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2024

November 8—The University of Michigan Department of Astronomy Earns Award from Physics & Astronomy SEA Change Program
September 11—Karen Jo Matsler Recognized with AAPT’s 2025 Melba Newell Phillips Medal
September 9—Winter 2025 AAPT Fellow Kathleen A. Harper Announced
September 9—Jonathan D. Perry Named as 2025 Recipient of the Doc Brown Futures Award
August 27—AAPT Named Laurie Elizabeth McNeil as the 2025 John David Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Education Awardee
August 21—Fred M. Goldberg to Receive AAPT 2025 Oersted Medal
July 19—U.S. Physics Team Members Bring Home Five Gold Medals from the 2024 European Physics Olympiad
July 3—Appalachian State University Earns Award from Physics & Astronomy SEA Change Program
June 10—U.S. Physics Team Members Selected to Participate in the 2024 European Physics Olympiad
May 24—U.S. Physics Team for 2024 Announced
March 18—2023 Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners
March 15—AAPT Named Chandralekha Singh as the 2024 John David Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Education Awardee
March 11—Summer 2024 AAPT Fellows
March 4—2024 Lillian McDermott Medal Awarded to Stephanie Chasteen
February 28—Tatiana Erukhimova to Receive the AAPT 2024 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
February 16—Don Lincoln Named as Recipient of the 2024 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
January 9—Kelli Warble Becomes President of AAPT

2023

December 19—Rachel Ivie Chosen for new Role at AAPT
November 22—2024 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Anthony Mwene Musumba
November 21—Juan Burciaga to Receive 2024 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
November 13—2024 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Tatiana Erukhimova
November 13—Jennifer Blue Named as Recipient of the 2024 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
November 13—Smith College Earns Award from Physics & Astronomy SEA Change Program
August 14—Laura H. Greene to Receive AAPT 2024 Oersted Medal
August 14—Mike Florek and Saara Naudts Receive 2024 Barbara Wolff-Reichert Travel Grant
July 17—U.S. Physics Team Members Win Four Gold Medals and One Silver Medal in the 2023 International Physics Olympiad
June 21—U.S. Physics Team Members Selected to Participate in the 2023 International Physics Olympiad
May 22—2023 U. S. Physics Team Announced
April 17—Lin Ding Named AAPT Fellow
April 3—2023 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Catherine Herne
March 31—Barbara Wolff-Reichert Travel Grants
March 29—Alice Flarend to Receive 2023 Paul W. Zitzewitz Excellence in K-12 Teaching Award
March 27—2022 Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners
March 15—Katherine (Katie) Mack Recognized as 2024 Recipient of the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
March 1—Jeffrey Bennett Named as Recipient of the 2023 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
January 25—Duane B. Merrell Becomes President of AAPT

2022

September 21—AAPT Signs on to Joint Statement on Sustainable Systems for Quality Teaching
August 22—2023 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Glenda Denicolo
August 17—Alice Flarend to be Recognized as a Recipient of the 2023 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
August 11—Richard Gelderman Named AAPT Fellow
August 8—AAPT Named Kimberly Ann Coble as the 2023 John David Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Education Awardee
August 8—S. James Gates, Jr. to Receive AAPT 2023 Oersted Medal
August 4—Jocelyn Bell Burnell Recognized as 2023 Recipient of the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
August 2—Darsa Donelan Named as 2023 Recipient of the Doc Brown Futures Award
July 18—U.S. Physics Team Members Win Three Gold Medals and Two Silver Medals in IPhO 2022.
June 16—U.S. Physics Team Members Participate in the Virtual 2022 International Physics Olympiad
May 18—AAPT Announces 2022 U.S. Physics Team
March 8—2021 Lotze Scholarship Winners
March 2—2022 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Paula Heron
March 2—Summer 2022 AAPT Fellows
February 17—Andres R. Torres to Receive 2022 Paul W. Zitzewitz Excellence in K-12 Teaching Award
February 15—Debbie Stephanie Andres Named as 2022 Recipient of the Doc Brown Futures Award
February 14—Sean J. Bentley to Receive the AAPT 2022 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
February 7—2022 Lillian McDermott Medal Awarded to Wolfgang Christian
January 9—Toni Sauncy Becomes President of AAPT

