Outreach Research

What physics outreach programs are located near me? How do my efforts compliment others’ physics public engagement? How can I talk to my department chair or administrators about supporting informal physics events? If you have wondered about any of these questions, then we invite you to join our research project! We are a group of informal physics education researchers at Michigan State University (PERL@MSU). We are working on an NSF-funded project (AISL #1713060) and are actively looking to catalogue all informal physics programs or events located in the United States (or in other countries!). Data from this project will be used to advocate for more and better physics public engagement. We would love to hear your story, especially how your program is affected in these unprecedented times. Outcomes from this project will include reports for the whole physics community and an interactive map showing event/program locations and information - by participating you can put your public engagement effort on the map!

If you lead an informal physics program or physics outreach event, we would deeply appreciate your participation in this research project by filling out a 10-15 minute survey about your program! You may also choose to participate in a follow-up interview.

Link to survey:
Survey for leaders of Informal Physics Programs and Events

QR code for the survey:
Or paste this into your browser: https://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_et8iDORVCe1IrY1

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us (Dr. Dena Izadi at izadiden@msu.edu or Dr. Katie Hinko at hinko@msu.edu).

Disclaimer – The articles and opinion pieces found in this issue of the APS Forum on Outreach & Engagement Newsletter are not peer refereed and represent solely the views of the authors and not necessarily the views of the APS.