SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS
ZONE 7 MEETING
FALL 2000

THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2000

REGISTRATION FORM


This year The University of Toledo will host the Ohio Section of the American Physical Society and The American Association of Physics Teachers fall 2000 meeting. In conjunction with these meetings, we will host the fall 2000 Society of Physics Students Zone 7 Meeting.

The Zone Meeting will feature a special session for talks on undergraduate research during the contributed talks session on Saturday. Following the talks a special round table discussion session has been planned to discuss zone news, share chapter triumphs and problems, and plan future zone activities.

Because student fees are waived for the OS/APS meeting, students are strongly encouraged to register for and attend the OS/APS meeting. More information is at the conference web site,

http://www.physics.utoledo.edu/~osaps/

A tentative schedule of events is as follows
7:30 - 8:00 AM Welcome and Refreshments
8:00 - 10:00 AM SPS student talks (10 minutes talk, 2 minutes questions *)
10:00 -11:00 AM SPS round table discussion and lunch
11:00 AM Adjournment for SPS
* subject to change

Driving directions and lodging information can be found on The University of Toledo web site,

http://www.utoledo.edu/

For more information contact,

Robert Cooper, SPS Outreach
Email: rcooper@physics.utoledo.edu/

PROGRAM
JOINT OS/APS, AAPT, AND SPS ZONE 7
2000 FALL MEETING
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO


FRIDAY OCTOBER 13

12:00 - 4:00 PM REGISTRATION
2:00 - 4:30 PM INVITED SESSION A:
2:00 - 2:15 PM Welcoming Remarks
2:15 - 3:15 PM Dr. Jeff Yang - United Solar Systems Corp. "Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Technology"
3:15 - 4:15 PM Dr. Sarah Kurtz - National Renewable Energy Laboratory "High Efficiency Concentrator Solar Cells - How do we get there (the physics)? And Where might they take us (the economics)?"
4:30 - 6:00 PM POSTER SESSION AND LAB TOURS - McMaster Hall
6:15 - 6:45 PM SOCIAL HOUR - Toledo Museum of Art
6:45 - 8:00 PM BANQUET - Toledo Museum of Art
8:00 - 9:00 PM PUBLIC LECTURE - Toledo Museum of Art Little Theater Dr. John P. Thornton - National Renewable Energy Laboratory "Disaster! What will You Do When The Electricity Disappears."

SATURDAY OCTOBER 14

7:30 - 10:00 AM REGISTRATION & WELCOME- McMaster Hall
8:00 - 9:45 AM CONTRIBUTED PAPERS (OS/APS & AAPT & SPS) 10 Minute Oral Presentations in Parallel Sessions
10:00 - 11:00 AM SPS Round Table Discussion Session & LUNCH
10:00 - 12:00 PM INVITED SESSION B:
10:00 - 11:00 AM Dr. Tom Kerslake - NASA - Glenn Research Center "Photovoltaic Arrays for NASA Missions"
11:00 - 12:00 PM Dr. Gary Dorer - First Solar, LLC "High Throughput Manufacturing of Thin - Film PV Modules"
12:15 - 1:15 PM AAPT PHYSICS DEMO SHOW - McMaster Hall (OS/APS & SPS Members Welcome)
1:15 - 3:15 PM AAPT WORKSHOPS

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