2021

November 10—AAPT Participating in the AAAS SEA Change Professional Society Pilot
October 28—Tengiz Bibilashvili of UCSB Selected as the U.S. Physics Team Academic Director
October 14—AAPT Announces Winter 2022 AAPT Fellow
October 13—2022 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be awarded to Arlisa L. Richardson
October 13—APS and AAPT Announce Beth Cunningham as 2021 APS Fellow
October 12—Dimitri Dounas-Frazer to be Recognized as a Recipient of the 2022 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
October 12—Dave McCachren Named as Recipient of the 2022 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
October 6—Steven Henning to Receive of the 2022 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
July 26—United States Virtual Physics Team Wins Five Gold Medals at 51st IPhO
July 22—U.S. Physics Team Members Participate in the Virtual 2021 International Physics Olympiad Hosted in Vilinus, Lithuania
May 12—Helen Czerski Named as Recipient of the 2021 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
March 17—2020 Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners
March 16—Summer 2021 AAPT Fellows
March 16—2021 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be awarded to Alexis V. Knaub
March 11—Bradford N. Talbert to Receive 2021 Paul W. Zitzewitz Excellence in K-12 Teaching Award
March 8—Anne J. Cox to Receive the AAPT 2021 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
February 17, 2021—Ramón Barthelemy named as 2021 Recipient of The Doc Brown Futures Award
February 1, 2021—2021 Millikan Medal Awarded to Gregory E. Francis
January 26, 2021—Shirley Jackson to Receive AAPT 2021 Oersted Medal
January 13, 2021—AAPT Joins other AIP Member Societies to Reaffirm Inclusion, Diversity Efforts in Workplace
January 12, 2021—Jan Landis Mader Steps into Role of AAPT President

2020

October 21, 2020—2021 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be awarded to Nina Morley Daye
September 15, 2020—Mary Jane Head to be Recognized as a 2021 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
September 9, 2020—2021 AAPT Winter Fellows
August 6, 2020—AAPT 2020 PAEMST Awardees
August 4, 2020—Kenric Davies named as First Recipient of the Doc Brown Futures Award
July 10, 2020—AAPT Summer Fellows Announced
April 20, 2020—Beth Parks to Become Next Editor of the American Journal of Physics
April 8, 2020—Douglas Brown to be Recognized as a 2020 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
April 7, 2020—Dan Burns to be Recognized as a 2020 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
March 18, 2020—Deborah Mason-McCaffrey to Receive the AAPT 2020 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
March 11, 2020—Ann Walkup to Receive 2020 Paul W. Zitzewitz Excellence in K-12 Teaching Award
March 9, 2020—James Kakalios Named as Recipient of the 2020 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
February 26, 2020—2019 Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners
February 24, 2020—2020 Millikan Medal Awarded to David M. Cook
February 24, 2020—Chandralekha Singh Becomes President of AAPT

2019

November 29—AAAS and AAPT Announce 2019 Fellows
November 6—Richard W. Peterson Recognized with AAPT 2020 Melba Newell Phillips Medal
October 30—AAPT Oersted Medal for 2020 to be Awarded to David Sokoloff
October 21—AAPT 2017-2018 PAEMST Awardees
July 16—United States Physics Team Finishes 5th in 50th IPhO
June 7—U.S. Physics Team Members Traveling to Tel Aviv, Israel for the 2019 International Physics Olympiad
May 22—Physics Team Camp Preps U.S. Students for 2019 International Physics Olympiad
April 15—2019 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Laura E. McCullough
April 8—Geraldine Cochran to be Recognized as a 2019 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
April 5—Larry Engelhardt to be Recognized as a 2019 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
April 4—Brian Pyper to be Honored with a 2019 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
March 28—Jodi A. Cooley Named as Recipient of the 2019 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
March 18—2019 AAPT Fellows
March 15—2019 Millikan Medal Awarded to Tom Greenslade
March 11—David Jackson to Receive the AAPT 2019 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
February 26—Thomas Jefferson High School Physics Teacher, Mark S. Hannum, Chosen to Serve as AAPT K-12 Program Manager
February 4—Natalie Ferris Recognized With the 2018 AAPT/ALPhA Award
January 24—2018 Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners
January 24—Bucknell University Physics Professor, Jiajia Dong, Named Academic Director of the United States Physics Team
January 15—Mel Sabella Becomes President of AAPT
January 15—2019 AAPT Board of Directors Officers Begin Service

