Name: CSAAPT Fall 2025 Semi-Virtual Meeting
Start: 2025-10-11T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-11T18:00:00-04:00
Location: VCU STEM Building

CSAAPT Fall 2025 Semi-Virtual Meeting

Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 8:00 AM

Monday, October 6, 2025
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025
Saturday, October 11, 2025

8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM Opening Remark
Opening Remark
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM Plenary Talk 1
Plenary Talk 1
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Contributions

8:45 AM From Ideal to Real: Teaching Physics for an Imperfect World - Elissa Levy (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)
9:45 AM Break
Break
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Parallel 1
Parallel 1
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

10:00 AM Addressing Math Readiness in Physics: Teaching Geometrical Optics Before Kinematics - Andres Akamine (Boyd J. Michael, III Technical High)

10:15 AM Inspiring Future Aviators: Educational Initiatives by the Virginia Department of Aviation - Anthony Sotelo (Virginia Department of Aviation)

10:30 AM Student Opportunities with the Virginia Academy Science - Craig Group (Virginia)

10:45 AM The Benefits of the Virginia Junior Academy of Science for Secondary Students, with an Emphasis on Physics - Robin Curtis (VJAS)
Parallel 1
Parallel 1
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

10:00 AM Parallel LR Circuits - Carl Mungan (U.S. Naval Academy)

10:15 AM A computer program to draw electric field lines for n point-charges - Phuc Tran (Brightpoint Community College)

10:30 AM Rolling Downhill and Uphill : The Physics of the "Let it go" and "Defying gravity" demos - Tatsu Takeuchi (Virginia Tech)

10:45 AM A Sample of Fun Student Exercises - Richard Terwilliger (Retired Physics/Earth Science Teacher - Suffern Central School District, Suffern, NY)
Parallel 1
Parallel 1
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

10:00 AM Helping students become "physics people" with the STEP UP Everyday Actions - Alma Robinson

10:15 AM What makes a good Physics mentor for women in Physics? - Laura Akesson (George Mason University)

10:30 AM Physics Clubs and Undergraduate Women In Physics: How clubs can foster identity and help undergraduate women in physics succeed - Aarshiya Singh (George Mason University)

10:45 AM SLOPE! What? Understanding the Meaning of Slope in a 200-Level Physics Lab - Samanthi Wickramarachchi (Virginia Commonwealth University)
11:00 AM Break
Break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Plenary Talk 2
Plenary Talk 2
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Contributions

11:15 AM From Quantum Mechanics to the 2nd Quantum Revolution - Carl Williams (CJW Quantum Consulting LLC)
12:15 PM Group Photo
Group Photo
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Demo make-and-take workshop
Demo make-and-take workshop
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM Make-and-Take Workshop - Richard Terwilliger
AI Panel Session
AI Panel Session
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM AI Panel Discussion - Darcy Mays (Virginia Commonwealth University) Eileen Malick (Benedictine Schools of Richmond) Michael Mailey (Collegiate School) Richard Joh (Virginia Commonwealth University)
2:30 PM Break
Break
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM Paralell 2
Paralell 2
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Contributions

2:45 PM Applied algebra course as an introductory science class for pre-health students - Elizabeth Larson (Tandem Friends School) Maxim Bychkov (University of Virginia)

3:00 PM Teaching about single photons in a modern physics class - Leanne Doughty (Georgetown University)

3:15 PM Standardizing exam versions - Finding the right proportion of concepts, problem-solving and medical applications for accurate assessment - Jency Sundararajan (University of Virginia)

3:30 PM Energy vs. temperature vs. heat: Using negative heat capacities to clarify the distinctions - Alejandro Satz (Harford Community College)
Parallel 2
Parallel 2
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Contributions

2:45 PM A circular electron diffraction pattern is duplicated with a simple apparatus using a laser beam - William A. Tobias (University of Virginia)

3:00 PM Collisions Demo: Why "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" - Henry Hilgendorf (Virginia Tech Department of Physics)

3:15 PM Demonstrations using the Pasco Rotating Platform Driven by a Motor - Marilyn F. Bishop (Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University)

3:30 PM Some Really Neat Demonstrations - Richard Terwilliger (Retired Physics/Earth Science Teacher - Suffern Central School District, Suffern, NY)
Parallel 2
Parallel 2
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Contributions

2:45 PM AI as a Teaching Partner→ Leveraging Tools to Transform Physics Instruction - Eileen Malick (Benedictine Schools of Richmond)

3:00 PM POWER DISTANCE AND TEACHING IDENTITY: CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS IN U.S. STEM CLASSROOMS - Nishchal Thapa Magar (George Mason University)

3:15 PM Beach Ball Physics in Study Hall Solarium - Richard Lindgren (University of Virginia)

3:30 PM Cross-Class Physics Lab for Inquiry and Peer Review - Joshua Lehman (Maggie Walker Governor's School)
3:45 PM Closing Remark
Closing Remark
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM CSAAPT Business Meeting
CSAAPT Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

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