Announcements

Professional Skills Development for Women Physicists

Do you want to improve your negotiation skills?
Do you have great ideas that you want to communicate to your colleagues?

If so, the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics invites you to attend one of the workshops entitled "Professional Skills Development for Women in Physics."  These workshops will:

• Coach women in key skills that are needed to enhance their careers.
• Provide training in persuasive communication, negotiation, and leadership presented by experienced professionals, with an aim towards increasing the influence of female physicists within their own institutions.
• Provide a special opportunity for networking among participants.

Workshops in 2009 will each have one session aimed at women post-docs in physics and one session aimed at tenured women faculty in physics.  Workshops will be offered on Sunday, March 15 (Pittsburgh) and on May 1 (Denver) in association with the APS Annual Meetings.  Deadline to apply for the March is workshop December 5, 2008; the deadline to apply for the April workshop is January 5, 2009.  First consideration will be given to applications received by the deadlines.  Women of color are especially encouraged to apply.

Workshops will be limited in size for optimal benefits.  Participants are eligible to receive a stipend to help cover the cost of travel and up to two nights lodging.  

Professional Skills Development Workshop Information  

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Now Appearing in RMP: Recently Posted Review and Colloquia

Read the following in Reviews of Modern Physics.

Attosecond physics

Ferenc Krausz and Misha Ivanov

Experimental tools and techniques for observing and steering electronic dynamics on the atomic scale are becoming available. Recent progress in attosecond physics has far reaching implications not only for physics but also biology and chemistry. This article addresses the key concepts and experimental tools which provide the means of observing and controlling the atomic‑scale motion of electrons in real time, the theoretical models critical for connecting experimental observables with microscopic variables, and some expected implications of this revolution in technology.

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Job Fair-APS Division of Plasma Physics

Looking for a job?
Looking for the ideal candidate?
Let the APS/DPP Job Fair do the work for you!

Date:  November 17-19, 2008
Place:  Hyatt Regency Reunion Hotel,
            Dallas, TX
 
  Register today!
  For more information: Contact Alix Brice by phone 301-209-3187 or email

APS March Meeting Job Fair

Date:  March 16-17, 2009
Place: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Register: Employers or Job Seekers
APS March Meeting Job Fair Information

Participate in the APS Slogan T-Shirt Contest

Tired of the same old t-shirt designs at the APS Store?

Have an idea for a slogan you would like to see worn by your friends and colleagues?

Submit your original slogan by Friday, November 14th, 2008. If your submission is selected and used on APS merchandise, you will receive a $50 voucher for the APS Store and be eligible for the grand prize random drawing for one year free APS membership!

All APS members are invited to participate. All submissions should include your name and contact
information and be sent to:

American Physical Society
Attn: Jennifer Pirnat
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
pirnat@aps.org
301-209-0867 (fax)

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APS CONGRESSIONAL SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP 2009-2010

THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY is currently accepting applications for the Congressional Science Fellowship Program. Fellows serve one year on the staff of a senator, a representative or of a congressional committee. They are afforded an opportunity to learn the legislative process and explore science policy issues from the lawmakers' perspective. In turn, Fellows have the opportunity to lend scientific and technical expertise to public policy issues. 

QUALIFICATIONS include a PhD or equivalent in physics or a closely related field, a strong interest in science and technology policy and, ideally, some experience in applying scientific knowledge toward the solution of societal problems. Fellows are required to be US citizens and members of the APS.

TERM OF APPOINTMENT is one year, beginning in September of 2008 with participation in a two-week orientation sponsored by AAAS. Fellows have considerable choice in congressional assignments.

A STIPEND is offered in addition to allowances for relocation, in-service travel, and health insurance premiums.

APPLICATION should consist of a letter of intent of no more than 2-pages, a 2-page resume with one additional page for publications, and three letters of reference. Please see the APS website (http://www.aps.org/policy/fellowships/congressional.cfm) for detailed information on materials required for applying and other information on the program.