Science education, astronomy and astrophysics, student misconceptions in physics & astronomy, curriculum development using hands-on activities.

Workshop Presentations:

Hands-On Astronomy Activities, A. G. Young (with Jatila van der Veen, Gary Garber, and Sharon Snyder), three one-hour working tutorials, AAPT Summer Meeting, Denver Colorado, August 1997.

Teaching About Astronomy, A. G. Young (developed jointly with Richard Hansgen), a full-day workshop as part of the PTRA (Physics Teacher Resource Agent)-PLUS Workshop, presented with the assistance of Myra West at the AAPT Summer Meeting, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2-3 August 1996, AAPT Summer Meeting, Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, 2 August 1994, and American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, 4 August 1993.

Project STAR Activities on Light and Spectra, A. G. Young, a half-day presentation to SPICA Workshop participants at the CfA, July 1994, July 1993, August, 1992, July 1991, and August 1990; full day presentation to the STAR Workshop participants at the CfA, August 1990.

Handling Color: Preconception Based, Hands-on Spectrum Activities form Project STAR, A. G. Young, a full-day workshop presented at AAPT Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1993, AAPT Summer Meeting, Orono, ME, 1992, and AAPT Summer Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 1991.

Presentations:

Astronomy and Science Education, A. Young, University of Rochester Astronomy Seminar, 9 December 1996.

Missing Matter in the Universe: Black Holes and New Planets, A. Young, Penfield High School students at the invitation of the Masterminds Team Coordinator, Pat Van Kouwenberg, February 1996.

Hands-On Astronomy Activities, A. G. Young, Fall Meeting, New York State Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 16 November 1996.

Light from the Stars: What Does It Tell Us?, A. G. Young, Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Mentors Program, RIT, Rochester, NY, May 1994.

Spectra in the Classroom, A. G. Young, a presentation as part of the NASA Teleconference, Update for Teachers: Astronomy, RIT, Rochester, NY, 30 November 1993.

Science Teaching: Creating a Common World View, A. Young, Canadian Astronomical Society meeting, Halifax, NS, 1992.

Light and Color: Conceptions and Misconceptions, A. Young, AAPT Summer Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 1991.

Teacher Predictions of Student Knowledge about Light and Color, A. Young, AAPT/APS Joint Winter Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 1991.

Spectra and Absorption Lines in the Classroom, A. Young, AAPT/APS Joint Winter Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 1991.

Student Misconceptions About Light and Color, A. Young, AAPT/APS Joint Winter Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1990.

Private Universes: Misconceptions about Light and Color, A. Young, Physics Colloquium, St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS, 1990.

Changing the Way We teach Science, A. Young, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Colloquium, Cambridge, MS, 1990.

External Support:

Multi-Purpose Telescope for Undergraduate Education, J. Kern (PI), Z. Ninkov, R. Easton, and A. Young, NSF-ILI, $65,685, 1992.

Internal Support:

Site development and construction of the RIT Observatory, J. Kern, Z. Ninkov, R. Easton, and A. Young, RIT, $52,000, 1992.

Multi-Purpose Telescope for Undergraduate Education, J. Kern (PI), Z. Ninkov, R. Easton, and A. Young, $65,685 RIT matching funds for NSF-ILI, 1992.