Committee on Laboratories

2015 Area Committee of the Year

Mission Statement

AAPT Recommendations for the Undergraduate Physics Laboratory Curriculum

Reports

2017 Annual Committee Report
2016 Annual Committee Report
2015 Annual Committee Report
2014 Annual Committee Report
2013 Annual Committee Report
2012 Annual Committee Report
2011 Annual Committee Report
2010 Annual Committee Report
2009 Annual Committee Report
2008 Annual Committee Report
2007 Annual Committee Report
2006 Annual Committee Report
2005 Annual Committee Report
2004 Annual Committee Report

 

Committee Members

Jonathan R. Mumford, Chair (2019)
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N Charles St - 366 Bloomberg Ctr
Physics Dept
Baltimore, MD United States 21218-2680
Phone: (410) 516-5183
reid@pha.jhu.edu

Dimitri R. Dounas-Frazer, Vice Chair (2019)
University of Colorado - Boulder
Department of Physics UCB 390
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO United States 80309-0390
Phone: 13034928759
dimitri.dounasfrazer@colorado.edu

William B. Laing (2021)
Southern Adventist University
Box 370
4881 Taylor Circle
Collegedale, TN United States 37315
Phone: (423) 236-2662
LAING@SOUTHERN.EDU

Yongkang Le (2021)
Fudan University
No. 220 Handan Road
Department of Physics, Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai China 200433
Phone: +862165642365
yongkangle@gmail.com

Troy C. Messina (2021)
Berea College
101 Chestnut St
Physics Dept
Berea, KY United States 40403-0003
Phone: (859) 985-3326
messinat@berea.edu

Michelle Milne (2019)
18952 E.Fisher Road
St. Mary'S City, MD United States 20686-3001
Phone: (240) 895-4329
mlmilne@smcm.edu

Billy C. Scannell (2020)
University of Oregon
1274 University of Oregon
Dept of Physics
Eugene, OR United States 97403-1274
Phone: (541) 346-5256
scannell@uoregon.edu

Robert J. Weber (2019)
St. Augustine High School
3266 Nutmeg Street
San Diego, CA United States 92104
Phone: (619) 282-2184
bweber@sahs.org

Changgong Zhou (2020)
Lawrence Tech Univ
21000 W Ten Mile Rd
Southfield, MI United States 48075-1058
Phone: (248) 204-3657
czhou@ltu.edu

Robert C. Hilborn, Ex Officio
AAPT
Office of the Executive Officer
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD United States 20740-3845
Phone: (301) 209-3311; Fax: (301) 209-0845
rhilborn@aapt.org

Rachel Sweeney, Staff Liaison
American Association of Physics Teachers
Office of the Executive Officer
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD United States 20740-3845
Phone: (301) 209-3304; Fax: (301) 209-0845
rsweeney@aapt.org

Past Chairs

Committee on Laboratories

Heather Lewandowski (2016)

Benjamin M. Zwickl (2017)

Mary Ann H. Klassen (2018)

 

Mission

  1. To provide a focal point (forum) for communication and unification of laboratory topics and activities of mutual interest to area committees, to high school teachers, to two-year College teachers and to University teachers. This shall include but not be limited to the dissemination of information about innovative ideas, technology, and techniques pertaining to physics laboratories.
  2. To promote cooperation, discussion and coordination among pre-high school, high school, two and four-year College, and University teachers as they define the nature and Department of the physics laboratories necessary to build a reasonable foundation for successive levels of student achievement in physics.
  3. To provide assistance to the Executive Board and AAPT Council in developing policy statements and recommendations A) on the importance and use of the laboratory in physics education and teaching at all levels, and B) on safety issues related to laboratories.
  4. To stimulate the development of new or improved apparatus and experiments for physics laboratories.
  5. To provide guidance and support for the professional development of all laboratory personnel, including A) faculty, B) teaching assistants, and C) professional resource managers.