JOHN VOSSEN MEMORIAL AWARD
FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS
The American Vacuum Society (AVS) wishes to recognize and reward active and
creative middle and high school teachers in the United States, Canada or
Mexico. The purpose is to encourage the development of science demonstration
experiments involving reduced pressures (vacuum) or controlled gaseous
environments at atmospheric pressure. Experiments above atmospheric pressure
will be considered only if adequate safety measures are included.
The John Vossen Memorial Award consists of an equipment grant to implement the
experiment, a cash a prize and reimbursement of travel expenses to attend to the
AVS 1998 National Symposium in Baltimore, MD. There, the selected teacher (or a
qualified representative should the recipient be unable to attend) will receive
the award and will demonstrate the award-winning experiment during the AVS
Science Educators' Workshop. This two day workshop will be held during the
Symposium on November 2-6, 1998. Attendance to the workshop will include
approximately 25 high school science teachers from locations throughout the
United States. Teachers will receive continuing education credit through the
State of Ohio Department of Education.
Proposals will be judged by the Education Committee of our Society based on
novelty, suitability as a demonstration experiment (transportable), clarity of
the physical concepts and of the proposal, and the extent to which the concepts
involved relate to the interests of the American Vacuum Society
The American Vacuum Society is a member society of the American Institute of
Physics. Members of the American Vacuum Society come from industry,
universities, and national laboratories. The areas of interest of the AVS are
diverse, multidisciplinary and touch on all aspects of modern technology. As
part of its commitment to foster science education at all levels, the Society
conducts an annual program for high school science teachers. The 1998 program
will be conducted in conjunction with the Society's National Symposium in
Baltimore, MD. The awardee will also have the opportunity to take part in other
ongoing events at the symposium.
Interested teachers should send:
% an abstract (200-300 words),
% a proposal (two pages maximum, including figures) with a write-up of the
experiment. This should be adequate to allow others to duplicate the experiment,
% a letter of support from the school principal or director, and
% a budget for the equipment that will be needed to implement the experiment.
This should include an equipment list with vendors and current prices.
The complete submission package should be mailed to:
Ms. Angela Mulligan
American Vacuum Society
120 Wall Street, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Deadline for submission: January 31,1998.
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Jim Solomon
University of Dayton Research Institute
Dayton, OH 45469-0167
937-656-5712
fax 937-656-7788
solomojs@ml.wpafb.af.mil
solomon@flyernet.udayton.edu