After attaining a BS in Mechanical Engineering and spending four years as a Naval Officer, Aaron joined the staff at Boston Latin School in 1999. Intent on shifting the classroom towards the students, Mr. Osowiecki led the development of “Energizing Physics’, a progressive physics curriculum used at BLS and other schools throughout the country. He attained National Board Certification in 2011 and was selected as the 2016 Shell Science Teaching Award recipient for 2016. Mr. Osowiecki teaches Physics 1, AP Physics Electricity and Magnetism, and sometimes Environmental Science. He has presented at national and regional conferences for many years. He enjoys playing sports, guitar, reading, hiking, biking, and hanging out with his family. Read about “Energizing Physics” at:  https:/sites.google.com/site/epcourse/energizing-physics

Growing up in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston and attending the Boston Public Schools, Jesse attended Boston Latin School and then majored in Physics at Princeton University. He returned to his Alma Mater, Boston Latin, in the fall of 1998, where he has taught ever since, with the exception of one year on a Fulbright Teacher Exchange to Istanbul, Turkey. He has most frequently taught Physics 1 and AP Physics C, and contributed as second author to “Energizing Physics.” In addition to teaching, Mr. Southwick has completed an MAT in Physics Education at Northeastern, participated in new teacher preparation programs with Boston University and the Boston Science Partnership, and presented at conferences with Aaron. He lives in Jamaica Plain and enjoys running, reading and traveling with his family. Read about “Energizing Physics” at: https:/sites.google.com/site/epcourse/energizing-physics