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AAPT Named Chandralekha Singh as the 2024 J D Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Education Awardee Learn More

2023 Doc Brown Future Awardee is Darsa Donelan

August 2, 2022

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IPhO 2022 Results

July 19, 2022

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AAPT Announces the 2022 U.S. Physics Team

May 18, 2022

After a rigorous search involving two exams, the American Association of Physics Teachers has identified the top contenders as members of the United States Physics Team.

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AAPT Joins other AIP Member Societies to Reaffirm Inclusion and Diversity Efforts in Workplace

January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021, College Park, Maryland.—The American Association of Physics Teachers has joined the executive leadership of the American Institute of Physics and seven of its Member Societies in signing a pledge to advance racial equity through public policy.

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Jan Landis Mader New AAPT President

January 12, 2021

At the close of the 2021 Virtual Winter Meeting the presidential gavel was presented to Jan Landis Mader. She will serve as President of the American Association of Physics Teachers for the coming year.

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Print Distribution Disruption of AJP and TPT

June 1, 2020

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have temporarily paused the print distribution of <i>The Physics Teacher</i> (TPT) and the <i>American Journal of Physics</i> (AJP).

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Section Meetings Canceled

March 11, 2020

Spring Section Meetings have been canceled.

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US Physics Team Finishes 5th in 50th IPhO

July 15, 2019

The 50th International Physics Olympiad came to a close on Sunday, July 15, 2019 in a ceremony that included jubilant winners, dance and music performances, and speeches, all reflecting the many cultures represented in the Olympiad. Between examinations the physics scholars toured Israel, from floating in the Dead Sea to hiking in national parks.

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2019 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Laura E. McCullough

April 15, 2019

AAPT has announced that Laura E. McCullough, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, will receive the association's Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT, during the 2019 Summer Meeting in Provo, Utah. McCullough earned her B.A. in Physics at Hamline University, her M.S. in Physics at the University of Minnesota and her Ph.D. in Science Education, University of Minnesota.

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Geraldine Cochran to Receive 2019 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT

April 8, 2019

AAPT has announced that Geraldine Cochran, will receive the association's Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT during the 2019 Summer Meeting in Provo, Utah.

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