Welcome to the Spring 2010 Meeting

of the PNACP at

Pacific University

The Unknown Physicist

April 16 & 17, 2010


For a list of abstracts, click here (MS Word format).


Friday, April 16, 2010
University Center (Washburne Hall) in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) on the lower level

Time
 Title
 Speaker
8:00 - 8:30
 Registration
8:30 - 9:00
 Welcome
 Sharon Rosell, Central Washington University, Pacific University Representative
9:00 - 10:00
 Invited: Medical Physics -- a dynamic and evolving scientific profession
 Kevin Jordan, Medical Physicist, University of Western Ontario
10:00 - 10:20
 Break
10:20 - 11:20
 Invited: A physicist among Psychologists
 Jolinda Smith, PhD, MR Physicist, Lewis Center for Neuroimaging, University of Oregon
11:20 - 1:00
 Lunch -- Board Meeting
1:00 - 2:00
 James Gerhart Lecture: New Insights into student understanding of electric circuits and analog electronics
 MacKenzie Stetzer, University of Washington
2:00 - 3:00
 Invited: Optical Physics in Startup Companies: Innovation and Insanity
 Mike Munroe, Trout Optical, Inc., Eugene, Oregon
3:00 - 3:20
 Break
3:20 - 3:40
 Peer Instruction and Peer Evaluation in Introductory Physics courses
 Martin Hackworth, Idaho State University
3:40 - 4:00
 MJ Murdock Partners in Science Program
 Chuck Smith, Partners in Science Circuit Rider
4:00 - 4:40
 What's New at Vernier
 David Vernier, Vernier Software and Technology


Banquet
Time
 Title
 Speaker
5:30 - 6:15
 No host social hour
6:15 - 7:15
 Banquet in MRP room at University Center
7:30 - 8:30
 Banquet talk: What the Universe Needs
 John Knowles, Musician, Nashville, Tennessee


Saturday, April 17, 2010
University Center (Washburne Hall) in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) on the lower level
Time
 Title
 Speaker
8:30 - 8:50
 Tribute to Kelly Casey
 Shannon Mayer, University of Portland
8:50 - 9:50
 Invited: Physics at Google
 Leo Parker Dirac, Google, Inc.
9:50 - 10:00
 Break
10:00 - 11:00
 Invited: Physics and Washington Communication
 Mike Long, White House Writer's Group, Washington, DC
11:00 - 12:00
 Business Meeting and Elections
 Sharon Rosell, CWU



Contributed talks still needed

Please send information about a talk you would like to give at the meeting to Sharon Rosell.  IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED  TALK INFORMATION TO KELLY, PLEASE RE-SEND THIS INFORMATION TO SHARON.



SPS

The Society of Physics Students zone meeting will also happen during this weekend and the students will be attending the PNACP meeting.  For more information, click here.


Hotel info


Sorry, but the University Inn Best Western is now (3/29/10)  out of rooms.  There is a Holiday Inn Express in the town of Hillsboro, which is close.  There is NOT a block of rooms reserved.  There are other hotels and motels available in Forest Grove, and a quick web search will lead you to them.

The Holiday Inn Express info is:

5900 Northeast Ray Circle
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone: 503-844-9696

The first hotel (now full) contact information and website:

Best Western University Inn & Suites
3933 Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove, Oregon 97116-2225
Phone: 503/992-8888
Fax: 503/992-8444

Parking map for the meeting
No parking is allowed on Campus on Friday, so we will have to park on side streets.  For a PDF file containing a map, click here.  In yellow are the campus parking locations for Saturday, and in red are the buildings for the meeting.


UPDATE:  Kelly Casey has tragically passed away on Friday, April 2, 2010, surrounded by family and friends. 

Donations in Kelly's memory may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church Outreach (14 N. 48th Ave., Yakima, WA 98908); Dr. Kelly Casey Scholarship Fund (YVCC Foundation, PO Box 22520, Yakima, WA 98902); or the Lubbock Food Bank (4612 Locust Ave, Lubbock, TX 79404).

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Yakima, Washington. Arrangements are under the care of Keith & Keith Funeral Home.  A bouquet of flowers has been sent from PNACP.


Please contact me if you have any comments/concerns about the meeting.
Sharon Rosell
President, PNACP
(509) 574-4855


Local meeting contact:  Andrew Dawes



AJG 04/14/10