Outreach and Engaging the Public II

Presentations

• Funsize Physics: Now More Than Ever

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Shireen Adenwalla

    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  Authors

  • Shireen Adenwalla

    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  • Xiaoshan Xu

    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  • Leigh Smith

    • University of Cincinnati

  • Jocelyn Bosley

  • Sara Callori

    • California State University, San Bernardino

  • Bryan Wang

  • Taylor Billington

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• Designing a Gamma Ray and Cosmic Ray Detector for Outreach

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Zachary Curtis-Ginsberg

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Authors

  • Zachary Curtis-Ginsberg

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

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• The Wonders of Physics annual show

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Owen Eskandari

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Authors

  • Owen Eskandari

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Samuel Kramer

  • Joseph Flahavan

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Haddie McLean

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• Collaborative Engagement and Workforce Development in Plasma Science and Fusion Energy

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Shannon Greco

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  Authors

  • Shannon Greco

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  • Evdokiya Kostadinova

    • Auburn University

  • Brean Prefontaine

    • Duke University

  • Zachary Pruett

    • American Physical Society (APS)

  • Jen Parsons

    • American Physical Society

  • Julie Manns

    • General Atomics

  • Arturo Dominguez

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Deedee Ortiz

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Britt Albucker

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

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• Designing a multiphase high-impact Science on Tap program for simple deployability

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Benjamin Hines

    • North Carolina State University

  Authors

  • Benjamin Hines

    • North Carolina State University

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• Bringing the Magic of Physics to Life with The Magic of Physics Children's Show

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Danielle Maldonado

    • West Virginia University

  Authors

  • Danielle Maldonado

    • West Virginia University

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• The Distributed Electronic Cosmic-ray Observatory (DECO)

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Alicia Mand

    • University of Wisconsin -- Madison

  Authors

  • Alicia Mand

    • University of Wisconsin -- Madison

  • Justin Vandenbroucke

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

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• Applied Physics for enhanced quality of all life.

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

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

  Publication: Observers Observing Observables, Physics Today September 1980

  Presenters

  • Margaret Pullen

    • Evergreen Applied Research

  Authors

  • Margaret Pullen

    • Evergreen Applied Research

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• Philadelphia Physics Wonder Girls Summer Program on its Twelfth Year

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Roberto Ramos

    • Saint Joseph's University

  Authors

  • Roberto Ramos

    • Saint Joseph's University

  • Sarah Koh

    • Saint Joseph's University

  • Jack Schiavo

    • Saint Joseph's University

  • Christian Ottesen

    • Saint Joseph's University

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• Outreach, Education, and Communication Highlights from the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Luca Riitano

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Authors

  • Luca Riitano

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Ellen Bechtol

  • Alisa King-Klemperer

  • Marco Lama

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• Vicksburg STEM Night: Building an Outreach Community

  Oral-In-person

  March 17, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Lucinda Slattery

    • US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center

  Authors

  • Lucinda Slattery

    • US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center

  • Madeline Karr

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• Using Large Language Models to Engage the Public in Your Writing

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 17, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 17, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Leigh Smith

    • University of Cincinnati

  Authors

  • Leigh Smith

    • University of Cincinnati

  • Xiaoshan Xu

    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  • Jocelyn Bosley

  • Shireen Adenwalla

    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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