2018 Physics Research and Education Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Symposium

本次会议的意义在于提供一个论坛，介绍和讨论新兴能源主题的最新研究以及能源的教学和学习。该奖项将支持研究生，博士后研究人员和早期职业调查人员参加2018年戈登研究会议（GRC）和之前的戈登研究研讨会（GRS）的参与。 物理学家认为，能源的教学是理解物质世界的重要核心概念，通过邀请尖端科学家就能源研究的主题进行演讲-从能量收集到能量流动建模-能源研究中的变革性主题可作为本科物理学生和公众教学中的应用实例。在“能源作为一个微妙的概念”的主题内，研讨会的主题分为基本和当代组，每个会议都由物理教育和科学研究人员代表。会议的目标如下：a）向与会者介绍与能源主题有关的物理学和教育领域的前沿研究，B）促进对能源研究新方法和能源教学研究的了解，以便为与会者提供新的教学模式，c）鼓励与会者之间的讨论和潜在合作，以扩大能源生态系统，将科学家、教育研究人员和教师包括在内，d）为与会者提供指导机会，以及e）围绕能源教学建立实践社区。 会议之前将举行为期两天的戈登研究研讨会，由一群在能源相关研究领域处于领先地位的博士后和研究生完全计划和执行。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

The significance of this conference is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of the latest research in emerging energy topics and the teaching and learning of energy. This award will support participation of a diverse group of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and early career investigators to attend the 2018 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and the preceding Gordon Research Symposium (GRS) in Physics Research and Education. The teaching of energy is considered by physicists to be an important core concept to understand the material world, and by inviting cutting-edge scientists to speak on topics in energy research -- from energy harvesting to energy flow modeling -- transformative topics in energy research are made available for use as application examples in the teaching of undergraduate physics students and the general public. Within the theme of "Energy as a Subtle Concept", workshop topics are broken into fundamental and contemporary groups and each session is represented by both a physics education and scientific researcher. The conference goals are as follows: a) introduce participants to cutting edge research in the field of physics and education related to the theme of energy, b) foster knowledge of new methods of energy research and pedagogical research on energy in order to provide new models for use in teaching by conference participants, c) encourage discussions and potential collaborations between conference participants in order to broaden the energy ecosystem to include scientists, educational researchers, and instructors, d) provide mentorship opportunities for conference participants, and e) create a community of practice around the teaching and learning about energy. The conference will be preceded by a two-day Gordon Research Symposium entirely planned and executed by a group of post-docs and graduate students who are rising leaders in energy related research.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.