Presentations

All AAPT, APS, and SPS members are encouraged to present contributed talks during the conference. A limited number of posters will also be accepted on a first come first serve basis.The deadline for receipt of abstracts on the electronic form is March 16, 2009. Proof-read your abstract carefully before submission!

A special session is being organized on the Advanced Lab and Undergraduate Research practices. If you are interested in presenting in this session, goto the Advanced Lab Session Page.

Placing Your Talk In The Correct Session

This meeting is a joint meeting of the Texas Sections of the American Physical Society (APS), American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), and Society of Physics Students (SPS). The online abstract submission for all abstracts is done through the APS website.

If your presentation is for the AAPT or the SPS sessions, be sure to select the appropriate AAPT or SPS category on the abstract submission form so that your talk is placed in the correct session.

Sessions for Student Talk

APS - Any Area of Physics Research

SPS - Student Talks (HS & Undergraduate Students Only)

AAPT - Students Talks in Physics Education

Abstract Categories

1. Condensed matter physics and materials research.

2. Atomic molecular and optical physics.

3. Nuclear and high energy physics.

4. Astrophysics, space physics, astronomy, and cosmology.

5. Biological chemical, and general physics.

6. FIAP: Industrial and applied physics.

7. Physics Education Research.

8. AAPT:Pre-college teaching and teacher education.

9. AAPT: College teaching.

10. AAPT: Laboratories and demonstrations.

11. AAPT: Scheduled workshops.

12. SPS: Outreach, education, and student research.