APS April Meeting Convenes in St. Louis Around 1200 physicists will gather to hear the latest research results in astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear physics, gravitation and cosmology |
APS Launches New Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics New prize will honor excellence in industrial physics with the goal of attracting nominees from companies both large and small. |
Turning 50, PRL Plans a Banner Year APS plans special sessions and receptions at the March and April meetings, as well as a symposium and banquet in June at the Society's publishing headquarters in Long Island, New York |
Panel Hears Pros and Cons of Open Access Publishing Speaking before the High‑Energy Physics Advisory Panel in November, APS Editor in Chief Gene Sprouse supported the principle of open access while citing the need for developing a financially stable model |
Council Calls for Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions In its November 2007 statement, the Council also called for more research to better understand the effects of human activity on the climate |
Bienenstock Highlights Funding, Education and Journal Viability An interview with incoming APS President Arthur Bienenstock |
ITER, ITER, Everywhere at 2007 DPP Meeting New advances in plasma physics–including suppression of plasma instabilities and control of losses due to leakage–will benefit the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor currently under construction |
Workshop Brings Inspiration, Information to New Faculty The Annual New Faculty Workshop hosted more than 80 new physics and astronomy teachers |
Salt Lake City Hosts 2007 DFD Meeting The morphodynamics of rivers and microfluidic arrays, and the swimming patterns of micro‑organisms, were among this year's technical highlights |
Meeting Briefs APS Fall Section Meetings |
Council Remembers Wolfgang Panofsky This November, the APS Council passed a memorial resolution on the death of Wolfgang Panofsky |