This Meeting is hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at George Mason University,
with additional funding from
- Department of Physics and the College of Science at Virginia Tech
- Departments of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Virginia
- The Organization for Physics at Two-Year Colleges (OPTYCs)
Overview:
The Spring 2025 Meeting of the Chesapeake Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (CSAAPT) will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. This is during the National Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 (March 20-April 13, 2025) so it is a great time to visit the DC-Northern Virgina area!
George Mason University is the largest public research university in the Commonwealth of Virginia with over 40,000 students from all 50 states and 130 countries. It is ranked among the top 50 public universities in the United States by the Wall Street Journal. Click here for the Wikipedea article on the history of George Mason University.
Unlike past CSAAPT meetings, in lieu of a registration fee, we are requiring CSAAPT membership ($15 until summer 2025) for in-person attendance. That is, dues-paying CSAAPT members can attend for free. Please note that this is less than the traditional registration fee and is for logistic necessities for this meeting only.
The semiannual CSAAPT meetings are a great forum to exchange ideas on novel teaching techniques and economical physics demonstrations, and to meet a fascinating cohort of physics education enthusiasts.
This meeting is semi-virtual. The in-person meeting venue will be at the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University. Further details will be announced on the Meeting Location page soon. The Meeting will be broadcast on Zoom so that people from afar (both presenters and attendees) can join in.
Lodging Support!
We have limited funds to provide up to $350 in lodging support to high school physics teachers. Support for community college faculty is also available from OPTYCs. Please see the Travel & Lodging Info page for more details.
Program:
TBA
Contributed Talks and Demos:
We solicit contributions within the following parameters:
- 15-minute talk or demo (12 minute talk + 3-minute Q&A, both in-person and via Zoom)
Talk topic/demo can be anything pertaining to physics teaching - To submit the title and abstract of your talk, please register first and then click on Call for Abstracts in the menu
- The deadline to submit your title and abstract for talks and demos is midnight of Sunday, March 9, 2025.
- We plan to have a demo share-a-thon in the afternoon (no demo presentations in the morning).
- Contributors of talks/demos will be issued certificates of presentation. These will be emailed to you after the Meeting.
Registration:
- In-person attendance:
- Please use the in-person attendance registration form on the Registration page,
- The deadline to register for in-person attendance is midnight of Sunday, March 16, 2025.
- If you register for an in-person attendance, you will receive an email after the registration is closed. If you are an existing CSAAPT member, the email will confirm your membership and there is no need for you to pay any dues as the membership is effective until Summer 2025. If you are not an existing member, the email will ask you to pay the dues ($15/yr) to become a member. If you are bringing any accompanying persons, we ask them to join CSAAPT, too.
- Please use the in-person attendance registration form on the Registration page,
- Remote Attendance:
- Please use the Zoom attendance registration form on the Registration page.
- The deadline to register for remote attendance is midnight of Friday, April 4, 2025.
- There is no need for remote (Zoom) attendees to pay the CSAAPT membership fee.
- Please note that the Zoom link for the meeting will not be made public and will only be emailed to registrants. The Zoom link will be sent to you in a Zoom or calendar invite, so please pay attention to what you are receiving in your email.
- Once on Zoom, please change your Zoom name to your full name followed by your affiliation in parentheses, e.g. Jane Doe (George Mason High School). This is so that we can identify your presence for the purpose of issuing your certificates of attendance.
- Please use the Zoom attendance registration form on the Registration page.
- Certificate of Attendance/Presentation:
- Certificates of attendance/presentation will be issued to both in-person and virtual attendees/presenters.
- If you need a certificate of attendance and/or presentation, please register your name exactly as it should appear on your certificate(s). No nicknames or pseudonyms, please.
- A detailed program in pdf can be generated by clicking on the "PDF" button at the top of the "Timetable" page (once the timetable is available).
- Certificates of attendance/presentation will be issued to both in-person and virtual attendees/presenters.
Important Deadlines:
- Application for Lodging Support: midnight of Sunday, February 23, 2025
- Hotel room-block cutoff: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Submission of talk and demo abstracts: midnight of Sunday, March 9, 2025
- Registration for in-person attendance: midnight of Sunday, March 16, 2025
- Registration for virtual attendance: Friday, April 4, 2025
Organizational Committee:
Jessica Rosenberg (Chair, George Mason University, VA)
Laura Akesson (George Mason University, VA)
Nancy Holincheck (George Mason University, VA)
Kent Yagi (CSAAPT President, University of Virginia, VA)
Jency Sundararajan (CSAAPT Vice President, University of Virginia, VA)
Shella Condino (Oakton High School, VA)
Gerald Feldman (George Washington University, DC)
James Freericks (Georgetown University, DC)
Muge Karagoz (CSAAPT, MD)
Kris Lui (AAPT-OPTYCs, MD)
Carl Mungan (US Naval Academy, MD)
Samantha Spytek (Academies of Loudoun, VA)
Jason Sterlace (James Madison University, VA)
Tatsu Takeuchi (Virginia Tech, VA)
Francesca Viale (Northern Virginia Community College, VA)
