2015 Summer Physics Teacher Academy
2015 Summer Physics Teacher Academy
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Riverside
California Science Project
Location: Reading Room 3035, Physics Building, UCR
Schedule
Monday(06/22/2015)
_7:45am Coffee
_8:00am Opening
_8:30am New Science Standards Dr. Maria Chiara Simani(Director of CSP)
12:00pm Lunch
_1:05pm Carbon Flatland: Nanotechnology and Other Wonders in Graphene
________Jeanie Lau [Research Lecture]
_2:05pm Quantum Error Correction Leonid Pryadko [Research Lecture]
Tuesday(06/23/2015)
_7:45am Coffee
_8:00am Classical Mechanics Prof. Richard Seto [Physics Refresher]
10:05am Electricity & Magnetism Prof. Vivek Aji [Physics Refresher]
12:00pm Lunch
_1:05pm Surface Science Prof.Jory Yarmoff [Research Lecture]
_2:05pm Dark Matter Prof. Hai-Bo Yu [Research Lecture]
Wednesday(06/24/2015)
_7:45am Coffee
_8:00am Oscillations and Waves Prof. Allen Mills [Physics Refresher]
10:05am Nanotechnology Prof. Nathan Gabor [Research Lecture]
11:05am High Energy Physics Prof. Owen Long [Research Lecture]
12:00pm Lunch
_1:05pm Magnetic Force on A Current Mr. Chris Salvo [Physics Lab]
Thursday(06/25/2015)
_7:45am Coffee
_8:00am Teaching Physics Ward Beyermann
_9:05am Spintronics Jing Shi [Research Lecture]
10:05am Thermal Physics Prof. Shan-Wen Tsai [Physics Refresher]
12:00pm Lunch
_1:05pm Lab Research Experience
________Antimatter Prof. Allen Mills
________Making Graphene Mr. Kevin Myhro (Lab of Prof. Jeanie Lau)
________Laser Molecular Beam Epitaxy Mr. Mohammed Aldosary and Mr. Chi Tang
________(Lab of Prof. Jing Shi)
________Laser Glimpse Prof. Nathan Gabor
Friday(06/26/2015)
_7:45am Coffee
_8:00am Optics Prof. Harry Tom [Physics Refresher]
10:05am TBA Prof. Bahram Mobasher [Research Lecture]
11:05am Demo Exchange Prof. Hai-Bo Yu
12:00pm Lunch
_1:05pm Careers in Physics Prof. Harry Tom