Research on Laboratory Instruction

Presentations

• Developing and piloting a CURE-like intro experimental physics lab course

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 17, 2026, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Elly Markert

    • Cornell University

  Authors

  • Elly Markert

    • Cornell University

  • Mike Verostek

    • University of Rochester
    • Cornell University

  • Xuan Chen

    • Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education

  • Peter Wittich

    • Cornell University

  • Natasha G Holmes

    • Cornell University

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• Students in skills-focused labs show comparable gains across outcomes linked to persistence to students in a CURE-based course

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 3:42 PM – March 17, 2026, 3:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Mike Verostek

    • University of Rochester
    • Cornell University

  Authors

  • Mike Verostek

    • University of Rochester
    • Cornell University

  • Elly Markert

    • Cornell University

  • Matthew Alan Dew

    • Cornell University

  • Peter Wittich

    • Cornell University

  • Natasha G Holmes

    • Cornell University

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• Towards a Dual-Level Framework to Describe Teamwork in Introductory Laboratories

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 3:54 PM – March 17, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Publication: Planned paper (title TBD) with same authors in development on this topic

  Presenters

  • Katie Ansell

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Authors

  • Katie Ansell

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Caitlin Mamaril

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Samuel W Engblom

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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• Gender Dynamics in Introductory Physics Laboratories

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 17, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Publication: Paul, B. (2025). Unveiling gender dynamics in introductory physics labs. arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.10299. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10299

  Presenters

  • Bilas Paul

    • State University of New York - Farmingdale

  Authors

  • Bilas Paul

    • State University of New York - Farmingdale

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• Evaluating the Impact of Undergraduate Physics Instruction on Student Understanding of Measurement Uncertainty

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 17, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Rachel Merrill

    • Cornell University

  Authors

  • Rachel Merrill

    • Cornell University

  • Rebeckah Fussell

    • Cornell University

  • Natasha G Holmes

    • Cornell University

  • Gina Passante

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• Experimental Skills Needed to Prepare Students for the Quantum Workforce

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 17, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Publication: El-Adawy, S., Piña, A. R., Zwickl, B. M., & Lewandowski, H. J. (2025). Experimental Skills for Non-PhD Roles in the Quantum Industry. arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.12936.

  Presenters

  • Shams El-Adawy

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • University of Colorado Boulder

  Authors

  • Shams El-Adawy

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Andi R Pina

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Benjamin M Zwickl

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Heather J Lewandowski

    • University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Examining Student Understanding of the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer in Quantum Mechanics Classroom

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 17, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Jason Tran

    • Georgetown University

  Authors

  • Jason Tran

    • Georgetown University

  • James Freericks

    • Georgetown University

  • Leanne Doughty

    • Georgetown University

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• Student resources in reasoning about measurement uncertainty while working with the Projectile Data Lab PhET simulation

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Qiaoyi Liu

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  Authors

  • Qiaoyi Liu

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Heather J Lewandowski

    • University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Analyzing student modeling in a revised introductory physics lab at Brigham Young University

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Elena Ley

    • Western Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Elena Ley

    • Western Kentucky University

  • Jeannette Lawler

    • Brigham Young University

  • Wes Bottoms

    • Brigham Young University

  • Cassandra Burgess

    • Brigham Young University

  • Adam Bennion

    • Brigham Young University

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