March 29-30, 2019
Students are welcome to attend and are encouraged to give a poster.
Program
Friday, March 29, 2019
| 5:00-6:00 PM | Check-in and Registration |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:00-8:00 PM | Invited Presentation by Dr. Thomas Proffen Oak Ridge National Laboratory Neutron Science Directorate Director of the High Performance Computing, Modeling and Data Analytics Science Initiative Topic: Oak Ridge Computer Science Girls |
| 8:30-9:30 PM | Planetarium Show in Nielsen Physics Building |
Saturday, March 30, 2019 (Tentative Schedule; Subject to Change)
Morning Session
| 7:00-8:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00-8:15 AM | Welcome and Announcements |
| 8:15-8:30 AM | John Varriano, Christian Brothers University Acoustic Fun: Simple Speaker and Levitator |
| 8:30-8:45 AM | Richard Ignace, East Tennessee State University Impulsive Magnetic Damping (Richard Ignace and Gary Henson) |
| 8:45-9:00 AM | Travis Jenkins, University of Tennessee at Martin |
| 9:00-9:15 AM | Cahit Erkal, University of Tennessee at Martin Updating Traditional Physics Experiments: Measuring the Magnetic Field of a Bar Magnet |
| 9:15-9:30 AM | Art Carpenter, Austin Peay State University |
| 9:30-9:45 AM | Randy Peterson, Sewanee The University of the South Updating the Advanced Lab - What Do Faculty Choose to Change? |
| 9:45-10:00 AM | James Sternberg, Hardin Valley Academy Dialogue Between High School and University Teachers: Expectations, Requirements, and Ideas |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:30-11:15 AM | Poster Session and Tour |
| 11:15-11:45 AM | Business Meeting |
Afternoon Session
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00 PM | Invited Presentation by Dr. Robert Grzywacz University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Professor of Physics and Director, UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Nuclear Physics and Applications Topic: New Element Tennessine and its Neighbors—the Glam and Backstage of the Superheavy Elements Research |
| 2:00-2:15 PM | Ron Henderson, Middle Tennessee State University Algebra-based Physics: Results of a 2-year Redesign |
| 2:15-2:30 PM | Erica Johnson, Halls High School Quarknet and Physics Teachers |
