Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Energy as a Subtle Concept
Discussion Leader: Lisa Goodhew (University of Washington, USA)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Rachel Scherr (Seattle Pacific University, USA)
"Approaches to Energy Instruction and Education Research"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Models for Teaching Energy
Discussion Leader: Gina Quan (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Marcus Kubsch (Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, University of Kiel, Germany)
"Energy Learning Trajectories: The Systems-Transfer Perspective"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:15 pm
Kinsey Bain (Michigan State University, USA)
"Understanding Energy: An Investigation of Undergraduate and Graduate Chemistry Students"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Christopher Robin Samuelsson (Uppsala University, Sweden)
"Going Through a Phase"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm
Mark Eichenlaub (University of Maryland, USA)
"A Variety of Productive Resources for Approaching Unfamiliar Equations for Energies"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Merlyn Pulikkathara (Prairie View A&M University, USA)
"Demonstrating Energy Transfer to Physical Science Students"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Breaking Down Specialized Problems into Simple Energy Models to Engage a Broader Audience
Discussion Leaders: Katherine Ansell (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) and Stephen Babalola (Alabama A&M University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Meenakshi Singh (Colorado School of Mines, USA)
"Energy and Entropy Flows in Superconductor-Ferromagnet Hybrids"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:45 am
Daniel Weller (Michigan State University, USA)
"Tetrahedrite Thermoelectrics for Power Generation Through Waste Heat Recovery"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Elliot Taffet (Princeton University, USA)
"Unraveling Solar Energy Conversion with Cutting-Edge Quantum Chemistry"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:35 am
Suzanne Sheehe (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
"Energy Transfer in Nonequilibrium Environments: Examples from Combustion Chemistry"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Kyle Rose (Alabama A&M University, USA)
"Application of Phase Change Material to Increase Efficiency for Dual-Use Solar Panels"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: There Is No Set Career Path for a Physics Graduate Student
Discussion Leaders: Serena Eley (Colorado School of Mines, USA) and Daryl McPadden (Michigan State University, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
There Is No Set Career Path for a PhD Physicist
Amber Rivera (Independent, USA)
Michael Wittmann (University of Maine, USA)
Luis Lebolo (Tessella Inc, USA)
Seth Manthey (Non-Profit Foundation, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes