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November 2001 (Volume 10, Number 10)

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News

APS Members Elect Helen Quinn as Society’s Next Vice President
SLAC researcher will be fourth woman elected to presidential line.

APS Teachers Prep Program Gets Full Funding from NSF
APS’ PhysTEC program has received a $5.76 million grant to create a nationwide education reform initiative.

APS News Survey Tracks Chinese Student Visa Problems
Academic departments report some problems getting visas for Chinese students.

TSAI Program Winds Up Successful Seven-Year Run
The Teacher-Scientist Alliance Institutes program to conclude early next year.

Happy Birthday Enrico!
The hundredth anniversary of Enrico Fermi's birth took place on September 29.

Physicists Honored at Fall Unit Meetings
Nine APS members were honored with prizes and awards at fall divisional meetings.

Meeting Briefs
Texas and Ohio Sections hold annual fall meetings.

Opinion

Letters
More on Alternate Theories — No Plurals

Viewpoint
Why Is a Home Run Like a Higgs Boson? Or, what’s a Meta For?

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Secrets of Clichés Uncovered

Departments

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

This Month in Physics History
November 8, 1895: Roentgen's Discovery of X-Rays

Focus on Committees
Committee on Committees Finds the Talent That Keeps APS Running

Spotlight on the Profession of Physics
Physicists in the "Engines of Tomorrow"

The Back Page
Unity of Physics in Action: Voices from Around the World

Apker Finalists Meet in Washington

Apker Award Finalists

Photo Credit: Lalena Lancaster

The seven finalists in the competition for the 2002 Apker Award for undergraduate research met in Washington on September 10 for interviews with the selection committee. The finalists are divided into two groups, those from PhDgranting institutions, and those from institutions that do not grant PhD’s in physics. The committee will recommend two recipients for approval by the APS Executive Board, and the results will be announced in next month’s APS News.

All the finalists received plaques recognizing their achievement and checks for $2,000. They are, left to right, Till Rosenband (MIT), Laurie Sibbach (Moravian College), Michael Seifert (Swarthmore College), Charis Quay Huei Li (Mount Holyoke College), Kathryn Todd (Caltech), Albert Torr-Jong Wang (University of Rochester), and Robert E. Wagner (Illinois State University).

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Editor: Alan Chodos
Associate Editor: Jennifer Ouellette