OAPT'97: Expanding the Boundaries of Physics
The 90's have seen science take on a multidisciplinary aspect,
and physics is no exception. This years meeting will focus on
the important role that physics plays in many of the "new frontiers"
where science and technology training and expertise are being put
to use; areas such as the internet, financial markets, medicine,
the environment, materials science and engineering, and the lifesciences.
In addition to a number of invited papers, including a
keynote speaker from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) on
non-traditional careers in physics at the banquet Friday evening, the
meeting will feature a trip to the Adam Beck generating station on
the Niagara river, hands-on workshops, exhibitors, and contributed
talks with helpful tips and demonstrations for teaching high-school
and university physics.
Your registration fee includes all sessions, lunches on Friday and
Saturday, coffee breaks, and participation in one of five workshops
on Thursday evening followed by a social event sponsored by Brock
University and the Faculty of Mathematics and Science.
(A sixth workshop involving a digital electronics project is also
being offered at the cost of the materials.)
Workshops
- Materials physics
- Learn how physics plays a role in
materials science. Investigate the different temperature dependence of
the electrical conductivity of insulators, semiconductors and
superconductors. See how a thin film superconductor
is made using laser ablation technology, and how an
amorphous metallic glass is made using a melt-spinning technique.
- Making your own Web page
- Discover how
one goes about making a personalized web page, and
apply what you learn to create a Physics homepage for your
classes.
- Using CBL interfaces
- A Calculator-Based Laboratory using the Texas Instruments TI82 graphing
calculator interfaced to various physical probes.
- Energy and the Environment
- Inexpensive projects for measuring energy in the environment.
- Searching Strategies for the Internet
- Have you found yourself
wondering with all of the information available how
one can find what one is looking for? In this workshop you will have
a chance to try out various strategies for searching and finding
information.
- Digital electronics project
-
Note a modified description below:
due to parts sourcing difficulties, a different device
will be built. We apologize for any inconvenience this
may cause.
In this workshop participants will construct a microcontroller-based
Photo-Gate Timer for time interval measurements. The Photo-Gate Timer will monitor four
infrared photo-gate detector inputs and record up to 10 time measurements for
each gate. The time measurements can be viewed directly on a four-digit display
or, with an inexpensive component added later, can be uploaded to a computer
via the serial communication port for data analysis. The circuit will be
assembled on a printed circuit board using soldering techniques, and tested in
the workshop.
Participants requiring glasses for reading are advised to bring them for the
workshop.
This workshop is being offered at the $50 cost
of the components.
Accommodation
Air-conditioned single rooms are being offered as on-campus
accommodation. For
those interested in touring the wineries, visiting Niagara Falls,
seeing a ship navigate the locks on the Welland canal, or taking
in a play at the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake after the
conference has concluded, we are
offering the
possibility of staying on Saturday night. (Note that you will
be left to make arrangements for visiting these attractions yourself, but
all are within a half-hour drive of Brock).
If you prefer off-campus accommodation we suggest you contact the
Embassy Suites, a hotel located at 3530 Schmon Pkwy in Thorold, 5-10
minutes on foot from Brock. The number to call is (905)-984-8484.
Mention OAPT'97, and
ask for the Brock rate.
Don't hesitate to contact us with further questions:
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