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2023 BFY4

July 12, 2023 - July 14, 2023 in California State University, Chico
ALPhA event

California State University, Chico will host the fourth Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College (BFY4) conference Wednesday, July 12 - Friday, July 14, 2023.

Prof. Richard Peterson wins the 2017 Jonathan F. Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert APS Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction.

March 20, 2017 - April 20, 2018 APS event

Prof. Richard Peterson of Bethel University is the recipients of the 2017 Jonathan Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert APS Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction.

Van Bistrow wins the 2016 Jonathan F. Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert APS Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction.

February 10, 2016 - March 11, 2017 American Physical Society event

Van Bistrow of the University of Chicago is the recipients of the 2016 Jonathan Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert APS Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction.  The citation reads "For persistent dedication to the improvement of advanced undergraduate laboratories at the University of Chicago, the consistent support of student success, and for promoting the national discourse on advanced laboratories."

Team from the University of Michigan wins 2015 Jonathan Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert APS Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction.

April 3, 2015 - February 10, 2016 American Physical Society event

Carl Akerlof and Ramón Torres-Isea of the University of Michigan are the recipients of the 2015 Jonathan Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert APS Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction.  The citation reads "For dedication to the spirit of hands-on experimental instruction in Physics, inspirational teaching in the Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory of the University of Michigan, and continued contributions to physics laboratory instruction in the United States."

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2018 BFY Proceedings Published   published by ALPhA on March 9, 2019

The 2018 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College (BFY II) gathered members of the advanced lab community to share effective lab curricula, teaching methods, and experiments under a theme of "3D Physics: Integrating Experiment, Theory, and Computation." The BFY Proceedings provide peer-reviewed documentation of the posters and workshops that were presented as part of the conference.

2018 BFY III Conference   published March 30, 2018

ALPhA has begun preparations for the Third Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year (BFY III) of College.  July 25 - July 27, 2018.

2015 BFY Proceedings Published   published by AAPT and ALPhA on November 22, 2015

The 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College (BFY II) gathered 150 members of the advanced lab community to share effective lab curricula, teaching methods, and experiments under a theme of "Constructing Great Instructional Lab Experiences." The BFY Proceedings provide peer-reviewed documentation of the posters and workshops that were presented as part of the conference.

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