SM18 Program

Sessions, Panels, Posters, Plenaries, Committee Meetings, and Special Events

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  • SMarts Workshop: Harassment Resistance and Bystander Training

      • SMarts Workshop: Harassment Resistance and Bystander Training

      • SPEC15
      • Tue 07/31, 1:30PM - 3:30PM
      • Sherry Marts
      • Type: Event

  • AAPT Fun Run/Walk

      • AAPT Fun Run/Walk

      • SPEC13
      • Tue 07/31, 6:00AM - 8:00AM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Get up and get going! Lace up your shoes and enjoy the fresh air with yourcolleagues. Water and t-shirts will be provided. Specific details about the route will be emailed to all Fun Run/Walk participants.

  • AAPT Tweet-up

      • AAPT Tweet-up

      • SPEC02
      • Sun 07/29, 5:00PM - 6:00PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event

  • Demo Show

      • Demo Show

      • SPEC17
      • Tue 07/31, 8:30PM - 9:30PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event

  • Digi Kit Workshop in K-12 Teachers' Lounge

      • Digi Kit Workshop in K-12 Teachers' Lounge

      • TL02
      • Mon 07/30, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
      • Rebecca Vieyra
      • Type: Event

      • Digi Kit Workshop in K-12 Teachers' Lounge

      • TL03
      • Mon 07/30, 2:00PM - 3:30PM
      • Rebecca Vieyra
      • Type: Event

  • Early Career Professionals Speed Networking

      • Early Career Professionals Speed Networking

      • SPEC06
      • Mon 07/30, 12:00PM - 1:30PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Career development and networking can be time consuming, so AAPT is offering a fun and exciting way to get connected to a large number of early career and seasoned physics professionals in a short amount of time. Speed networking provides the opportunity to discuss career goals and challenges with a new contact for five minutes, exchange information, and then move on to the next person. By the end of the event each participant will have meaningful interactions with over half a dozen colleagues and the opportunity to meet many more. If you think you made a good contact, follow up with the person and schedule a time to meet for coffee. It's that simple! By the end of the first day of the conference, you would have already made several personal connections with other attendees. If you have business cards, don't forget to bring them.

  • First Timers' and Early Career Meetup

      • First Timers' and Early Career Meetup

      • SPEC25
      • Tue 07/31, 12:00PM - 1:30PM
      • Kelsey Sheridan
      • Type: Event

  • First Timerss' Gathering

      • First Timers' Gathering

      • SPEC04
      • Mon 07/30, 7:00AM - 8:30AM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Are you new to an AAPT National Meeting? If so, this is the best time to learn about AAPT and the Summer Meeting, as well as meet fellow attendees. AAPT leadership will be represented to discuss ways to get more involved with AAPT. You are also welcome to participate in any of AAPT's Area Committee meetings. Please reference the program for a committee meeting that piques your interest.

  • Free Time

      • Free Time

      • SPEC10
      • Mon 07/30, 6:30PM - 7:00PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event

  • Game Night

      • Game Night

      • SPEC12
      • Mon 07/30, 9:00PM - 11:59PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Wind down the night and meet new friends with a round of table tennis, foos ball or bring your favorite game and deck of cards.

  • High School Physics Share-a-Thon

      • High School Physics Share-a-Thon

      • SPEC11
      • Mon 07/30, 8:30PM - 10:00PM
      • Charlene M. Rydgren
      • Type: Event

  • K-12 Teachers' Day Luncheon

      • K-12 Teachers' Day Luncheon

      • SPEC08
      • Mon 07/30, 12:00PM - 1:30PM
      • Dan Crowe
      • Type: Event
      • Join this special luncheon for K-12 physics teachers attending the conference for the first time. This luncheon is open to anyone who would like to attend.

  • K-12 Teachers' Lounge

      • K-12 Teachers' Lounge

      • TL01
      • Mon 07/30, 8:00AM - 5:00PM
      • Rebecca Vieyra
      • Type: Event

      • K-12 Teachers' Lounge

      • TL05
      • Tue 07/31, 8:00AM - 7:00PM
      • Rebecca Vieyra
      • Type: Event

      • K-12 Teachers' Lounge

      • TL06
      • Wed 08/01, 8:00AM - 1:00PM
      • Rebecca Vieyra
      • Type: Event

