AAPT News

Paul Hickman 1942-2023

October 2, 2023

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Thomas D. Rossing

March 29, 2023

Thomas D. Rossing, 93, teacher, mentor, researcher, and author, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in West Lafayette, IN.

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Vasant Itagi

February 1, 2023

Dr. Vasant Itagi passed away on May 10, 2022, from age-related health problems. Itagi was born in Dharwad, India in 1933.

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Marles Lee (Mac) McCurdy

November 17, 2022

Dr. Marles Lee “Mac” McCurdy, of Fort Worth, TX, passed away on January 19, 2022 at the age of 72.

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Donald Lawrence Strandburg

August 1, 2022

March 16, 1930 – July 13, 2022 — 
Donald Strandburg, low temperature physicist and former chair of the physics department at San Jose State University, passed away on July 13 at the age of 92, following a heart attack.

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Robert Beck Clark

June 20, 2022

Former AAPT President, Robert Beck Clark, passed away at home in Murray, Utah on June 4, 2022.

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Alex Dickison

April 28, 2022

Alexander K. Dickison was a colleague and friend of physics teachers in Florida and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).

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Frieda Stahl

November 8, 2021

Frieda Stahl (CSU Los Angeles), professor emerita of physics, died in October 2021 at the age of 99.

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Elizabeth Frazier Karplus

October 6, 2021

Elizabeth "Betty" (Frazier) Karplus passed away at home in Orinda, California, on September 22, 2021, at the age of 96.

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Warren Hein - Obituary

July 1, 2021

Warren Walter Hein, former AAPT Executive Officer, passed away suddenly on June 11, 2021, while living in Fenton, Michigan.

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