APS Public Affairs in the Media

Augustine Urges Support for Science as Nation Remembers Sputnik 50 Years Ago

Norman Augustine, retired CEO and chairman of Lockheed Martin Corp. and chairman of the National Academies' committee that wrote the highly acclaimed report, "Rising Above the Gathering Storm," calls for a renewed investment in math and science education and funding for physical sciences and engineering as the country remembers the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik.

  "America, we have a problem," San Francisco Chronicle, 8 October 2007.

Researchers react to Senate Energy & Water Appropriations Bill

  "Meeting serious energy challenges," Bismarck Tribune, 6 July 2007. Written by Michael Mann, chair of the department of chemical engineering, University of North Dakota.

  "VU professor lauds Visclosky energy bill," Post-Tribune, 20 June 2007. Written by Donald D. Koetke, senior research professor of physics, Valparaiso University.