  • LabEscape

      • LabEscape

      • LS01
      • Mon 07/30, 10:00AM - 11:00PM
      • Paul Kwait
      • Type: Event
      • Experience LabEscape at AAPT! World-renowned quantum physicist Professor Alberta Pauline Schrödenberg desperately needs your help — the fate and security of the entire world (and more importantly, her funding!) hang in the balance. You'll have to search her lab, solve mind-blowing puzzles to reveal clues, and hopefully find a way to escape! This APS- and NSF-funded outreach project is, we believe, the world’s only science-based ‘escape-room’, in which all the puzzles involve various physics phenomena, e.g., polarization, blackbody radiation, magnetism, etc. Our goal is to show that science can be useful and accessible (no prior background is assumed), as well as beautiful and fun! LabEscape will be open in the Franklin Square meeting room (Room ~#7.5) Sunday evening and Monday through Tuesday between 10 AM and 11 PM and Wednesday until 10:00 PM. Create a team of 3-6 Agents (or join someone else’s) and sign up online at LabEscape.org/AAPT. For more information, see LabEscape.org, or call (217) 378-7372.

      • LabEscape

      • LS02
      • Tue 07/31, 10:00AM - 11:00PM
      • Paul Kwiat
      • Type: Event
      • Experience LabEscape at AAPT! World-renowned quantum physicist Professor Alberta Pauline Schrödenberg desperately needs your help — the fate and security of the entire world (and more importantly, her funding!) hang in the balance. You'll have to search her lab, solve mind-blowing puzzles to reveal clues, and hopefully find a way to escape! This APS- and NSF-funded outreach project is, we believe, the world’s only science-based ‘escape-room’, in which all the puzzles involve various physics phenomena, e.g., polarization, blackbody radiation, magnetism, etc. Our goal is to show that science can be useful and accessible (no prior background is assumed), as well as beautiful and fun! LabEscape will be open in the Franklin Square meeting room (Room ~#7.5) Sunday evening and Monday through Tuesday between 10 AM and 11 PM and Wednesday until 10:00 PM. Create a team of 3-6 Agents (or join someone else’s) and sign up online at LabEscape.org/AAPT. For more information, see LabEscape.org, or call (217) 378-7372.

      • LabEscape

      • LS03
      • Wed 08/01, 10:00AM - 10:00PM
      • Paul Kwiat
      • Type: Event
      • Experience LabEscape at AAPT! World-renowned quantum physicist Professor Alberta Pauline Schrödenberg desperately needs your help — the fate and security of the entire world (and more importantly, her funding!) hang in the balance. You'll have to search her lab, solve mind-blowing puzzles to reveal clues, and hopefully find a way to escape! This APS- and NSF-funded outreach project is, we believe, the world’s only science-based ‘escape-room’, in which all the puzzles involve various physics phenomena, e.g., polarization, blackbody radiation, magnetism, etc. Our goal is to show that science can be useful and accessible (no prior background is assumed), as well as beautiful and fun! LabEscape will be open in the Franklin Square meeting room (Room ~#7.5) Sunday evening and Monday through Tuesday between 10 AM and 11 PM and Wednesday until 10:00 PM. Create a team of 3-6 Agents (or join someone else’s) and sign up online at LabEscape.org/AAPT. For more information, see LabEscape.org, or call (217) 378-7372.

  • Meet-up for Members and Supporters of the LGBTQ Community

      • Meet-up for Members and Supporters of the LGBTQ Community

      • SPEC07
      • Mon 07/30, 12:00PM - 1:30PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Relax, network and share your experiences and resources with members and friends of the LGBTQ/Physics Community. Light refreshments will be provided.

  • Meet-up for Undergraduate Physics Students

      • Meet-up for Undergraduate Physics Students

      • SPEC01
      • Sun 07/29, 6:00PM - 7:00PM
      • Brad Conrad
      • Type: Event
      • If you would like to informally meet with other undergraduate students from all over to chat about school, professors, science, life, food, … please check out the undergraduate meet up at the AAPT meeting and make some great connections! This is an unstructured meet up near registration. Once you have assembled we recommend that you chose a place to eat dinner and get to know one another, but this is totally up to you.

  • PIRA Resource Room

      • PIRA Resource Room

      • PIRA01
      • Mon 07/30, 10:00AM - 7:00AM
      • Billy Scannell
      • Type: Event

      • PIRA Resource Room

      • PIRA03
      • Wed 08/01, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
      • Billy Scannell
      • Type: Event

  • PIRA Resoure Room

      • PIRA Resoure Room

      • PIRA02
      • Tue 07/31, 10:00AM - 7:00PM
      • Billy Scannell
      • Type: Event

  • Retired Physicist's Lunch

      • Retired Physicist's Lunch

      • SPEC14
      • Mon 07/30, 12:00PM - 1:30PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Renew, reminisce and create alliances by networking and exchanging ideas with our long-served and deserving supporters of AAPT. Date and time subject to change.

