WAPT - Wisconsin Association of Physics Teachers

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Attention high school physics teachers! If you are in need of funding to attend an AAPT national meeting, consider applying for the Barbara Wolff-Reichert Travel Grant or the Lipton Fund. Learn more and apply at https://apps.aapt.org/Travel/. Applications are due August 15th!

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has released a statement on the dismissal of the National Science Board. We are dismayed by the Administration’s decision. Access statement here ➡ https://ow.ly/VqPh50YTz5V

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, , teachers, join the AAPT/NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team's free virtual workshop series one Sat. each month. Register for the next on "Exoplanet Atmospheres" April 11, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET. https://ow.ly/LgCu50XKjr1

Milwaukee Area Physics Sharing May Meeting:

Come bring one item to share! We have had a lot of newer Physics teachers in attendance and they will take all the things and learn from us all!

Where? St. Francis High School Room 124

4225 S Lake Dr (Park near tennis courts and use labeled side entrance)

Hosted by: Michael Sell

When? Thursday May 14th 5:30pm until we are done!

Do you have any students who may qualify?

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Physics is hard. Sometimes life is harder. The SPS Google Scholarship was made for students who've faced both and kept going. 💪

Supported by Google, this scholarship offers up to five $10,000 awards to undergraduate SPS members who demonstrate perseverance, financial need, and a passion for physics or astronomy.

Deadline to apply: March 16
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📷 Joseph Fogt, 2025 SPS Google Scholar. Photo by Alex Kemp.

An invitation from the northern Illinois groups:

It’s that time of year again!
Please join ISAAPT and CSAAPT for our joint spring meeting at Harper College in Palatine, IL on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28. This year’s theme is Physics Collaborations, and the best part of collaboration is you.

We are excited to feature:
Dr. Lauren Niu presenting “Geometry of Knitting”, complete with hands-on samples
Dr. Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb presenting “The Exoplanet Zoo: from cotton candy planets to water worlds and the search for life”
Matt Lowry presenting “Physics Northwest: 40 Years of Collaboration, Community, and Connections Among High School Physics Teachers in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago (plus advice on how you can do it, too!)”

You are also warmly invited to join us Friday morning for an Accessibility Brunch hosted by CSAAPT. Bring a laptop and spend a few focused hours making your materials more accessible alongside colleagues who understand the challenges. Prefer something hands-on? Attend the iOlab workshop.

We hope you’ll consider giving a talk and sharing your ideas and successes. Student presenters are especially encouraged to participate in our student research competition.
Come for a few hours or stay for both days. Reconnect with colleagues, meet new collaborators, and leave with ideas you can use immediately.

Visit our meeting website Illinois Section AAPT - Spring 2026 for registration details or email the Harper College hosts
We can’t wait to collaborate with you!

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AAPT Members: Are you interested in learning about local advocacy? Consider attending the virtual discussion panel on local efforts to support education and science on February 18th at 7 pm ET. Learn more and register here ➡ https://ow.ly/pPOv50Y8oZI

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Join us for the next AAPT Virtual Coffee Hour on "Better Together: AACT & AAPT" with presenter Jeramy DeBry on February 17th at 7:30 pm ET. This event is open to the public. https://ow.ly/9nxv50XWN44

Thank you to those who came, who presented, and who asked great questions during Q&A! It was, as always, wonderful to spend time and exchanged ideas with you all! Thank you to Jennifer Docktor and the other UWL folk who were our hosts for WAPT Fall 2025.

Here are a few photos from this weekend.

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Dreaming of taking your physics journey further? 💭

The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund is now open for applications. This Fund supports graduates from groups currently under-represented in physics to pursue a doctorate - full or part-time.

Whether you’re ready to start your research journey or need support to make it happen, this could be the opportunity that opens the door.

📅 Applications close 19 January 2026
🔗 Find out more: iop.org/bellburnellfund