2018

November 27—AAAS and AAPT Announce 2018 Fellows
November 1—AAPT 2019 Winter Meeting Plenary Speakers
September 27—Heather Lewandowski to be Recognized as a 2019 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
September 26—2019 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Janelle M. Bailey
September 25—2019 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Sherry Savrda
September 25—Robert Teese to be Honored with a 2019 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
September 19—Gay Stewart to Receive AAPT 2019 Oersted Medal
September 12—Aaron Titus to be Recognized as a 2019 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
September 2—Jack G. Hehn Recognized with AAPT's 2019 Melba Newell Phillips Medal
July 25—Physics Educators Converge on Congress to Inform and Advocate During AAPT’s 2018 Summer Meeting
July 23—2018 U.S. Physics Team Wins Three Gold and Two Silver Medals
July 1—AAPT/AIP 2018 Master Teacher Policy Fellows
June 6—U.S. Physics Team Travelers Selected for the 2018 International Physics Olympiad
May 15—AAPT Announces 2018 U.S. Physics Team
March 22—David P. Jackson to be Recognized as a 2018 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
March 22—2018 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Ximena C. Cid
March 21—2018 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Joy Elaine Gwinn
March 21—Jose D'Arruda to be Honored with a 2018 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
March 20—Warren W. Hein to be Recognized as a 2018 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
March 19—Frank Noschese to Receive 2018 Paul W. Zitzewitz Excellence in K-12 Teaching Award
March 12—Bradley S. Ambrose to Receive the AAPT 2018 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
March 8—Clifford V. Johnson Named as Recipient of the 2018 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
March 5—2018 Millikan Medal Awarded to Kyle Forinash
February 25—2018 AAPT Fellows Announced
January 16—2017 Lotze Scholarship Winners
January 9—2018 Board of Directors Officers Begin Service
January 9—Gordon P. Ramsey Becomes President of AAPT

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2010

January 25 - Symposium on Physics Education in Washington, DC, February 16
January 26 - Winter 2010 AAPT Distinguished Service Citations
January 26 - Melba Newell Phillips Medal Presentation to Mary Beth Monroe: The Faces of AAPT
January 27 - Eugene Commins to Receive First J.D. Jackson Excellence in Graduate Education Award
January 28 - AAPT Member, Noah Finkelstein, to Testify at Congressional Hearing
February 13 - Physics for the Nation's Future: Science Education Highlights of the Joint APS/AAPT Meeting
February 14 - Mayor Fenty Declares February 14-20 Physics Education Week in Washington, DC
February 17 - David M. Cook Takes on New Role as AAPT President
February 19 - Jill A. Marshall Assumes New Role as Vice President on AAPT Executive Board
February 19 - Steve L. Shropshire Assumes Role on AAPT Executive Board
February 26 - On the Road to Gold: U.S. Physics Team Semifinalist Announced
April 22 - Harvey Leff Named as Recipient of 2010 AAPT Distinguished Service Award
April 22 - Chris Chiaverina to Receive the AAPT Distinguished Service Citation at 2010 Summer Meeting
April 22 - Sanjay Rebello Receives 2010 AAPT Distinguished Service Citation
April 26 - AAPT Recognizes Diane Riendeau with Excellence in Precollege Teaching Award
April 26 - William P. Hogan Recognized with 2010 AAPT Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award
April 27 - AAPT Announces 2010 Klopsteg Memorial Award Winner is Dr. Robert J. Scherrer
April 27 - Patricia M. Heller Awarded 2010 Millikan Medal
May 3 - AAPT Announces the 2010 U.S. Physics Team Selection
May 24 - 2010 U.S. Physics Team Welcomed to Training Camp
May 26 - Members of Congress Meet Top U.S. Physics Students
May 31 - High School Students Chosen for 2010 International Physics Olympiad
July 8 - Oregon Governor, Theodore R. Kulongoski Declares July 18-24, 2010 "Physics Education Week" in Oregon
July 14 - AAPT Announces Summer Meeting 2010 Plenaries
July 15 - PTRA Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
July 19 - AAPT Announces Appointment of Dr. Beth Cunningham as Next Executive Officer
July 26 - US Physics Team Scoops 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 2 Bronze Medals at International Physics Competition
September 17 - F. James Rutherford Honored as 2011 Oersted Medal Recipient
September 24 - Kathryn Moler Recognized as 2011 Recipient of the Richtmyer Award for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education
September 30 - Dwain Desbien to Receive the AAPT Distinguished Service Citation at 2011 Winter Meeting
September 30 - AAPT Distinguished Service Citation to be Awarded to Gordon Ramsey at 2011 Winter Meeting
September 30 - Jane Bray Nelson Honored for Outstanding Service to AAPT with a Distinguished Service Citation
October 7 - Sam Sampere Honored for Outstanding Contributions with the AAPT Distinguished Service Citation
November 10 - AAPT 2010 National Election Results Announced
November 18 - The 2011 Oersted Award Talk, "The Particle Enigma, High School Physics, and the Search for Science Literacy," by Dr. F. James Rutherford
November 19 - 2011 AAPT Symposium on Physics Education Addresses Education Policy

