Recent Awards
Spring 2019 Awards
Strand: Organizer
Project: Support for International Speaker at the 2020 AAPT Summer Meeting
Dimitri R. Dounas-Frazer, Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Western Washington University
The purpose of this award is to support Mylène DiPenta (Nova Scotia Community College, Kentville, NS,Canada) in presenting their approach to teaching electronics in a two-year technician program, as part of a session on "Rethinking Boundaries of the Laboratory Classroom". This invited-only session will include four speakers focusing on the boundaries of the lab classroom.
Strand: Innovation and Community Resources
Project: Digital Visibility for PERCoGS, the PER Consortium of Graduate Students
Danny Doucette, Lisa Goodhew, Constance Doty
This project will improve the visibility of the PER Consortium of Graduate Students (PERCoGS), and increase their ability to serve the community. PERCoGS supports newcomers (students and others) by providing information, resources, and newsletters on a website and through a social media presence. This project will register the domain percogs.com and pay for the graphic design of a new logo to represent the group.
Project: The PER Review Network
Jayson Nissen and Rachel Scherr
This project focuses on teaching the next generation of the PER community how to conduct respectful and constructive peer reviews. Groups of 3-4 students and postdocs will be organized into pods with a volunteer faculty mentor, will practice writing reviews, and receive feedback and mentoring.
