American Journal of Physics®

Section Editors


BOOK REVIEW EDITORS (1955-present):
  • Sathya Guruswamy, 2023-
  • Craig F. Bohren, Pennsylvania State University, 2012-2023
  • Hans C. von Baeyer, College of William and Mary, 2008-2012
  • Daniel V. Schroeder, Weber State University, 2003-2008
  • David J. Griffiths, Reed College, 1996-2003
  • Ralph Baierlein, Wesleyan University, 1988-1996
  • Robert H. Romer, Amherst College, 1982-1988
  • Joel E. Gordon, Amherst College, 1973-1982
  • Robert F. Stetson, Florida Atlantic University, 1969-1971
  • J. A. Cowen, Michigan State University, 1955-1958
APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES EDITORS (1960-present):
  • John Essick, Reed College, 2016-
  • Frank L. H. Wolfs, University of Rochester, 2007-2016
  • Jeffrey S. Dunham, Middlebury College, 1999-2007
  • Daryl W. Preston, California State University-Hayward, 1996-1999
  • James L. Hunt, University of Guelph, 1990-1996
  • Lee E. Larson, Denison University, 1987-1990
  • Richard W. Peterson, Bethel College, 1984-1987
  • Bruce Eaton, University of Minnesota, 1973-1984
  • Howard P. Stabler, Williams College, 1960-1962
RESOURCE LETTERS EDITORS (1962-present):
  • Mario Belloni, Davidson College, 2015-
  • Roger H. Stuewer, University of Minnesota, 1979-2015
  • Aaron Owens, 1975-1979
  • Arthur Quinton, 1972-1975
  • Joel Gordon, 1966-1972
  • Arnold Arons, 1963-1966
  • Gerald Holton, 1962
PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH EDITORS (1999-present):
  • Michael C. Wittmann, University of Maine, 2012-2019
  • Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University, 2009-2012
  • Karen Cummings, Southern Connecticut State University, 2004-2008
  • Edward F. Redish, Editor, University of Maryland, 1999-2003
  • Jan Tobochnik, Associate Editor, Kalamazoo College, 2001
  • Lillian C. McDermott, Associate Editor, University of Washington, 1999-2001
  • Peter Shaffer, Assistant Editor, University of Washington, 1999-2001
  • Robert H. Romer, Associate Editor, Amherst College, 1999-2000
COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS EDITORS (2012-present):
  • Jan Tobochnik, Kalamazoo College, and Harvey Gould, Clark University, 2012-
VIDEO ABSTRACTS EDITOR (2017-present)
  • David P. Jackson, Dickinson College, 2017-
NEW PROBLEMS EDITORS (1992-2001)
  • Christopher R. Gould, North Carolina State University, 1998-2001
  • Charles H. Holbrow, Colgate University, 1992-1997
THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE EDITOR (1983-1988)
  • Sanjoy Mahajan, MIT, 2017-
  • Edward M. Purcell, Harvard University, 1983-1988
SEARCH FOR SIMPLICITY EDITOR (1985-1986) 
  • Victor F. Weisskopf, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985-1986
FILM REVIEW EDITORS (1962-1982)
  • John Dowling, Jr., Mansfield State College, 1976-1982
  • William Riley, Ohio State University, 1969-1975
  • Walter Eppenstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967-1969
  • Dorothy D. Montgomery, Hollins College, 1962-1967
COMPUTER NOTES EDITOR/ADVISOR ON COMPUTER USES (1973-1975)
  • Donald L. Shirer, Valparaiso University, 1973-1975