CPEP:
The little nonprofit with big ideas
Gordon J. Aubrecht, II
chair, CPEP
Major CPEP Dates
(to the best of my fallible memory)
April 1986 Conference on the Teaching of Modern Physics: Particle Physics Fermilab
January 1987 Followup for CTMP San Francisco
January 1988 Formation of FPICC San Francisco
June 1988 First concept of Part. & Int. chart Ithaca
June 1988 First version of particles software Ithaca
December 1988 Publication of field test chart in TPT
January 1989 More work on chart San Francisco
March 1989 Design of chart San Mateo
June 1989 First CPEP particles workshop (Aubrecht, Erzberger)
San Luis Obispo
Summer 1989 Publication of H. R. Quinn, J. Dorfan, R. M. Barnett, R. N. Cahn, G. Goldhaber, and G. J. Aubrecht, II, Teacher’s Resource Book on Fundamental Particles and Interactions, LBL-26669, Berkeley, CA, 1989
Berkeley
September 1989 First Annual Meeting San Mateo
January 1990 Rebirth as CPEP
August 1990 First installation of "real" officers San Mateo
August 1990 Final adjustments to chart San Mateo
October 1990 Particles & Interactions software Palo Alto
November 1990 Particles & Interactions chart published Hershey, PA
August 1992 Plasma physicists come to CPEP Berkeley
Spring 1993 Chart packet for teachers made, distributed
August 1993 Fusion subcommittee formed Denver
November 1993 Wintel (IBM) version of particles software
November 1993 Support materials for particle physics available (Erzberger, Priebe, Reiland, Quinn)
Major CPEP Dates along the way, cont’d
January 1994 First Fusion prep workshop (Zaleskiewicz, Lightner)
San Diego
March 1994 First fusion chart workshop Princeton
March 1995 Grant to create CD-ROM software with CPEP involvement San Francisco
April 1995 Fusion field test chart published Hershey, PA
August 1995 Final adjustments to fusion chart San Mateo
August 1995 First proposal for nuclear chart San Mateo
August 1995 Reprint of Particles & Interactions chart authorized
(top quark discovery) San Mateo
May 1996 Fusion chart published Hershey, PA
August 1996 First fusion workshop (Aubrecht, Guilbert, Priebe, Reiland) College Park
August 1996 Nuclear project start approved San Mateo
January 1997 First nuclear preparation workshop Berkeley
April 1997 Nuclear field test chart published Berkeley
August 1997 Final adjustments to nuclear chart Denver
January 1998 First nuclear workshop (Aubrecht, McMahan, Norman) New Orleans
May 1998 Nuclear chart published Provo, UT
May 1998 Nuclear booklet, G. Aubrecht & H. Matis, eds., A Teacher’s Guide to the Nuclear Science Wall Chart, or You do not have to be a Nuclear Physicist to Understand Nuclear Science published at LBL Berkeley
August 1998 Reprint of Particles & Interactions chart authorized
San Mateo