Schedule
Friday, April 11
Time |
Event |
Description |
4:30PM-6:00PM | Walk-in Department Tours |
Those who are able to arrive early are invited and encouraged to visit the Physics and Astronomy Department. Student and faculty guides will be available to conduct tours. |
5:30PM-8:00PM | Registration | Registration is located in the Solarium of the Plemmons Student Union. |
6:30PM-6:45PM | Welcome | Welcoming remarks by meeting organizers. (Solarium). |
6:45PM-7:30PM |
Dinner
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Buffet style dinner. (Solarium) Dinner tickets may be purchased at time of registration. Complimentary beer will be provided by staff of the Appalachian State Fermentation Science program and the Ivory Tower Brewery. |
7:30PM-8:30PM | Plenary Speaker | Dr. Charles Falco from the University of Arizona will be our plenary speaker. (Solarium) The title of Dr. Falco's presentation will be The History of Art; The Science of Optics. |
8:45PM-9:45PM |
Rankin Science |
A tour and hands-on observation session will take place at the Rankin GoTo Laboratory on Campus. The Rankin Science Observatory (RSO) is our on-campus teaching facility that has 15 eleven-inch Celestron GoTo telescopes for introductory astronomy labs and a 16" DFM scope for our advanced observational astronomy courses. |
Saturday, April 12
Time |
Event |
Description |
8:00AM-10:00AM | Registration | Registration is located in the Solarium of the Plemmons Student Union. |
8:00AM-9:00AM | Breakfast | Complimentary continental breakfast. (Solarium) |
8:50AM-9:00AM | Official Welcome | Comments by Dr. Anthony Calamai, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State. (Solarium) |
9:00AM-9:30AM | Opening Presentation | Dr. Beth Cunningham, Executive Officer of AAPT. "AAPT Building Better Physics Educators" (Solarium) |
9:30AM-10:00AM | Coffee Break | Complimentary coffee and snacks will be offered in the Rough Ridge and Beacon Heights rooms in the Plemmons Student Union |
10:00AM-11:30AM | Invited and contributed papers | Invited speaker will be Dr. Emily Edwards of the Joint Quantum Institute (Rough Ridge Room). Contributed paper presentations will follow the invited talk. |
10:00AM-11:30AM | Invited and contributed papers | Invited speaker will be Dr. Mike Falvo, UNC-Chapel Hill (Beacon Heights Room) will be speaking about Cell Mechanics and Protein Physics. Contributed paper presentations will follow the invited talk. |
11:30AM-12:00PM | Transition to CAP Building | We will transition to the Physics & Astronomy Department in the CAP Building for the remainder of the meeting. |
11:45AM-1:15PM | Lunch | A complimentary boxed lunch will be served. |
11:45PM-12:00PM | Poster Setup | Poster presenters can set up their posters. |
12:00PM-1:00PM | Poster Session |
Contributed posters will be presented in the Physics & Astronomy Department. (CAP Building, Room TBA) |
1:00PM-1:45PM | Business Meeting | NCS-AAPT business meeting in the Physics & Astronomy Department. (CAP Building, Room TBA) |
1:45PM-2:45PM | Workshops/ Panel Discussion |
Workshops and a Panel Discussion, "Physics Careers," will be held concurrently in the Physics & Astronomy Department. (CAP Building, Rooms TBA) |
2:45PM-3:00PM | Coffee Break | Complimentary coffee and snacks will be offered. (CAP Building, Room TBA) |
3:00PM-4:00PM |
Share-a-thon, |
Physics & Astronomy Department. (CAP Building, Room TBA) |
5:30PM-10:00PM
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Dark Sky |
Walk-in tours and observation activities at the Dark Sky Observatory (DSO) which is located about 40 minutes (20 miles) from Appalachian State main campus, near the Blue Ridge Parkway. DSO has five telescopes for faculty and student research programs. The largest instrument there is the 32" DFM Engineering telescope. The Jo and Don Cline Visitor's Center is used for public and school outreach programs. |