Public Engagement and Education

Presentations

• Developing a Rural High School Outreach Program

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 11:30 AM – Oct. 31, 2023, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Brandon K Russell

    University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Brandon K Russell

    University of Michigan

  • Elizabeth Oxford

    University of Michigan

  • Bradley Langdale

    Spruce Grove Composite High School

  • Rebecca Fitzgarrald

    University of Michigan, Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

  • Joshua Latham

    University of Michigan

  • Brendan L Stassel

    University of Michigan

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• Lessons From Kindergarten: Outreach Activities at the PSFC

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 11:42 AM – Oct. 31, 2023, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Jennifer Scarborough

    MIT PSFC

  Authors

  • Jennifer Scarborough

    MIT PSFC

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• Documenting impacts of an informal physics program: A mixed methods longitudinal study

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 11:54 AM – Oct. 31, 2023, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Jessica R Hoehn

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Jessica R Hoehn

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Turhan K Carroll

    University of Georgia

  • Noah D Finkelstein

    University of Colorado, Boulder

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• How to spur internal motivation in learners from a variety of educational backgrounds to engage with quantitative science

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 12:06 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Jacqueline Acres

    Portland State University

  Authors

  • Jacqueline Acres

    Portland State University

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• Public Engagement at the Princeton Plasma Physisc Laboratory

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 12:18 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Deedee Ortiz

    PPPL, www.pppl.gov

  Authors

  • Deedee Ortiz

    PPPL, www.pppl.gov

  • Arturo Dominguez

    Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PPPL

  • Shannon Swilley Greco

    PPPL

  • Britt Albucker

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PPPL

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• PPPL’s Science Education Department’s Efforts in Public Engagement and Training the Plasma and Fusion Workforce

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 12:30 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 12:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Shannon Swilley Greco

    PPPL

  Authors

  • Shannon Swilley Greco

    PPPL

  • Britt Albucker

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PPPL

  • Arturo Dominguez

    Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PPPL

  • Eva G Kostadinova

    Auburn University

  • Deedee Ortiz

    PPPL, www.pppl.gov

  • Deedee Ortiz

    PPPL, www.pppl.gov

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• "Gateway to Plasma": a plasma-focused professional development training program in Alabama

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 12:42 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 12:54 PM

  Publication: Kostadinova, Evdokiya G., Shannon Greco, Maajida Murdock, Ernesto Barraza-Valdez, Hannah R. Hasson, Imani Z. West-Abdallah, Cheryl A. Harper et al. "Summary report from the mini-conference on workforce development through research-based, plasma-focused activities." Physics of Plasmas 30, no. 6 (2023).

  Presenters

  • Eva G Kostadinova

    Auburn University

  Authors

  • Eva G Kostadinova

    Auburn University

  • Edward Thomas

    Auburn University

  • Laura Provenzani

    University of Alabama Huntsville

  • Gary P Zank

    University of Alabama in Huntsville, Department of Space Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA

  • Shannon Swilley Greco

    PPPL

  • Arturo Dominguez

    Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PPPL

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• Engaging the Public through FOEP Despite Plasma Physics' Estrangement from the Broader APS

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 12:54 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 1:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Frances Kraus

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PPPL

  Authors

  • Frances Kraus

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PPPL

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• PlasmaPy as an educational resource

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 1:06 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 1:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas Murphy

    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

  Authors

  • Nicholas Murphy

    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

  • Peter V Heuer

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Erik Everson

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Dominik Stańczak

    University of Warsaw

  • Bennett Maruca

    University of Delaware

  • Stephen T Vincena

    UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles

  • Jayden Roberts

    University of Rochester

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• Time "and" Dimension(s) - Visualizing the 4^th Dimension

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 1:18 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 1:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Siddharth Rana

    Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

  Authors

  • Siddharth Rana

    Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

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• A Low-Cost, Mass-Production Plasma Physics Demo Kit for Middle and High School Classroom Instruction

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2023, 1:30 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 1:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Seltzman

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MI

  Authors

  • Andrew Seltzman

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology MI

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• Connecting with Your Audience: Public Engagement Fundamentals

  ORAL · Invited

  Oct. 31, 2023, 1:42 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 2:12 PM

  Publication: John Tyler and Susan White. "APS Survey on Public Engagement & Outreach".The American Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center (2022) jtyler@aip.org, 301-209-3078<br>Smith, Michael, et al. "Informal science education and career advancement." arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.10623 (2021).

  Presenters

  • claudia fracchiolla lopez

    American Physical Society

  Authors

  • claudia fracchiolla lopez

    American Physical Society

  • Alexandra Lau

    American Physical Society

  • Nicole Schrode

    APS, American Physical Society

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