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First-Timer's Gathering: Meet other newbies over breakfast and check out what resources AAPT has to support you from 7:00-8:30 AM on Monday, July 30 in Congressional Ballroom B Early Career Speed Networking Event: Meet experienced faculty and teachers from 12:00-1:30 on Monday, July 30 in Penn Quarter First Timer & Early Career Professional Social: Join us for lunch at City Tap House Penn Quarter from 12:00 - 1:30 on Tuesday, July 31 Washington, DC Meeting Information ............................. 6 Committee Meetings............................. 7 July 28–August 1, 2018 AAPT Awards ......................................... 8 Plenaries ............................................... 11 Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel Exhibitor Information ............................ 13 and Washington Marriott Marquis Session Maps ........................................ 22 SPS Posters ............................................ 25 Commercial Workshops ......................... 28 Workshop Abstracts .............................. 29 Session Abstracts .................................. 40 Monday .............................................. 40 Tuesday ............................................. 106 Wednesday ......................................... 150 Participants’ Index ................................. 195 Maps ..................................................... 200 American Association of Physics Teachers One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 301-209-3311 www.aapt.org Thank You to AAPT’s Special Thanks Sustaining Members AAPT wishes to thank the following persons for their dedication The American Association of Physics Teachers is and selfless contributions to the Summer Meeting: extremely grateful to the following companies who have generously supported AAPT over the years: Paper sorters: Kari Meyers Adriana Predoi-Cross Tom Carter Gregory Putman American 3B Scientific Brad Conrad Brian Pyper American Institute of Physics Shahida Dar April Russell Ronald Freeman Andrews University Physics Enterprises Jeff Saul Brianne Gutmann Arbor Scientific Toni Sauncy Mary Ann Hickman Klassen Sherry L Savrda Expert TA Eric Kuo Chandralekha Singh Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Daniel MacIsaac Changgong Zhou Klinger Educational Product Corporation George Washington University: Liquid Instruments Bill Briscoe, Leah Kochenderfer, and Samantha Lumpkin Merlan Scientific Morgan and Claypool Publishers AAPT Board of Directors David E. Sturm, Vice Chair of OpenStax College Section Representatives PASCO Scientific Gordon P. Ramsey, President University of Maine Loyola University - Chicago Orono, ME Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Chicago, IL Physics2000.Com Daniel M. Crowe, at large Mel Sabella, President Elect (High School Representative) Science First Chicago State University Loudoun Academy of Science Chicago, IL Spectrum Techniques LLC Sterling, VA Chandralekha Singh, Vice President Tel-Atomic Inc Karen Jo Matsler, at large (4-Year University of Pittsburgh College Representative) Vernier Software Pittsburgh, PA University of Texas - Arlington Wolfgang Christian, Secretary Arlington, TX Davidson College Arlisa L. Richardson, at large Davidson, NC (2-Year College Representative) Thomas L. O’Kuma, Treasurer Chandler-Gilbert Community College Lee College Mesa, AZ WiFi code at Renaissance Hotel Baytown, TX Gary D. White (ex officio) George A. Amann, Past President Editor, The Physics Teacher Network: Renaissance_Conference 193 Primrose Hill Rd. Password: SM2018 Richard H. Price (ex officio) Rhinebeck, NY Editor, Amer. Journal of Physics Dyan Jones, Chair of Section Beth A. Cunningham (ex officio) Representatives Contact: AAPT Executive Officer Mercyhurst University Erie, PA Robert C. Hilborn (guest) Meeting Registration Desk: 301-209-3340 AAPT Associate Executive Officer Facebook/Twitter at Meeting We will be posting updates to Facebook and Twitter prior to and during the meeting to keep you in the know! Participate in the conversation on Twitter by following us at twitter.com/AAPTHQ or search the hashtag #aaptsm18. We will also be posting any changes to the schedule, cancellations, and other announcements during the meeting via both Twitter and Facebook. Visit our Pinterest page for suggestions of places to go and things to do in the Cincinnati area. We look forward to connecting with you! 