of Alignment in Physics Labs  by Sithy Maharoof
Designing Pedagogy for Quantum Entanglement  by Robert Hilborn (University of Maryland)
Torricelli’s Law: A capstone lab for AP Physics 1 that includes viscosity  by P.D. Kaplan (Montclair HS)
Origami Physics : Circularity of Plane Shapes  by AdeBanjo Oriade (University of Delaware)
Enhancing Advanced Laboratory Education: Resources, Activities, and Support from ALPhA by Xin Du (Widener University Department of Physics)
IceCube Masterclass : Exposing High-school students to the Frontiers of Astroparticle Research  by Paras Koundal (Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware)
Every Point Counts and Aligning Grades with Learning: Standards-Based and Standards-Referenced Grading in Practice  by Oren Levi (Princeton Public Schools)
A table-top demonstration of magnetohydrodynamic flow  by Kausik Das (University of Maryland Eastern Shore)
Beyond the Rindler Horizon: An Interpretive Quantum Puzzle for Students of Relativity  by William McConville (Widener University)
Tesla coils in the classroom  by William A. Tobias (University of Virginia)
Clarity through Competence: Supporting Physics Majors with Specifications Grading  by Veronique Petit (University of Delaware)
Becoming The L.E.Mentor : a Journey in Science through Showmanship  by Art Pallone (Penn State Harrisburg)
A Week-Long Astronomy Camp for Secondary School Students  by Deborah Skapik (Friends’ Central School)		 April 18,2026

 

Time Place Talks Prizes Business Meetings
Fall 2025 Virginia Commonwealth University Fall 2025 Talks No prizes awarded October 11, 2025
Spring 2025 George Mason University Spring 2025 Talks No prizes awarded April 5, 2025
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