OSAPS Fall 2019 Meeting
The OSAPS Fall 2019 Meeting will be hosted by Kettering University, Department of Physics, on October 11 – 12, 2019 as a joint meeting with the Michigan Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (MIAAPT).
Meeting Overview
The theme of the meeting - “Physics and the Society” - was chosen to stimulate discussions about the role Physics Research and Education have historically played and continue to play in the context of today’s dynamic technology-driven societal changes. As traditionally has been the case at OSAPS meetings – and in line with the broad theme of this upcoming meeting – presentations from any physics and physics related field are welcome. In particular presentations in Materials & Nanoscience, Optics, Photonics, Spectroscopy & Imaging, Acoustics, Noise & Vibrations, Medical Physics, Computational & Mathematical Physics, Biophysics, Physics Education, and Industrial Physics & Entrepreneurship are strongly encouraged. In tune with the theme of the meeting, participants are encouraged to frame their presentations within the broader meaning and societal impact of their work.
The meeting will open Friday October 11 at 1 p.m. with a welcoming address by Kettering University President Dr. Robert McMahan – an astrophysicist and professor of Physics himself – and over the course of two days will feature plenary presentations by Dr. Howard Jackson, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Cincinnati; Dr. Lisa Lapidus, Professor of Biological Physics, Michigan State University; Dr. Greg Sun, Professor and Chair, Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts at Boston; Dr. Xueding Wang, Professor, University of Michigan Ann Arbor Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Radiology. The Friday evening banquet dinner and invited talk will take place at the elegant Flint Institute of Art.
Contributed presentations will be delivered in the poster session of Friday afternoon and the Saturday morning parallel sessions of contributed talks. Submission of student-conducted work is particularly encouraged. A “Best Undergraduate Student Poster” award will be presented at the banquet dinner.
A unique feature of the meeting will be a share-a-thon/workshop organized by local members and contributors to the Advanced Laboratory Physics Association (ALPhA) in continuation of the OSAPS meeting. The workshop will be held Saturday afternoon from 1:15 to 3:15 pm, in parallel with visits of the labs of the Physics Department at Kettering University and will feature a number of experiments and related discussions. There is no charge for the workshop, but prior registration is required. Make sure to check the appropriate box on your meeting registration. MIAAPT organized activities will also take place Saturday afternoon.
Abstracts, Registration, etc.
For more details, to register for the meeting and/or submit an abstract, visit the meeting website.
Registration: Meeting preregistration will be open until September 27, 2019.
Abstract Submission: Abstract submission will be open until Friday, September 20, 2019.
Student Travel: Students who present posters or oral presentations at the OSAPS meeting are eligible for travel support from the OSAPS. The amount of the travel grant is up to $100 per student, subject to OSAPS budget constraints. Students will be notified of the amount of the award after the meeting. The application deadline is October 4, 2019. To apply submit the online form https://ultron.aps.org/forms/aps.cgi?id=1449.