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April 2007 (Volume 16, Number 4)

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News

New Research in Particle, Nuclear and Astrophysics Featured at April Meeting
Jacksonville conference will also feature talks by 2006 Physics Nobel Prize winners

APS Panel Report Assesses Nuclear Waste Storage Issues
POPA report examines issues related to establishing one or more interim storage sites for spent nuclear fuel

Four New Sites Added to Teacher Education Program
Interest in joining PhysTEC remains high among physical science educators

Named Lectureships Enhance March and April Meetings
Distinguished physicists from at home and abroad chosen as invited speakers for the Primakoff, Beller, and Marshak lectureships

Major Donation Launches New Math and Science Education Initiative
ExxonMobil will provide funding for the National Math and Science Initiative, aimed at improving US competitiveness and preserving the country's future science and technology workforce

Initial Employment is Focus of AIP Report
More than half of new recipients of physics degrees now find employment in the private sector

Physicists Use Direct Line to Capitol Hill
Attendees made use of the bank of computer terminals set up at the March Meeting in Denver to contact their representatives in Congress

Grave Concern About Earth Observing Satellites at Science Committee Hearing
New National Research Council report finds that the US global observation platform is at "great risk."

Scientists and Engineers Get the Oscar for Improving Film Production
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored advances in computer modeling, graphics, e‑film, and digital archiving technologies in February

Opinion

Letters
Open Access Unnecessary for Physicists — Simulations Teach Real Physics

The Back Page
The human dimension is key to controlling proliferation of WMDs

Departments

Members in the Media
As quoted in other publications...

This Month in Physics History
April 1911: Kamerlingh Onnes Begins work on Superconductivity

Washington Dispatch
A bimonthly update from the APS Office of Public Affairs

International News
How I was helped by Superman

Zero Gravity:The Lighter Side of Science
Footnotin' Frenzy

Profiles in Versatility
Patents and physics make great partners

Who’s Got the Gavel?
Who's Got the Gavel?

Photo by Ken Cole

From the picture, you might think that APS decides its presidency the same way that teams are chosen in a sandlot baseball game. That is an illusion, however. John Hopfield (right), who was President of APS in 2006, is handing the gavel, symbolic of the APS Presidency, to 2007 President Leo Kadanoff. The transfer took place at the APS Executive Board meeting in Ridge, NY in February, although Kadanoff had been President since January 1.

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