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)
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...
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...
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...
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$^{-1}$....
