Press Releases

2010

February 26—On the Road to Gold:  U.S. Physics Team Semifinalist Announced
February 19—Steve L. Shropshire Assumes Role on AAPT Executive Board
February 19—Jill A. Marshall Assumes New Role as Vice President on AAPT Executive Board
February 17—David M. Cook Takes on New Role as AAPT President
February 14—Mayor Fenty Declares February 14-20 Physics Education Week in Washington, DC
February 13—Physics for the Nation's Future: Science Education Highlights of the Joint APS/AAPT Meeting
January 28—AAPT Member, Noah Finkelstein, to Testify at Congressional Hearing
January 27—Eugene Commins to Receive First J.D. Jackson Excellence in Graduate Education Award
January 26—Melba Newell Phillips Medal Presentation to Mary Beth Monroe: The Faces of AAPT
January 26—Winter 2010 AAPT Distinguished Service Citations
January 25—Symposium on Physics Education in Washington, DC, February 16

2009

November 2—AAPT Executive Board Adopts Statement on Research Experiences for Undergraduates

October 29—Eugene Commins Named First AAPT J.D. Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Teaching Awardee
October 29—Mary Beth Monroe Recognized for Creative Leadership in Physics Education
August 31—Physics Community Remembers Dr. E. Leonard Jossem
August 25—AAPT Names Marilyn Gardner as Director of Communications and Membership
July 22— Bringing Home the Gold: US Physics Team Wins One Silver and Four Gold Medals
July 13—Michigan Governor Granholm Proclaims July 25-29 Physics Education Week
July 13—Go Team USA! Traveling Members of The U.S. Physics Team Are in Mexico to Compete in the International Physics Olympiad
May 27— Honoring the Life and Work of Science Educator, Betty Preece
May 26— Traveling Team Selected to Represent U.S. Physics Team at IPHO
May 22— Physics Boot Camp Preps U.S. Students for International Physics Olympiad
April 27— Philip Hammer to Serve as AAPT Associate Executive Officer
April 21—2009 U.S. Physics Team Announced
March 25—Arthur Eisenkraft is the 2009 Recipient of the Robert A. Millikan Medal
March 25—Lee Smolin Named 2009 Klopsteg Memorial Award Recipient
March 25—Mario Belloni Recognized with Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award
March 25—Deborah Roudebush Awarded Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching
March 25—Summer 2009 Distinguished Service Citation Awardees
March 20—Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners
March 12—U.S. Physics Team Semifinalists Announced
February 16—Alexander K. Dickison Becomes President of AAPT
February 16—David R. Sokoloff Assumes New Role as AAPT Vice President
February 16—Marie Plumb is New AAPT Member-at-Large
February 16—Steve Iona Re-elected as AAPT Secretary
February 16—Marina Milner-Bolotin Becomes AAPT Vice Chair, Section Representatives

2008

December 15—AAPT Announces Winter 2009 Distinguished Service Awardees

December 15—Nobel Laureate George F. Smoot Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education

November 17—Carnegie Institution of Washington's Vera Rubin Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education

July 14—Michio Kaku Awarded 2008 AAPT Klopsteg Memorial Award

July 14—Eric Mazur Awarded Prize for Creative Physics Teaching (Millikan Award)

June 16—Edmonton Meeting Announcements and Highlights

January 21—AAPT Presidential Citations

January 18—Baltimore Meeting Announcements and Highlights

January 17—Symposium on Physics Education in Baltimore Next Week

January 17—State of Maryland Declares January 20-26, 2008, Physics Education Week

January 14—AAPT Announces 2008 Winter Meeting Featured Speakers

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2007

November 27—Vera Rubin Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education (Richtmyer Memorial Award)

November 19—Judy R. Franz Recognized for Creative Leadership in Physics Education (Melba Newell Phillips Medal)

November 19—Mildred S. Dresselhaus Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education (Oersted Medal)

October 30—AAPT Chief Academic Officer Awarded a 2007 AAAS Fellow

October 11—AAPT Physics Day at the 2007 NSTA Midwestern Area Conference on Science Education in Detroit

September 13—New Enrico Fermi DVD Now Available

August 7—High School Photo Contest Winners Announced

July 23—U.S. Physics Team Wins Gold and Silver Medals at International Competition

July 3—AAPT Hosts 2007 New Faculty Workshop Reunion

June 7—Five Students Chosen to Represent United States in Physics Olympiad

May 15—Rocketry Lesson Plan Winners Announced

May 11—A New Look for an Old Tradition

May 4—AAPT Announces 2007 Summer Meeting Plenary Sessions

May 3—Steven L. Manly Awarded 2007 AAPT Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching

May 3—Jan Mader Awarded 2007 AAPT Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching

April 6—David R. Sokoloff Recognized for Notable and Creative Contributions in Physics Education (Millikan Award)

April 4—Neil deGrasse Tyson Recognized with Klopsteg Memorial Award

March 5—Rocketry Lesson Plan Competition to Generate Educational Best Practices

February 1—2007 Winners Named in Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Teachers

January 22—Washington State Declares January 10, 2007, Physics Education Day

January 10—AAPT Awards Special Presidential Citations to University of Washington and Whitworth College

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2006

November 29—Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education

November 07—AAPT Membership Elects Three to Board

September 18—Robert Hilborn To Serve as AAPT Senior Physics Fellow