Symposium on Horizons in Astronomy and Physics Education

Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18 February 2012

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of Chapman Hall. Presentations begin at 9:00 a.m. in Chapman 125.  

Speakers:

Dr. Gerald Cecil (UNC-CH)  21st-Century Energy Options: Assumptions and Complications

Dr. Amy Oldenburg (UNC-CH)  How Physics Drives Innovations in Biomedical Optics

Dr. Stefan Jeglinski (UNC-CH)  Adventures of a Rocket Scientist

Dr. Fabian Heitsch (UNC-CH)  Recycling in the Universe: The Chemical Enrichment of the Young Solar System

Hands-on activities:

Dr. Michael Falvo, Self-assembly at the nanoscale

Dr. Sheila Kannappan (UNC-CH) and Mr. Keith Starr (KIPP Pride High School), AIMs Astronomy Instructional Modules for Physics

Research lab tours: Nanoscience research group, Skynet headquarters, SOAR remote observing room, Optical Coherence Imaging lab, neutrino lab, carbon nanotube X-ray lab

Symposium concludes at 5:00 p.m.  

This symposium is brought to you by a grant from the North Carolina Space Grant K-12 Professional Development program.