New Lead Editor for Physical Review Letters

APS is pleased to announce that Pierre Meystre, University of Arizona Regents' Professor of Physics and of Optical Sciences, has been appointed Lead Editor of Physical Review Letters.
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Former APS President Eugen Merzbacher Dies

Eugen Merzbacher, emeritus professor of physics at the University of North Carolina, author, and former APS president, passed away on June 6 at the age of 92.
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Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States (CHORUS)

APS is playing a central role in a group of publishers developing a framework (called CHORUS) for a possible public-private partnership to increase public access to peer-reviewed publications that report on federally-funded research, as required by a recent OSTP memorandum.
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APS Election: Vote Now!

The APS annual general election is open until June 28 to all members. Vote now for Vice President, International Councilor, General Councilor, and Chair-Elect of the APS Nominating Committee.
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2013 Department Chairs Conference

Nearly 100 participants gathered at the American Center for Physics May 30-31. Leading the conference to its success was the 8-person steering committee (left to right): Willie Rockward (Morehouse), Bob Hilborn (AAPT), Talat Rahman (Central Florida), Monica Plisch (APS), Chuhee Kwon (CSU Long Beach), Steve Whisnant (James Madison), Rafael Muller (Puerto Rico - Humacao), and Ed Bertschinger (MIT).