2025 Meeting Keynote Speaker
Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Hill
Professor of Physics, Emerita
Southeast Missouri State University
Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Hill, received her Bachelor’s degree in physics at the College of William and Mary in Virginia and her PhD in condensed matter physics at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. She joined the faculty of Southeast Missouri State University in 2000 where she taught courses in physics, astronomy, and science education. In both 2017 and 2024, she served as a lead volunteer for citizen science teams participating in national efforts to collect data on the Sun’s corona. She has also been trained as a NASA Solar System Ambassador, helping to deliver NASA resources and outreach to various civic and educational organizations.
Making An Unlikely Connection: CATE2024 Team 017
The Citizen CATE 2024 project proposed to deploy 35+ identical stations of citizen scientists across the US to gather research-quality images of the inner solar corona in polarized light during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Afterward the equipment would be retained by the research teams for further education and outreach. Groups from libraries, museums, universities, and other community groups were invited to apply. Funded by NASA and the NSF, the project’s purpose was not only to add to current scientific knowledge and understanding of the sun and its atmosphere, but also to involve citizen teams in underserved regions and to introduce underrepresented minorities to real scientific research. This talk details the challenges and triumphs of the unlikely and high-stakes pairing of Southeast Missouri State University undergraduates from Cape Girardeau, MO, with minority middle school students at One City School in Madison, WI.
Abstracts
If you would like to present a talk and/or poster, please submit your abstract(s) for consideration by Monday, March 31. Abstracts must be 200 words or fewer. If necessary, the program chairperson and the editors may edit abstracts for clarity, grammar, style, and length. You will be notified of your acceptance into the program via email.
Contributed Talks
- All contributed talks will be presented in person.
- All contributed talks are given 12 minutes plus 3 minutes for discussion.
- There will be a projector and a laptop for the talk, as well as a microphone.
Poster Presentations
- All posters will be presented in person.
- Please bring your poster to the meeting printed and ready to put up. Portable poster boards (48″ tall by 72″ wide) and pushpins or similar mounting hardware will be provided.
- Be sure to include the names of all contributors/co-authors and highlight the presenting author’s name.
Program
Friday, April 4, 2025
Latimer-Smith Building, Rooms 102/103
| 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Check-in and registration just outside Room 102 |
| 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Dinner, Latimer-Smith Building |
| 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Keynote Speaker, Dr. Peggy Hill, Professor of Physics Emerita, Southeast Missouri State University |
Saturday, April 5, 2025
| 8:00 am to 8:55 am |
Registration/ light breakfast (pastries, tea, coffee) Poster setup |
| 8:55 am to 9:00 am | Welcoming remarks |
| 9:00 am to 10:30 am | Oral presentations |
| 10:30 am to 10:45 am |
Break/poster setup Atrium of Latimer-Smith Building |
| 10:45 am to 11:15 am |
Business meeting Poster setup |
| 11:15 am to 12:00 pm |
Poster session Atrium of Latimer-Smith Building |
| 12:00 pm to 12:10 pm | Poster prizes |
| 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm | Boxed lunch |
| 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Tour of Latimer-Smith Building |
- Times may change slightly, depending on the number of presentations.
- Dinner, breakfast, and lunch will be provided free of charge.
- During the business meeting, elections will be held for president (2026), president-elect (2027), treasurer/secretary, and section representative.
Travel
The 2025 TAAPT meeting will be held at The University of Tennessee at Martin located in Martin, TN.
Meeting Locations and Parking
Friday, April 4, 2025
The Friday reception dinner will be held in the Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
The Saturday sessions and meetings will be held in Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building.
Parking
The most convenient parking lot for the TAAPT meeting is next to the Latimer-Smith Building (Location 12). There is a blue staff lot and an adjoining lot for parking.
Accommodations
5575 Skyhawk Pkwy
Martin, TN 38237
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2121 W Reelfoot Ave
Union City, TN 38261
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(731) 507-0600
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Union City, TN 38261
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1111 Blue Heron Ln
Union City, TN 38261
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