Advancing your Advanced Lab: Conference on Laboratories Beyond the First Year (BFYIII)

The Advanced Laboratory Physics Association (ALPhA) was formed in 2007 to provide communication and interaction among the faculty and staff who are involved in advanced laboratory physics instruction at colleges and universities in the United States and the rest of the world. The association has been pro-active in supporting educators and researchers in the development of apparatus, instrumentation, and curriculum designed to support this key component of the undergraduate physics education experience. At the most recent conference devoted to this topic, hosted by Loyola University-Baltimore, over 50 workshops were presented, aimed at expanding and enriching advanced lab offerings at the institutions of the over 200 attendees. Information on ALPhA, BFY Conferences, ideas and resources for excellent advanced labs, and current opportunities for learning more about advanced lab development will be discussed.