Top > Professional Development > KITP Teachers Conference: What's in a Crystal? A quantum universe
 |
Forwarded from KITP:
Carl Sagan is famous for saying that there are more stars in our universe than there are grains of sand covering the world’s beaches. What Sagan didn’t say is that a single grain of sand has more electrons than there are stars in the Universe. What do these many electrons do in a crystal? They form a quantum universe. In this conference, we will explore the confluence of recent exciting developments on this many-electron world in crystals.
KITP Teachers' Conferences bring high school and community college teachers into close contact with world experts in the most exciting areas of physics research. Teachers attend 4 research talks, with ample time for questions. At lunch and breaktimes, participants engage in meaningful conversations with physicists and other teachers on science, teaching, and encouraging diverse students to continue their physics learning through university and beyond. There is no registration fee. See the full description and register on our website.
Minnesota science teachers should know about:
