2019 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2019

Session

R1-4 Molecular sciences: outreach, teaching and research (DPE/DAMOPC) | Sciences moléculaires: rayonnement, enseignement et recherche (DEP/DPAMPC)

R1-4

6 Jun 2019, 10:45

Simon Fraser University

Conveners

R1-4 Molecular sciences: outreach, teaching and research (DPE/DAMOPC) | Sciences moléculaires: rayonnement, enseignement et recherche (DEP/DPAMPC)

• Adriana Predoi-Cross (University of Lethbridge)

2397. Engaging undergraduates in science using advanced in-class demonstration technology

Dr Valery Milner (UBC)

06/06/2019, 10:45

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

Engaging undergraduates in active learning is critical for advancing their scientific literacy, which plays increasingly bigger role in modern society. Introductory Physics-101 is one of our best platforms to achieve this goal. Yet because it examines fast-speed phenomena which cannot be seen by the naked eye (e.g. acoustic vibrations), keeping the students engaged is challenging. We have...

2384. To Flip or not to Flip: Video Experiments in Physics Teacher Education

Marina Milner-Bolotin (The University of British Columbia)

06/06/2019, 11:15

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

Secondary physics teachers in British Columbia are faced with increasing demands of the new science curriculum, which in addition to the traditional content knowledge and skills emphasizes big science ideas, core skills and competencies, and science communication. At the same time, modern schools want teachers to be skilled in creative use of technology in order to engage 21st century...

2427. Astronomical observations: an introduction for physicists

Pauline Barmby (University of Western Ontario)

06/06/2019, 11:45

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e))

Observational astrophysics uses sophisticated technology to collect and measure electromagnetic and other radiation from beyond the Earth. Getting the best out of modern observatories requires the expertise of specialists in many fields beyond astronomy, from physicists to civil engineers to statisticians and software engineers. The goal of this talk is to introduce the essentials of...

2455. FTIR Synchrotron Spectroscopy of the Lower Modes of Methyl-D3 Mercaptan (CD3SH) – Where is the C-S Stretch?

Dr Ronald M. Lees (University of NB Saint John)

06/06/2019, 12:00

Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e))

The infrared Fourier transform spectrum of the lower vibrational modes of CD${}_3$SH has been recorded in the 400-1200 cm${}^{-1}$ region using synchrotron radiation at the FIR beamline of the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon. Torsion-rotation assignments have been made for a relatively strong parallel band centred at 644 cm${}^{-1}$ and a weaker perpendicular band centred at 727 cm${}^{-1}$....