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The physics education group (Graduate student: Namitha Pradeep; Post docs: Alia Hamdan, Andi Pina, Mike Verostek; Faculty: Diana Sachmpazidi, Ben Zwickl) present their work at APS global summit. Their talk investigated the current landscape of QISE courses in the US, quantum sensing through a textbook analysis,  graduate education in physics, methods to create a website to share data, and empathy in physics faculty. 

Drs. Dina Newman and Kate Wright, leaders of MBER, along with Ming Yang, assistant teaching professor at UC San Diego, and former REU student, Bryan Armpriest, published “Visual representations of energy and chemical bonding in biology and chemistry textbooks: A case study of ATP hydrolysis” in the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education.

CASTLE postdoc Andi Piña was invited to give a talk on their work studying the landscape of quantum and quantum information science education across the United States. The talk reviewed their findings on the prevalence of quantum information science and engineering programs in higher ed as well as an overview of over 8,000 recorded courses that cover quantum.

CASTLE postdoc Crystal Uminski, along with her mentors Dina Newman and Kate Wright, published a paper, “Probing Visual Literacy Skills Reveals Unexpected Student Conceptions of Chromosomes” in CBE - Life Sciences Education.  The paper was also featured in the ASCB newsletter.

Ben Zwickl, Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, gave a plenary talk on "Preparing students for a quantum future" at the winter meeting in St. Louis on Jan 19, 2025.