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2023 Physics Department Chairs Conference - in-person

June 12-14, 2023

Hamilton Hotel
1001 14th St.
Washington, DC

The Conference topics will include: 1. New chairs workshop, 2. Supporting diversity in faculty searches, retention, and tenure processes, 3. GREs and graduate admissions, 4. Effective teaching evaluation methods, 5. Engaging students with diverse backgrounds, 6. Using the Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) guide to enhance departmental programs.

More information and the registration form are available at https://www.aps.org/programs/education/conferences/chairs/2023.cfm.

  • Steering Committee
  • Ken Barish, University of California- Riverside
  • Marty Baylor, Carleton College
  • Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of St.Thomas
  • Doug Petkie, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Steve Rolston, University of Maryland - College Park
  • Bob Hilborn, AAPT
  • Michael Wittman - APS

Past Conferences

June 13-15, 2022

Conference Cancelled

June 18-19, 2020

Link to: Conference Agenda

June 7 - 9, 2018

Conference website

June 2 - 4, 2016

Conference website

June 5-7, 2015

Conference website

Presentations:

Career Pathways Project - AIP

Majors' Tracks for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Carlsmith

Data Explorer - McKagan

MOOCs, Online Education, & Learning for Physics Department Heads, Chairs, ... - Pritchard

Assessment for Course and Program Improvement - Henderson

June 6-8, 2014
Location: The American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland
Draft Schedule for the 2014 Conference

June 5-6, 2014
Tandem APS Conference on Physics Innovation and Entrepreneurship offered by the American Physical Society

May 30-31, 2013
Location: The American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland
For more information, please see 2013 Physics Department Chairs Conference
June  8-10, 2012
Theme: Reshaping the Physics Agenda in the 21st Century
Location: The American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland
For more information, please see 2012 Physics Department Chairs Conference page
June 11-13, 2010
The American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland
For more information, please see APS's Department Chairs Conference page


Archives

1997 Summary Report:  "Undergraduate Education in Physics: Responding to
Changing Expectations
" (PDF)

1996 Department Chairs Conference Report: Physics at the Crossroads

For more archives of previous conferences, see APS's Department Chairs Conference site.