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Presentations from 2010 Conference
Broadening Physics Career Paths: Industry, Education & Policy
June 11 - 13, 2010
The American Center for Physics
College Park, Maryland
The American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers were pleased to jointly organize the 2010 Physics Department Chairs Conference. This conference is part of a series of conferences that have been organized biennially for the past three decades. The theme for the 2010 Chairs Conference was: Broadening Physics Career Paths: Industry, Education & Policy.
Program
The conference began on Friday evening, June 11 at the conference hotel with a reception and dinner, followed by a guest speaker. The remaining sessions took place at the American Center for Physics and ended on noon, Sunday, June 13.
Conference Program Schedule 
Friday: Reception & Dinner
- Keynote Speaker: Steven Koonin
Under Secretary for Science, US Department of Energy
Session I: Report from AIP Corporate Associates Summit III
Chair: Dan Gauthier, Duke University
- Charles Weatherford , Florida A&M
- Nick Giordano, Purdue
- Fred Pinkerton , General Motors
- Robert Doering, AIP Corporate Associate.
Session II: Industry/Academia Connections that Work
Chair: Quinton Williams, Jackson State University
- Engineering Physics Degree Programs
Pat Burchat, Stanford - STEP: Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program
Cyrus Taylor, Case Western - Academic Research with Industrial Partners A Possible Model for Basic and Applied Research
Peter Delfyette, CREOL, University of Central Florida
Session III: Breakout Discussions
Some topics are the same in Breakout Sessions I and II but the discussions were different.
- Physics GRE: What is being tested?
- Scientific Literacy for Intro Course
- Strategies For Bringing New Students (Recruiting), Particularly Minorities, Into The Major
- Upper Level Lab Development
- Graduate School Recommendation Letters
- Physics GRE: What is being tested?
- Scientific Literacy for Intro Course
- Strategies For Bringing New Students (Recruiting), Particularly Minorities, Into The Major
- Tenure: Is the concept outdated?
- What Should be Included in a Department Handbook?
- What Makes a Good TA Preparation Program?
Session IV: Physics Education as a Career
Chair: Ritchie Patterson, Cornell University
- National Task Force Report on Teacher Education in Physics
PhysTEC Overview & Update
Ted Hodapp & Stamatis Vokos - Teacher Preparation at UT Austin
Jill Marshall, University of Texas - Austin - Learning Assistants (LA) at U Colorado
Steve Pollock, University of Colorado
Session V: Physics Policy as a Career
Chair: Kate Kirby, APS
- Federation of American Scientists
Charles Ferguson - APS Public Affairs
Francis Slakey - Auto Alliance
Kathryn Clay, Director of Research
Session VI: Introductory Studies in Life Sciences
Chair: Warren Hein, AAPT
- Physics for Life Science Students
Bob Hilborn, University of Texas, Dallas - Duke Medical Physics Program
Jim Dobbins, Duke University
