AAPT Summer Meeting 2022
2022 AAPT Summer Meeting will be live and in-person in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Physicists are explorers of the physical universe seeking to understand the fundamental behavior of nature from elementary particles to galaxies.
Physics, as a natural science, is a core component of a liberal education, and learning science requires the development and application of critical thinking skills to the natural and man-made world. The members of the physics department are devoted to learning and teaching about the ways in which the physical aspects of our existence can be understood and shaped by qualitative and quantitative reasoning within the framework of physics, the foundation of the natural sciences.
The physics department provides an excellent liberal education experience for GVSU students with student tailored physics courses and programs, mentored research experiences with faculty, and outreach activities.
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2022 AAPT Summer Meeting will be live and in-person in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
As part of their Summer 2022 National Conference, held in Grand Rapids, MI, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) is bringing back its acclaimed "Physics Demonstration Show", and you are invited!
We are always looking for interested and motivated students who are enthusiastic about physics and who want to pursue an undergraduate degree in physics. Explore our website for details.
If you are interested please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.
As part of their Summer 2022 National Conference, held in Grand Rapids, MI, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) is bringing back its acclaimed “Physics Demonstration Show”, and you are invited!
In partnership with AAPT, Grand Valley State University is hosting the Demo Show at the main campus in Allendale from 7:30 – 8:30 pm on Tues. July 12 at the Fieldhouse Arena. This family-friendly show is open to the public and free of charge! Warning: This show may induce excitement about science!
The AAPT Demo Show is produced by the Physics Instructional Resource Association with support from AAPT and will be presented by Daniel Davis (Harvard University), Sam Sampere (Syracuse University), Dale Stille (University of Iowa), and David Sturm (University of Maine). For details click on the AAPT flyer.
The Department of Physics is in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It offers a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) with a major in physics. Our robust program engages students in observation, experimentation, and theoretical study of the various phenomena of nature. The Physics Department offers:
On Tuesday July 5, Dr. Brad Ambrose of Physics department was invited to do a spot on Shelley Irwin’s show on WGVU. Listen to Dr. Ambrose's interview here:
https://www.wgvunews.org/the-wgvu-morning-show/2022-07-05/gvsu-department-of-physics
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