October 12, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
This conference is dedicated to providing a variety of professional development opportunities in astronomy and physics education for college, high school, and middle school teachers across the state of Nebraska. A theme of this event is the use of instructional technology to improve our teaching of astronomy and physics. The conference begins with a keynote, an exhibition hall, and your choice of four breakout sessions. After lunch, the second keynote and longer workshop sessions close out the day.
Upon the first time visiting the registration portal, you will be asked to create an account and verify your email address. After completing these two steps, you can proceed to Upcoming Events and click on the Physics and Astronomy Summit 2023 registration.
Sponsors
Plenary Speakers
Dr. Christopher Orban
The Ohio State University
Presentation: Perennial Wisdom for Modernizing the Curriculum
Dr. Adam Houston
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Presentation: Shake It Up Baby - Twister and Shout
Schedule
8:30 am
Registration/Parking
9:00 am
Opening Welcome
Patrick Dussault, Associate Dean for Faculty, UNL College of Arts and Sciences
Keynote Presentation
Perennial Wisdom for Modernizing the Curriculum
Christopher Orban, The Ohio State University
10:00 am
Continental Breakfast, Hallway Booths, Poster Session, & Socializing
11:00 am
Breakout Sessions
Simulating Planet Formation | Evan Rich, Chris Siedell
Neutrino Citizen Science | Pawan Giri Martin Liu
Computational Modeling in VPython | Brian Townsend
11:30 am
Breakout Sessions
Modeling Cosmological Redshift | Tammy Blobaum
Discussion: Studio Physics & Scale-Up | Steve Ducharme
12:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
Quantum Operator Toys | Dan Claes
12:30 pm
Breakout Sessions
Simulating Planet Formation | Evan Rich, Chris Siedell
da Vinci Bridges | Larry Browning
1:00 pm
Lunch
Cather Dining Center, Lark Room
2:00 pm
Keynote Presentation
Can Drones Improve Tornado Forecasts
Adam Houston, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3:00 pm
Breakout Session (1.5 hr)
Tricks of the Trade (in NanoScience and QM) | Steve Wignall
The Physics of Video Games | Chris Orban
HR Diagram Simulations | Kevin Lee, Chris Siedell
4:30 pm
Evaluations
Door Prize Raffle
(must be present to win)