2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College Schedule

The following is the schedule for the 2015 Topical Conference on Advanced Laboratories.

Last Updated: July 12, 2015

Main meeting location: John S. Toll Physics Building

Tuesday, July 21
11:00-7:00
Check-in desk open (Physics Lobby)
Wednesday, July 22
7:15-8:30
Check-in desk open (Physics Lobby)
8:00-8:15
Welcome / opening remarks (1410 Physics)
8:15-9:15
Session I: Plenary speakers/panel discussion (1410 Physics)
  Implementing the AAPT Recommendations for the Undergraduate Physics Lab

Invited Speakers: Ben Zwickl (Rochester Institute of Technology) & Joe Kozminski (Lewis University)

Panelists: Melissa Eblen-Zayas (Carleton), Heather Lewandowski (University of Colorado, Boulder), & Randy Tagg (University of Colorado, Denver)
9:15-9:30
Coffee Break
9:30-10:30
Session II: Plenary speakers (1410 Physics)
  Teaching Written and Visual Communication in Lab Courses

Invited Talk: “The Laboratory Report as a Rhetorical Act”
Cary Moskovitz (Duke)

Invited Talk: “Visually Communicating Scientific Concepts, Data, and Results”
Kelly Martin (Rochester Institute of Technology)
10:45-11:45
Session III: Contributed poster session I (Lobby, Physical Science Complex)
12:00-12:45
Box lunch (Lobby, Physical Science Complex)
1:00-3:30
Session IV: Round-robin “short” (40 min.) experiment workshops (rounds 1-3) (3rd floor Physics labs)
  1:00-1:40 pm
  1:55-2:35 pm
  2:50-3:30 pm
3:30-4:00
Coffee break
4:00-6:30
Session V: Round-robin “short” (40 min.) experiment workshops (rounds 4-6) (3rd floor Physics labs)
  4:00-4:40 pm
  4:55-5:35 pm
  5:50-6:30 pm
7:00-9:00
Dinner (Looney's Pub, 8150 Baltimore Ave.)
Thursday, July 23
8:00-9:00
Session VI: Plenary speakers (1410 Physics)
  Crafting Better Student Experiences in Lab Courses

Invited Talk: “Flipping the Prelab to Optimize Student Preparedness and Lab Time”
Suzanne Amador Kane (Haverford College)

Invited Talk: “A Sabbatical “Immersion” to Rebuild Advanced Labs”
Anne Cox (Eckerd College)
9:00-9:15
Coffee Break
9:15-11:45
Session VII: Round-robin “short” (40 min.) experiment workshops (rounds 7-9) (3rd floor Physics labs)
  9:15-9:55 am
  10:10-10:50 am
  11:05-11:45 am
12:00-12:45
Box lunch (Lobby, Physical Science Complex)
1:00-3:30
Session VIII: Round-robin “short” (40 min.) experiment workshops (rounds 10-12) (3rd floor Physics labs)
  1:00-1:40 pm
  1:55-2:35 pm
  2:50-3:30 pm
3:30-4:00
Coffee break
4:15-5:15
Session IV: Breakout discussions (Physical Science Complex, Computer and Space Sciences)
   BFY labs on Electronics
   BFY labs on Optics/lasers
   BFY labs on statistical physics/thermodynamics/soft matter labs
   Developing student experimental skills
   Instruction in writing and revision in the advanced lab
   Labs on a limited budget
   Resources/ideas for new advanced laboratory instructors
   Teaching modern physics / sophomore-physics lab
   Teaching uncertainty and statistical analysis
5:30-6:45
Session X: Plenary speakers (1410 Physics)
  Innovation, Mentoring and Career Paths

Invited Talk: “Open Labs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Physics”
Duncan L Carlsmith (University of Wisconsin)

Invited Talk:  “Thinking of Laboratory Experiences as Mentoring Opportunities”
Chandra Turpen (University of Maryland, College Park)

Invited Talk: “Breaking the Myth of the 'Non-Traditional' Physicist: Preparing Physics Graduates for the Real World of Employment”
Crystal Bailey (American Physical Society)
7:00-8:30
Session XI: Contributed poster session #2, with heavy hors d’oeuvres (Lobby, Physical Science Complex)
Friday, July 24
8:00-9:30
Session XII: Plenary speakers (1410 Physics)
  Funding and Community Support for Upper Level Lab Endeavors

Invited Talk: “External Support for Advanced Labs”
Dick Peterson (Bethel) & Gabe Spalding (Illinois Wesleyan University)

Panel: “Update on AlPhA-related Initiatives and Programs”

Open Forum Discussion: “Strengthening our BFY Community”
9:30-9:45
Coffee Break
9:45-10:45
Session XIII: Breakout discussions (Physical Science Complex, Computer and Space Sciences)
   BFY labs on condensed matter/materials/nano
   BFY labs on quantum optics/photon-based quantum mechanics labs
   Bio-related BFY labs in physics
   Communicating Experimental Results
   Developing student experimental skills
   Labs on a limited budget
   Laboratory assessment beyond the first year
   Mentoring projects
   Teaching uncertainty and statistical analysis
11:00-12:00
Session XIV: PIRA Advanced Demo Show (1410 Physics)
12:15-1:00
Concluding remarks and Box lunch (Atrium, Chemistry Building)
1:00-4:00
Informal conversations, free time with vendors (Physics)