Why the hell am I (a physics education researcher) in a physics department?

All students and staff welcome.

Speaker 

Dr Drew Rosen, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh. 

Abstract

In a field as diverse as physics, studying how people think about or engage with physics shouldn’t seem like too much of a stretch. However, physics education researchers can often find themselves to be “a bit different” than other physics researchers in their departments, leading some to even ask “why are you in a physics department?”. To address this, I will discuss why physics education researchers belong in physics departments. This will include what a physics identity is, highlighting ongoing research efforts in the field to improve education, and discussing the role that physics education researchers can play in shaping the future of their departments.

Refreshments

Meet us at 16.30 outside the Elm lecture theatre in the Nucleus Building for tea and cakes prior to the talk.