2009

February 16 - Marina Milner-Bolotin Becomes AAPT Vice Chair, Section Representatives
February 16 - Steve Iona Re-elected as AAPT Secretary
February 16 - Marie Plumb is New AAPT Member-at-Large
February 16 - David R. Sokoloff Assumes New Role as AAPT Vice President
February 16 - Alexander K. Dickison Becomes President of AAPT
March 12 - U.S. Physics Team Semifinalists Announced
March 20 - Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners
March 25 - Summer 2009 Distinguished Service Citation Awardees
March 25 - Deborah Roudebush Awarded Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching
March 25 - Mario Belloni Recognized with Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award
March 25 - Lee Smolin Named 2009 Klopsteg Memorial Award Recipient
March 25 - Arthur Eisenkraft is the 2009 Recipient of the Robert A. Millikan Medal
April 21 - 2009 U.S. Physics Team Announced
April 27 - Philip Hammer to Serve as AAPT Associate Executive Officer
May 22 - Physics Boot Camp Preps U.S. Students for International Physics Olympiad
May 26 - Traveling Team Selected to Represent U.S. Physics Team at IPHO
May 27 - Honoring the Life and Work of Science Educator, Betty Preece
July 13 - Go Team USA! Traveling Members of The U.S. Physics Team Are in Mexico to Compete in the International Physics Olympiad
July 13 - Michigan Governor Granholm Proclaims July 25-29 Physics Education Week
July 22 - Bringing Home the Gold: US Physics Team Wins One Silver and Four Gold Medals
August 25 - AAPT Names Marilyn Gardner as Director of Communications and Membership
August 31 - Physics Community Remembers Dr. E. Leonard Jossem
October 29 - Mary Beth Monroe Recognized for Creative Leadership in Physics Education
October 29 - Eugene Commins Named First AAPT J.D. Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Teaching Awardee
November 2 - AAPT Executive Board Adopts Statement on Research Experiences for Undergraduates

2008

January 14 - AAPT Announces 2008 Winter Meeting Featured Speakers
January 17 - State of Maryland Declares January 20-26, 2008, Physics Education Week
January 17 - Symposium on Physics Education in Baltimore Next Week
January 18 - Baltimore Meeting Announcements and Highlights
January 21 - AAPT Presidential Citations
June 16 - Edmonton Meeting Announcements and Highlights
July 14 - Eric Mazur Awarded Prize for Creative Physics Teaching (Millikan Award)
July 14 - Michio Kaku Awarded 2008 AAPT Klopsteg Memorial Award
November 17 - Carnegie Institution of Washington's Vera Rubin Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education
December 15 - Nobel Laureate George F. Smoot Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education
December 15 - AAPT Announces Winter 2009 Distinguished Service Awardees

2007

January 10 - AAPT Awards Special Presidential Citations to University of Washington and Whitworth College
January 22 - Washington State Declares January 10, 2007, Physics Education Day
February 1 - 2007 Winners Named in Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Teachers
March 5 - Rocketry Lesson Plan Competition to Generate Educational Best Practices
April 4 - Neil deGrasse Tyson Recognized with Klopsteg Memorial Award
April 6 - David R. Sokoloff Recognized for Notable and Creative Contributions in Physics Education (Millikan Award)
May 3 - Jan Mader Awarded 2007 AAPT Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching
May 3 - Steven L. Manly Awarded 2007 AAPT Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
May 4 - AAPT Announces 2007 Summer Meeting Plenary Sessions
May 11 - A New Look for an Old Tradition
May 15 - Rocketry Lesson Plan Winners Announced
June 7 - Five Students Chosen to Represent United States in Physics Olympiad
July 3 - AAPT Hosts 2007 New Faculty Workshop Reunion
July 23 - U.S. Physics Team Wins Gold and Silver Medals at International Competition
August 7 - High School Photo Contest Winners Announced
September 13 - New Enrico Fermi DVD Now Available
October 11 - AAPT Physics Day at the 2007 NSTA Midwestern Area Conference on Science Education in Detroit
October 30 - AAPT Chief Academic Officer Awarded a 2007 AAAS Fellow
November 19 - Mildred S. Dresselhaus Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education (Oersted Medal)
November 19 - Judy R. Franz Recognized for Creative Leadership in Physics Education (Melba Newell Phillips Medal)
November 27 - Vera Rubin Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education (Richtmyer Memorial Award)

2006

September 18 - Robert Hilborn To Serve as AAPT Senior Physics Fellow
November 07 - AAPT Membership Elects Three to Board
November 29 - Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education