Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges


 Mission Statement

Reports and Other Resources:

2017 Annual Committee Report
2016 Annual Committee Report
2015 Annual Committee Report
2014 Annual Committee Report
2013 Annual Committee Report
2012 Annual Committee Report
2011 Annual Committee Report
2010 Annual Committee Report
2009 Annual Committee Report
2008 Annual Committee Report
2007 Annual Committee Report
2006 Annual Committee Report
2005 Annual Committee Report
2004 Annual Committee Report
Guidelines for Two-Year College Physics Programs (PDF)

 

Homepage
https://sites.google.com/a/aapt.org/comm/

Committee Members

Nathan Quarderer, Vice Chair (2019)
Northeast Iowa Community College
1625 Hwy 150 South
Calmar, IA United States 52132
Phone: (563) 562-3263; Fax: (563) 562-4357
quarderern@nicc.edu

Bob Brazzle (2021)
Jefferson College
2019 Brutus Ct.
Fenton, MO United States 63026
bobbrazzle@yahoo.com

Thomas Carter (2019)
College of DuPage
Natural Science
425 Fawell Blvd
Glen Ellyn, IL United States 60137-6599
Phone: (630) 942-3346
cartert@cod.edu

Glenda Denicolo (2021)
Suffolk County Community College - Ammerman Campus
533 College Road
Dept. Physical Sciences
Selden, NY United States 11784-2899
Phone: (631) 451-4535; Fax: (631) 451-4433
denicog@sunysuffolk.edu

Thomas Herring (2021)
2201 West College Parkway
CED 310
Carson City, NV United States 89703
Phone: (775) 445-4277
thomas.herring@wnc.edu

Kristine Lui (2021)
Montgomery College
20200 Observation Dr.
Germantown, MD United States 20876
Phone: (240) 567-6007
klui@montgomerycollege.edu

Negussie Tirfessa (2019)
Manchester Comm Coll
60 Krawski Dr
South Windsor, CT United States 06074-3843
Phone: (860) 512-2731
ntirfessa@mcc.commnet.edu

Robert C. Hilborn, Ex Officio
AAPT
Office of the Executive Officer
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD United States 20740-3845
Phone: (301) 209-3311; Fax: (301) 209-0845
rhilborn@aapt.org

Arlisa L. Richardson, Ex Officio
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
7360 East Tahoe Ave
Mesa, AZ United States 85212
Phone: (480) 560-2376
arlisa.richardson@cgc.edu

Rachel Sweeney, Staff Liaison
American Association of Physics Teachers
Office of the Executive Officer
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD United States 20740-3845
Phone: (301) 209-3304; Fax: (301) 209-0845
rsweeney@aapt.org

Past Chairs

Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges

C. Dianne Phillips (2016)

Paul J. Heafner (2017)

Thomas Carter, PhD (2018)

 

Mission

1. Provide a common meeting ground and opportunities for communication for two-year college teachers of physics and astronomy.

2. Explore topics of professional concern to two-year college teachers, including the framework of conditions and extra-classroom activities that affect the teacher and educational process.

3. Cooperate with the High School and Professional Concerns

4. Committees on professional topics of mutual concern.

5. Cooperate with the Undergraduate Education Committee on courses and curricula and on matters related to articulation for students transferring between institutions.

6. Make recommendations, through the Review Board and Executive Board, to the AAPT Council and membership, for activities that would be helpful to physics education and physics teachers.