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C O N F E R E N C E 2013 Thurs May 2 to Sat May 4, 2013 |
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Physics Education Research in Action! Conference Photos
Thanks to photographers:
Robert Prior Rolly Meisel John Caranci Patrick Whippey
Panorama Shots by Robert Prior
Photos
Dennis Mercier, Lisa Lim-Cole and James Ball welcome delegates to the 2013 OAPT conference at UOIT
Volunteers such as Dennis Mercier, Elizabeth Dunning, Jim Pulikeel and Olivia Lu ensure that registration is quick and efficient
Plenary sessions take place in a large lecture hall
Thursday arrivals enjoy displays and conversation
John Caranci finds physics demos everywhere, such as a very flexible material at the wine & cheese
Ashley Young demonstrates the Doppler Effect
Dr. Justin Keung takes careful aim
Elizabeth Dunning Makes an adjustment
Petrusia Kowalski and Tom Eagan investigate spectra
Eric Haller and others need refreshment after attending thought-provoking workshops
Break time from the second floor
Break time from the fourth floor
Workgroups explore force pairs in Chris Meyer's PER forces workshop
Participants form images with simple pinhole cameras at Roberta's optics workshop
Andrew Moffat, Mhona Russell, Olivia Lu and Ashley Young investigate pinhole cameras
Mojtaba Khezry, Jim Pulikeel and others
Participants explore the bizarre world of polarized light and 3D glasses
Val Kapoustine explains the operation of a photocell using dyes from fruits
Mhona Russell mixes dye solution for an organic photocell
Making an organic photocell is a group effort (Margaret Scora, Richard Taylor, Val Kapoutine and Hasan Shodiev)
Testing the dye photocell
Glenn Wagner presides over the Great Physics Giveaway
Potenial winners of coveted prizes eagerly await the results
James Ball prepares one of the props for the Higgs Boson simulation
Enthusiastic actors turn the Higgs Boson simulation into a dramatic art form
Roberta Tevlin choreographs the Refraction Shuffle
The Dance Troupe reviews its steps for the Refraction Shuffle
The Troupers show their mastery of refraction by illustrating Snell's Law in ballet form
All too soon the Fellowship and Camaraderie of the conference come to an end
Roberta collects the name tags for recycling as planning for the 2014 conference already begins
Plan to attend OAPT 2014 at the University of Toronto
hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Updated July 23 2013 R. Meisel