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Society News The American Institute of Physics is an organization of 10 physical science societies, representing more than 135,000 scientists, engineers, and educators and is one of the world's largest publishers of scientific information in physics. AIP pursues innovation in electronic publishing of scholarly journals and offers full-solution publishing services for its Member Societies. AIP publishes 13 journals; two magazines, including its flagship publication Physics Today; and the AIP Conference Proceedings series. AIP also delivers valuable resources and expertise in education and student services, science communication, government relations, career services for science and engineering professionals, statistical research, industrial outreach, and the history of physics and other sciences. Governing Board *Louis Lanzerotti (Chair), David E. Aspnes, *Anthony Atchley, Barry Barish, G. Fritz Benedict, J. Daniel Bourland, Robert L. Byer, Curtis G. Callen, Charles W. Carter, Jr., Timothy A. Cohn, *David M. Cook, William J. Cook, Beth Cunningham, *Bruce H. Curran, *Michael D. Duncan, *H. Fred Dylla (ex officio), David Ernst, Janet Fender, *Judith Flippen- Anderson, *Brian J. Fraser, Jaime Fucugauchi, A. Jeffrey Giacomin, Mark Hamilton, James Hollenhorst, Paul L. Kelley, Angela R. Keyser, James T. Kirby, *Kate Kirby, *Rudolf Ludeke, Jill Marshall, *Kevin B. Marvel, Christine McEntee, Michael McPhaden, Elizabeth A. Rogan, Charles E. Schmid, *Joseph Serene, *Benjamin B. Snavely (ex officio), David Sokoloff, Gene Sprouse, Hervey (Peter) Stockman, Michael Turner *Executive Committee Management Committee H. Fred Dylla, Executive Director and CEO; Richard Baccante, Treasurer and CFO; Theresa C. Braun, VP, Human Resources; Catherine O’Riordan, VP, Physics Resources; John Haynes, Senior VP, Publishing; Benjamin B. Snavely, Corporate Secretary Member Societies American Physical Society Optical Society of America Acoustical Society of America The Society of Rheology American Association of Physics Teachers American Crystallographic Association American Astronomical Society American Association of Physicists in Medicine AVS—The Science & Technology Society American Geophysical Union SPS Awards Eighteen Leadership Scholarships The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 SPS Leadership Scholarships. The annual awards are made to undergraduate students in at least their junior year of study based on scholarship, potential, and activity in SPS. To see bios and photos of all the recipients, please visit www.spsnational.org/programs/. Outstanding Leadership Scholarship Claire Chow Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID Sajjan Mehta Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Leadership Scholarships Clayton Bargsten Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Karl Decker Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID Justin Dove Adelphi University, Garden City, NY Prabesh Dulal Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA Alec Herr Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA William Lewis University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR Jason Maldonis Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA Thomas Markovich University of Houston, Houston, TX Claire McLellan Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Evan Nelsen Rhodes College, Memphis, TN Peter Nguyen University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Keven Satzinger Truman State University, Kirksville, MO Amanda Steck University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI Herbert Levy Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Polley Millikin University, Decatur, IL Brandon Furey Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MI Future Teacher Scholarship Andrew Poterek Oakland University, Rochester, MI Outstanding Student Award for Undergraduate Research This award is given to one or more SPS members annually and consists of a $500 honorarium for the recipient and $500 for the recipient’s SPS chapter. The winner also receives an all-expense-paid trip to the annual International Conference of Physics Students (ICPS), which is usually held in Europe. Other Member Organizations Sigma Pi Sigma, Physics Honor Society Society of Physics Students Corporate Associates 4 Radiations Fall 2011
The Director’s Corner 2011 Recipients Lauren Richey Brigham Young University “I am grateful for the opportunity I had to travel to Budapest to present my research and be part of an international community of physics students, and for the support from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and Sigma Pi Sigma members that made it possible. Overall, the ICPS was very enjoyable and well organized, creating a good mix of scientific discussion and cultural exploration. The conference consisted of student lectures, parties, a poster session, excursions to see the city, and guest speakers from thirtyfive different countries.” Lena Bradley Penn State University “This year marked the 25th anniversary of the ICPS and the 24th year of the International Association of Physics Students (IAPS) that now organizes it. Since its founding in 1986, the conference has been held in many cities across Europe, but ICPS returned to its home in Budapest in 2011 to celebrate this milestone. Overall, ICPS was a very rewarding experience.” Thomas Markovich University of Houston “All in all, the ICPS was a great meeting—it is responsible for sparking my interest in international travel and collaboration. I met people from many different countries and enjoyed my discussions with all of them. It was really nice to talk to a variety of people about the different educational systems around the world. I would definitely recommend that SPS continue to fund this award. It provides students with a unique experience in a foreign nation that helps to significantly enrich their education.” To see photos, abstracts, and full feature articles about the recipients’ experiences at the 2011 ICPS, please visist www. spsnational.org/programs/. Program Support SPS derives most of its support from the AIP. SPS dues are also an important contributor. These regular sources of revenue make possible the SPS publications and programs that are available to SPS members. The awards and scholarship programs of SPS are made possible, in part, through the generous contributions of Sigma Pi Sigma members and friends. In this way, the physics alumni, and especially Sigma Pi Sigma members, contribute to the generations of students who follow them. INSET The US delegation to the ICPS (left to right): Thomas Markovich, Jason Bartell, Lena Bradley, Lauren Richey, and Kyle Richey. BOTTOM The top of Gellert Hill offered spectacular views of Budapest. Photos courtesy of Lena Bradley. The Good ‘Ol Days continued from page 3 decide to start a physics honor society on their own, and perhaps because it was such a good idea and because nobody else was doing it, it stuck! Ninety years and more than 75,000 physicists later, Sigma Pi Sigma is still going strong. By the way, here are a few other things that happened that year, somewhat randomly selected from www. thepeoplehistory.com: • Einstein received the Nobel Prize in Physics. • Adolf Hitler became chairman of the Nazi Party in his rise to power and prominence in Germany. • Ku Klux Klan activities became violent throughout the southern United States. • The Communist Party of China was formed with Mao Tse-tung as a founding member. • The Chicago White Sox baseball team was accused of throwing the World Series. • Coco Chanel introduced “Chanel No. 5”. • Franklin D. Roosevelt, at 39 years old, contracted polio. • One of the worst modern famines, killing tens of thousands, gripped Russia due to the crop failure. It’s a curiously evocative list, and in some ways it makes my point better than I do, because of the imbalance of horrors and trivia, of profundity and triteness. In this issue of Radiations, we do some reflecting back on the honor society origins and impact (see Earl Blodgett’s article on page 8), and on Rutherford (see Erin Grace’s article on page 6) and a little of both with pieces on NASA (see Dwight Neuenschwander’s article and Elizabeth Hook’s article). So, whenever you do feel the urge to slip on those rose-colored glasses and look back on some especially poignant nostalgic moment, consider doing an about face, occasionally—it works for me. r Fall 2011 Radiations 5
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