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Saturday, July 28 Nominating Committee I 6–7:30 p.m. Mount Vernon Square B Board of Directors I 6–9 p.m. Mount Vernon Square A Sunday, July 29 Meetings Committee 8–10:15 a.m. Mount Vernon Square B Publications Committee 8–10 a.m. Mount Vernon Square A Board of Directors II 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Mount Vernon Square A Section Officers and Representatives 5–6 p.m. Meeting Room 10/11 Executive Programs Committee 5–6 p.m. Mount Vernon Square B Programs I 6–7 p.m. Meeting Room 8/9 Monday, July 30 Interests of Senior Physicists Committee* 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 13 Teacher Preparation Committee* 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 7 Diversity in Physics Committee* 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 15 Science Education for the Public* 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 6 Physics in Undergraduate Education* 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 12 Physics in Pre-High School Education* 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 2 PIRA Committee* 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 16 PERLOC 7–8:30 a.m. Marriott Marquis - Holly Room Apparatus Committee* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 8/9 Professional Concerns Committee* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 14 International Physics Edcuation* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 5 Modern Physics Committee* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 6 Awards Committee I (closed) 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 13 Research in Physics Education* 7–8:30 p.m. Meeting Room 2 Physics in High Schools* 7–8:30 p.m. Mount Vernon Square A Laboratories Committee* 7–8:30 p.m. Meeting Room 15 History and Philosophy of Physics* 7–8:30 p.m. Meeting Room 6 Graduate Education in Physics* 7–8:30 p.m. Meeting Room 16 Tuesday, July 31 Physics Bowl Advisory Committee 7–8 a.m. Meeting Room 7 PTRA Oversight Committee 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 5 Review Board 7–8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 6 Town Hall with AAPT President* 12–1 p.m. Mount Vernon Square B PERTG Town Hall* 12–1:30 p.m. Mount Vernon Square A ALPhA Committee* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 6 Physics in Two-Year Colleges Committee* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 10/11 Space Science and Astronomy* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 5 Educational Technologies Committee* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 14 Women in Physics Committee* 12–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 8/9 Wednesday, August 1 Programs II 7–8:30 a.m. Congressional Ballroom B Governance Structure Committee 7–8 a.m. Meeting Room 7 Venture/Bauder Fund Committee 7–8 a.m. Meeting Room 6 Membership and Benefits Committee 9:30–10:30 a.m. Meeting Room 6 Papersort Orientation 1–1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 7 Nominating Committee II 3–4:30 p.m. Meeting Room 7 Board of Directors III 3–5:30 p.m. Meeting Room 6 July 28–August 1, 2018 7 Awards at 2018 AAPT Summer Meeting David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching The 2018 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching winner is Bradley S. Ambrose. John Wiley & Sons is the principal source of funding for this award, through its donation to the AAPT. Ambrose earned his BS in Physics at Yale University. Both his MS and PhD in Physics are from the University of Washington. Since 2013 he has served as Professor of Physics at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. The physics department at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) offers a BS in physics, as well as a few gradu- Bradley S. Ambrose ate courses in support of an M.Ed. During his time at GVSU, Ambrose has taught a variety of courses. The Grand Valley State Univer- courses for teachers have long been taught in an inquiry-based style, but he has incorporated inquiry-based sity, Allendale, MI components into all of his other courses as well. His approach is student-centered, actively engaging the students in the learning process and empowering students to take the next step on their own. He is a master at asking questions to stimulate student learning, helping students solve problems themselves rather than just telling them the answers. Students and colleagues alike rate his teaching as excellent, as evidenced by his being selected for We Teach More Than one of several campus-wide teaching awards in 2006 as well as GVSU’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 2014. Physics He is also an exceptionally reflective teacher committed to making changes in order to enhance student learn- ing and uses his expertise in physics education research (PER) to develop many course materials. He worked with a team of colleagues during the summer of 2000 to revise the GVSU introductory labs from a “cookbook” Monday, July 30 approach to an inquiry-based one. More recently, he collaborated with colleagues nationwide on an NSF-CCLI 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. grant to develop a series of tutorials in intermediate mechanics to build students’ abilities to understand multi- Renaissance Ballroom step processes and better connect calculations to concepts.