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Gordon Conference on Classical Mechanics and Nonlinear Dynamics



Title: Gordon Conference on Classical Mechanics and Nonlinear Dyn
Dear Phys-l'ers,

My colleague, Harvey Leff <hsleff@csupomona.edu>, asked me to post the following announcement.  If you are interested in the conference or would like more information, please go to <http://www.grc.org/programs/2004/physres.htm > and/or contact Harvey off list.

Thanks.

John Mallinckrodt
Cal Poly Pomona

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Gordon Research Conference on
Physics Research and Education: 
   Classical Mechanics and Nonlinear Dynamics
June 13-18, 2004
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts

This conference will bring together physics teachers, researchers in classical mechanics and nonlinear dynamics (including chaos and fractals), physics education researchers, and textbook authors.  The main purpose is to promote innovation in all aspects of teaching these topics throughout the undergraduate curriculum. 

Speakers (titles and other details can be found here)

- Benoit Mandelbrot (Yale University & IBM)
- Edward Lorenz (MIT)
- Paula Heron (University of Washington)
- Rachel Scherr (University of Maryland)
- Stamatis Vokos (Seattle Pacific University)
- Brad Ambrose (Grand Valley State University)
- Corrine Manogue (Oregon State University)
- John Taylor (University of Colorado)
- Ruth Chabay (North Carolina State University)
- Bruce Sherwood (North Carolina State University)
- Edwin Taylor (MIT)
- Josef Hanc (Technical University, Slovakia)
- Tom Moore (Pomona College)
- Jerry Gollub (Haverford College & University of Pennsylvania)
- Tom Solomon (Bucknell University)
- Priscilla Laws (Dickinson College)
- Robert DeSerio (University of Florida)
- Matthew Moelter (California State Polytechnic University, SLO)
- Julien Sprott (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
- Michael Dennin (University of California, Irvine)
- Wolfgang Losert (University of Maryland)
- Sarah Bolton (Williams College)
- Robert Hilborn (Amherst College & University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
- Raymond Goldstein (University of Arizona)
- Jack Wisdom (MIT)
- Donald Turcotte (University of California, Davis)

Posters are being solicited!  Please send your proposed poster title and abstract to one of the Vice Chairs, Kerry Browne <brownek@dickinson.edu> or Stamatis Vokos <vokos@spu.edu>.

Funding  Pending agency funding, partial support for registration and/or travel are possible.  Inquiries for such support should be directed to the Co-chairs, David Jackson <jacksond@dickinson.edu> and Harvey Leff <hsleff@csupomona.edu>.

Application Procedure  An online application can be completed here

For Further Information  Please contact one of the Co-Chairs or Vice Chairs listed above.