The American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, MD, a non-profit organization of high-school and university teachers of physics, has appointed Dr. Charles H. Holbrow as its new executive officer. Holbrow is currently Visiting Professor in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA, where he has been working closely with a group developing new types of microscopy. Trained as a nuclear physicist, he has also done research on and written about physicists who shaped American
defense policy in the post-WWII era. "This is an exciting time for physics education and physics teachers," said Holbrow. "I am pleased to have this wonderful opportunity to work with many dedicated people to improve the teaching of physics and extend it more widely."
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College Park, Maryland, United States, November 27, 2007
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT; http://www.aapt.org) announced today that Vera Rubin, Ph.D., has been selected to receive The Richtmyer Memorial Award. Rubin, Senior Fellow of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, received the Award for outstanding contributions to physics and effectively communicating those contributions to physics educators.
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College Park, Maryland, United States, November 19, 2007
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT; http://www.aapt.org) announced today that The Melba Newell Phillips Medal has been awarded to Judy R. Franz, Ph.D., Executive Officer of the American Physical Society (APS), in recognition of her creative leadership and dedicated service that have resulted in exceptional contributions within AAPT.
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College Park, Maryland, United States, November 19, 2007
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT; http://www.aapt.org) announced today that the Oersted Medal has been awarded to Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Ph.D., MIT Institute Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, in recognition of her outstanding, widespread, and lasting impact on the teaching of physics.
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The American Association of Physics Teachers announced today that Warren W. Hein, PhD, Chief Academic Officer for AAPT, has been awarded the distinction of a 2007 Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This esteemed honor is bestowed upon Dr. Hein by his peers for his outstanding contributions to K-16 education, for sustained and exemplary leadership in the physics education community, and for national advocacy of professional development for all teachers.
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The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced today that the 2007 AAPT Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award has been awarded to Dr. Steven L. Manly, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, NY. This award is in recognition of contributions to undergraduate physics teaching and awardees are chosen for their extraordinary accomplishments in communicating the excitement of physics to their students.
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College Park, Maryland, United States, April 6, 2007 The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT; ) announced today that the 2007 Robert A. Millikan Award has been awarded to Dr. David R. Sokoloff, Professor of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene. This award recognizes educators who have made notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics.
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College Park, Maryland, United States, April 6, 2007 The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT; ) announced today that the 2007 Robert A. Millikan Award has been awarded to Dr. David R. Sokoloff, Professor of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene. This award recognizes educators who have made notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics.
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BERKELEY – The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) this week honored two University of California, Berkeley, physics professors for their undergraduate and public teaching. 
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College Park, Maryland, United States, November 29, 2006 The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT; http://www.aapt.org) announced today that its most prestigious award, The Oersted Medal, has been awarded to Dr. Carl Wieman (University of Colorado at Boulder) in recognition of notable contributions to the teaching of physics. Dick Peterson, Chair, AAPT Awards Committee said, “Carl stands tall in the tradition of those at the very pinnacle of physics achievement who have become deeply involved with the teaching of physics at all levels while also reaching out to motivate the next generation of physicists.” AAPT President, Ken Heller added, “Carl not only recognizes the difficulties of teaching introductory physics at the university level, he has done something about it. After identifying basic problems in introductory physics classes, he researched the previous work on those problems and the tools that might be applicable to solve them. He then gathered people who were inspired by his vision, optimism, and insight to work with him to attack these problems. His goals are to advance the level of educational excellence for everyone who teaches at this level.”
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The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has announced that Dr. Robert Hilborn has joined the National Office as Senior Physics Fellow for College and University Programming. In this role, Dr. Hilborn will work closely with physics departments to support educational improvements in undergraduate and graduate physics programs. He will expand upon AAPT’s programs that currently involve department chairs, directors of graduate programs, new professors, and teaching assistants. These programs have recently addressed the inclusion of advanced topics such as general relativity and computational physics in the undergraduate curriculum, the education of teaching assistants, and systemic changes in teaching introductory physics at research universities.
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