Committee on Fellowship

The membership of the Committee on Fellowship consists of the Vice President and three (3) persons selected by the Committee on Committees and appointed by the President-Elect to staggered three-year terms. The APS Vice President serves as Chair. The Committee reviews the recommendations of the Division, Topical Group, and Forum Fellowship Committees and reviews the qualifications of all candidates for election to Fellowship. It also considers appeals of rejection of candidates for advancement to Fellowship. The APS Fellowship Committee reviews and approves the recommended nominees submitted by the Unit Fellowship Committees, and submits them to the APS Council of Representatives for election.

Candidates for Fellowship must be an APS member in good standing at the time of nomination submission. The number of recommended nominees in each year may not exceed one-half percent of the then current membership of the Society, excluding student members.

Chair: John Marston (01/24 - 12/24)
Brown University

Member: David Hall (01/22 - 12/24)
Amherst College

Member: William Ratcliff (01/23 - 12/25)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Member: Robert Bernstein (01/24 - 12/26)
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Senior Staff
Cortney Bougher, APS
bougher@aps.org

Nominees for and holders of APS Honors (prizes, awards, and fellowship) and official leadership positions are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Guidelines. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.

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The American Physical Society is a volunteer-driven organization. Since 1899, physicists have contributed their time and resources to running the APS in cooperation with a minimal full-time staff. Volunteers are the backbone of the Society. They form the character and direct the Society's progress and development. All APS committees operate on a calendar year basis and committee terms run from January 1 through December 31.

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