Physics Department
SUNY – Buffalo State College

Saturday, December 8, 2007

This letter is to confirm that Mike Belling completed three hours of Professional Development for NY Physics Teachers here at SUNY-Buffalo State College on this date as part of our monthly Western New York Physics Teachers' Alliance (WNYPTA) meeting.  The meeting was carried out at the invitation of and under the guidance of faculty of the SUNY- BSC Department of Physics.

The December 8th meeting included presentations and activities devoted to:

-	announcements of interest to local area physics and physical science teachers
-	demonstrations contributed by all
-	a presentation on Materials Research and Spintronics by Dr. Jon Bird, Professor of Electrical Engineering at SUNY-UB
-	make-and-take activities building physics apparatus demonstrating basic percussion resonance in tubes (aka "Boomwhackers") by Dr. Luanna Gomez and Dr. David Abbott of Buffalo State Physics.  Materials were provided by Buffalo State Physics. 

Relevant handouts for this day are available at:
<http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/WNYPTA/meetings/>

Sincerely,

Dr. Dan MacIsaac
Associate Professor
SUNY – Buffalo State College Physics	
(716) 878 3802 <macisadl@buffalostate.edu>