April 7, 2008Dissident Chinese Physicist to Receive the 2008 Andrei Sakharov PrizeThe 2008 Andrei Sakharov Prize will be awarded to Liangying Xu at the APS April meeting in St. Louis. The award Continue reading "Dissident Chinese Physicist to Receive the 2008 Andrei Sakharov Prize" » March 27, 2008Nanobowl Video Contest Winners AnnouncedPhysicsCentral, the American Physical Society's public outreach website, announces its Nanobowl Contest winners. Contestants submitted a video demonstrating some aspect of physics in football. The award was the world’s smallest trophy, a nanoscale trophy created by Craighead Lab at Cornell University. The grand prize winners were Tyler Johnson, Zachery McKinnon, and Christopher Ding, high school students from Rochester Hills, Michigan, for their video, "Nanobowl X^-IX" In addition to the Grand Prize, prizes were awarded for People’s Choice, Most Inspirational, Most Creative, and Most Heartwarming. View videos: PhysicsCentral March 10, 2008Physicist to Head Forensics Academy(Portland, ME) Forensic physicist Thomas L. Bohan of Portland was elected February 20 in Washington, D.C., to the office of President-Elect of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). Bohan, a member of the American Physical Society, was the AAFS Treasurer for the past two years, will be the first physicist to head the sixty-year-old organization when he becomes its President in February 2009. With nearly 6,000 members from over fifty countries, the AAFS is generally recognized as the world's preeminent professional organization for forensic scientists. Bohan was also recently elected to a three-year term on the Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board (FSAB), which subsequently elected him its Treasurer. Established six years ago with support from the AAFS and the National Institute of Justice, the FSAB serves as the accrediting agency for bodies board-certify forensic specialists in fields such as engineering, toxicology, document examination, and anthropology. With a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana and a J.D. from Pierce Law in Concord, NH, Bohan is founder and director of MTC Forensics, the Portland-based forensic consulting company, as well as founder of Bohan Mathers, for 25 years the only firm in Maine dedicated solely to patent, trademark, and copyright work. Since 1982, his forensic firm has provided scientific and medical expertise to attorneys and prosecutors in civil and criminal matters ranging from esoteric subjects such as cashew-nut poisoning to the all-too-common fields of motor vehicle crashes and violent crime. January 2, 2008Physical Review Letters 50th AnniversaryDecember 19, 2007APS Urges Congress and White House to Revisit Fiscal Year 2008 Science Funding in JanuaryCurrent legislation is disastrous for U.S. physical sciences and technology enterprise. The American Physical Society, representing more than 46,000 physicists in universities, industry and national laboratories, regards the fiscal year 2008 omnibus spending bill as extraordinarily damaging to the nation's science and technology enterprise. The bill fails to fund appropriately the research and education programs authorized in the bipartisan America COMPETES Act, which President Bush signed into law only four months ago. The consequential layoffs of scientists and engineers throughout the nation will discourage American youth from pursuing these fields, just as the country needs their participation to sustain economic growth and national security. December 3, 2007APS Elects Fellows for 2007APS has announced the newly elected Fellows for 2007. Nominations for Fellowship are evaluated by the Fellowship committee of the appropriate APS division, topical group or forum. After review by the APS Fellowship Committee, the successful candidates are elected by the APS Council. Fellowship is therefore a distinct honor signifying recognition by one's professional peers. November 20, 2007Judy R. Franz Recognized for Creative Leadership in Physics EducationCollege 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. Continue reading "Judy R. Franz Recognized for Creative Leadership in Physics Education" » November 7, 2007First Arthur Compton Professor in Arts & Sciences announcedKenneth F. Kelton, who directs the Laboratory for Materials Physics Research at Washington University in St Loius, will become WUTSL's first Arthur Holly Compton Professor in Arts & Sciences. He was also recently appointed chair of WUTSL's physics department. Continue reading "First Arthur Compton Professor in Arts & Sciences announced" » October 18, 20072008 APS Prizes and AwardsAPS announces the recipients of the 2008 Prizes and Awards. Most of the following awards will be presented at the 2008 APS March or April Meeting. Biographical information about the recipients will be posted on the APS Prize and Awards website at http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/index.cfm The recipients are: September 27, 2007Curtis Callan elected next APS Vice PresidentAPS members have elected Curtis Callan, professor and former chair of the physics department at Princeton University, as the Society’s next vice president. Callan will assume the office in January 2008. At the same time, Cherry Murray of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will become president-elect, and Arthur Bienenstock of Stanford University will serve as APS president for 2008, succeeding 2007 APS President Leo Kadanoff of the University of Chicago. Callan will be President-elect in 2009, and will serve as APS President in 2010. Continue reading "Curtis Callan elected next APS Vice President" » |
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