  • Rooftop Reception

      • Rooftop Reception

      • SPEC20
      • Tue 07/31, 7:15PM - 8:15PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Enjoy a casual rooftop reception with your colleagues or relax in a comfortable rooftop suite, while taking in the sights of the Nation’s Capitol. Taste local food favorites from Ben’s Chili Bowl, Capitol City Wings and crab cakes from the D. C. Wharf.

  • SMarts Workshop: Ally Skills Training

      • SMarts Workshop: Ally Skills Training

      • SPEC09
      • Mon 07/30, 1:30PM - 3:30PM
      • Sherry Marts
      • Type: Event

  • SMarts Workshop: Q and A on Diversity and Inclusion

      • SMarts Workshop: Q and A on Diversity and Inclusion

      • SPEC18
      • Wed 08/01, 9:30AM - 11:00AM
      • Sherry Marts
      • Type: Event

  • SPS - Best Practices for Conducting Outreach

      • SPS - Best Practices for Conducting Outreach

      • SPEC88
      • Tue 07/31, 8:00AM - 9:00AM
      • Brad Conrad
      • Type: Event
      • Communicating science to the public is pivotal for scientific literacy andcan help promote public understanding of physics education and research. Undergraduate students have a unique position to foster a curiosity and passion for the physical sciences within the next generation. In this session, participants will learn the ins and outs of planning and implementing quality outreach programs while exploring a variety of interesting outreach demonstrations. Hosted by the Society of Physics Students, this session will provide undergraduates the tools necessary to help students of all ages explore physics and astronomy concepts.

  • SPS Awards Reception

      • SPS Awards Reception

      • SPEC10
      • Mon 07/30, 7:00PM - 8:30PM
      • Brad Conrad
      • Type: Event

  • STEP UP 4 Women Meeting

      • STEP UP 4 Women Meeting

      • TL04
      • Mon 07/30, 5:00PM - 6:30PM
      • Rebecca Vieyra
      • Type: Event

  • Spouses' Gathering

      • Spouses' Gathering

      • SPEC05
      • Mon 07/30, 9:00AM - 10:00AM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Join other spouses and guests of AAPT attendees for light refreshments and conversation.

  • Tour of NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction

      • Tour of NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction

      • SPEC16
      • Fri 07/27, 12:15PM - 3:30PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Tour the Weather Operations floor and see satellite data being modeled into forecasting for ocean conditions, precipitation, tropical storms, climate and more! Learn more about the Science On a Sphere. You will see the input, analysis, and output model side of this National Weather Service operation. All participants will need a valid ID/passport. Registration for this tour will close one week in advance for foreign nationals to allow lead time for clearance. Buses will depart the Renaissance at 12:15 PM and depart NOAA at 3:30 PM.

  • Town Hall Meeting with the AAPT President

      • Town Hall Meeting with the AAPT President

      • SPEC558
      • Tue 07/31, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • Gordon P. Ramsey
      • Type: Event
      • This meeting is a chance for the membership to get questions answered and submit ideas on how to move AAPT and physics education forward. The President will give a brief presentation on the issues that the Board are considering and give a chance for the attendees to ask questions and submit their input for improving physics education.

  • Trolley Tour of DC

      • Trolley Tour of DC

      • SPEC19
      • Tue 07/31, 7:15PM - 8:15PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event
      • Join us for an entertaining and family-friendly sightseeing adventure around Washington DC. In this hour long tour you will be picked up at the conference hotel, driven by the Capitol, White House, Smithsonian, Washington Monument and the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. When the tour is over you will return to the hotel just in time to join your fellow colleagues at the summer meeting demo show. This is a great opportunity to get out and experience Washington’s top attractions. Trolley will pick-up from the "K" Street entrance of the Renaissance Hotel.

  • Two Year College Breakfast

      • Two Year College Breakfast

      • SPEC44
      • Tue 07/31, 7:00AM - 8:30AM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event

  • Welcome Reception

      • Welcome Reception

      • SPEC03
      • Sun 07/29, 7:00PM - 9:00PM
      • AAPT AAPT
      • Type: Event

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