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Informal Education is Essential to Physics: Findings of the 2024 JNIPER Summit and Recommendations for Action
Alexandra C. Lau, Jessica R. Hoehn, Michael B. Bennett +26
In order to reach the full civic and scientific potential of physics, this white paper calls for a culture change in physics to recognize informal physics education (also referred…
Outcomes from a Workshop on a National Center for Quantum Education
Edwin Barnes, Michael B. Bennett, Alexandra Boltasseva +35
In response to numerous programs seeking to advance quantum education and workforce development in the United States, experts from academia, industry, government, and professional…
Motivation and needs of informal physics practitioners
Shams El-Adawy, Alexandra C. Lau, Eleanor C. Sayre +1
Physicists engage with the public to varying degrees at different stages of their careers. However, their public engagement covers many activities, events, and audiences, making th…
Workforce Development Through Research-Based, Plasma-Focused Activities
E G Kostadinova, Shannon Greco, Maajida Murdock +18
This report is a summary of the mini-conference Workforce Development Through Research-Based, Plasma-Focused Science Education and Public Engagement held during the 2022 American P…
Informal Science Education and Career Advancement
Michael Smith, Claudia Fracchiolla, Sean Fleming +9
This document supports a proposed APS statement that encourages academic, research, and other institutions to add the participation in informal science education activities to the…
Informal physics programs as communities of practice: How can program structures support university students' identities?
Brean Prefontaine, Claire Mullen, Jonna Jasmin Güven +5
Many undergraduate and graduate physics students participate in some form of public engagement throughout the course of their studies, often through groups supported by physics dep…